2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship Explained

The 2010 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 84th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

No team was relegated from the Senior grade in 2009.

On 3 October 2010, Nobber claimed their 2nd Intermediate championship title when they defeated Carnaross 3-12 to 0-7, succeeding Oldcastle as Intermediate champions.

Kilmainhamwood were relegated from this grade in 2010, after 2 years as an Intermediate club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2009 championship season.

From I.F.C.

Promoted to S.F.C.

• Oldcastle - (Intermediate Champions)

Relegated to 2010 J.A.F.C.

• Drumconrath

To I.F.C.

Relegted from S.F.C.

• n/a

Promoted from 2009 J.A.F.C.

• Longwood - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

In the group stage, there are three groups called Group A, B and C. Two teams from each group go through to finals of the tournament. The three teams that finish last in each group go to the relegation play off.

Group A

Team
Nobber	4	2	0	2	62	50	+12	6
Carnaross	4	2	1	1	55	43	+12	5
St Colmcilles	4	2	1	1	67	62	+5	5
Moynalvey	4	2	2	0	53	65	-12	4
Kilmainhamwood	4	0	4	0	46	63	-17	0

Round 1:

• Moynalvey 3-6, 4-15 St. Colmcille's, Ashbourne, 16/4/2010,^[1]
• Kilmainhamwood 0-10, 1-14 Nobber, Meath Hill, 17/4/2010,^[2]
• Carnaross - Bye,

Round 2:

• Moynalvey 1-9, 1-17 Nobber, Simonstown, 30/4/2010,^[3]
• Carnaross 2-14, 1-8 St. Colmcille's, Pairc Tailteann, 1/5/2010,^[4]
• Kilmainhamwood - Bye,

Round 3:

• Nobber 0-14, 1-11 St. Colmcille's, Rathkenny, 28/5/2010,^[5]
• Carnaross 0-15, 0-8 Kilmainhamwood, Kells, 30/5/2010,^[6]
• Moynalvey - Bye,

Round 4:

• Carnaross 0-6, 1-7 Moynalvey, Bective, 16/7/2010,^[7]
• Kilmainhamwood 1-10, 1-12 St. Colmcille's, Kilberry, 16/7/2010,^[8]
• Nobber - Bye,

Round 5:

• Carnaross 1-11, 1-11 Nobber, Kells, 6/8/2010,^[9]
• Kilmainhamwood 1-12, 1-13 Moynalvey, Kilberry, 8/8/2010,^[10]
• St. Colmcille's - Bye,

Group B

Team
St. Michaels	4	3	1	0	66	49	+17	6
Longwood	4	3	1	0	52	45	+7	6
Na Fianna	4	2	1	1	54	53	+1	5
Syddan	4	1	3	0	46	55	-9	2
Castletown	4	0	3	1	51	67	-16	1

Round 1:

• Syddan 0-6, 2-10 Longwood, Bective, 18/4/2010,
• Castletown 0-12, 1-9 Na Fianna, Dunderry, 18/4/2010,^[11]
• St. Michael's - Bye,

Round 2:

• Castletown 1-7, 0-16 Longwood, Pairc Tailteann, 1/5/2010,
• St Michael's 1-13, 1-16 Na Fianna, Athboy, 2/5/2010,^[12]
• Syddan - Bye,

Round 3:

• St Michael's 0-11, 0-10 Syddan, Drumconrath, 28/5/2010,^[13]
• Longwood 0-14, 1-7 Na Fianna, Trim, 29/5/2010,^[14]
• Castletown - Bye,

Round 4:

• Syddan 1-8, 2-7 Na Fianna, Walterstown, 16/7/2010,^[15]
• St. Michael's 2-14, 1-11 Castletown, Rathkenny, 17/7/2010,^[16]
• Longwood - Bye,

Round 5:

• Syddan 2-13, 2-9 Castletown, Drumconrath, 7/8/2010,
• St. Michael's 1-16, 0-6 Longwood, Athboy, 8/8/2010,^[17]
• Na Fianna - Bye,

Group C

Team
Gaeil Colmcille	4	3	1	0	42	32	+10	6
Dunderry	4	2	0	2	41	39	+2	6
Ballinlough	4	2	1	1	47	42	+5	5
Cortown	4	1	3	0	48	51	-3	2
Clann na nGael	4	0	3	1	38	52	-14	1

Round 1:

• Cortown 0-14, 2-10 Ballinlough, Carnaross, 18/4/2010,^[18]
• Clann na nGael 0-6, 2-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilskyre, 18/4/2010,
• Dunderry - Bye,

Round 2:

