Cardinal O'Donnell Cup

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup
Founded1927
No. of teams12
Title holdersSt Mary's (14th title)
Most titlesCooley Kickhams (15)
SponsorsJohn O'Neill Sand and Gravel

The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth.

Format

All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the semi-final stage. The semi-final victors then face off in the final of the competition. There is also relegation to Division 2 for the worst-performing team(s).[1]

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Cardinal O'Donnell Cup, named after Patrick O'Donnell, who was Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1924 until his death in October 1927.

The trophy, which was donated to the County Board of Louth GAA by the Cardinal in 1926,[2] is a replica of the Ardagh Chalice. The inaugural winners of the competition were Wolfe Tones of Drogheda.

Roll of Honour

# Team Wins Years won
1 Cooley Kickhams 15 1936, 1937, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
2 Newtown Blues 14 1933, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2005, 2010, 2018, 2022
St Mary's 14 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1975, 1991, 2002, 2021, 2024, 2026
4 Clan na Gael 10 1929, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000
5 Dundalk Young Irelands 6 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1978
St Patrick's 6 1999, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
7 Stabannon Parnells 5 1945, 1950, 1951, 1995, 1998
Wolfe Tones 5 1927, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1935
9 Roche Emmets 4 1958, 1960, 1961, 2001
10 Dundalk Gaels 3 1942, 1943, 1944
11 Dreadnots 2 1988, 2016
Mattock Rangers 2 2011, 2015
Naomh Máirtín 2 2017, 2019
Oliver Plunketts 2 1957, 1959
St Mochta's 2 2023, 2025
16 O'Raghallaighs 1 1973
St Fechin's 1 1985
St Bride's 1 1968
Kilkerley Emmets 1 1980
Glyde Rangers 1 1932
Boyne Rangers 1 1930

Finals

‡ winners also won Louth Senior Football Championship that year

§ Title awarded to St Mary's after objection. Oliver Plunketts fielded an ineligible player

