2009 O'Byrne Cup

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2009 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2009
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Winners
Champions Louth (4th win)
Manager Eamonn McEneaney
Captain Shane Lennon
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The 2009 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The winners of the 2009 O'Byrne Cup were Louth. [1] [2]

Contents

O'Byrne Cup

First round
4 January 2009 		Quarter-finals
11 January 2009 		Semi-finals
18 January 2009 		Final
25 January 2009
Louth 2-14
U.C.D. 1-02 Louth 4-12
Longford 2-12 Longford 0-05
A.I.T. 1-07 Louth 2-19
Dublin 0-15 Wicklow 1-10
Offaly 1-07 Dublin 0-06
Wicklow 2-10 Wicklow 0-09
Carlow 1-08 Louth 1-17
Kildare 1-12 D.C.U. 1-10
Wexford 0-09 Kildare 1-10
Meath 1-17 Meath 0-08
Westmeath 0-07 Kildare 0-11
D.C.U. 1-14 D.C.U. 2-08
Laois 1-13 D.C.U. 0-11
D.I.T 0-18 D.I.T. 0-05
Kilkenny 2-06

First round

The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup go on to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round go on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals.

4 January 2009 Louth 2-14 - 1-02 U.C.D. Drogheda
P Smith 2-02, D Clarke 0-04, A Reid 0-03, D Crilly 0-02, R Carroll, S Lennon, D Maguire 0-01 each.M Ronaldson 1-01, J Fitzpatrick 0-01.
4 January 2009 Longford 2-12 - 1-07 A.I.T. Ballymahon
D Morgan 1-03, P Shanley 1-01, C Mimnagh, W Skelly 0-02 each, C Flynn, E Murtagh, S Doyle, K Mulligan 0-01 each.B Smith 0-05, M Lundy 1-00, R Galligan 0-02.
4 January 2009 Dublin 0-15 - 1-07 Offaly Tullamore
J O'Brien, D Byrne 0-05 each, A Reilihan 0-03, D Lally, G Smith 0-01 each. Report T Deehan 1-01, R Guinan 0-03, N Smith, C Carroll, N Coughlan 0-01 each.
4 January 2009 Wicklow 2-10 - 1-08 Carlow Blessington
J McGrath 1-01, D Odlum 1-00, S Furlong 0-03, T Hannon 0-02, P McWalter, D Hayden, L Glynn, P Earls 0-01 each.B Murphy 0-06, JJ Smith 1-00, M Carpenter, J Kavanagh 0-01 each.
4 January 2009 Kildare 1-12 - 0-09 Wexford Newbridge
J Kavanagh 1-02, M Conway, M O'Sullivan 0-03, R Sweeney 0-02, M Scanlon, M Hartnett 0-01 each.J Murphy 0-05, B Brosnan, P Naughter, C Deely, S Cullen 0-01 each.
4 January 2009 Meath 1-17 - 0-07 Westmeath Navan
C Ward 1-05, G Reilly 0-03, S Bray, E Reilly, J Queeney, J Sheridan 0-02 each, D Bray 0-01. Report P Tormey 0-02, D McGuinness, P Bannon, E Leonard, D Bannon, P Kelly 0-01 each.
4 January 2009 D.C.U. 1-14 - 1-13 Laois Portarlington
C Mortimer 0-07, C Cregg 1-02, B Waters, B Sheridan, R Cullivan, M McElihinney, R Maguire 0-01 each.D Brennan 1-02, MJ Tierney 0-04, B Sheehan 0-03, Z Tuohy 0-02, R Munnelly, P O'Leary 0-01 each.
4 January 2009 D.I.T. 0-18 - 2-06 Kilkenny Freshford
M Vaughan 0-08, E Gaffney 0-03, P Brogan, M Reilly 0-02 each, P O'Neill, B O'Loughlin, D Sheridan 0-01 each.R Shore, M Nolan 1-00 each, C Roche 0-03, L Brennan 0-02, M Grace 0-01.

Quarter-finals

11 January 2009 Louth 4-12 - 0-05 Longford
11 January 2009 Wicklow 0-09 - 0-06 Dublin Parnell Park
Report
11 January 2009 Kildare 1-10 - 1-08 Meath
11 January 2009 D.C.U. 0-11 - 0-05 D.I.T.

Semi-finals

18 January 2009 Louth 2-19 - 1-10 Wicklow
18 January 2009 D.C.U. 2-08 - 0-11 Kildare

Final

25 January 2009 [3] Louth 1-17 - 1-10 D.C.U. Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
White 0-7 (1f, 2'45), Clarke 0-5 (2f), Andrews 1-0 (OG), G. Hoey 0-1, Carroll 0-1, D. Reid(0-1), Smith 0-1, Maguire 0-1Johnston 0-5 (3f), B. Sheridan 0-4 (4f), Rafferty 1-0, Cullivan 0-1Referee: J. Bannon (Longford)
GK1Stuart Reynolds (O'Connells)
RCB2 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
FB3 Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's)
LCB4Benny McArdle (St Patrick's Dromintee, Armagh)
RHB5Pádraig Rath (Dreadnots)
CHB6 Mick Fanning (Naomh Máirtín)
LHB7 Gerard Hoey (Geraldines)
MF8 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's)
MF9Brian White (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers)
CHF11 Shane Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets) (c)
LHF12David Reid (Mattock Rangers)
RCF13 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)
FF14Derek Crilly (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF15 Darren Clarke (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Páraic Smith (Dreadnots) for Adrian Reid
17 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) for Carroll
18Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Rooney
19Kevin Rogers (Naomh Malachi) for Clarke
GK1 Michael Boyle (Donegal)
RCB2Barry Watters (Cavan)
FB3Kieran Gavin (Westmeath)
LCB4 Paddy Andrews (Dublin)
RHB5Dermot Sheridan (Cavan)
CHB6Ciarán Hughes (Monaghan)
LHB7Ronan Flanagan (Cavan)
MF8Ray Cullivan (Cavan)
MF9 Kevin Reilly (Meath)
RHF10 Cathal Cregg (Roscommon)
CHF11Brian Sheridan (Meath)
LHF12 David Keenan (Roscommon)
RCF13Rory Maguire (Meath)
FF14Luke Sweetman (Dublin)
LCF15Martin McElroy (Monaghan)
Substitutes:
16 Kevin Leahy (Dublin) for Flanagan
17Pauric Howard (Meath) for Brian Sheridan
18 Seánie Johnston (Cavan) for Maguire
19 Shane O'Rourke (Meath) for Sweetman
20 David Kelly (Sligo) for Keenan
21Conor Rafferty (Louth) for Cregg

O'Byrne Shield

The teams included in the quarter-finals of the O'Byrne Shield were Offaly, Carlow, Wexford, Laois, Kilkenny, UCD, Athlone IT and Westmeath. Laois were the eventual winners in the final against Carlow.

Quarter-finals
11 January 2009 		Semi-finals
18 January 2009 		Final
25 January 2009
Laois 4-18
Kilkenny 1-04 Laois 2-14
Westmeath 2-13 Westmeath 1-09
Wexford 2-11 Laois 1-13
Carlow 2-11 Carlow 1-06
Offaly 0-13 Carlow 1-17
U.C.D. 0-12 U.C.D. 0-13
A.I.T. 0-08

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leinster GAA results archive". GAA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Louth examination too tough for college kids". Irish Independent. 26 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Louth examination too tough for college kids". Irish Independent . 26 January 2009.
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