1954 O'Byrne Cup

Gaelic football competition, Leinster, Ireland April 2022 1954 O'Byrne Cup Leinster 1954 11 April 1954 — 20 March 1955 12 O'Byrne Cup Offaly Noel McGee Louth Tom Conlon 1 1955 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.G.A.A. in Co. Wicklow Wicklow People 3 April 1954 Offaly won the tournament after defeating Louth in the final, played at Croke Park on 20 March 1955.Louth Team's Poor Showing Dundalk Democrat 26 March 1955 Format The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Carlow, Laois, Longford and Meath. Results First Round 11 April 1954G.A.A. i gConndae Loc gCarman New Ross Standard 16 April 1954 border|20x20px Wexford goals1 2-09 - 1-04 border|20px Kilkenny goals2 O'Kennedy Park, New Ross 11 April 1954Louth's Easy Win Over Kildare Dundalk Democrat 17 April 1954 border|20x20px Louth 6-05 - 1-10 border|20x20px Kildare Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda 11 April 1954Wicklow Untroubled Nationalist and Leinster Times 17 April 1954 border|20x20px Wicklow 3-10 - 0-03 20px|border Dublin football goals2 Aughrim 25 April 1954Westmeath Go Under Westmeath Examiner 1 May 1954 border|20px Westmeath goals1 0-06 - 0-10 border|20x20px Offaly goals2 Cusack Park, Mullingar Quarter-Finals 15 August 1954Laois Are Into Matt Byrne Cup Semi-Final Irish Press 16 August 1954 border|20x20px Laois goals1 2-08 - 1-10 border|20px Carlow goals2 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 22 August 1954Offaly Victory In Byrne Cup Offaly Independent 28 August 1954 border|20x20px Offaly goals1 3-08 - 0-06 border|20x20px Wexford goals2 O'Connor Park, Tullamore 22 August 1954All The Way Victory For Meath Meath Chronicle 28 August 1954 border|20x20px Meath goals1 5-07 - 0-02 border|20x20px Longford goals2 Páirc Tailteann, Navan 29 August 1954Louth Had A Lucky Win Over Wicklow Drogheda Independent 4 September 1954 border|20x20px Louth goals1 2-06 - 0-09 border|20x20px Wicklow goals2 Páirc Mhuire, Ardee Semi-Finals 12 September 1954Another Victory For Louth Over Meath Dundalk Democrat 18 September 1954 border|20x20px Meath goals1 3-03 - 2-10 border|20x20px Louth goals2 Páirc Tailteann, Navan 12 September 1954Craft told Nationalist and Leinster Times 18 September 1954 border|20x20px Offaly goals1 2-09 - 1-04 border|20x20px Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore Final 20 March 1955A Major Competition At Last Offaly Independent 26 March 1955 border|20x20px Offaly A. Kelly 0-3, C. Carroll, P. Casey 0-2 each, M. Casey, P. Fenlon, J. Kinahan 0-1 each 0-10 - 1-05 border|20x20px Louth T. Rogers 1-0, A. Monk, P. Butterly 0-2 each, J. McDonnell 0-1 Croke Park B. O'Riordan (Dublin) GK1 Liam Moran (Edenderry)RCB2 Noel McGee (Tullamore)FB3 Kevin Scally (Garda, Dublin)LCB4 Myles Nugent (Cloghan)RHB5 Mick Brady (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)CHB6 Peter Nolan (Clara)LHB7 Dickie Conroy (Tullamore)MF8 Mick Casey (Rhode)MF9 Paddy Casey (Rhode)RHF10 Alo Kelly (Tullamore)CHF11 Christy Carroll (Edenderry)LHF12 Johnny Kinahan (Seán McDermotts, Dublin)RCF13 Joe Bracken (Tullamore)FF14 Paddy Fenlon (Edenderry)LCF15 Christy Owens (Kilclonfert)Substitutes: 16 Oliver Redican (Tullamore) for Owens GK1 Michael McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)RCB2 Eugene Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)FB3 George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)LCB4 Paddy McArdle (St Mary's)RHB5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)CHB6 Tom Conlon (Stabannon Parnells)LHB7 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Hubert Reynolds (Oliver Plunketts)MF9 Jim McArdle (Stabannon Parnells)RHF10 Paddy Woods (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Patsy Byrne (Stabannon Parnells)LHF12 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)RCF13 Jimmy McDonnell (Darver Volunteers)FF14 Tom Rogers (Dundalk Gaels)LCF15 Paddy Butterly (Stabannon Parnells)Substitutes: 16 Jim Meehan (Naomh Mhuire) for J. McDonnell 17 Larry McGrane (Stabannon Parnells) for Reynolds References O'Byrne Cup Category:O'Byrne Cup