1980 O'Byrne Cup

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1980 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1980
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Date9 March — 4 May
Teams12
Winners
Champions Louth (2nd win)
Manager Frank Lynch
CaptainMichael McCabe [1]
Runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Manager Kevin Heffernan
←  1978
1981  →

The 1980 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the 22nd staging of the competition that was first held in 1954, with the aim of starting a fund for injured footballers. [2] It was reintroduced to the GAA calendar in 1980 after not being held since 1978.

Contents

Louth won the competition after defeating Dublin in the final, played at St Brigid's Park in Dundalk. [3]

Format

The 12 participating counties were split into three groups, with the best four performing teams qualifying for the semi-final stage.

Matches

Group A

9 March Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-11 - 0-05 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
9 March Colours of Meath.svg Meath 6-09 - 1-09 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
23 March Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-04 - 0-06 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
23 March Colours of Meath.svg Meath 3-08 - 3-08 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
30 March Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-06 - 1-08 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
6 April Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1-11 - 2-05 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath


Table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 33006Advance to semi-finals
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 31103Eliminated
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 31022Eliminated
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 30121Eliminated


Group B

9 March Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-17 - 0-05 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
9 March Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 4-11 - 1-05 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
30 March Colours of Laois.svg Laois 5-13 - 1-02 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
30 March Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 4-14 - 2-08 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
6 April Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 7-06 - 0-04 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
6 April Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-10 - 1-06 Colours of Laois.svg Laois


Table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 33006Advance to semi-finals
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 32014Eliminated
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 31022Eliminated
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 30030Eliminated


Group C

9 March Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 3-08 - 1-05 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
9 March Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-08 - 1-04 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
23 March Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 4-06 - 1-07 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
6 April Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-16 - 0-05 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
6 April Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-06 - 2-04 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford scr. - w/o Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin


Table

TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 32014Advance to semi-finals
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 32014Advance to semi-finals
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 31022Eliminated
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 31022Eliminated


Semi-Finals

19 April [4] Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-13 - 0-08 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Parnell Park
20 April [5] Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-14 - 0-11 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly O'Connor Park

Final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-08 - 1-04 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
Lennon 0-3, Dawe 0-2, McDermott 0-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-1, O'Kane 0-1Ronayne 1-0, Quinn 0-2, Davis 0-1, Doyle 0-1
St Brigid's Park, Dundalk
Referee: J. Gunning (Offaly)
GK1Gerry Farrell (Cooley Kickhams)
RCB2Séamus Haughey (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB3Michael White (Dundalk Gaels)
LCB4Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)
RHB5Michael McCabe (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
CHB6Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael)
LHB7Gary O'Callaghan (Clan na Gael)
MF8Matt McDermott (St Fechin's)
MF9Jim Lynch (Kilkerley Emmets)
RHF10Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines)
CHF11Denis Kelleher (Dreadnots)
LHF12Eugene Judge (Newtown Blues)
RCF13Pat Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)
FF14J.P. O'Kane (Kilkerley Emmets)
LCF15Kevin Dawe (O'Raghallaighs)
Substitutes:
16Johnny McDonnell (St Fechin's) for Dawe
GK1Niall Fitzgerald (Na Fianna)
RCB2Colm Murphy (St Margaret's)
FB3 Tommy Drumm (Whitehall Colmcille)
LCB4Dave Foran (Crumlin)
RHB5 Mick Kennedy (St Margaret's)
CHB6Gerry Collins (Kilmacud Crokes)
LHB7 Fran Ryder (St Vincent's)
MF8Rupert Davis (O'Dwyer's)
MF9 Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunketts)
RHF10 Pat Canavan (St Vincent's)
CHF11 Anton O'Toole (Synge Street)
LHF12 Jim Ronayne (Clontarf)
RCF13Johnny Quinn (Na Fianna)
FF14 Tony Hanahoe (St Vincent's)
LCF15 Bobby Doyle (St Vincent's)
Substitutes:
16 Barney Rock (Ballymun Kickhams) for Murphy
17Pádraig Heffernan (Naomh Barróg) for Collins

References

  1. ↑ "Michael McCabe had an outstanding career with club and county". Dundalk Democrat . 5 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "O'Byrne Cup in need of instant overhaul as Kildare and others announce exit". Leinster Leader . 17 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Louth and Longford stats ahead of O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent . 20 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Louth reach O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent . 25 April 1980.
  5. ↑ "Louth beat Dubs to win O'Byrne Cup". Drogheda Independent . 9 May 1980.
  6. ↑ "Louth capture O'Byrne Cup". Irish Times . 5 May 1980.
  7. ↑ "Louth beat the Dubs". Dundalk Democrat . 10 May 1980.
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