1989 Meath Senior Football Championship


The 1989 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 97th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 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.
This was St. Colmcille's first year ever as a senior club after claiming the 1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Walterstown in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title to claim their 14th S.F.C. title when beating Skryne 0–17 to 3–6 in the final at Pairc Tailteann on 1 October 1989. Finian Murtagh raised the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while Colm O'Rourke of Skryne claimed the 'Man of the Match' award, becoming the first man to claim this accolade after losing the final.
No team was relegated from the S.F.C. this year.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1988 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.
  • St. Colmcille's -

From S.F.C.

Regraded to I.F.C.

Group stage

Group A

Team
Skryne32014024+165
Trim32012816+125
Slane31202020+02
Castletown3030836-280

Round 1
  • Skryne 2–5, 2-5 Trim, 23/4/1989,Slane 1-6, 0-1 Castletown, 23/4/1989,
Round 2Skryne 1-7, 0-8 Slane, 14/5/1989,Trim 1-5, 0-2 Castletown, 14/5/1989,
Round 3Skryne 2-13, 1-2 Castletown, 25/6/1989,Trim 0-9, 0-3 Slane, 25/6/1989,

Group B

Team
Nobber32012018+25
Summerhill31022521+44
Oldcastle311120*13*+73
Gaeil Colmcille30302336-130

Round 1
Round 2Nobber 0-5, 0-4 Gaeil Colmcille, 14/5/1989,
  • Summerhill d, d Oldcastle,
Round 3Nobber 0-7, 0-6 Oldcastle, 21/5/1989,Summerhill 1-14, 2-7 Gaeil Colmcille, 21/5/1989,

Group C

Team
Walterstown431023*26*-3*6
Navan O'Mahonys43105434+206
Seneschalstown43106134+276
St. Colmcille's413015*40*-25*2
Moynalvey40402140-190

Round 1Navan O'Mahonys 0-11, 0-10 Seneschalstown, Walterstown 0-7, 1-2 Moynalvey,
  • St. Colmcille's - Bye,
Round 2Navan O'Mahonys 1-11, 0-6 Moynalvey,Walterstown w, l St. Colmcille's,
  • Seneschalstown - Bye,
Round 3Navan O'Mahonys 3-12, 1-5 St. Colmcille's,Seneschalstown 2-13, 2-4 Moynalvey, 25/6/1989,
  • Walterstown - Bye
Round 4Seneschalstown 1-10, 1-3 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 9/7/1989,St. Colmcille's w/o, scr Moynalvey, Skryne, 9/7/1989,
  • Navan O'Mahonys - Bye,
Round 5Walterstown 1-7, 0-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Kells, 26/7/1989,Seneschalstown 1-16, 0-7 St. Colmcille's, Donore, 26/7/1989,
  • Moynalvey - Bye
Quarter-final Playoffs:Walterstown 0-12, 0-6 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 20/8/1989,Navan O'Mahonys 0-13, 2-6 Seneschalstown, ???, 23/8/1989,

Knock-out Stages

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and the Group A winner. The teams in the semi-finals are Group B and C winners along with the quarter-final winners.
Quarter-finals:Skryne 0-10, 0-8 Summerhill, Trim, 27/8/1989,Navan O'Mahonys 0-10, 0-8 Trim, Kells, 27/8/1989,
Semi-finals:Navan O'Mahonys 0-12, 0-4 Nobber, Kells, 10/9/1989,Skryne 2-5, 0-7 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 10/9/1989,
Final:Navan O'Mahonys 0-17, 3-6 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 1/10/1989,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final:Navan O'Mahonys 1-9, 1-8 Johnstownbridge, St. Conleth's Park, 28/10/1989,
Semi-final:Thomas Davis 0-15, 0-9 Navan O'Mahonys, Drogheda Park, 12/11/1989,