• Dunderry 0-11, 0-11 Ballinlough, Carlanstown, 30/4/2010,^[19]
• Cortown 1-5, 1-8 Gaeil Colmcille, Carnaross, 30/4/2010,
• Clann na nGael - Bye,

Round 3:

• Gaeil Colmcille 1-6, 0-8 Ballinlough, Oldcastle, 28/5/2010,^[20]
• Dunderry 0-10, 1-7 Clann na nGael, Bohermeen, 30/5/2010,
• Cortown - Bye,

Round 4:

• Clann na nGael 0-8, 1-9 Ballinlough, Bohermeen, 15/7/2010,^[21]
• Dunderry 1-7, 0-9 Cortown, Athboy, 16/7/2010,^[22]
• Gaeil Colmcille - Bye,

Round 5:

• Clann na nGael 0-14, 2-11 Cortown, Kilskyre, 7/8/2010,^[23]
• Dunderry 1-7, 0-9 Gaeil Colmcille, Carnaross, 8/8/2010,
• Ballinlough - Bye,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play Off

Team
Castletown	2	1	1	0	33	29	+4	2
Clann na nGael	2	1	1	0	29	29	+0	2
Kilmainhamwood	2	1	1	0	30	34	-4	2

Game 1: Kilmainhamwood 3-10, 1-12 Castletown, Nobber, 22/8/2010,^[24]

Game 2: Castletown 4-6, 0-10 Clann na nGael, Moynalty, 10/9/2010,

Game 3: Kilmainhamwood 1-8, 1-16 Clann na nGael, Castletown, 18/9/2010.

Finals

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams in each group and the worst finished group winner. The two best finished winners in the groups were Nobber and St. Michael's who automatically qualify for the semi-finals.

Quarter-Final

• Dunderry 0-10, 0-5 Longwood, Trim, 22/8/2010,
• Gaeil Colmcille 1-9, 2-8 Carnaross, Pairc Tailteann, 21/8/2010 ^[25]

Semi-Final

• Nobber 0-12 , 0-8 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 4/9/2010,^[26]
• St. Michael's 0-7, 0-9 Carnaross, Pairc Tailteann, 4/9/2010,^[27]

Final

• Nobber 3-12, 0-7 Carnaross, Pairc Tailteann, 3/10/2010,^[28]

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Colmcille's vs Moynalvey. 16 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 16 April 2010 .
2. Web site: Nobber vs Kilmainhamwood. 17 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 17 April 2010 .
3. Web site: Nobber vs Moynalvey. 30 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 30 April 2010 .
4. Web site: Carnaross vs St. Colmcille's. 1 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 1 May 2010 .
5. Web site: Nobber vs St. Colmcille's. 28 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 28 May 2010 .
6. Web site: Carnaross vs Kilmainhamwood. 30 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 30 May 2010 .
7. Web site: Moynalvey vs Carnaross. 16 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 16 July 2010 .
8. Web site: St. Colmcille's vs Kilmainhamwood. 16 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 16 July 2010 .
9. Web site: Nobber vs Carnaross. 6 August 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 6 August 2010 .
10. Web site: Moynalvey vs Kilmainhamwood. 8 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2010 .
11. Web site: Castletown vs Na Fianna. 18 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 August 2010 .
12. Web site: Na Fianna vs St. Michael's. 2 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 2 May 2010 .
13. Web site: St. Michael's vs Syddan. 28 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 28 May 2010 .
14. Web site: Longwood vs Na Fianna. 29 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 29 May 2010 .
15. Web site: Na Fianna vs Syddan. 16 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 16 July 2010 .
16. Web site: St. Michael's vs Castletown. 17 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 17 July 2010 .
17. Web site: St. Michael's vs Longwood. 8 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2010 .
18. Web site: Cortown vs Ballinlough. 18 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 April 2010 .
19. Web site: Dunderry vs Ballinlough. 30 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 30 April 2010 .
20. Web site: Gaeil Colmcille vs Ballinlough. 28 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 28 May 2010 .
21. Web site: Ballinlough vs Clann na nGael. 15 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 15 July 2010 .
22. Web site: Dunderry vs Cortown. 16 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 16 July 2010 .
23. Web site: Cortown vs Clann na nGael. 7 August 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 7 August 2010 .
24. Web site: Kilmainhamwood vs Castletown. 22 August 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 22 August 2010 .
25. Web site: Carnaross vs Gaeil Colmcille. 21 August 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 21 August 2010 .
26. Web site: Nobber vs Dunderry. 4 September 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 4 September 2010 .
27. Web site: Carnaross vs St. Michael's. 4 September 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 4 September 2010 .
28. Web site: Nobber vs Carnaross. 4 September 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 4 September 2010 .