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
CaptainShane 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.

Louth 2-14 - 1-02 U.C.D.
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.
Drogheda
Longford 2-12 - 1-07A.I.T.
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.
Ballymahon
Dublin 0-15 - 1-07 Offaly
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.
Tullamore
Wicklow 2-10 - 1-08 Carlow
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.
Blessington
Kildare 1-12 - 0-09 Wexford
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.
Newbridge
Meath 1-17 - 0-07 Westmeath
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.
Navan
D.C.U. 1-14 - 1-13 Laois
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.
Portarlington
D.I.T. 0-18 - 2-06 Kilkenny
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.
Freshford

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

Louth 1-17 - 1-10 D.C.U.
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 0-1
Gaelic Grounds
Referee: 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 Michael 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
RCB2Barry Watters
FB3Kieran Gavin
LCB4 Paddy Andrews
RHB5Dermot Sheridan
CHB6Ciarán Hughes
LHB7Ronan Flanagan
MF8Ray Cullivan
MF9 Kevin Reilly
RHF10 Cathal Cregg
CHF11Brian Sheridan
LHF12 David Keenan
RCF13Ronan Maguire
FF14Luke Sweetman
LCF15Martin McElroy
Substitutes:
16 Kevin Leahy for Flanagan
17Pádraig Howard for Brian Sheridan
18 Seánie Johnston for Maguire
19 Shane O'Rourke for Sweetman
20 David Kelly for Keenan
21Conor Rafferty 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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Louth examination too tough for college kids". Irish Independent. 26 January 2009.
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