Meath Minor Football Championship


The Meath Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by the Meath Minor County Board for minor Gaelic football clubs in County Meath, Ireland. The current MFC Division 1 champions of Meath are St. Colmcille's.
2017 was the final year of this competition with an under 18 age limit for minor grades – an under 17 championship replaced it after a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.
The trophy awarded to the winners is the Delaney Cup.
At the adjourned Meath GAA Annual Convention in the Pavilion at the Showgrounds, Navan on 13 April 1924, a dual proposal from Dulane F.C. and Kilcarn H.C. suggested the formation of a Minor Football competition, with the medals to be provided for the competition if five or more clubs compete. The proposal was intended to persuade the younger generation from engaging in foreign sports such as cricket. The motion was amended to set an age limit of 16 years for the first installment of the competition.
The draw for the inaugural Meath M.F.C. was as follows: A Division - Navan Harps -vs- De la Salle; Dulane -vs- Bohermeen; Commons -vs- Athlumney. B Division - Salesian College Warrenstown -vs- Curraha; Painestown -vs- Ardcath; Longwood -vs- Donaghmore; Duleek -vs- Walterstown.

Meath M.F.C. Division 1

M.F.C. Division 1 Roll of Honour

The Delany Cup was first presented in 1956 to Navan De la Salle by Mr. Eamon Delany of Laytown.
YearWinnerOpponent
2019St. Colmcille's Summerhill
2018Donaghmore/Ashbourne St. Colmcille's
2017Ratoath Na Fianna
2016St. Colmcille's Na Fianna
2015Summerhill Skryne
2014St. Peter's Dunboyne St. Colmcille's
2013Donaghmore/Ashbourne St. Peter's Dunboyne
2012Ratoath Donaghmore/Ashbourne
2011Ratoath Moynalvey
2010Navan O'Mahony's Ratoath
2009Dunshaughlin Donaghmore/Ashbourne
2008Donaghmore/Ashbourne Round Towers
2007Donaghmore/Ashbourne St. Cianan's
2006Donaghmore/Ashbourne Summerhill
2005Summerhill St. Martin's
2004Summerhill Na Fianna
2003Navan O'Mahony's Summerhill
2002St. Peter's Dunboyne Wolfe Tones
2001Navan O'Mahony's St. Peter's Dunboyne
2000Navan O'Mahony's St. Colmcille's
1999Blackhall Gaels Summerhill
1998Walterstown Dunderry
1997St. Cuthbert's Walterstown
1996St. Cuthbert's St. Peter's Dunboyne
1995Simonstown Gaels Oldcastle
1994Round Towers Killough Gaels
1993Moynalvey/Kilcloon Simonstown Gaels
1992Moynalvey/Kilcloon Gaeil Colmcille
1991Moynalvey/Kilcloon Duleek/Seneschalstown
1990Simonstown Gaels Ballivor/Athboy
1989Duleek St. Martin's
1988Simonstown Gaels Duleek
1987St. Martin's/Ratoath Slane
1986St. Cuthbert's Oldcastle
1985St. Cuthbert's Oldcastle
1984St. Cuthbert's Slane
1983Duleek/St. Colmcille's St. Cuthbert's
1982Duleek/St. Colmcille's Trim
1981Slane Trim
1980De la Salle St. Patrick's
1979Donaghmore/Ratoath De la Salle
1978De la Salle Ballivor
1977Donaghmore/Ratoath Kells
1976De la Salle Walterstown/Seneschalstown
1975Walterstown/Seneschalstown Duleek
1974Skryne Dee Rangers
1973Skryne Dee Rangers
1972Trim Dunshaughlin
1971Walterstown Moynalty
1970De la Salle Ratoath
1969De la SalleTrim
1968Trim Walterstown
1967TrimDuleek
1966Boyne Emmets Trim
1965Gaeil Colmcille De la Salle
1964Boyne Emmets Gaeil Colmcille
1963De la Salle Kells
1962De la Salle Castletown
1961Castletown Duleek
1960Duleek Kiltale
1959Kells Boyne Emmets
1958Boyne Emmets Kells
1957Kilberry Donaghmore
1956De la Salle Kilskyre
1955Kilberry Kilskyre
1954De la Salle Trim
1953De la Salle St. Kieran's
1952De la Salle Athboy
1951Kells De la Salle
1950De la Salle Trim
1949Julianstown Trim
1948Julianstown Kells St. Colmcille's
1947JulianstownDunshaughlin
1946Navan O'Growneys Duleek
1945Clann na Mídhe Navan O'Growneys
1944*Clann na Mídhe Kells St. Colmcille's
1943Salesian College Drumbaragh
1942Summerhill De la Salle
1941Duleek Castletown
1940 *Kells De la Salle
1939De la Salle Donaghmore
1938Donaghmore Kells
1937De la Salle Rathfeigh
1936RathfeighBettystown
1935DonaghmoreErin's Own
1934Erin's Own De la Salle
1933Erin's Own De la Salle
1932Donaghmore Martry
1931De la Salle Donaghmore
1930Erin's Own Syddan
1929De la Salle Martry
1928 *Commons Kilbeg
1927Kilbeg Commons
1926De la Salle Carnaross
1925De la Salle Duleek
1924De la Salle Salesian College

