1954 O'Byrne Cup

1954 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1954
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date11 April 1954 — 20 March 1955
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsOffaly (1st win)
CaptainNoel McGee
Runners-up
Runners-upLouth
CaptainTom Conlon

The 1954 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the first staging of the competition, then referred to as the Matt Byrne Memorial Cup.[1]

Offaly won the tournament after defeating Louth in the final, played at Croke Park on 20 March 1955.[2]

Format

The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Carlow, Laois, Longford and Meath.

Results

First Round

11 April 1954[4] Louth 6-05 - 1-10 Kildare Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
11 April 1954[5] Wicklow 3-10 - 0-03 Dublin Aughrim

Quarter-Finals

15 August 1954[7] Laois 2-08 - 1-10 Carlow O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
22 August 1954[8] Offaly 3-08 - 0-06 Wexford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
22 August 1954[9] Meath 5-07 - 0-02 Longford Páirc Tailteann, Navan
29 August 1954[10] Louth 2-06 - 0-09 Wicklow Páirc Mhuire, Ardee

Semi-Finals

12 September 1954[11] Meath 3-03 - 2-10 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
12 September 1954[12] Offaly 2-09 - 1-04 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Final

20 March 1955[13] Offaly 0-10 - 1-05 Louth Croke Park
A. Kelly 0-3, C. Carroll, P. Casey 0-2 each, M. Casey, P. Fenlon, J. Kinahan 0-1 each T. Rogers 1-0, A. Monk, P. Butterly 0-2 each, J. McDonnell 0-1 Referee: B. O'Riordan (Dublin)
GK1Liam Moran (Edenderry)
RCB2Noel McGee (Tullamore)
FB3Kevin Scally (Garda, Dublin)
LCB4Myles Nugent (Cloghan)
RHB5Mick Brady (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
CHB6Peter Nolan (Clara)
LHB7Dickie Conroy (Tullamore)
MF8Mick Casey (Rhode)
MF9Paddy Casey (Rhode)
RHF10Alo Kelly (Tullamore)
CHF11Christy Carroll (Edenderry)
LHF12Johnny Kinahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)
RCF13Joe Bracken (Tullamore)
FF14Paddy Fenlon (Edenderry)
LCF15Christy Owens (Kilclonfert)
Substitutes:
16Oliver Redican (Tullamore) for Owens
GK1Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
RCB2Eugene Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)
FB3George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)
LCB4Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)
RHB5Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB6Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)
LHB7Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)
MF9Jim McArdle (Stabannon Parnells)
RHF10Paddy Woods (Oliver Plunketts)
CHF11Patsy Byrne (Stabannon Parnells)
LHF12Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
RCF13Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)
FF14Tom Rogers (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF15Paddy Butterly (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:
16Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire) for J. McDonnell
17Larry McGrane (Stabannon Parnells) for Reynolds

References

  1. ↑ "G.A.A. in Co. Wicklow". Wicklow People. 3 April 1954.
  2. ↑ "Louth Team's Poor Showing". Dundalk Democrat. 26 March 1955.
  3. ↑ "G.A.A. i gConndae Loc gCarman". New Ross Standard. 16 April 1954.
  4. ↑ "Louth's Easy Win Over Kildare". Dundalk Democrat. 17 April 1954.
  5. ↑ "Wicklow Untroubled". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 17 April 1954.
  6. ↑ "Westmeath Go Under". Westmeath Examiner. 1 May 1954.
  7. ↑ "Laois Are Into Matt Byrne Cup Semi-Final". Irish Press. 16 August 1954.
  8. ↑ "Offaly Victory In Byrne Cup". Offaly Independent. 28 August 1954.
  9. ↑ "All The Way Victory For Meath". Meath Chronicle. 28 August 1954.
  10. ↑ "Louth Had A Lucky Win Over Wicklow". Drogheda Independent. 4 September 1954.
  11. ↑ "Another Victory For Louth Over Meath". Dundalk Democrat. 18 September 1954.
  12. ↑ "Craft told". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 September 1954.
  13. ↑ "A Major Competition At Last". Offaly Independent. 26 March 1955.
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