2001 O'Byrne Cup

2001 O'Byrne Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	2001
Trophy	O'Byrne Cup
Winners
Champions	Meath (6th win)
Manager	Seán Boylan
Captain	Trevor Giles
Runners-up
Runners-up	Westmeath
Manager	Luke Dempsey
Captain	Ger Heavin
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The 2001 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

The tournament was a straight knockout, with 10 teams. Kildare and Kilkenny did not compete. ^[1]

Meath were the winners, defeating Westmeath in the final at Cusack Park, Mullingar. ^[2]

Results

	First round 14 January 2001					Quarter-finals 21/28 January 2001					Semi-finals 4/18 February 2001					Final 1 April 2001
	Longford		1-14
	Laois (AET)		1-19			Meath		3-13
						Laois		3-8
											Meath		2-17
											Wexford		1-7
						Wexford (replayed)		0-7 1-16
						Offaly		1-4 4-6
																Meath		1-11
	Wicklow		2-15													Westmeath		0-11
	Carlow		0-5			Wicklow		1-14
						Dublin		1-12
											Wicklow		0-5
											Westmeath		3-12
						Westmeath		1-19
						Louth		4-7

References

1. "Leinster GAA Results 2001". These official records contain 2 errors: they show a game "28th January – Wicklow (2-13) Kildare (1-14)", but this was a Kehoe Cup hurling game. Also, the score "21st January – Westmeath (4-07) Louth (1-19)" is the wrong way around - it was Westmeath 1-19 Louth 4-7 as seen here
2. "Magee magic proves decisive". Independent.ie. April 2001.

External links

• Leinster G.A.A. Results 2001