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1978 Meath Senior Football Championship

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Season
  
1978

All Ireland SCFC
  
n/a

Relegated
  
Dunderry Kilbride

Champions
  
Walterstown 1st Senior Championship Title

Leinster SCFC
  
Walterstown (Quarter-Final) Walterstown 1-9, 2-11 Walsh Island

Winning Captain
  
Christy Bowens (Walterstown)

The 1978 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 86th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 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.

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Summerhill were the defending champions after they defeated Seneschalstown after a replay in the previous years final. However, they lost their crown held for 4 years when losing to Walterstown in the final.

This was Dunshaughlin's second ever period in the senior grade after claiming the 1977 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.

On 10 September 1978, Walterstown claimed their 1st Senior Championship title, when defeating Summerhill 0-7 to 0-6 in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. Christy Bowens raised the Keegan Cup for "The Blacks".

Dunderry and Kilbride were regraded to the 1979 I.F.C. at the end of the campaign.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1977 championship season.

Knock-out Stages

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi finals.

Semi-Finals:

  • Walterstown 3-9, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 20/8/1978,
  • Summerhill 0-8, 0-2 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 27/8/1978,
  • Final:

  • Walterstown 0-7, 0-6 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 10/9/1978,
  • Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

    Quarter-Final:

  • Walsh Island 2-11, 1-9 Walterstown, O'Connor Park, 29/10/1978,
  • References

    1978 Meath Senior Football Championship Wikipedia