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Final Venue
1927 Wolfe Tones 1-07 Gardaí 0-06 Gaelic Grounds
1928 Wolfe Tones 0-06 Boyne Rangers (Drogheda) 0-01 Gaelic Grounds
1929 Clan na Gael 3-02 Wolfe Tones 0-03 Athletic Grounds
1930 ‡ Boyne Rangers 4-03 Wolfe Tones 1-02 Gaelic Grounds
1931 ‡ Wolfe Tones 2-06 Newtown Blues 1-06 Gaelic Grounds
1932 Glyde Rangers 2-03 Newtown Blues 1-01 Gaelic Grounds
1933 ‡ Newtown Blues 1-04 Glyde Rangers 1-02 Athletic Grounds
1934 Wolfe Tones 0-07 Newtown Blues 0-03 Gaelic Grounds
1935 Wolfe Tones 1-04 St Magdalene's (Drogheda) 1-03 Gaelic Grounds
1936 Cooley Kickhams 3-06 Wolfe Tones 1-01 Athletic Grounds
1937 Cooley Kickhams 1-06 Wolfe Tones 1-04 Gaelic Grounds
1938 ‡ Dundalk Young Irelands 2-05 Wolfe Tones 1-03 Athletic Grounds
1939 Dundalk Young Irelands 3-03 Darver Young Irelands 1-03 Athletic Grounds
1940 ‡ Dundalk Young Irelands 1-05 Glyde Rangers 1-03 The Grove
1941 ‡ Dundalk Young Irelands 3-07 Darver Young Irelands 1-01 The Grove
1942 ‡ Dundalk Gaels 1-06 St Bride's 1-03 Athletic Grounds
1943 Dundalk Gaels 1-06 St Bride's 1-05 Athletic Grounds
1944 Dundalk Gaels 0-07 St Magdalene's 0-02 Athletic Grounds
1945 Stabannon Parnells 0-05 St Magdalene's 0-04 Athletic Grounds
1946 Cancelled
1947 St Mary's w/o Clan na Gael scr. Gaelic Grounds
1948 Dundalk Young Irelands 2-10 St Mary's 2-05 Athletic Grounds
1949 St Mary's 3-03 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-05 Páirc Mhuire
1950 Stabannon Parnells 2-03 Dundalk Gaels 1-00 The Grove
1951 Stabannon Parnells 2-07 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-07 Stabannon
1952[3] St Mary's 3-09 St Magdalene's 2-03 Gaelic Grounds
1953[3] St Mary's - A Final was not played - -
1954[3] § St Mary's 1-07 Oliver Plunketts 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
1955[3] ‡ St Mary's 2-08 Stabannon Parnells 1-04 Athletic Grounds
1956[3] ‡ St Mary's 0-06 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-05 Athletic Grounds
1957 ‡ Oliver Plunketts 1-04 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-05 Knockbridge
1958 ‡ Roche Emmets 2-07 Darver Volunteers 0-04 Knockbridge
1959[4] Oliver Plunketts 0-06 Roche Emmets 0-03 Páirc Mhuire
1960 Roche Emmets 3-04 Newtown Blues 1-09 Knockbridge
1961 Roche Emmets 1-10 Newtown Blues 1-05 St Brigid's Park
1962 ‡ Newtown Blues 1-15 Roche Emmets 0-05 Knockbridge
1963 ‡ Newtown Blues 3-07 Roche Emmets 0-05 The Grove
1964 ‡ Newtown Blues 1-10 O'Raghallaighs 1-05 Gaelic Grounds
1965 Newtown Blues 3-08 Clan na Gael 1-07 Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1966 Cooley Kickhams 2-08 Newtown Blues 1-10 St Brigid's Park
1967 Cooley Kickhams - A Final was not played - -
1968 St Bride's 1-10 (Replay, AET) St Mary's 0-07 Páirc Mochta
1969 ‡ Newtown Blues 1-08 Mattock Rangers 1-05 The Grove
1970 Cooley Kickhams 4-03 Newtown Blues 2-05 The Grove
1971 St Mary's 1-07 O'Raghallaighs 1-05 Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1972 Cooley Kickhams 3-08 (Replay) Newtown Blues 2-05 Knockbridge
1973 O'Raghallaighs 1-11 St Bride's 0-06 Páirc Mhuire
1974 Cooley Kickhams 1-14 St Mary's 1-06 Knockbridge
1975 ‡ St Mary's w/o O'Raghallaighs scr. Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1976 ‡ Cooley Kickhams 2-10 Newtown Blues 1-09 Clan na Gael Park
1977 Newtown Blues 2-09 Roche Emmets 2-05 The Grove
1978 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-11 St Mary's 0-04 Páirc Mochta
1979 Cooley Kickhams 1-07 Clan na Gael 1-06 St Brigid's Park
1980 Kilkerley Emmets 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 2-05 Clan na Gael Park
1981 ‡ Newtown Blues 2-11 Kilkerley Emmets 1-05 Cluskey Park
1982 Clan na Gael 2-10 Newtown Blues 0-04 The Grove
1983 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Clan na Gael 0-07 St Brigid's Park
1984 Newtown Blues 0-08 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-03 McGeough Park
1985[5] St Fechin's 0-09 Cooley Kickhams 1-03 McGeough Park
1986 ‡ Newtown Blues 0-10 Clan na Gael 1-04 Páirc Mhuire
1987 ‡ Clan na Gael 1-08 Dreadnots 0-05 The Grove
1988[6] Dreadnots 0-13 St Mary's 2-04 The Grove
1989 ‡ Cooley Kickhams 0-06 St Patrick's 0-05 St Brigid's Park
1990 Clan na Gael 1-09 St Mary's 0-06 Cluskey Park
1991 St Mary's 1-11 Stabannon Parnells 0-04 Knockbridge
1992 ‡ Clan na Gael 0-12 Newtown Blues 1-05 The Grove
1993 ‡ Clan na Gael 2-07 (Replay) Stabannon Parnells 1-08 St Brigid's Park
1994 Clan na Gael 3-07 Dundalk Gaels 1-11 St Brigid's Park
1995 Stabannon Parnells 0-11 St Joseph's 0-07 The Grove
1996 Clan na Gael 1-12 St Patrick's 0-03 St Brigid's Park
1997 Clan na Gael 1-08 (Replay) Newtown Blues 1-05 The Grove
1998 Stabannon Parnells 0-08 Newtown Blues 0-05 Páirc Mhuire
1999 St Patrick's 1-14 Cooley Kickhams 0-09 St Brigid's Park
2000[7] Clan na Gael 2-05 (Replay) Cooley Kickhams 1-06 St Brigid's Park
2001 [8] Roche Emmets 1-09 St Patrick's 0-08 St Brigid's Park
2002[9] St Mary's 1-05 Mattock Rangers 0-04 Gaelic Grounds
2003[10] ‡ St Patrick's 0-13 St Bride's 1-07 Clan na Gael Park
2004 [11] Cooley Kickhams 1-10 Glyde Rangers 0-07 Clan na Gael Park
2005[12] Newtown Blues 0-11 Cooley Kickhams 0-07 Páirc Na nGael
2006[13] Cooley Kickhams 1-06 Glyde Rangers 0-08 St Brigid's Park
2007[14] Cooley Kickhams 0-08 (Replay) Naomh Malachi 0-06 Clan na Gael Park
2008[15] Cooley Kickhams 1-07 Newtown Blues 0-08 Clan na Gael Park
2009[16] St Patrick's 0-12 (Replay) Newtown Blues 1-08 McGeough Park
2010[17] Newtown Blues 0-15 Kilkerley Emmets 0-09 McGeough Park
2011[18] Mattock Rangers 3-13 (AET) Dreadnots 2-12 McGeough Park
2012[19] ‡ St Patrick's 0-18 O'Connells 0-08 St Brigid's Park
2013[20] St Patrick's 1-17 Cooley Kickhams 2-05 St Brigid's Park
2014[21] ‡ St Patrick's 1-10 Dreadnots 1-06 Clan na Gael Park
2015[22] Mattock Rangers 1-12 St Patrick's 0-14 Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2016[23] Dreadnots 2-15 Geraldines 1-16 Stabannon
2017[24] Naomh Máirtín 0-18 (AET) Dreadnots 1-10 The Grove
2018[25] ‡ Newtown Blues 2-10 Naomh Máirtín 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
2019[26] Naomh Máirtín 2-19 St Mary's 1-12 The Grove
2020 Cancelled (COVID-19)
2021[27] St Mary's - A Final was not played - -
2022[28] Newtown Blues 0-11 St Mary's 1-07 Darver
2023[29] St Mochta's 0-12 Naomh Máirtín 0-11 Darver
2024[30] ‡ St Mary's 1-15 St Mochta's 1-12 Stabannon
2025[31] St Mochta's 4-17 St Joseph's 0-14 Darver
2026[32] St Mary's 2-20 St Joseph's 0-07 Darver

