1999 O'Byrne Cup

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1999 O'Byrne Cup
1999 O'Byrne Cup final programme.jpg
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1999
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Date10 January — 6 March
Teams10
Winners
Champions Dublin (5th win)
Manager Tommy Carr
Captain Dessie Farrell
Runners-up
Runners-up Louth
Other
Matches played9
  1998
2000  

The 1999 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

Contents

The tournament was a straight knockout, with 10 teams. Kildare (who took a team holiday instead [1] ) and Kilkenny did not compete.

Dublin were the winners, defeating Louth in the final in Parnell Park, a victory overshadowed by the death of one of the umpires, John Buckley, shortly after the game. [2] [3]

Results

First round
10 January 1999 [4] [5]
Quarter-finals
17/24 January 1999 [6] [7] [8]
Semi-finals
31 January 1999 [9] [10]
Final
6 March 1999
Carlow 2-11
Wexford 0-12 Carlow 1-2
Dublin 2-10
Dublin 0-13
Westmeath 1-10 Westmeath 1-9
Laois 0-6 Offaly 0-6
Westmeath 1-8
Dublin 1-16
Louth 1-10
Longford 1-7
Louth 1-10
Louth 1-10
Wicklow 0-9
Meath 0-9
Wicklow 0-13

Final

7 March 1999 [11] Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-16 - 1-10 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Parnell Park, Dublin
D. Darcy 1-4 (3f), M. O'Keeffe 0-4 (2f), B. Irwin, C. Whelan, N. O'Donoghue 0-2 each, E. Crennan, S. Connell 0-1 eachA. Doherty 0-5 (5f), S. O'Neill 1-0, S. White 0-2, S. O'Hanlon, C. Fitzpatrick, A. Rooney 0-1 eachReferee: C. Buckley (Offaly)
GK1Keith Gorman (O'Dwyer's)
RCB2 Paddy Moran (Whitehall Colmcille)
FB3 Paddy Christie (Ballymun Kickhams)
LCB4Tomo Lynch (Na Fianna)
RHB5Mick Casey (Lucan Sarsfields)
CHB6 Ian Robertson (Ballymun Kickhams)
LHB7 Keith Galvin (St Sylvester's)
MF8 Ciarán Whelan (Raheny)
MF9Enda Sheehy (St Jude's)
RHF10 Senan Connell (Na Fianna)
CHF11 Declan Darcy (St Brigid's)
LHF12Enda Crennan (St Jude's)
RCF13Niall O'Donoghue (Ballymun Kickhams)
FF14Brian Irwin (Naomh Mearnóg)
LCF15Mick O'Keeffe (Kilmacud Crokes)
Substitutes:
16 Paul Curran (Thomas Davis) for Lynch
17 Dessie Farrell (Na Fianna) for Crennan
GK1Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)
RCB2Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)
FB3 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's)
LCB4Colin Fitzpatrick (Oliver Plunketts)
RHB5Jonathan Clerkin (Cooley Kickhams)
CHB6John Donaldson (Stabannon Parnells)
LHB7Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels)
MF8Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)
MF9Ken Reilly (Stabannon Parnells)
RHF10Nicky Malone (Lann Léire)
CHF11 Seán O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF12Aidan O'Neill (Roche Emmets)
RCF13Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's)
FF14 Stefan White (Burren, Down)
LCF15Alan Doherty (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Alan Rooney (St Mary's) for McGinnity
17Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) for O'Neill
18Niall Sharkey (St Mary's) for Reilly

References

  1. "Cavan to hold crisis meeting". Independent.ie. 5 January 1999.
  2. "Umpire's death casts cloud over Dubs' win". Independent.ie. 8 March 1999.
  3. "O'Byrne Cup Final 7/3/1999 - Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
  4. "Conway takes Westmeath off Laois". Independent.ie. 11 January 1999.
  5. "Nolan goal seals Dublin date". Independent.ie. 11 January 1999.
  6. "Dubs' cubs easily pass O'Byrne test". Independent.ie. 18 January 1999.
  7. "Dolan ends Offaly hat-trick hopes". Independent.ie. 25 January 1999.
  8. "Doherty so deadly for Louth". Independent.ie. 25 January 1999.
  9. "Louth's win soured by O'Sullivan knee injury". Independent.ie. February 1999.
  10. "Dublin happy to survive". Independent.ie. February 1999.
  11. "Louth suffer another O'Byrne Cup final defeat". Dundalk Democrat . 13 March 1999.