2019 Joe McDonagh Cup

The 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup was the second staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1] The fixtures were announced on 11 October 2018.[2] The competition began on 11 May 2019 and ended on 30 June 2019.

2019 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates11 May 2019 - 30 June 2019
Teams5
Champions Laois (1st title)
Patrick Purcell (captain)
Eddie Brennan (manager)
Runners-up Westmeath
Aonghus Clarke (captain)
Joe Quaid (manager)
Relegated Offaly
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Points scored442 (40.18 per match)
Top scorer(s) Killian Doyle (3-61)
← 2018 (Previous) (Next) 2020 →

On 30 June 2019, Laois won the Joe McDonagh Cup following a 3-26 to 1-21 defeat of Westmeath in the final at Croke Park.[3] This was their first ever Joe McDonagh Cup title.

Offaly were relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup after losing all of their group stage games.[4]

Westmeath's Killian Doyle was the competition's top scorer with 3-61.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

  • None

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup


Teams

General Information
County Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2018 Championship Appearance
Antrim 2017 — 5th 2nd
Kerry 1891 1891 3rd 2nd
Laois 1949 1915 4th 2nd
Offaly 1995 1998 5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) 1st
Westmeath — — Runners-up 2nd

Personnel and kits
County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Antrim Neal Peden [5] Conor McCann Fona Cab
Kerry Fintan O'Connor Martin Stackpoole [6] Kerry Group
Laois Eddie Brennan[7] Patrick Purcell MW Hire Services
Offaly Kevin Martin (to 20 May) and Joachim Kelly (from 20 May)[8] Pat Camon Carroll Cuisine
Westmeath Joe Quaid[9] Aonghus Clarke[10] Renault

Competition format

Initially each of the five teams play the other four teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games play the third-placed teams in the Leinster and Munster championships in the two All-Ireland preliminary quarter finals with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage. The top two teams also compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

Promotion to Leinster or Munster SHC

If the Joe McDonagh champions are a non-Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Leinster Championship and the bottom-placed team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship are automatically relegated to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup. If the champions are a Munster team, they must win a play-off with the bottom-placed team in the Munster Championship to gain promotion to the following year's Munster Championship.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup, Offaly are automatically relegated to the following year's Christy Ring Cup and are replaced by the 2019 Christy Ring Cup Champions, Meath.[11][12]

Group Stage

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Laois431012-856-83+207 Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
2 Westmeath42116-852-78+195
3 Antrim42027-826-8504
4 Kerry42023-7411-68-184
5 Offaly40048-6911-81-210 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Round 1
11 May 2019 [13] Round 1 Antrim 3-19 (28) – (14) 0-14 Kerry Dunloy  
17:00 (HT: 1-7 – 0-9) Venue: Pearse Park
Gls: N McKeague 1, C Clarke 1, N Elliott 1
Pts: P Burke 1, N McManus 4 (4f), J McNaughton 2 (2f), R McCambridge 1, K Molloy 3, C Clarke 1, C McCann 2, E O'Neill 2, J Maskey 1, D Kearney 1, K Rice 1		 Report
Pts: T O'Connor 1, C Harty 1, S Conway 10 (10f), M O'Leary 2,		 Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway) [14]


11 May 2019 [15] Round 1 Offaly 3-21 (30) – (34) 4-22 Laois Tullamore  
19:00 (HT: 1-10 – 0-13) Venue: Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
Gls: C Mahon 1, O Kelly 2
Pts: J Bergin 11 (7f), O Kelly 3, C Gath 1, N Houlihan 1, D O’Toole Greene 1, K Dunne 1, Colin Egan 1, C Mahon 1, C Langton 1		 Report Gls: C Dwyer 1, P Purcell 1, E Lyons 1, S Bergin 1
Pts: M Kavanagh 11 (8f, 1sl), R King 4, C Dwyer 3, W Dunphy 1, P Purcell 1, E Lyons 1, C Phelan 1		 Referee: Colum Cunning (Antrim) [16]


