2016 Louth Senior Football Championship

Louth S.F.C.
Season	2016
Champions	Seán O'Mahonys (1st S.F.C. Title)
Relegated	O'Connells
Leinster SCFC	???
All Ireland SCFC	n/a
Winning Captain	John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahonys)
Man of the Match	Conor Finnegan (Seán O'Mahonys)
Matches played	24
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The 2016 Louth Senior Football Championship is the 123rd edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

St. Patrick's Lordship were the defending champions and completed a '2-in-a-row' after they defeated the Seán O'Mahonys in the previous years final, however they were knocked out in the group stages, stunned by I.F.C. champions Kilkerley Emmets.

This was Kilkerley Emmets' return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title. This completed a straight return to the senior grade after they were relegated to the I.F.C. in 2014.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 7 April 2016.

The O'Connells were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017 after 4 years as a senior club.

On 2 October 2016 the Seán O'Mahonys won their first ever Louth S.F.C. title when defeating St. Mary's Ardee in the final at Drogheda Park on a scoreline of 1-11 to 1-9.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

Kilkerley Emmets - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

Mattock Rangers

Group Stage

There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 7 April 2016.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St. Mary's Ardee	2	1	0	1	37	24	+13	3
Dundalk Gaels	2	1	0	1	35	26	+9	3
O'Raghallaighs	2	0	2	0	16	38	-22	0

Round 1

St. Mary's Ardee 2-11, 1-14 Dundalk Gaels, Castlebellingham, 10/7/2016,

Round 2

Dundalk Gaels 2-12, 0-9 O'Raghallaigh's, Dunleer, 17/7/2016,

Round 3

St. Mary's Ardee 1-17, 1-4 O'Raghallaigh's, Dunleer, 24/7/2016,

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Dreadnots	2	2	0	33	21	+12	4
Geraldines	2	1	1	27	22	+5	2
Cooley Kickhams	2	1	1	17	34	-17	0

Round 1

Dreadnots 0-15, 2-5 Geraldines, Castlebellingham, 10/7/2016,

Round 2

Dreadnots 2-12, 0-10 Cooley Kickhams, Haggardstown, 15/7/2016,

Round 3

Geraldines 2-10, 0-7 Cooley Kickhams, Dowdallshill, 24/7/2016,

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Newtown Blues	2	2	0	41	29	+12	4
Naomh Mairtin	2	1	1	48	38	+10	2
O'Connell's	2	0	2	25	47	-22	0

Round 1

Naomh Mairtin 3-20, 1-12 O'Connell's, Dunleer, 8/7/2016,

Round 2

Newtown Blues 2-17, 2-13 Naomh Mairtin, Dunleer, 17/7/2016,

Round 3

Newtown Blues 1-15, 1-7 O'Connell's, Dunleer, 17/7/2016,

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Seán O'Mahonys	2	2	0	29	23	+6	4
Kilkerley Emmets	2	1	1	29	27	+2	2
St. Patrick's Lordship	2	0	2	24	32	-8	0

Round 1

Seán O'Mahonys 1-11, 1-9 Kilkerley Emmets, Dowdallshill, 10/7/2016,

Round 2

Seán O'Mahonys 2-9, 1-8 St. Patrick's Lordship, Haggardstown, 24/7/2016,

Round 3

Kilkerley Emmets 2-11, 0-13 St. Patrick's Lordship, Dowdallshill, 14/8/2016,

Knock-out Stages

Relegation Play Off

The four bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off. The team to lose both matches will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.

Relegation Semi-Finals:

O'Raghallaigh's 3-8, 0-17 O'Connells, Darvar, 2/9/2016,
Cooley Kickhams 2-8, 0-10 St. Patrick's Lordship, Haggardstown, 3/9/2016,

O'Raghallaigh's 2-12, 1-10 O'Connells, Darver, 9/9/2016, (Replay)

Relegation Final:

St. Patrick's Lordship 1-14, 0-7 O'Connells, Darver, 16/9/2016,

Finals

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

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

St. Mary's Ardee

2-13 (R)

Naomh Mairtin

0-17 (R)

St. Mary's Ardee

1-13

Dreadnots

1-16

Dreadnots

2-9

Kilkerley Emmets

2-11

St. Mary's Ardee

1-9

Newtown Blues

0-11

Seán O'Mahonys

1-11

Dundalk Gaels

1-10

Dundalk Gaels

0-9

Seán O'Mahonys

1-14

Seán O'Mahonys

0-12

Geraldines

3-6

Quarter-Finals:

St. Mary's Ardee 0-16, 1-13 Naomh Mairtin, Haggardstown, 3/9/2016,

Dreadnots 1-16, 2-11 Kilkerley Emmets, Dowdallshill, 4/9/2016,

Seán O'Mahonys 1-14, 3-6 Geraldines, Dowdallshill, 4/9/2016,

Dundalk Gaels 1-10, 0-11 Newtown Blues, Darver, 8/9/2016,

St. Mary's Ardee 2-13, 0-17 Naomh Mairtin, Haggardstown, 10/9/2016, (Replay)

Semi-Finals:

Seán O'Mahonys 0-12, 0-9 Dundalk Gaels, Haggardstown, 17/9/2016,
St. Mary's Ardee 1-13, 2-9 Dreadnots, Haggardstown, 17/9/2016,

Final:

Seán O'Mahonys v St. Mary's

2 October 2016
16:00
Final

Seán O'Mahonys	1-11 - 1-9	St. Mary's
	Report

Drogheda Park, Louth
Referee: Stephen Johnson (Glen Emmets)

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Main article: 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

References

External links

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