This competition was known as the M.F.L. Division 2 before 2010.
YearWinnerOpponent
2019Dunshaughlin St. Peter's Dunboyne
2018Dunshaughlin North Meath Gaels
2017Wolfe Tones Summerhill
2016St. Vincent's/Curraha St. Oliver's
2015Oldcastle Jenkinstown Gaels
2014Trim Seneschalstown
2013Trim Killary Emmets
2012St. Vincent's/Curraha Na Fianna
2011Trim Skryne
2010St. Peter's Dunboyne St. Vincent's/Curraha
2009Summerhill Duleek/Bellewstown
2008Skryne Walterstown
2007Round Towers Walterstown
2006Blackhall Gaels Skryne
2005Parnells Wolfe Tones
2004Parnells St. Colmcille's
2003Simonstown Gaels St. Cuthbert's
2002St. Martin's Ratoath
2001St. Cianan's Dee Rangers
2000Trim St. Cianan's
1999Wolfe Tones St. Ciarán's
1998Drumconrath/Meath Hill Trim
1997St. Ciaran's Blackhall Gaels
1996Walterstown Parnells
1995Trim St. Patrick's
1994Wolfe Tones/St. Michael's Oldcastle
1993
1992Walterstown St. Patrick's
1991Skryne Clonard
1990Wolfe Tones/St. Michael's Dee Rangers

MFC Division 3 Roll of Honour

YearWinnerOpponent
2019Wolfe Tones Ballinabrackey
2018Summerhill Oldcastle
2017Oldcastle Kilbride
2016Clann na nGael Ballivor/Boardsmill
2015Seneschalstown Duleek/Bellewstown
2014Killary Emmets St. Patrick's
2013Wolfe Tones Rathkenny
2012St. Oliver's Seneschalstown
2011St. Vincent's/Curraha St. Patrick's
2010Duleek/Bellewstown Clonard
2009
2008St. Vincent's/Curraha Dunsany
2007St. Vincent's/Curraha Blackhall Gaels
2006Blackfort Gaels Na Fianna
2005Blackfort Gaels Skryne
2004Dee Rangers St. Vincent's/Curraha
2003Ballinlough Longwood
2002Dunsany Ballinlough
2001St. Michael's Walterstown
2000St. Patrick's Na Fianna
1999Dunsany St. Patrick's
1998Wolfe Tones Seneschalstown
1997St. Patrick's Drumconrath/Meath Hill
1996Drumconrath/Meath Hill Athboy

MFC Division 4 Roll of Honour

YearWinnerOpponentNotes
2019Ballinlough St. Colmcilles 'B'
2018Kilbride Na Fianna
2017St. Michael's/Nobber St. Vincent's/Curraha
2016St. Michael's/Nobber Kilbride
2015Ballivor/Boardsmill Gaeil Colmcille
2014Moynalty Duleek/Bellewstown
2013Ballivor Clann na nGael
2012Dunboyne/Kilbride 'B' Killary Emmets
2011Seneschalstown Moynalty
2010
2009
2008St. Ciaran's Moynalvey Known as MFL Div 3B
2007Inny GaelsDee RangersKnown as MFL Div 3B
2006St. Vincent's Curraha Bective
2005
2004Ballinabrackey/Clonard Drumconrath/Meath Hill Known as MFL Div 3 Shield
2003Bective St. Vincent's/Curraha
2002MoylaghSt. Vincent's/Curraha
2001Boardsmill Athboy/Bective
2000No Competition
1999No Competition
1998No Competition

MFC Division 5 Roll of Honour

YearWinnerOpponentNotes
2019Rathkenny Moynalvey/Boardsmill
2018No Competition
2017Dunderry St. Oliver's
2016St. Cuthbert's Duleek/Bellewstown
2015Moynalty Kilbride
2014Nobber Blackwater Gaels
2013Dunderry Nobber
2012Ballinabrackey Nobber
2011Na Fianna Bective
2010
2009
2008Rathkenny Ballinabrackey Known as MFL Div 4
2007Dunderry Ballivor Known as MFL Div 4
2006No Competition
2005No Competition
2004No Competition
2003No Competition

U17 Football Special Championship

2017 was the final year of an under 18 age limit for minor grades. In 2017 the inaugural under 17 championship was also held along with the Meath M.F.C.