Round 2
18 May 2019 [17] Round 2 Laois 2-24 (30) – (22) 1-19 Antrim Portlaoise  
15:00 (HT: 2-13 - 0-09) Venue: O'Moore Park
Gls: W Dunphy 1, P Purcell 1
Pts: M Kavanagh 7 (4f, 2 65s), C Dwyer 5, Enda Rowland 3 (3f), A Dunphy 2, J Kelly 2, J Lennon 1, M Whelan 1, E Killeen 1, S Bergin 1		 Report Gls: N McManus 1 (1f)
Pts: R McCambridge 4, N McManus 3 (1f, 1 65), J McNaughton 3 (3f) K Molloy 3, E O’Neill 2, C Clarke 2, P Burke 1, D Kearney 1		 Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)


18 May 2019 [18] Round 2 Westmeath 3-18 (27) – (14) 0-14 Offaly Mullingar  
15:00 (HT: 1-13 - 0-05) Venue: TEG Cusack Park
Gls: J Boyle 1, Killian Doyle 1, D McNicholas 1
Pts: K Doyle 12 (6f), D McNicholas 3 (1f), A Clarke 1, J Boyle 1, D Clinton 1,		 Report
Pts: J Bergin 9 (6f, 1 65), K Dunne 1, M Egan 1, S Dooley 1 (1f), C Kiely 1, S Kinsella 1		 Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)


Round 3
25 May 2019 Round 3 Westmeath 2-16 (22) – (24) 1-21 Kerry Mullingar  
15:00 Venue: TEG Cusack Park
Gls: K Doyle 1, A Devine 1
Pts: K Doyle 11 (8fs), D Clinton 2, R Greville 1, S Clavin 1, E Price 1.		 Report Gls: C Harty 1
Pts: S Conway 13 (7fs, 2 '65s), J Conway 3, P Kelly 1, M O’Leary 1, C Harty 1, J O’Connor 1, P Boyle 1.		 Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)


1 June 2019 Round 3 Offaly 4-18 (30) – (32) 3-23 Antrim Tullamore  
15:00 Venue: Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
Gls: O Kelly 2, J Bergin 1, S Cleary 1
Pts: J Bergin 5 (3f, 2 ‘65s), A Treacy 3, O Kelly 2, P Geraghty 2, E Cahill 1 (f), K Connolly 1, C Kiely 1, P Murphy 1, D Nally 1.		 Report Gls: K Molloy 2, N Elliott 1
Pts: N McManus 10 (7f), J McNaughton 4, C Clarke 3, E Campbell 3, N Elliot 1, N McKeague 1, J Maskey 1.		 Referee: L Gordon (Galway)


Round 4
8 June 2019 Round 4 Kerry 1-21 (24) – (32) 5-17 Laois Tralee  
15:00 Venue: Austin Stack Park
Gls: P Boyle 1.
Pts: S Conway 10 (6f, 3 '65s), P Boyle 5, M Leary 2, J O'Connor 1, D Collins 1, J Goulding 1, M Boyle 1.		 Report Gls: A Dunphy 1, C Dwyer 1, N Foyle 1, R King 1, P Purcell 1.
Pts: S Maher 6 (5f), A Dunphy 3, C Dwyer 3, N Foyle 2, R King 1, J Kelly 1, W Dunphy 1.		 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)


8 June 2019 Round 4 Antrim 0-21 (21) – (29) 0-29 Westmeath Dunloy  
15:00 (HT: 0-9 - 0-15) Venue: Pearse Park

Pts: N McManus 13 (12 frees, 1 65), J McNaughton 3, K Molloy 1, P Burke 1, N Elliott 1, E O'Neill 1, N McKeague 1 (65)		 Report
Pts: K Doyle 17 (9 frees, 2 65s), R Greville 3, C Boyle 2, C Doyle 2, D McNicholas 1, A Devine 1, J Boyle 1, L Varley 1, D Clinton 1


