| Sport: | American Football |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| First Season: | 2013 |
| League: | American Football Ireland |
| City: | Mullingar |
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| Home Ground: | Shay Murtagh Park |
| Colours: | Purple, White, Black |
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The Westmeath Minotaurs are an American football club located in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. They are a part of American Football Ireland (AFI) and play their home matches at Shay Murtagh Park, which is shared with Mullingar Rugby Football Club. The club fields both Senior and Youth teams for tackle football and also supports teams in the flag football division.
The Minotaurs were established in 2011Web site: Westmeath Minotaurs AFC . 2024-09-04 . American Football Ireland . en-GB. and commenced Senior kitted football in 2013Web site: 2021-12-19 . History of the Westmeath Minotaurs - Westmeath Minotaurs . 2024-09-02 . en-US . westmeathminotaurs.com. as part of American Football Ireland's Division 1. In 2022, they secured promotion to the Premier Division after winning the Division 1 Bowl against the University of Limerick Vikings.Web site: 2022-08-03 . Westmeath Minotaurs claim first championship victory . 2024-09-02 . Westmeath Examiner . en-US.
The flag football team began competing in 2014 and won the inaugural Emerald Bowl, becoming the Irish flag football champions in 2015.Web site: EBC2014 . 2024-09-04 . American Football Ireland . en-GB. In 2022, they claimed victory in Glas Bowl III, earning promotion back to the Flag Premier Division.Web site: divone22 . 2024-09-04 . American Football Ireland . en-GB. The club celebrated its tenth anniversary competitive season in 2022.[1] After being relegated once again in their return to the Premier Division in 2023, the Minotaurs won Glas Bowl V in 2024 to re-earn promotion.[2]
In 2022, the Senior Kitted Team defeated the Philadelphia Blue Flame by a score of 15-8 in an international friendly.[3] [4] Then in 2023, they won their first ever game in the Premier Division, the highest level division in AFI, over the Craigavon Cowboys, 38-0.[5]
| scope=row colspan=2 | Legend | ||
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| scope=row | Pct | The team's winning percentage for the season | |
| scope=row style="background-color: #FFE6BD;" | Shamrock Bowl champions | ||
| scope=row style="background-color: #CFC;" | Division 1 champions | ||
| scope=row style="background-color: #DDFFDD;" | Division championship appearance | ||
| scope=row style="background-color: #D0E7FF;" | ^ | Playoff appearance | |
| scope=row style="background-color: #FFCCCC;" | Relegated |
| League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Head coach | |||||||
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| scope=row | 2013 | AFI | Division 1 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 1 | Paddy Lally | |||
| 2014 | AFI | Division 1 | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | AFI | Division 1 | 6th | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | AFI | Division 1 | 4th^ | 4 | 4 | 0 | Forfeited Semifinal (at Admirals) | Diarmaid Hyland | |||
| 2017 | AFI | Division 1 | 5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | Paddy Lally | ||||
| 2018 | AFI | Division 1 | 3rd^ | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost Wild Card (Rhinos) 13-3 | Conor Brennan | |||
| 2019 | AFI | Division 1 | 2nd* | 6 | 2 | 0 | Won Semifinal (Eagles) 27-22Lost IAFL-1 Bowl (vs. Cowboys) 28-27 | ||||
| 2020 | AFI | Division 1 | - | - | - | - | - | Bill Dougherty | |||
| 2021 | AFI | Division 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | AFI | Division 1 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won Semifinal (Vipers) 41-6Won Division 1 Bowl (vs. Vikings) 16-13 | ||||
| 2023 | AFI | Premier Division | 6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | AFI | Premier Division | 8th | 0 | 8 | 0 | Adam Corcoran | ||||
| Totals | 39 | 49 | 1 | All-time regular season record (2013–2024)< | -- Correct as of Sept. 2, 2024 --> | [6] | |||||
| 3 | 3 | — | All-time postseason record (2013–2024)< | -- Correct as of Sept. 2, 2024 --> | |||||||
| 42 | 52 | 1 | All-time regular & postseason record (2013–2024)< | -- Correct as of Sept. 2, 2024 --> | |||||||
| Legend | ||
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| Pct | The team's winning percentage for the season | |
| Emerald Bowl champions | ||
| Glas Bowl champions | ||
| scope=row style="background-color: #DDFFDD;" | Championship appearance | |
| ^ | Playoff appearance | |
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| League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | ||||||
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| 2014-15 | AFI | Midlands^ | 1st^ | 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost Semifinal (Rebels) 25-15 | ||
| 2015 | AFI | South | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Won Semifinal (at Cowboys) 37-31Won Summer Final (at Eagles) 27-25 Won Emerald Bowl I (vs. Eagles) 19-13 | ||
| 2015-16 | AFI | Midlands* | 1st* | 8 | 0 | 0 | Won Wild Card (Elks) 39-7Won Semifinal (Reapers) 27-19 Lost Emerald Bowl III (vs. Cowboys) 36-0 | ||
| 2016-17 | AFI | West | 2nd | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | AFI | Premier Division | 2nd^ | 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost Semifinal (at Eagles) 41-26Won 3rd Place Game (Cowboys) 39-31 | ||
| 2018 | AFI | West | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | AFI | Premier Division | 9th | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | AFI | Premier Division | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2021 | AFI | Division 1 South | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | AFI | Division 1 South | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Final (Crusaders) 45-18Won Glas Bowl III (vs. Knights) 46-12 | ||
| 2023 | AFI | Premier Division South | 5th | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | AFI | Division 1 Central | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won Wild Card (vs Mavericks) 48-28Won Semifinal (Giants) 53-6Won Glas Bowl V (vs. Dunboyne Wildcats) 19-7 | ||
| Totals | 77 | 36 | 1 | All-time regular season record (2014–2024) | |||||
| 11 | 3 | — | All-time postseason record (2014–2024) | ||||||
| 88 | 39 | 1 | All-time regular & postseason record (2014–2024) | ||||||