Gerry Reilly Cup

Gerry Reilly Memorial Cup
Founded1989
Title holdersKildare (1st title)
First winnerMeath
Most titlesMeath (9 titles)
SponsorsDromone Engineering[1]

The Gerry Reilly Memorial under-16 Inter-County Football Tournament is an annual juvenile Gaelic football held in County Meath, Ireland.[2] The tournament was started in 1989 and is named after Gerry Reilly, a young Gaelic footballer who was killed in December 1987 at the age of sixteen.[3] The trophy is presented each year to the winning team captain by his relatives.[4] The tournament is hosted by Oldcastle GFC.

Format

The tournament consists of two groups of teams. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Roll of honour

Team Wins Years won
1 Meath 9 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2018, 2019
2 Westmeath 8 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2011
3 Cavan 7 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023[2]
4 Dublin 6 1993, 1998, 2006, 2008 (U17 Blitz), 2012, 2013[5]
5 Kildare 1 2024[6]
Louth 1 2022[7]
Mayo 1 2021
Monaghan 1 2017
  • No tournament in 2009.

References

  1. ^ "Gerry Reilly u-16 football finals finale". Meath Chronicle. 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cavan are the Gerry Reilly U16 Cup Champions of 2023". Oldcastle GFC. 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Plenty of quality football promised in Gerry Reilly Tournament". Meath Chronicle. 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Mayo crowned Gerry Reilly Champions for 2021". Oldcastle GFC. 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Dublin retain title with victory over Cavan". Oldcastle GFC. 26 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Gerry Reilly Cup final: First title for Kildare". Hogan Stand. 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Lethal Louth blitz Meath to win Gerry Reilly Cup for the first time". The Argus. 15 August 2022.