Round 5
15 June 2019 Round 5 Kerry 1-18 (21) – (19) 1-16 Offaly Tralee  
15:00 Venue: Austin Stack Park
Gls: P Boyle 1
Pts: S Conway 11 (11f), J Conway 2, C Harty 2, P Boyle 1, P Kelly 1, J Goulding 1		 Report Gls: S Dooley 1
Pts: S Dooley 6 (6f), S Cleary 4, E Cahill 2 (2f), C Kiely 1, K Connolly 1, J Bergin 1, J Gorman 1		 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)


15 June 2019 Round 5 Laois 1-22 (25) – (25) 1-22 Westmeath Portlaoise  
15:00 Venue: O'Moore Park
Gls: M Dowling 1
Pts: S Maher 7 (2f, 1'65), R King 4, J Kelly 3, E Gaughan 3 (1f), S Bergin 2, C Stapleton 1, E Rowland 1 (1f), M Whelan 1		 Report Gls: R Greville 1
Pts: K Doyle 10 (9f, 1'65), R Greville 2, D Clinton 4, J Boyle 2, G Greville 1, C Doyle 1, A Devine 1, A Clarke 1		 Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)


Final
30 June 2019
13:45
Joe McDonagh Cup Final
Laois 3-26 (35) – (24) 1-21 Westmeath
(HT: 2-11 - 1-10)
Gls: R King 1, A Dunphy 1, S Bergin 1.
Pts: M Kavanagh (6f) 12, A Dunphy 4, E Lyons 3, J Lennon 2, C Dwyer 2, N Foyle 2, P Purcell 1.		 Gls: K Doyle 1.
Pts: K Doyle (6f) 11, C Doyle 2, S Clavin 1, A Clarke 1, C Boyle 1, A Devine 1, D McNicholas 1, L Varley 1, J Boyle 1, E Price 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Laois are promoted to the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Stadia and locations
See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Five teams competed in the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup - a reduction from six that competed in the inaugural competition.[19]

Team Location Province Stadium Capacity
Antrim Ballycastle Páirc Mac Uílín 4,900
Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park 12,000
Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park 27,000
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 20,000
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 11,000

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Killian Doyle Westmeath 3-61 70 5 14.00
2 Shane Conway Kerry 0-44 44 4 11.00
3 Neil McManus Antrim 1-30 33 4 8.25
4 Mark Kavanagh Laois 0-30 30 3 10.00
5 Joe Bergin Offaly 1-26 29 4 7.25
6 Cha Dwyer Laois 2-13 19 4 4.75
7 Ross King Laois 2-09 15 5 3.00
Aaron Dunphy Laois 2-09 15 5 3.00
8 Oisín Kelly Offaly 4-05 17 4 4.25
9 Keelan Molloy Antrim 2-07 13 4 3.25
Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-07 13 4 4.25
Stephen Maher Laois 0-13 13 3 4.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Killian Doyle Westmeath 0-17 17 Antrim
2 Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-12 15 Offaly
3 Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-11 14 Kerry
Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-11 14 Laois
4 Neil McManus Antrim 0-13 13 Westmeath
Shane Conway Kerry 0-13 13 Westmeath
5 Mark Kavanagh Laois 0-12 12 Westmeath
6 Joe Bergin Offaly 0-11 11 Laois
Mark Kavanagh Laois 0-11 11 Offaly
Shane Conway Kerry 0-11 11 Offaly

Scoring Events
  • Widest winning margin: 14 points
    • Antrim 3-19 - 0-14 Kerry (Round 1)
  • Most goals in a match: 7
    • Offaly 3-21 - 4-22 Laois (Round 1)
    • Offaly 4-18 - 3-23 Antrim (Round 3)
  • Most points in a match: 50
    • Antrim 0-21 - 0-29 Westmeath (Round 4)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
    • Kerry 1-21 - 5-17 Laois (Round 4)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 29
    • Antrim 0-21 - 0-29 Westmeath (Round 4)
  • Highest aggregate score: 64 points
    • Offaly 3-21 - 4-22 Laois (Round 1)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 40 points
    • Kerry 1-18 - 1-16 Offaly (Round 5)

Miscellaneous

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