1966 Meath Senior Football Championship

November 2019 November 2019 Meath S.F.C. 1966 Gaeil Colmcille 1st Senior Championship Title Drumree Winning Captain Phil Fay (Gaeil Colmcille) Man of the Match 40 1965 1967 The 1966 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 74th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 11 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then a subsequent final. This season saw Kilmainhamwood's debut in the top flight after claiming the 1965 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. The strong St. Vincent's side of the last decade was severely depleted after the formation of the Bellewstown St. Theresa's club saw a number of their players transfer to the new outfit. Skryne were the defending champions after they were given the points against Kilbride in the previous year's final, however this year they failed to make it to the knock-out stages. Drumree applied to be regraded to the 1967 I.F.C. after winning just one match in this year's campaign by virtue of a walkover. Gaeil Colmcille (formed in 1964 from the Drumbaragh and Kells Harps clubs) claimed their 1st S.F.C. title on 27 November 1966 after a second replay when defeating Kilbride in the final by 0-8 to 0-6 at Pairc Tailteann. Phil Fay raised the Keegan Cup for the Kells parish outfit. Team changes http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA.Edu/Default.aspx#panel=document Meath Chronicle Archives 16 January 2018 Irishnewsarchive.com 16 January 2018 17 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200517081432/https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/#panel=document deadhttp://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA.Edu/Default.aspx#panel=document Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor 16 January 2018 Hoganstand.com 16 January 2018 17 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200517081432/https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/#panel=document dead The following teams have changed division since the 1965 championship season. To S.F.C. Promoted from I.F.C. Kilmainhamwood - (Intermediate Champions). From S.F.C. Regraded to I.F.C. None Group stage Group A Team Pld Played W Won L Lost D Draw PF Points For PA Points Against PD Point Difference Pts Points Kilbride550000+010Navan O'Mahonys541000+08Skryne532000+06Trim523000+04Ballinlough504100+01St. Vincent's504100+01 Round 1: Trim w, l Ballinlough, Athboy, 24/4/1966, Navan O'Mahonys 1-9, 0-3 St. Vincent's, Skryne, 1/5/1966, Kilbride 5-3, 0-5 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 23/5/1966, Round 2: Ballinlough 1-3, 1-3 St. Vincent's, Pairc Tailteann, 22/5/1966, Skryne 1-8, 1-6 Trim, Kilmessan, 19/6/1966, Kilbride 1-6, 0-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Kilmessan, 3/7/1966, Round 3: Skryne 1-12, 1-3 Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 3/7/1966, Kilbride w/o, scr St. Vincent's, Skryne, 31/7/1966, Navan O'Mahonys 7-8, 2-2 Trim, Kilmessan, 28/8/1966, Round 4: Kilbride w, l Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 28/8/1966, Trim w/o, scr St. Vincent's, Navan O'Mahonys w/o, scr Skryne, Round 5: Skryne w/o, scr St. Vincent's, Kilbride w/o, scr Trim, Navan O'Mahonys w/o, scr Ballinlough, Group B Team Pld Played W Won L Lost D Draw PF Points For PA Points Against PD Point Difference Pts Points Gaeil Colmcille 440000+08Walterstown 431000+06Kilmainhamwood422000+04Drumree413000+02St. Patrick's505000+00 Round 1: Walterstown 0-12, 1-4 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 27/3/1966, Kilmainhamwood 1-9, 2-5 Drumree, Pairc Tailteann, 24/4/1966, Gaeil Colmcille - Bye, Round 2: Gaeil Colmcille 5-10, 1-4 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 24/4/1966, Walterstown 1-11, 1-3 Kilmainhamwood, Kells, 12/6/1966, Drumree - Bye, Round 3: Gaeil Colmcille w, l Kilmainhamwood, Castletown, 19/6/1966, Walterstown w, l Drumree, Skryne, 3/7/1966, St. Patrick's - Bye, Round 4: Drumree w/o, scr St. Patrick's, Skryne, 31/7/1966, Gaeil Colmcille 1-5, 0-7 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 28/8/1966, Kilmainhamwood - Bye, Round 5: Gaeil Colmcille w/o, scr Drumree, Kilmainhamwood w/o, scr St. Patrick's, Walterstown - Bye, Final The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the final. Gaeil Colmcille 1-7, 1-7 Kilbride, Pairc Tailteann, 9/10/1966, Gaeil Colmcille 3-2, 1-8 Kilbride, Pairc Tailteann, 6/11/1966, (AET) Gaeil Colmcille 0-8, 0-6 Kilbride, Pairc Tailteann, 27/11/1966. References External links Meath Senior Football Championship Category:Meath Senior Football Championship