2018 Louth Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Louth Senior Football Championship was the 125th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and then progressed to a knock out stage. The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 8 March 2018.

2018 Louth Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyLouth
Year2018
TrophyJoe Ward Cup
SponsorAnchor Tours
DateJuly – October 2018
Teams12
Defending championsNewtown Blues
Winners
ChampionsNewtown Blues (22nd win)
Qualify forLeinster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upNaomh Máirtín
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Kilkerley Emmets
Other
Matches played24

Newtown Blues were the defending champions after they defeated the Dundalk Gaels in the previous year's final. This was O'Connell's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2017 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title, making a straight bounce back to the top flight after they were relegated to the I.F.C. in 2016.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.[1][2]

Group stage

The top two finishers in each group (A, B, C, and D) qualified for the quarter-finals. The bottom finishers of each group qualified for the Relegation Play-off. The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 8 March 2018.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-out Stages

Relegation play-off

The four bottom finishers from each group qualified for the relegation play off. The team to lose both matches was relegated to the 2018 Intermediate Championship.

26 August 2018
11:30am
Relegation Semi-Final
O'Raghallaighs 1-21 - 1-20
(a.e.t.)
Kilkerley Emmets Castlebellingham
Referee: David Fedigan

26 August 2018
1:00pm
Relegation Semi-Final
Ardee St. Mary's 0-20 - 1-7 Geraldines Castlebellingham
Referee: Stephen Murphy

14 September 2018
Relegation Final
Geraldines 3-7 0-6 Kilkerley Emmets Darver

Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Newtown Blues 1-18
St. Joseph's Dromisken 0-9 Newtown Blues 0-14
Dreadknots 5-9 Dredknots 0-7
Dundalk Gaels 0-9 Newtown Blues 1-11
Naomh Máirtín 5-16 Naomh Máirtín 1-10
O'Connells 1-9 Naomh Máirtín 3-13
St. Patrick's Lordship 0-12 St.Patrick's Lordship 1-8
Sean O'Mahonys 1-8

Quarter-finals

15 September 2018
4:45pm
Naomh Máirtín 5-16 - 1-9 O'Connells Dunleer

15 September 2018
6:15pm
Newtown Blues 1-18 - 0-9 St. Joseph's Dromisken Dunleer

16 September 2018
4:30pm
Dreadnots 5-9 - 0-11 Dundalk Gaels Castlebellingham

16 September 2018
7:00pm
St. Patrick's Lordship 0-12 - 1-8 Seán O'Mahonys Ecco Road

Semi-finals

30 September 2018 Newtown Blues 0-14 - 0-7 Dreadnots Gaelic Grounds

29 September 2018 Naomh Mairtin 3-13 - 1-8 St. Patrick's Lordship Ardee St Marys

Final

21 October 2018 Newtwon Blues 1-11 - 1-10 Naomh Mairtin Drogheda Park, Louth
Report

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

  1. "Dundalk Democrat Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Louth Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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