See also

  • Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
  • Mulligan, Fr.John (2000). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record (updated).

References

  1. ↑ "Dundalk Gaels capable of capping a remarkable season by relegating Dreadnots to Division 2". Drogheda Independent. 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "How Louth GAA's top trophies got their names". Dundalk Democrat. 23 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ardee's farewell to Paddy Beahan". Drogheda Independent. 27 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Plunketts clinch the O'Donnell". Drogheda Independent. 12 September 1959.
  5. ↑ "Fechin's featured in first TV match". Drogheda Independent. 5 August 2005.
  6. ↑ "Sporting headlines from the past". The Argus. 17 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Clans win Cardinal ODonnell Cup again!". The Argus. 10 November 2000.
  8. ↑ "Roche win O'Donnell Cup after 40 years". The Argus. 30 November 2001.
  9. ↑ "Gutsy 14-man St Marys deny Mattock the double". Drogheda Independent. 6 December 2002.
  10. ↑ "Famous double ends St Pats perfect season". Drogheda Independent. 12 December 2003.
  11. ↑ "Red card only spurred the winners on". The Argus. 5 November 2004.
  12. ↑ "Lack of firepower costs Cooley again". The Argus. 11 November 2005.
  13. ↑ "Heartbreaking defeat for Glyde in cup final". The Argus. 13 December 2006.
  14. ↑ "League title consolation for Cooley". Drogheda Independent. 5 December 2007.
  15. ↑ "Third successive title for Cooley Kickhams". The Argus. 29 October 2008.
  16. ↑ "ugly end to season as Pats have the final say". Drogheda Independent. 2 December 2009.
  17. ↑ "Win gives boost to hopes for next year". Drogheda Independent. 24 November 2010.
  18. ↑ "Clear signs of progress". Hogan Stand. 27 November 2011.
  19. ↑ "Paddy leads Pats to double delight". Drogheda Independent. 12 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "Cardinal O'Donnell final: Pat's retain title in style". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2013.
  21. ↑ "Pat's complete double to bring bittersweet season to an end". Dundalk Democrat. 25 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "FL1 final: Mattock are champions as Pat's unbeaten run ends". Hogan Stand. 27 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Dreadnots finally deliver some silverware". Dundalk Democrat. 10 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Jocks claim maiden senior honour with extra-time win over Dreadnots". Dundalk Democrat. 14 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "O'Donnell Cup final: Blues complete memorable league season". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Sam's the man for Mairtins". The Argus. 14 September 2019.
  27. ↑ "CARDINAL O'DONNELL IN ARDEE FOR FIRST TIME IN 19 YEARS". Louth GAA. 3 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "Hard working Newtown Blues gain revenge in league decider". Dundalk Democrat. 30 November 2022.
  29. ↑ "St Mochtas' prayers are answered as the Cardinal is in residence at long last". The Argus. 13 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "Marys claim Division 1 League title as Hunterstown score last gasp winner in Intermediate Championship". LMFM. 19 August 2024.
  31. ↑ "Clinical Mochtas crowned Cardinal O'Donnell Cup champions". Dundalk Democrat. 9 August 2025.
  32. ↑ "St Mary's cruise to Cardinal O'Donnell Cup victory". Dundalk Democrat. 10 August 2026.
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