# List of Meath senior Gaelic football team captains

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

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1949 | Brian Smyth | Skryne | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1950 | | | | |
| 1951 | Séamus Heery | Rathkenny | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1952 | Paddy Meegan | Syddan | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1953 | Tom Duff | Syddan | | |
| 1954 | Peter McDermott | Navan O'Mahonys | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1955 | Tom O'Brien | Skryne | | |
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| 1963 | Peter Darby | Trim | | |
| 1964 | Dinny Donnelly | Skryne | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1965 | Martin Quinn | Kilbride | | |
| 1966 | Dave Carty | Skryne | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1967 | Peter Darby | Trim | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1968 | Jack Quinn | Kilbride | | |
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| 1970 | Jack Quinn | Kilbride | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
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| 1973 | Ollie Geraghty | Seneschalstown | | |
| 1974 | Ronan Giles | Navan O'Mahonys | | |
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| 1986 | Joe Cassells | Navan O'Mahonys | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1987 | Mick Lyons | Summerhill | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1988 | Joe Cassells | Navan O'Mahonys | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1989 | Colm O'Rourke | Skryne | | |
| 1990 | Colm O'Rourke | Skryne | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1991 | Liam Hayes | Skryne | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
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| 1994 | Robbie O'Malley | St Colmcille's | | |
| 1995 | Martin O'Connell | St Michael's | | |
| 1996 | Tommy Dowd | Dungerry | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 1997 | John McDermott | Skryne | | |
| 1998 | Brendan Reilly | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 1999 | Graham Geraghty | Seneschalstown | All-Ireland Football Final-winning captain | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 2000 | Darren Fay | Trim | | |
| 2001 | Trevor Giles | Skryne | | Leinster Football Final-winning captain |
| 2002 | Trevor Giles | Skryne | | |
| 2003 | Darren Fay | Trim | | |
| 2004 | Paddy Reynolds | Walterstown | | |
| 2005 | David Gallagher | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2006 | Nigel Crawford | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2007 | Brendan Murphy | Trim | | |
| 2008 | Nigel Crawford | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2008 | Nigel Crawford | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2010 | Nigel Crawford | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2011 | Séamus Kenny | Simonstown Gaels | | |
| 2012 | Séamus Kenny | Simonstown Gaels | | |
| 2013 | Kevin Reilly | Navan O'Mahonys | | |
| 2014 | Kevin Reilly | Navan O'Mahonys | | |
| 2015 | Donal Keogan | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2016 | Donal Keogan | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2017 | Graham Reilly | St Colmcille's | | |
| 2018 | Bryan Menton | Donaghmore Ashbourne | | |
| 2019 | Donal Keogan | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2019 | Bryan Menton | Donaghmore Ashbourne | | |
| 2020 | Donal Keogan | St Peter's Dunboyne | | |
| 2020 | Bryan Menton | Donaghmore Ashbourne | | |
| 2021 | Shane McEntee | Rathkenny | | |