The Westmeath Senior Football Championship is an annual
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
competition organised by
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na hIarmhí) or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County ...
between the top
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
clubs in
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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. The winner of the Westmeath Championship qualifies to represent the county in the
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...
, the winner of which progresses to the
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current champions are
St Loman's, winning their 8th title in 2020.
Current senior teams
The 12 teams that competed in the 2018 Westmeath Senior Football Championship were:
Group 1:
St Loman's, Killucan, Athlone,
The Downs, Coralstown Kinnegad, Tyrellspass
Group 2: Garrycastle,
Mullingar Shamrocks
Mullingar Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Mullingar in County Westmeath, Ireland.
History
The team was founded in 1953 and participates in both men's and women's leagues.
Honours
* Westmeath Senior Footba ...
, Castledaly,
Maryland GAA
Maryland GAA is a Gaelic football club based in Drumraney, County Westmeath, Ireland. It was founded in 1957.
Maryland play in the Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship and have been winners on 2 occasions, 1980 and 2008.
Maryland GAA we ...
,
St Mary's Rochfortbridge , Rosemount
St Mary's Rochfortbridge gained
promotion to the senior championship as a reward for their 2017
Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship
Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the competition qualifies to represent the county in th ...
victory, while Caulry were
relegated to the intermediate championship after three seasons in the top flight.
Top winners
List of finals
References
External links
Official Westmeath WebsiteWestmeath on Hoganstand
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Senior Gaelic football county championships