1963 O'Byrne Cup

1963 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1963
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date24 March — 8 December
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsLouth (1st win)
CaptainJimmy Mulroy
Runners-up
Runners-upLongford
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The 1963 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the 10th staging of the competition that was first held in 1954, with the aim of starting a fund for injured footballers.[1]

Louth won the competition after defeating Longford in the final, played at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.[2]

Format

The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Dublin, Louth, Meath and Westmeath.

Matches

Preliminary Round

24 March[3] Wicklow 3-08 - 1-01 Kilkenny Ashford
24 March[4] Kildare 1-02 - 1-01 Carlow St Conleth's Park
24 March[5] Longford 0-09 - 1-02 Offaly Pearse Park
21 April[6] Wexford 0-06 - 1-02 Laois St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy

Quarter-Finals

24 March[7] Louth 3-08 - 0-02 Dublin Gaelic Grounds
24 March[8] Meath 1-05 - 0-07 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann
29 September[9] Kildare 2-07 - 2-07 Wexford St Conleth's Park
13 October[10] Longford 2-09 - 0-07 Wicklow Baltinglass
27 October (Replay)[11] Wexford 0-11 - 0-02 Kildare Bellefield

Semi-Finals

11 August[12] Louth 2-10 - 0-10 Meath Páirc Tailteann
1 December[13] Longford 0-06 - 0-04 Kildare Pearse Park

Final

8 December[14][15] Louth 1-10 - 0-10 Longford Gaelic Grounds
Lennon 0-3, Dawe 0-2, McDermott 0-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-1, O'Kane 0-1 Referee: K. Kenworthy (Dublin)
GK 1 Andy Kieran (Naomh Mhuire)
RCB 2 Donal Matthews (Mattock Rangers)
FB 3 Leslie Toal (Clan na Gael)
LCB 4 Paddy Leech (Newtown Blues)
RHB 5 John Doyle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
CHB 6 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
LHB 7 Val Murphy (Newtown Blues)
MF 8 Mick Gartlan (Roche Emmets)
MF 9 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues) (c)
RHF 10 Jim Sheelan (St Patrick's)
CHF 11 Jim Judge (Newtown Blues)
LHF 12 Liam Leech (Newtown Blues)
RCF 13 Eamonn Burgess (Good Counsel, Dublin)
FF 14 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)
LCF 15 Muckle McKeown (O'Raghallaighs)
Substitutes:
16 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's) for McKeown
17 Frank Clarke (Newtown Blues) for Sheelan
18 John Woods (Cooley Kickhams) for Matthews
GK 1 Liam Flynn (Clonguish)
RCB 2 Séamus Flynn (Clonguish)
FB 3 Larry Gillen (Civil Service, Dublin)
LCB 4 Billy Morgan (Killoe Young Emmets)
RHB 5 Brendan Barden (Clonguish)
CHB 6 John Donlon (Cashel)
LHB 7 P. M. Gillen (Ardagh St Patrick's)
MF 8 Liam Higgins (Colmcille)
MF 9 Pat Moriarty (Longford Slashers)
RHF 10 Roddy Carter (Ballymahon)
CHF 11 Bobby Burns (Granard St Mary's)
LHF 12 Brendan Gilmore (Rathcline)
RCF 13 Mickey Burns (Granard St Mary's)
FF 14 Seán Donnelly (St Vincent's, London)
LCF 15 Mick Hopkins (Clonguish) (c)

References

  1. ^ "O'Byrne Cup in need of instant overhaul as Kildare and others announce exit". Leinster Leader. 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Louth and Longford stats ahead of O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Easy Victory For Wicklow". Wicklow People. 30 March 1963.
  4. ^ "Kildare Still Too Strong". The Nationalist and Leinster Times. 29 March 1963.
  5. ^ "It Was Victory Day For Longford". Longford Leader. 30 March 1963.
  6. ^ "Best Display In Years". New Ross Standard. 26 April 1963.
  7. ^ "Louth Had It Easy Against Dublin". The Argus. 30 March 1963.
  8. ^ "Unconvincing Win For Meath". The Argus. 30 March 1963.
  9. ^ "Wexford Should Have Won". New Ross Standard. 4 October 1963.
  10. ^ "Longford Too Good For Wicklow". Wicklow People. 19 October 1963.
  11. ^ "O'Byrne Cup Defeat For Wexford". New Ross Standard. 1 November 1963.
  12. ^ "Louth Win Through To O'Byrne Decider". Drogheda Independent. 14 December 1963.
  13. ^ "Terrifc Performance By Longford". Longford Leader. 7 December 1963.
  14. ^ "Louth Capture The O'Byrne Cup For The First Time". Drogheda Independent. 14 December 1963.
  15. ^ "Louth and Longford stats ahead of O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 20 January 2023.