1977 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

Meath I.F.C.
Season	1977
Champions	Dunshaughlin ; 1st Intermediate Football Championship title
Relegated	???
	← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 51st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 18 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

This was Duleek's return in the Intermediate grade after relegation from the S.F.C. the previous year.

Curraha and Nobber were promoted after claiming the 1976 Meath Junior Football Championship title and runners-up spot respectively.

On 2 October 1977, Dunshaughlin claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title when they defeated Nobber 0–13 to 0–6 in the final in Pairc Tailteann.

Team changes

[1] [2]

The following teams have changed division since the 1976 championship season.

From I.F.C.

Promoted to S.F.C.

Castletown - (Intermediate Champions)

Relegated to 1977 J.A.F.C.

St. Colmcille's

To I.F.C.

Regraded from S.F.C.

Duleek

Promoted from 1976 J.A.F.C.

Curraha - (Junior 'A' Champions)
Nobber - (Junior Runners-Up)

Group stage

There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the semi finals. First place in Group C along with the runners-up in all the groups qualify for the quarter finals.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PD	Pts
Donaghmore	8	7	1	+0	14
Nobber	8	6	2	+0	12
Duleek	8	5	3	+0	10
Dunsany	8	5	3	+0	10
Rathkenny	8	4	4	+0	8
Kilcloon	8	4	4	+0	8
Kilmainhamwood	6	1	5	+0	2
Oldcastle	6	1	5	+0	2
Drumbaragh Emmets	6	0	6	+0	0

Round 1:

Kilcloon 1–7, 1–6 Donaghmore, Dunshaughlin, 3/4/1977,
Rathkenny 1–7, 1–5 Kilmainhamwood, Gibbstown, 3/4/1977,
Nobber 0–4, 0–3 Oldcastle, Ballinlough, 3/4/1977,
Duleek 3–12, 0–3 Drumbaragh, Pairc Tailteann, 3/4/1977,
Dunsany - Bye,

Round 2:

Donaghmore 2–12, 1–7 Dunsany, Skryne, 24/4/1977,
Nobber 3–10, 3–2 Rathkenny, Castletown, 24/4/1977,
Kilcloon 1–4, 0–3 Drumbaragh, Pairc Tailteann, 24/4/1977,
Oldcastle w, l Duleek, Martry, 15/5/1977,
Kilmainhamwood - Bye,

Round 3:

Nobber 1–8, 0–5 Dunsany, Kilberry, 8/5/1977,
Donaghmore 1–4, 1–3 Duleek, Seneschalstown, 8/5/1977,
Kilcloon 2–8, 2–5 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 8/5/1977,
Oldcastle -vs- Drumbaragh, Kilskyre, 8/5/1977,
Rathkenny - Bye,

Round 4:

Nobber 1–13, 2–6 Drumbaragh, Kilskyre, 22/5/1977,
Kilmainhamwood 3–6, 2–3 Duleek, Martry, 12/6/1977,
Dunsany 2–5, 0–8 Oldcastle, Martry, 22/7/1977,
Rathkenny w, l Kilcloon,
Donaghmore - Bye,

Round 5:

Donaghmore 1–6, 0–8 Rathkenny, Skryne, 12/6/1977,
Kilcloon 3–11, 0–3 Oldcastle, Kildalkey, 12/6/1977,
Dunsany 2–7, 1–8 Drumbaragh, Kildalkey, 12/6/1977,
Nobber 1–6, 0–8 Kilmainhamwood, Castletown, 17/7/1977,
Duleek - Bye,

Round 6:

Donaghmore 3–13, 1–9 Oldcastle, Martry, 26/6/1977,
Duleek 2–4, 1–6 Nobber, Kilberry, 26/6/1977,
Rathkenny 2–12, 2–4 Drumbaragh, Seneschalstown, 26/7/1977,
Dunsany 0–9, 0–6 Kilmainhamwood, Kilberry, 10/7/1977,
Kilcloon - Bye,

Round 7:

Nobber 3–6, 1–10 Kilcloon, Dunshaughlin, 3/7/1977,
Donaghmore w, l Kilmainhamwood, Kilmessan, 3/7/1977,
Duleek w, l Dunsany, Seneschalstown, 3/7/1977,
Rathkenny 5–8, 4–7 Oldcastle, Martry, 10/7/1977,
Drumbaragh - Bye,

Round 8:

Donaghmore 2–13, 2–3 Drumbaragh, Pairc Tailteann, 17/7/1977,
Dunsany 1–10, 0–7 Rathkenny, Duleek, 17/7/1977,
Duleek 1–9, 2–4 Kilcloon, Pairc Tailteann, 17/7/1977,
Kilmainhamwood -vs- Oldcastle,
Nobber - Bye,

Round 9:

Donaghmore 2–7, 2–3 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 22/7/1977,
Duleek w, l Rathkenny, Seneschalstown, 22/7/1977,
Dunsany 1–7, 2–4 Kilcloon, Summerhill, 21/8/1977,
Kilmainhamwood -vs- Drumbaragh,
Oldcastle - Bye,

