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This article lists players who have captained the Meath senior football team in the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Historically, the captain was usually chosen from the club that won the Meath Senior Hurling Championship; however, in recent years, the captain has been appointed by the manager.
List of captains
YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1949Brian SmythSkryneAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain 19501951Séamus HeeryRathkennyLeinster Football Final-winning captain1952Paddy MeeganSyddanLeinster Football Final-winning captain1953Tom DuffSyddan1954Peter McDermottNavan O'MahonysAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain 1955Tom O'BrienSkryne19561957195819591960196119621963Peter DarbyTrim1964Dinny DonnellySkryneLeinster Football Final-winning captain1965Martin QuinnKilbride1966Dave CartySkryneLeinster Football Final-winning captain1967Peter DarbyTrimAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain1968Jack QuinnKilbride19691970Jack QuinnKilbrideLeinster Football Final-winning captain197119721973Ollie GeraghtySeneschalstown1974Ronan GilesNavan O'Mahonys197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986Joe CassellsNavan O'MahonysLeinster Football Final-winning captain1987Mick LyonsSummerhillAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain 1988Joe CassellsNavan O'MahonysAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain 1989Colm O'RourkeSkryne1990Colm O'RourkeSkryneLeinster Football Final-winning captain1991Liam HayesSkryneLeinster Football Final-winning captain199219931994Robbie O'MalleySt Colmcille's1995Martin O'ConnellSt Michael's1996Tommy DowdDungerryAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain 1997John McDermottSkryne1998Brendan ReillySt Peter's Dunboyne1999Graham GeraghtySeneschalstownAll-Ireland Football Final-winning captainLeinster Football Final-winning captain 2000Darren FayTrim2001Trevor GilesSkryneLeinster Football Final-winning captain 2002Trevor GilesSkryne2003Darren FayTrim2004Paddy ReynoldsWalterstown2005David GallagherSt Peter's Dunboyne2006Nigel CrawfordSt Peter's Dunboyne2007Brendan MurphyTrim2008Nigel CrawfordSt Peter's Dunboyne2008Nigel CrawfordSt Peter's Dunboyne2010Nigel CrawfordSt Peter's Dunboyne2011Séamus KennySimonstown Gaels2012Séamus KennySimonstown Gaels2013Kevin ReillyNavan O'Mahonys2014Kevin ReillyNavan O'Mahonys2015Donal KeoganRathkenny 2016Donal KeoganRathkenny 2017Graham ReillySt Colmcille's2018Bryan MentonDonaghmore Ashbourne 2019Donal KeoganRathkenny Bryan MentonDonaghmore Ashbourne2020Donal KeoganRathkenny Bryan MentonDonaghmore Ashbourne2021Shane McEnteeRathkenny
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