Louth Intermediate Football League


The Louth Intermediate Football League is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA for Division 2 teams in County Louth.

Format

At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is automatically promoted to Division 1 as league winners. The second-placed team can achieve promotion by winning a play-off against a Division 1 club. The team that finishes at the bottom of the league is relegated to [Louth Louth Junior A Football League|Junior A Football League|Junior] football.

History

The competition was launched in 1978 when Louth GAA introduced the Intermediate football grade, situated between Senior and Junior levels. The first club to win the competition was Geraldines.
A final to determine the winner was held each year until 1995, when the format changed.

Trophy

The captain of the winning team receives the McShane Cup, named after Jimmy McShane, a former county board official and Lann Léire club member.

Winners by Year

Finals

= Replay
YearWinnerScoreOpponentScoreWinning Captain
1995Dreadnots0-06 St Kevin's0-04 Liam Kelleher
1994Lann Léire0-10 Geraldines0-06 Brendan Martin
1993Lann Léire3-09Hunterstown Rovers3-08Patrick Callan
1992Lann Léire2-08St Kevin's1-06Stephen Flood
1991Hunterstown Rovers2-06Dundalk Gaels0-06Brian Martin
1990St Kevin's0-07Dundalk Gaels0-04John McGrane
1989Stabannon Parnells0-09Dundalk Gaels1-05Fiachra Bell
1988St Joseph's2-03Naomh Máirtin0-05Eugene McArdle
1987St Mary's2-05Geraldines0-10Gerry Rooney
1986St Bride's1-05Mattock Rangers0-04Anthony McGuinness
1985Dreadnots1-10St Bride's1-04Pat Rath
1984St Patrick's0-11St Mary's1-06Diarmuid MacArtain
1983Naomh Fionnbarra1-08St Bride's0-04Brendan Rogers
1982St Joseph's1-10Seán McDermott's1-04Danny Culligan
1981Dreadnots2-08St Joseph's2-04Pat Rath
1980Naomh Fionnbarra3-06Glyde Rangers0-09Peter Callaghan
1979Dreadnots3-06Glyde Rangers1-06Pádraig Califf
1978Geraldines3-03Kilkerley Emmets0-09John Lynch