1960 O'Byrne Cup

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1960 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1960
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Date20 March 1960 — 1 October 1961
Teams12
Winners
Champions Dublin (3rd win)
CaptainCathal O'Leary
Runners-up
Runners-up Louth
Captain Kevin Beahan
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The 1960 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the seventh staging of the O'Byrne Cup competition.

Contents

Dublin won the delayed tournament after defeating Louth in the final replay, at Croke Park on 1 October 1961. [1]

Format

The tournament was contested on a knockout basis.

Results

First Round

20 March 1960 [3] Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1-07 - 2-07 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Aughrim, Wicklow
20 March 1960 [4] Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-07 - 1-09 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
20 March 1960 [5] Colours of Laois.svg Laois 3-10 - 0-05 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
20 March 1960 [6] Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 4-09 - 0-04 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
20 March 1960 [7] Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2-07 - 3-07 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Second Round

12 June 1960 [8] Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-08 - 0-05 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
12 June 1960 [10] Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-16 - 2-09 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Croke Park

Semi-Final

14 August 1960 [11] Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-06 - 1-10 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Louth received a bye into the Final.

Final

30 April 1961 [12] Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-09 - 2-06 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Croke Park
1 October 1961 [13] Replay Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-11 - 0-07 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Croke Park
John Timmons 0-7, B. McCrea 1-0, M. Whelan 0-2, P. Farnan, J. Joyce 0-1 eachF. Clarke 0-4, K. Beahan 0-3Referee: P. Mooney (Meath)
GK1 Pascal Flynn (St Mary's)
RCB2 Christy Kane (Clanna Gael)
FB3 Leo Hickey (Ballyboughal)
LCB4 Joe Timmons (Seán McDermotts)
RHB5 Des McKane (St Vincent's)
CHB6 Paddy Holden (Clanna Gael)
LHB7Cathal O'Leary (St Vincent's)
MF8 Mickey Whelan (Clanna Gael)
MF9 Des Foley (St Vincent's)
RHF10Tom Howard (Fingallians)
CHF11Bob McCrea (Clanna Gael)
LHF12 Simon Behan (St Vincent's)
RCF13 Paddy Farnan (St Vincent's)
FF14 Johnny Joyce (St Vincent's)
LCF15 John Timmons (Seán McDermotts)
Substitutes:
16Paddy Delaney (O'Toole's) for Behan
GK1Matt Murphy (Newtown Blues)
RCB2Oliver Judge (Newtown Blues)
FB3George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)
LCB4 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB6Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB7Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)
MF8 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues)
MF9John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
CHF11 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
LHF12Liam Leech (Newtown Blues)
RCF13Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)
FF14Jackie Reynolds (Naomh Mhuire)
LCF15Frank Clarke (Naomh Mhuire)
Substitutes:
16Andy Kieran (Naomh Mhuire) for Murphy
17John McArdle (Clan na Gael) for Duffy

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References

  1. ↑ "Louth Go Under In O'Byrne Cup Final". Dundalk Democrat . 7 October 1961.
  2. ↑ "Westmeath Loses O'Byrne Cup". Westmeath Examiner . 26 March 1960.
  3. ↑ "Dublin Lucky To Snatch Victory Over Wicklow". Irish Independent . 21 March 1960.
  4. ↑ "Kildare attack recaptures form". Nationalist and Leinster Times . 26 March 1960.
  5. ↑ "Laois footballers win one-sided cup game". Nationalist and Leinster Times . 26 March 1960.
  6. ↑ "Weak Wexford team no match for Carlow". Nationalist and Leinster Times . 26 March 1960.
  7. ↑ "Louth Were On Top Most Of The Time". The Argus . 26 March 1960.
  8. ↑ "Louth Defeat Longford". Irish Independent . 13 June 1960.
  9. ↑ "Water, water everywhere". Nationalist and Leinster Times . 18 June 1960.
  10. ↑ "Dublin wobbled to victory". Nationalist and Leinster Times . 18 June 1960.
  11. ↑ "Dublin defeat Kildare - Short Grass Forwards Fumble". Meath Chronicle . 20 August 1960.
  12. ↑ "O'Byrne Cup Final Drawn". Cork Examiner . 1 May 1961.
  13. ↑ "Slicker And Craftier Dublin XV Dashed Louth's Title Hopes". Drogheda Independent . 7 October 1961.
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