A late surge of scoring for the second game running proved decisive for Louth as they cruised through to a mouth-watering Leinster SFC quarter-final clash with old rivals Meath.

Louth 3-12 Antrim 1-14: Louth manager Colin Kelly admitted he wasn’t surprised that the big man with the big reputation delivered for the Wee County in spectacular fashion.

Powerful full-forward Conor Grimes struck a decisive 71st minute goal at Croke Park as Louth came from behind to secure a dramatic Allianz football league Division 4 title success.

Meath 0-11 Louth 0-10

O’Byrne Cup - Offaly 0-13 Louth 1-9: A late Louth rally came up short as Offaly rang in the new year with a win in Darver. 

Tipperary 3-21 Louth 0-7: “Is it worth anything to us really,” questioned Peter Creedon.

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan has failed to overcome a groin injury and will sit out their Ulster football championship preliminary round clash away to Donegal on Sunday.

Louth 2-11 Limerick 2-13: Ian Ryan marked his first start in over a year with eight priceless points, as Limerick completed their great escape in Drogheda.

Allianz FL Division 3

louth 3-11, Tipperary 4-16:

Sligo 2-26, Louth 2-9 Sligo kick-started their faltering Division 3 campaign with a sparkling defeat of Louth at Markievicz Park, their first win in four league outings.

Allianz FL Division 3 Round 2: Louth 1-16 Clare 0-13: Yesterday’s surprise but thoroughly deserved Division Three win over Clare at Drogheda was Louth’s first in the league in two years.

Fermanagh 0-16 Louth 0-7: Allianz Football League Division 3: Fermanagh began their Division Three campaign with a resounding home victory over Louth on Saturday night.

Carlow 3-08 Louth 1-12: Carlow’s footballers provided new boss Turlough O’Brien with a first win thanks to this merited two-points victory over Louth in yesterday’s O’Byrne Cup tie at Dr Cullen Park.

UCD 2-08 Louth 0-12: A goal with the last touch of the game earned UCD the points in last night’s O’Byrne Cup tie at Haggardstown, and so keeps the students in with a chance of a place in the knockout stages.

O’Byrne Cup

St Patrick’s 1-10 Dreadnots 1-08

Tyrone 2-21 Louth 0-10

Tyrone found their mojo at Healy Park, where they subjected Louth to a punishing and demoralising 17 points defeat in the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers.

Kildare belied much of the pre-match portents of doom to crush Louth in Croke Park and cruise to a Leinster semi-final date with either Meath or Carlow.

Jim McGuinness admits he had to reverse his training methods to cut out the number of injuries which plagued Donegal’s 2013 campaign.

Louth 1-14 Westmeath 1-9

Lar Corbett has handed Tipperary a massive pre-championship boost by returning to action with the Premier County.

Louth 1-12 Meath 2-10

Monaghan 2-14 Louth 0-12

Dublin 2-6 Louth 0-8

There are just four survivors from last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Dublin in the Kerry side to face IT Tralee in the McGrath Cup tomorrow.

Louth 1-17 Antrim 1-11

Louth 1-16 Laois 1-6, Portlaoise

Kerry pair Eoin Brosnan and Jonathan Lyne are unlikely to be fully fit in time for Kerry’s Munster SFC quarter-final clash with Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday (2pm).

Louth 1-14 Longford 1-08

Louth 1-12 Armagh 1-10

Armagh 1-10 Louth 1-12

Westmeath 0-16 Louth 2-09

Westmeath 0-16 Louth 2-9

Louth 2-15 UCD 1-13

Westmeath 1-15 Louth 0-12

Dublin 2-22 Louth 0-12

Meath boss Seamus McEnaney has vowed to fight for his job after suffering a shock relegation to Division 3.

John Brennan blamed some rash decision-making by his players in the last five minutes and a dubious point for Louth as the reasons why Derry failed to hang on in Celtic Park.

Monaghan 2-24 Louth 1-15