The Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 competition for Westmeath GAA

Westmeath GAA

The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...

 clubs.

Introduction

The Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship is the second tier of club football competition in Westmeath GAA

Westmeath GAA

The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...

, as the top club is promoted to the Westmeath Senior Football Championship, while the bottom club is relegated to the Westmeath Junior Football Championship. In addition to gaining promotion, the winning club will represent Westmeath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

-Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2011:-See also:*Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship*Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship*Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship...

, with the possibility of qualifying for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition started up in 2003 to be played by the winners of the Intermediate Club Championship from each County. The 2010 final was contested by Spa of Kerry and Cookstown Fr...

.

2007

The 2007 champions were Ballinagore

Ballinagore GAA

Ballinagore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Westmeath, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Westmeath county board.-History:Ballinagore GAA was formed in the early 1920s, having previously formed part of the Castletown Geoghegan club...

, who had been promoted for 2006 after winning the Westmeath Junior championship (and subsequently the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship

Leinster Junior Club Football Championship

The Leinster Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between the winners of the Junior football competitions in 11 counties of Leinster and the Intermediate football champions of Kilkenny...

. They went on to reach the 2007 Leinster Intermediate semi-final, but were
beaten 1-8 to 0-10 by Kildare GAA

Kildare GAA

For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...

 intermediate champions Suncroft

Suncroft GAA

Suncroft is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Suncroft, County Kildare, Ireland, winner of the Senior Hurling championship in 1974 and the Senior Football League in 1952. Paul Doyle was selected on the Kildare Gaelic football team of the millennium...

, thanks to an injury-time point.