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PD	Pts
Navan O'Mahonys 'B'	8	7	1	0	+0	14
Dunshaughlin	8	6	1	1	+0	13
Martinstown/Athboy	8	6	1	1	+0	13
Summerhill 'B'	6	2	2	2	+0	6
Curraha	8	3	5	0	+0	6
Ballinlough	7	2	5	0	+0	4
Slane	7	2	5	0	+0	4
St. Vincent's	6	2	4	0	+0	4
St. Mary's	8	1	7	0	+0	2

Round 1:

Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 0–9, 0–2 St. Mary's, Duleek, 3/4/1977,
Dunshaughlin 0–5, 0–5 Summerhill 'B', Kildalkey, 3/4/1977,
Martinstown/Athboy 0–12, 1–3 Slane, Kilmessan, 3/4/1977,
Ballinlough 1–10, 1–9 Curraha, Martry, 10/4/1977,
St. Vincent's - Bye,

Round 2:

Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 1–11, 1–2 Curraha, Seneschalstown, 24/4/1977,
St. Vincent's 1–6, 1–4 Slane, Duleek, 24/4/1977,
St. Mary's 1–9, 1–4 Ballinlough, Kilberry, 24/4/1977,
Martinstown/Athboy 1–5, 0–7 Dunshaughlin, Trim, 28/8/1977,
Summerhill 'B' - Bye,

Round 3:

Dunshaughlin 2–10, 0–4 Ballinlough, Kilberry, 8/5/1977,
Martinstown/Athboy 0–13, 0–5 St. Mary's, Kilmessan, 8/5/1977,
Summerhill 'B' v Slane, Pairc Tailteann, 8/5/1977,
Curraha 3–7, 1–11 St. Vincent's, Stamullen, 28/5/1977,
Navan O'Mahonys 'B' - Bye,

Round 4:

St. Vincent's w, l St. Mary's, Duleek, 15/5/1977,
Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 1–8, 0–8 Martinstown/Athboy, Kilmessan, 22/5/1977,
Ballinlough 2–11, 0–6 Summerhill 'B', Pairc Tailteann, 22/5/1977,
Dunshaughlin 1–6, 1–3 Curraha, Donaghmore, 22/5/1977,
Slane - Bye,

Round 5:

Martinstown/Athboy w, l Ballinlough, Kilskyre, 29/5/1977,
Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 3–4, 0–7 Slane, Kilbride, 12/6/1977,
Dunshaughlin 1–11, 1–3 St. Vincent's, Duleek, 12/6/1977,
Summerhill 'B' 1–10, 1–1 St. Mary's, Pairc Tailteann, 12/6/1977,
Curraha - Bye,

Round 6:

Summerhill 'B' +1, -1 Curraha, Dunshaughlin, 26/6/1977,
Slane 3–13, 2–7 Ballinlough, Kilberry, 26/6/1977,
Martinstown/Athboy 1–15, 0–1 St. Vincent's, Skryne, 26/6/1977,
Dunshaughlin 0–11, 1–3 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Duleek, 26/6/1977,
St. Mary's - Bye,

Round 7:

Navan O'Mahonys 'B' w, l Ballinlough, Athboy, 3/7/1977,
Slane w, l St. Mary's, Kilberry, 3/7/1977,
St. Vincent's v Summerhill, Dunshaughlin, 3/7/1977,
Martinstown/Athboy w, l Curraha, Skryne, 10/7/1977,
Dunshaughlin - Bye,

Round 8:

Martinstown/Athboy 0–10, 2–4 Summerhill 'B', Skryne, 17/7/1977,
Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 2–12, 1–2 St. Vincent's, Martry, 17/7/1977,
Dunshaughlin 1–7, 0–8 Slane, Duleek, 17/7/1977,
Curraha w, l St. Mary's,
Ballinlough - Bye,

Round 9:

Curraha 2–9, 2–3 Slane, Duleek, 22/7/1977,
Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 1–12, 0–3 Summerhill 'B', Dunshaughlin, 27/7/1977,
Dunshaughlin w/o, scr St. Mary's,
Ballinlough -vs- St. Vincent's,
Martinstown/Athboy - Bye,

Quarter-Final Playoffs:

Dunshaughlin 2–4, 1–6 Martinstown/Athboy, Kilberry, 11/9/1977,

Knock-out Stages

Finals

The teams in the semi-finals are the first and second placed teams from each group.

Semi-Finals		Final


Donaghmore	0–10

Dunshaughlin	3–6
		Dunshaughlin	0–13

		Nobber	0–6
Navan O'Mahonys 'B'	0–5

Nobber	1–12

Semi Final:

Dunshaughlin 3–6, 0–10 Donaghmore, Trim, 11/9/1977,
Nobber 1–12, 0–5 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Kilberry, 11/9/1977,

Final:

Dunshaughlin 0–13, 0–6 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 2/10/1977,

References

"Meath Chronicle Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
"Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Meath Chronicle Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[2] "Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

Meath GAA clubs competitions
Gaelic football	Senior Football Championship Intermediate Football Championship Junior Football Championship Under 21 Football Championship Minor Football Championship AFL Division 1
Hurling	Senior Hurling Championship Intermediate Hurling Championship Junior Hurling Championship Under-21 Hurling Championship Minor Hurling Championship
Ladies' Gaelic football	Senior Ladies' Football Championship