2017 Westmeath Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Westmeath Senior Football Championship is the 113th edition of the Westmeath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Westmeath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Westmeath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Westmeath S.F.C.
Season2017
ChampionsSt. Loman's Mullingar (7th title)
RelegatedCaulry
Winning CaptainJohn Heslin
Man of the MatchJohn Heslin
Winning ManagerLuke Dempsey
Matches played56
2016
2018

St. Loman's Mullingar were the defending champions after they defeated Tyrrellspass in the previous years final to complete a "2-in-a-row" of titles.

This was Rosemount's return to the senior grade after a 17-year exodus when claiming the 2016 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship title.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Group stage

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All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage.

The competition split into two groups, based on their performance in the 2016 Group stages. Group 1 consists of teams who reached the Quarter-finals last year or better. Group 2 consists of two bottom placed finishers in Group 1 last year as well as 3rd and 4th placed in Group 2 last year, the 2016 Relegation Playoff winners and the 2016 Intermediate champions.

The top 2 teams in Group 1 go into the Semi-finals, where they await the winners of the Quarter-finals, which are composed of the 3rd and 4th placed teams in Group 1 along with the top 2 finishers in Group 2. The bottom 2 teams in Group 2 will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Caulry were defeated in the Relegation Play-off, and hence were relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. after three seasons in the top flight.

Group A

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Group B

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Knock-out stages

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Relegation final

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The bottom finisher from both groups qualify for the Relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.

  • Maryland 0-13, 1-9 Caulry, Tubberclair, 2/9/2017,

Finals

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There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The top finisher in each group qualify for the Semi-finals directly. The second and the third-placed finishers in both groups will qualify for the Quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Killucan 0-5
Coralstown/Kinnegad 0-13 St. Loman's Mullingar 1-12
Coralstown/Kinnegad 1-6
St. Loman's Mullingar 3-13
Tyrrellspass 0-14
Tyrrellspass 0-20
Athlone 0-13 (0-12 R) The Downs 2-9
The Downs 1-10 (1-10 R)

Quarter-finals

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23 September 2017
Quarter-final
Coralstown/Kinnegad 0-13 - 0-5 Killucan Cusack Park
Referee: Damien Maher

24 September 2017
Quarter-final
The Downs 1-10 - 0-13 Athlone Cusack Park
Referee: Barry Kelly

30 September 2017
2:30 pm
Quarter-final Replay
The Downs 1-10 - 0-12 Athlone Cusack Park

Semi-finals

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15 October 2017
2:00 pm
Semi-final
Tyrrellspass 0-20 - 2-9 The Downs Cusack Park
Referee: Niall Ward (Garrycastle)
Man of the Match: Ger Egan
Ger Egan 0-9 (0-5f), Dean McNicholas 0-4, Darren Quinn (2 '45) and Denis Glennon 0-2 each, Aaron O'Brien, David Glennon, Phillip Sheridan 0-1 each Luke Folan 1-2, Luke Loughlin 0-4 (0-1f), Andrew Kilmartin 1-0, Conor Murray 0-2, Harry Caulfield 0-1

15 October 2017
3:30 pm
Semi-final
St. Loman's Mullingar 1-12 - 1-6 Coralstown/Kinnegad Cusack Park
Referee: Brendan Keena (Ballynacargy)
Man of the Match: John Heslin
John Heslin 0-6 (0-5f), Ken Casey 1-0, Shane Dempsey 0-3, Shane Flynn, Paul Sharry (1 '45), David Windsor 0-1 each Ger Leech 1-2 (0-1f), Darren Giles 0-3, Wayne Fox 0-1

Final

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29 October 2017
3:30 pm
Final
St. Loman's Mullingar 3-13 - 0-14 Tyrrellspass Cusack Park, Mullingar
Attendance: 5,276
Referee: Declan Nugent (Maryland)
Man of the Match: John Heslin
John Heslin 2-6 (0-6f), Sean Flanagan 1-1, Ken Casey 0-3, Shane Dempsey 0-2, Paul Sharry 0-1 Report
team sheet
Ger Egan 0-9 (0-8f), Conor Slevin 0-2 (0-1f), Ben Gavin, Aaron O'Brien, David Glennon 0-1 each

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Westmeath Examiner Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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