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Season | 2016 |
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Champions | St. Loman's Mullingar (6th title) |
All Ireland SCFC | n/a |
Winning Captain | John Heslin |
Man of the Match | Shane Dempsey |
Winning Manager | Luke Dempsey |
Matches played | 56 |
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The 2016 Westmeath Senior Football Championship is the 112th 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.
St. Loman's Mullingar were the defending champions after they defeated Castledaly in the previous years final.
This was Athlone's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2015 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship title. The county's most successful club made the straight bounce back up from the middle after being relegated for the first time in their history in 2014.
St. Malachy's were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2017 after three seasons in the top flight of Westmeath football.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
To S.F.C.
Promoted from I.F.C.
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From S.F.C.Relegated to I.F.C.
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Group stage
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. The bottom finisher in each group will qualify for the Relegation Final.
Group A
Notes:
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Quarter-final playoffs:
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Group B
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
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Knock-out stages
Relegation final
The bottom finisher from both groups qualifies for the Relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2017 Intermediate Championship.
- Maryland 1-9, 0-11 St. Malachy's, Tubberclair, 23/9/2016,
Finals
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 | ||||||||||||
St. Loman's Mullingar | 2-13 | |||||||||||||
Garrycastle | 1-8 | Killucan | 0-12 | |||||||||||
St. Loman's Mullingar | 2-14 | |||||||||||||
St. Loman's Mullingar | 1-13 | |||||||||||||
Tyrrellspass | 0-10 | |||||||||||||
Tyrrellspass | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
Mullingar Shamrocks | 1-7 1-10 | Athlone | 1-6 | |||||||||||
Athlone | 1-7 2-9 |
Quarter-finals:
- St. Loman's Mullingar 2-13, 1-8 Garrycastle, Cusack Park, 1/10/2016,
- Athlone 1-7, 1-7 Mullingar Shamrocks, Cusack Park, 1/10/2016,
- Athlone 2-9, 1-10 Mullingar Shamrocks, Tubberclair, 5/10/2016
Semi-finals:
- St. Loman's Mullingar 2-14, 0-12 Killucan, Cusack Park, 16/10/2016,
- Tyrrellspass 1-8, 1-6 Athlone, Cusack Park, 16/10/2016,
30 October 2016 Final |
St. Loman's Mullingar | 1-13 – 0-10 | Tyrrellspass | Cusack Park, Mullingar Attendance: 5,772 Referee: Jim Rock (Coralstown/Kinnegad) Man of the Match: Shane Dempsey |
Shane Dempsey 0-7, John Heslin 0-4 (0-3f), Ciaran Kilmurray 1-0, Kelvin Reilly and Paul Sharry 0-1 each | Report | Ger Egan 0-7 (0-5f), Aaron O'Brien 0-2, David Glennon 0-1 |
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
Main article: 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football ChampionshipReferences
- "Westmeath Examiner Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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