2021 Intermediate Football Championship (Round by Round) – Trim’s day in the Final and a huge congratulations to them
Group C
Rd.1
Friday August 13th
Walterstown 0-17 Syddan 1-9 (Castletown)
Sunday August 15th
Oldcastle 2-10 Meath Hill 1-12 (Pairc Tailteann)
Rd.2
Walterstown 2-16 Meath Hill 1-13 (Saturday, 28 August in Nobber)
Oldcastle 3-14 Syddan 1-9 (Friday, 27 August in Moynalty)
Rd.3 (Sunday, 12 September)
Oldcastle 2-13 Walterstown 1-16 (Sunday, 12 September in Kilmainham)
Meath Hill 2-16 Syddan 3-10 (Sunday, 12 September in Drumconrath )
IFC preliminary quarter-finals
Walterstown 1-13 Clann na nGael 1-11
Dunderry 1-9 Ballivor1-6 (Saturday, 9 October)
IFC quarter-finals (9-10 October)
Walterstown 2-14 Blackhall Gaels 0-5
Trim 4-18 Dunderry 0-8 (Sunday, 10 October)
Oldcastle 4-8 Nobber 1-10 (Saturday, 9 October in Ballinlough)
Rathkenny 1-16 Duleek/Bellewstown 0-9 (Sunday, 10 October)
IFC Semi-Finals
Trim 1-14 Walterstown 2-6 (Monday, 25 October in Pairc Tailtean)
Oldcastle 0-12 Rathkenny 0-8 (Monday, 25 October in Pairc Tailteann)
Final
Trim 3-12 Oldcastle 0-7( Saturday, (6 November in Pairc Tailteann) – Report from the hoganstand.com/meath
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IFC relegation
Open draw involving St Patricks, Moylagh, Syddan, Kilmainham and Ballinlough.
The 2021 Intermediate Football Championship consists of 20 teams drawn randomly in 5 groups each containing 4 teams.
The top 2 teams in each group as decided by Regulation 3 and TO 6-21 shall contest the knock-out stages in a predetermined draw (10 teams in total).
Intermediate winners shall be promoted to SFC each year.
i. Preliminary Quarter Finals (1) B2 v C2, (2) D2 v E2.
ii. Quarter Finals (3)A1 v 1, (4)B1 v 2, (5)A2 v C1, (6)D1 v E1
iii. Semi Finals 3 v 4 and 5 v 6
3 teams will be relegated from IFC to JFC at the end of 2021 – and 3 more in 2022 – to bring the IFC from 20 to 16 teams.
For 2021, the bottom team in each group (5 teams in total) shall be entered into an open draw to contest the 2021 IFC Relegation Playoffs as follows: 1v2 – loser relegated; winner of 1v2 plays 3 with loser relegated; 4v5 loser relegated.
Tables After 3 Rounds
Group A
Meade Farm Group – Intermediate Football Championship – Group A
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackhall Gaels | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 4 |
| 2 | Nobber | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 38 | 4 |
| 3 | Bective | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 3 |
| 4 | St Patrick’s | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 51 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trim | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 35 | 6 |
| 2 | Clann na nGael | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 4 |
| 3 | Longwood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 2 |
| 4 | Moylagh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldcastle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 46 | 5 |
| 2 | Walterstown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 47 | 5 |
| 3 | Meath Hill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 2 |
| 4 | Syddan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 62 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duleek-Bellewstown | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 41 | 6 |
| 2 | Ballivor GFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 4 |
| 3 | Drumbaragh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 71 | 1 |
| 4 | Kilmainham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 76 | 1 |
Group E
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rathkenny | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 28 | 6 |
| 2 | Dunderry | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 4 |
| 3 | St Michael’s | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 50 | 2 |
| 4 | Ballinlough | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 46 | 0 |