1980 O'Byrne Cup

The 1980 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the 22nd staging of the competition that was first held in 1954, with the aim of starting a fund for injured footballers.[2] It was reintroduced to the GAA calendar in 1980 after not being held since 1978.

1980 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1980
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date9 March — 4 May
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsLouth (2nd win)
ManagerFrank Lynch
CaptainMichael McCabe[1]
Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
ManagerKevin Heffernan

Louth won the competition after defeating Dublin in the final, played at St Brigid's Park in Dundalk.[3]

Format

The 12 participating counties were split into three groups, with the best four performing teams qualifying for the semi-final stage.

Matches

Group A
9 March Louth 1-11 - 0-05 Westmeath
9 March Meath 6-09 - 1-09 Longford
23 March Louth 1-04 - 0-06 Longford
23 March Meath 3-08 - 3-08 Westmeath
30 March Louth 2-06 - 1-08 Meath
6 April Longford 1-11 - 2-05 Westmeath


Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Louth 33006Advance to semi-finals
Meath 31103Eliminated
Longford 31022Eliminated
Westmeath 30121Eliminated


Group B
9 March Laois 1-17 - 0-05 Carlow
9 March Offaly 4-11 - 1-05 Kilkenny
30 March Laois 5-13 - 1-02 Kilkenny
30 March Offaly 4-14 - 2-08 Carlow
6 April Carlow 7-06 - 0-04 Kilkenny
6 April Offaly 1-10 - 1-06 Laois


Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Offaly 33006Advance to semi-finals
Laois 32014Eliminated
Carlow 31022Eliminated
Kilkenny 30030Eliminated


Group C
9 March Wexford 3-08 - 1-05 Kildare
9 March Dublin 2-08 - 1-04 Wicklow
23 March Kildare 4-06 - 1-07 Wicklow
6 April Wicklow 0-16 - 0-05 Wexford
6 April Kildare 2-06 - 2-04 Dublin
Wexford scr. - w/o Dublin


Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 32014Advance to semi-finals
Kildare 32014Advance to semi-finals
Wicklow 31022Eliminated
Wexford 31022Eliminated


Semi-Finals
19 April[4] Dublin 1-13 - 0-08 Kildare Parnell Park
20 April[5] Louth 0-14 - 0-11 Offaly O'Connor Park

Final
Louth0-08 - 1-04 Dublin
Lennon 0-3, Dawe 0-2, McDermott 0-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-1, O'Kane 0-1 Ronayne 1-0, Quinn 0-2, Davis 0-1, Doyle 0-1
St Brigid's Park, Dundalk
Referee: J. Gunning (Offaly)
GK1Gerry Farrell (Cooley Kickhams)
RCB2Séamus Haughey (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FB3Michael White (Dundalk Gaels)
LCB4Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts)
RHB5Michael McCabe (Dundalk Young Irelands) (c)
CHB6Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael)
LHB7Gary O'Callaghan (Clan na Gael)
MF8Matt McDermott (St Fechin's)
MF9Jim Lynch (Kilkerley Emmets)
RHF10Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines)
CHF11Denis Kelleher (Dreadnots)
LHF12Eugene Judge (Newtown Blues)
RCF13Pat Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)
FF14J.P. O'Kane (Kilkerley Emmets)
LCF15Kevin Dawe (O'Raghallaighs)
Substitutes:
16Johnny McDonnell (St Fechin's) for Dawe
GK1John Fitzgerald
RCB2Colm Murphy
FB3Tommy Drumm
LCB4Dave Foran
RHB5Mick Kennedy
CHB6Gerry Collins
LHB7Fran Ryder
MF8Rupert Davis
MF9Bernard Brogan
RHF10Pat Canavan
CHF11Anton O'Toole
LHF12Jim Ronayne
RCF13Johnny Quinn
FF14Tony Hanahoe
LCF15Bobby Doyle
Substitutes:
16Barney Rock for Murphy
17Pádraig Heffernan for Collins

References
  1. "Michael McCabe had an outstanding career with club and county". Dundalk Democrat. 5 December 2018.
  2. "O'Byrne Cup in need of instant overhaul as Kildare and others announce exit". Leinster Leader. 17 January 2023.
  3. "Louth and Longford stats ahead of O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 20 January 2023.
  4. "Louth reach O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 25 April 1980.
  5. "Louth beat Dubs to win O'Byrne Cup". Drogheda Independent. 9 May 1980.
  6. "Louth capture O'Byrne Cup". Irish Times. 5 May 1980.
  7. "Louth beat the Dubs". Dundalk Democrat. 10 May 1980.
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