2009 Lory Meagher Cup

Hurling competition April 2023 April 2022 2009 Lory Meagher Cup 6 June — 11 July 8 border|20x20px Tyrone 1 border|20x20px Donegal 13 2010 2010 Lory Meagher Cup Tyrone The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association as the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Seven county teams and one regional team took part in the competition. The teams were Warwickshire, Longford, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Cavan, South Down, Tyrone and Donegal. On 11 July, Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5–11 to 3–16 win over Donegal at Croke Park.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0711/tyrone_donegal_lorymeagher.html Tyrone win inaugural Lory Meagher Cup 2009-07-11 RTÉ Sport 2009-07-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090716024856/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0711/tyrone_donegal_lorymeagher.html 2009-07-16 As the winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup, Tyrone were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup. Format The tournament had a double elimination format: each team played at least two games before being knocked out. The eight teams played four Round 1 matches. The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A. The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B. There were two Round 2A matches. The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semi-finals. The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals. There were two Round 2B matches. The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals. The losers in Round 2B were eliminated. There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated. There were two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final. The losers of the semi-finals were eliminated. The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2009. Teams CountyLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2008 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Cavan——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px Donegal1932—Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px Fermanagh——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px Leitrim——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px Longford——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px South Down——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px Tyrone——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1stborder|20x20px Warwickshire——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st Bracket Round 1Round 2B 2-22 border|20px Donegal 5-15 border|20px Longford 3-08 border|20px Leitrim 1-20 border|20px South Down border|20px Tyrone 3-20 border|20px Donegal 0-08 border|20pxFermanagh 2-14 2-11 3-16 5-11 border|20px Tyrone border|20px Donegal 3-16 border|20px Tyrone 4-09 border|20px Longford 1-15 border|20px Donegal border|20px South Down 1-14 Round 2AQuarter-finals 1-12 border|20px Tyrone 5-06 border|20px South Down 3-09 border|20px Tyrone border|20px Leitrim 0-14 border|20px Fermanagh 35px 100px Final Semi-finals 3-19 border|20px Warwickshire border|20px Leitrim border|20px Longford 1-12 border|20px Cavan 0-20 border|20px Donegal 1-14 1-16 0-14 border|20px Warwickshire 3-15 border|20px Fermanagh 3-09 border|20px Cavan Round 1 Round 1 6 June 2009 Round 1 Tyrone 3–9 – 5–6 South Down J Kelly 0–6, M Kane 1–0, A Kelly 1–0, J Treacy 1–0, R O'Neill 0–2, L Moore 0–1. A Brown 4–0, M Magee 1–0, J Brown 0–2, J Murphy 0–2, P McAleenan 0–1, L Morgan 0–1. Healy Park G Duffy (Antrim) 6 June 2009 Round 1 Fermanagh 0–14 – 1–12 Report Leitrim R Bogue 0–12, D McGrary 0–1, C Kehoe 0–1. C Cunniffe 0–7, C Burns 1–0, J Clancy 0–2, D McGovern 0–1, M Burns 0–1, C Hayes 0–1. Brewster Park 6 June 2009 Round 1 Donegal 0–20 – 1–12 Cavan K Campbell 0–15, N Campbell 0–2, S McVeigh 0–1, P Hannigan 0–1, C Matthewson 0–1, L Henderson 0–1. P Sheridan 0–7, M Carr 1–0, P Brady 0–2, K Brennan 0–2, B Dalton 0–1. O'Donnell Park O Elliott (Antrim) 7 June 2009 Round 1 Warwickshire 0–14 – 1–14 Longford C Egan (0–06), D Tanner (1–01), Páirc na hÉireann Round 2 Round 2A 13 June 2009 Round 2A Leitrim 1–14 – 2–14 South Down C Cunniffe (0–7, 6f), M Burns (1–2), J Glancy (0–4), D McGovern (0–1). A Browne (2–3), E McGuinness (0–5), L Morgan (0–4, 3f), J Murphy (0–2, 1f). Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada A Carroll (Offaly) 13 June 2009 Round 2A Longford 5–15 – 2–22 Report Donegal J O'Brien (3–1), J Minnock (2–2), D Tanner (0–7, all frees), C Egan (0–5, four frees). K Campbell (1–11, 10 frees), S McVeigh (0–4), C McLoughlin (1–0), S Boyle (0–2), L Henderson (0–2), C Mathewson (0–1), P Hannigan (0–1), D Cullen (0–1). Hugh Devine Park Round 2B 13 June 2009 Round 2B Tyrone 3–19 – 1–16 Warwickshire J Kelly (0–12, 6f), C Grogan (1–3), P O'Connor (1–1), M Kelly (1–0), A Kelly (0–1), S McKiver (0–1), T Hughes (0–1). Healy Park E Elliot (Antrim) 13 June 2009 Round 2B Cavan 3–9 – 3–15 Report Fermanagh P Sheridan (0–9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1–0), E Dalton (1–0), M McEntee (1–0). S Corrigan (0–8, five frees), B McGarry (1–1), D McGarry (0–4, two 65s, one free), A Breslin (1–0), D Slevin (1–0), M Teague (0–1), D Curran (0–1). Breffni Park D McGee (Down) Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 20 June 2009 Quarter-final Tyrone 1–20 – 3–8 Report Leitrim C Grogan 1–3, J Kelly 0–6 (3f), P O'Connor 0–5, T Hughes, S McKiver 0–2 each, G Fox, J Kerr 0–1 each. M Burns 2–0, D McGovern 1–0, C Cunniffe 0–7 (0–7f), J Glancy 0–1. Healy Park J O'Rourke (Monaghan) 21 June 2009 Quarter-final Fermanagh 0–8 – 3–20 Report Donegal S Corrigan 0–3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0–2 each, B Smyth 0–1. K Campbell 0–9, C Mathewson and S McVeigh 1–2 each, L Henderson 1–1, N Campbell 0–3, G O'Dwyer 0–2, S Boyle 0–1. Brewster Park Semi-finals Semi-finals 27 June 2009 Semi-final border|20x20px South Down 2–11 – 1–15 Report border|20x20px Donegal P P McCartan 2–1, L Morgan 0–5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0–1 each. K Campbell 0–8 (5f), S McVeigh 1–1, L Henderson, N Campbell 0–2 each; D Cullen and C Mathewson 0–1 each. Ballela A Stapleton (Laois) 27 June 2009 Semi-final border|20x20px Longford 4–9 – 3–16 Report border|20x20px Tyrone J O'Brien, G Ghee, C Egan (0–2f) 1–2 each, D Tanner 0–3 (0–3f), C Finnucane 1–0. J Kelly 1–11, (0–10f), C Grogan 1–3 (1–0 pen), G Fox 1–0, P O'Connor, S. Donnelly 0–1 each. Hugh Devine Park M O'Connor (Limerick) Final Final 11 July 2009 Final border|20x20px Donegal 3–16 – 5–11 Report border|20x20px Tyrone J Kelly 1–4 (4f, 1 '65); C Grogan 0–4; S McKiver 1–1; R O'Neill 2–0, G Fox, P McMahon 1–0 each, D Lavery, P O'Connor 0–1 each. K Campbell 0–7 (5f, 1 '65); D Cullen 1–1; L Henderson P Hannigan 1–0 each; S McVeigh, M McCann 0–2 each; S Boyle, C Breathnach, N Campbell, J Donnelly 0–1 each. Croke Park T Carroll (Offaly) Statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Kevin CampbellDonegal1–5053510.602Justin KellyTyrone2–394458.803Aidan BrownSouth Down6–042237.33Conor GroganTyrone3–132245.504Clement CunniffeLeitrim0–212137.00 Scoring events Widest winning margin: 21 points Fermanagh 0-08 - 3-20 Donegal (Quarter-finals) Most goals in a match: 8 Tyrone 3-09 - 5-06 South Down (Round 1) Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone (Final) Most points in a match: 37 Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Tyrone 3-09 - 5-06 South Down (Round 1) Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A) Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone (Final) Most points by one team in a match: 22 Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A) Highest aggregate score: 58 points Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A) Lowest aggregate score: 29 points Fermanagh 0-14 - 1-12 Leitrim (Round 1) Miscellaneous Tyrone win their first ever national championship Tyrone win their first championship in 10 years, last winning the 1999 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship. See also 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2009 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) 2009 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) References 75% Lory Meagher Cup Category:Lory Meagher Cup