1968 Meath Senior Football Championship


The 1968 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 76th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
This season saw Seneschalstown's debut in the top flight after claiming the 1967 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.
Kilbride were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final, however this year they failed to make it past the group phase.
This season was unique in which both Semi-Finals required a 2nd Replay to decide the fixture.
Gaeil Colmcille claimed their 1st S.F.C. title on 14 December 1969 when defeating Walterstown in the final 3-17 to 1-4 at Pairc Tailteann. Harry Campbell raised the Keegan Cup for the Kells outfit.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1967 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.
Regraded to I.F.C.

Group A

Team
Skryne651000+010
Navan O'Mahonys641100+09
Kilbride632100+07
St. Patrick's633000+06
St. Vincent's633000+06
Ballinlough615000+02
Trim615000+02

Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
Round 6:
Round 7:
Team
Walterstown540100+09
Gaeil Colmcille531100+07
Duleek532000+06
Seneschalstown522100+05
Oldcastle513100+03
Kilmainhamwood505000+00

Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Semi-Finals:
Semi-Final Replay:
Semi-Final Second Replay:
Final:
At a County Board meeting on Monday 23 September, O'Mahonys and Walterstown delegates laid the blame on each other. The Board decided to interview neutral delegates present at the match and these were brought forward to the County Board meeting on Monday 30 September in the C.Y.M.S. Hall in Navan.
After two hours of unrelenting discussion, no final decision was made relating to the incidents which occurred. On Monday 4 November however, County Board delegates chose not to disqualify Walterstown from the competition and the match was refixed.
All of these event came after a Feis Cup match between the sides the previous year at Kilmessan on 16 April 1967 was abandoned due to a melee on the pitch after a Walterstown player received his marching orders for striking, in which the points were later awarded to the Navan O'Mahonys men.