The 1974 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 82nd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Season | 1974 |
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Champions | Summerhill 1st Senior Championship Title |
Relegated | Slane |
Leinster SCFC | Summerhill (Semi-final) Ferbane 1-8, 1-4 Summerhill |
All Ireland SCFC | n/a |
Winning Captain | Austin Lyons (Summerhill) |
Matches played | 40 |
← 1973 1975 → |
This season saw Bohermeen's return to the top flight after claiming the 1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Ballivor in the previous years final, however they failed to make it passed the group stage this season.
On 13 October 1974, Summerhill won their first Meath S.F.C. title when they defeated Bohermeen 0–9 to 0–7 in the final in Pairc Tailteann. Austin Lyons raised the Keegan Cup for the 'Hill.
Team Changes edit
The following teams have changed division since the 1973 championship season.
Group stage edit
Group A edit
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
Round 6:
Round 7:
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Group B edit
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
Round 6:
Round 7:
Semi-final playoff:
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Knock-out Stages edit
Relegation final edit
- Gaeil Colmcille w, l Slane,
Finals edit
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Summerhill | '1-11 | |||||||
4 | Kilbride | 2-7 | |||||||
Summerhill | 0-9 | ||||||||
Bohermeen | 0-7 | ||||||||
3 | Bohermeen | 1-7 | |||||||
2 | Seneschalstown | 1-5 |
Semi-finals:
- Bohermeen 1-7, 1-5 Seneschalstown, Kells, 29/9/1974,
- Summerhill 1-11, 2-7 Kilbride, Pairc Tailteann, 29/9/1974,
Final:
- Summerhill 0-9, 0-7 Bohermeen, Pairc Tailteann, 13/10/1974,
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship edit
Preliminary round:
- Summerhill w, l The Downs, Pairc Tailteann, 24/11/1974,
Quarter-final:
- Summerhill 3-7, 1-3 Newtown Blues, Pairc Tailteann, 6/12/1974,
Semi-final:
- Ferbane 1-8, 1-4 Summerhill, O'Connor Park, 12/1/1975,
References edit
- ^ "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.