1954 O'Byrne Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 1954 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Date | 11 April 1954 — 20 March 1955 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Offaly (1st win) |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Louth |
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
[edit]The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Carlow, Laois, Longford and Meath.
Results
[edit]First Round
[edit]| 11 April 1954[3] |  Wexford | 2-09 - 1-04 |  Kilkenny | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
| 11 April 1954[4] |  Louth | 6-05 - 1-10 |  Kildare | Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda |
| 25 April 1954[6] |  Westmeath | 0-06 - 0-10 |  Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Quarter-Finals
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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) |
References
[edit]- ^ "G.A.A. in Co. Wicklow". Wicklow People. 3 April 1954.
- ^ "Louth Team's Poor Showing". Dundalk Democrat. 26 March 1955.
- ^ "G.A.A. i gConndae Loc gCarman". New Ross Standard. 16 April 1954.
- ^ "Louth's Easy Win Over Kildare". Dundalk Democrat. 17 April 1954.
- ^ "Wicklow Untroubled". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 17 April 1954.
- ^ "Westmeath Go Under". Westmeath Examiner. 1 May 1954.
- ^ "Laois Are Into Matt Byrne Cup Semi-Final". Irish Press. 16 August 1954.
- ^ "Offaly Victory In Byrne Cup". Offaly Independent. 28 August 1954.
- ^ "All The Way Victory For Meath". Meath Chronicle. 28 August 1954.
- ^ "Louth Had A Lucky Win Over Wicklow". Drogheda Independent. 4 September 1954.
- ^ "Another Victory For Louth Over Meath". Dundalk Democrat. 18 September 1954.
- ^ "Craft told". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 September 1954.
- ^ "A Major Competition At Last". Offaly Independent. 26 March 1955.