Global Information1979 Meath Senior Football Championship information
| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Navan O'Mahonys 9th Senior Championship Title |
| Relegated | Ballivor Martry Harps Moylagh |
| Leinster SCFC | Navan O'Mahonys (preliminary round) Navan O'Mahonys 1-10, 1-11 Portlaoise |
| All Ireland SCFC | n/a |
| Winning Captain | Joe Cassells (Navan O'Nahonys) |
| Man of the Match | Ben Tansey (Navan O'Mahonys) |
| Matches played | 40 |
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The 1979 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 87th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Walterstown were the defending champions after they defeated Summerhill in the previous years final. However, they lost their crown to Navan O'Mahonys in the final.
This was Duleek's return to the senior grade after claiming the 1978 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.
On 20 October 1979, Navan O'Mahonys claimed their 9th Senior Championship title, when defeating Summerhill 1-9 to 1-3 in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. Joe Cassells raised the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while Ben Tansey claimed the "Man-of-the-Match" award. The final was also noted to be Meath legend Mattie Kerrigan's last S.F.C. match with Summerhill.
Ballivor, Martry Harps and Moylagh were regraded to the 1980 I.F.C. at the end of the campaign after 8, 2 and 4 years in the top flight respectively.
This was also Mattie Kerrigan's final season of football with Summerhill before he retired. His career is decorated with 1 Leinster S.C.F.C. title, 4 Meath S.F.C. titles, 2 Feis Cups and an I.F.C. medal. On the Inter County scene he has won 1 All-Ireland S.F.C. medal, 3 Leinster S.F.C. medals, 1 N.F.L. and 3 O'Byrne Cups.