1991 Meath Senior Football Championship


The 1991 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 99th 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.
This was Dunderry's return to the grade after claiming the 1990 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Summerhill after a replay in the previous years final, however their quest for five titles in a row was ended by Walterstown at the semi-final stage.
Gaeil Colmcille claimed their 1st S.F.C. title when beating Walterstown 1–12 to 1-6 after a replay in the final at Pairc Tailteann on 3 November 1991. Terry Ferguson raised the Keegan Cup for Gaeil Colmcille while Eugene McGillick claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.
Nobber were regraded from the S.F.C. after 11 years as a senior club, which included three semi-final appearances. Castletown were also regraded after 15 years in the top-flight.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1990 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.
  • Dunderry -

From S.F.C.

Regraded to I.F.C.
  • None

Group stage

Group A

Team
Walterstown440027**9**+18**8
Summerhill431022**14**+8**6
Moynalvey422035*29*+6*4
Trim413027*35*-8*2
Castletown40409**33**-24**0

Round 1Walterstown w, l Moynalvey,Summerhill 0-11, 1-6 Trim, 7/4/1991,
  • Castletown - Bye,
Round 2Trim w, l Castletown, Walterstown w, l Summerhill,
  • Moynalvey - Bye,
Round 3Moynalvey 2-10, 0-6 Castletown, 19/5/1991,Walterstown 1-7, 0-6 Trim, 22/9/1991,
  • Summerhill - Bye,
Round 4Moynalvey 1-11, 1-9 Trim, 29/9/1991,Summerhill w, l Castletown,
  • Walterstown - Bye,
Round 5Walterstown 1-14, 0-3 Castletown, 29/9/1991,Summerhill 0-11, 0-5 Moynalvey, 6/10/1991,
  • Trim - Bye,

Group B

Team
Gaeil Colmcille440028**21**+7**8
Navan O'Mahonys421126**27**-1**5
Skryne42113433+15
Slane413016**21**-5**2
St. Michael's40408**10**-2**0

Round 1Gaeil Colmcille 2-8, 1-5 Skryne, 7/4/1991,Slane 1-7, 0-8 St. Michael's, 7/4/1991,
  • Navan O'Mahonys - Bye,
Round 2
  • Navan O'Mahonys 1–10, 0-13 Skryne, 5/5/1991,Gaeil Colmcille w, l St. Michael's,
  • Slane - Bye,
Round 3Navan O'Mahonys w, l St. Michael's,Gaeil Colmcille w, l Slane,
  • Skryne - Bye,
Round 4Gaeil Colmcille 1-11, 2-7 Navan O'Mahonys, 29/9/1991,Skryne 2-7, 0-6 Slane, 29/9/1991,
  • St. Michael's - Bye,
Round 5Navan O'Mahonys w, l Slane,Skryne w/o, scr St. Michael's,
  • Gaeil Colmcille - Bye,
Quarter-final Playoff:Navan O'Mahonys 2-8, 1-4 Skryne, 6/10/1991,

Group C

Team
Dunderry43016534+317
Seneschalstown430156*19*+37*7
St. Colmcille's422013**40**-27**4
Oldcastle413014**41**-27**2
Nobber40408***24***-16***0

Round 1Seneschalstown 2-13, 1-1 Oldcastle, 7/4/1991,Dunderry 3-13, 1-5 Nobber, 7/4/1991,
  • St. Colmcille's - Bye,
Round 2St. Colmcille's 0-11, 1-6 Oldcastle, 14/4/1991,Seneschalstown w, l Nobber,
  • Dunderry - Bye,
Round 3
  • Seneschalstown 0–9, 0-9 Dunderry, 19/5/1991,St. Colmcille's 1-8, 1-6 Nobber, Rathkenny, 12/5/1991,
  • Oldcastle - Bye,
Round 4Seneschalstown 3-19, 0-6 St. Colmcille's, 29/9/1991,Dunderry 3-13, 0-10 Oldcastle, 29/9/1991,
  • Nobber - Bye,
Round 5Dunderry 2-6, 0-7 St. Colmcille's, 13/10/1991,Oldcastle w, l Nobber
  • Seneschalstown - Bye,

Knock-out Stages

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and the Group C winner. The teams in the semi-finals are Group A and B winners along with the quarter-final winners.
Quarter-finals:Seneschalstown 0-10, 1-4 Summerhill, 20/10/1991,Navan O'Mahonys 0-8, 0-6 Dunderry, 20/10/1991,
Semi-finals:Gaeil Colmcille 3-15, 0-8 Seneschalstown, 27/10/1991,Walterstown 0-12, 0-7 Navan O'Mahonys, 27/10/1991,
Final:Gaeil Colmcille 1-12, 1-6 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 3/11/1991,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final:Baltinglass 0-9, 0-8 Gaeil Colmcille, Aughrim, 17/11/1991,