1998 O'Byrne Cup

1998 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1998
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date4 January — 22 March
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsOffaly (6th win)
ManagerTommy Lyons
CaptainPeter Brady
Runners-up
Runners-upLouth
ManagerPaddy Clarke
CaptainGareth O'Neill
Other
Matches played12
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The 1998 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

The tournament was a straight knockout, with 12 teams. New rules were tested:

  • players were cautioned for any pushing, pulling or holding of an opponent
  • two referees (in some games)
  • five substitutes
  • picking the ball off the ground permitted, so long as the player's feet are on the ground
  • "mark" or free kick for an overhead catch from a kick-out
  • solo run limited to one hop or one "solo"[1]

Offaly were the winners, scoring two late goals to defeat Louth in the final at Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.[2]

Results

First round
4/10/11 January 1998[3][4][5][6] 		Quarter-finals
18/25 January 1998[7][8] 		Semi-finals
31 Jan / 8 Feb 1998[9][10] 		Final
22 March 1998
Wicklow (replayed) 0-9
3-4
Meath 0-9
0-12 		Carlow 1-7
Wicklow 2-11
Wicklow 1-5
Westmeath 1-21 Offaly 0-13
Kilkenny 0-4 Offaly 0-9
Westmeath 0-6
Offaly 4-7
Kildare 1-8 Louth 2-7
Louth 1-11 Wexford 0-11
Louth 2-6
Louth (AET) 0-17
Dublin 0-11 Dublin 0-14
Longford 0-6 Laois 0-6
Dublin 1-17

Final

22 March 1998 Offaly 1-16 - 1-10 Louth Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
C. McManus 2-1 (2 pens, 1'45), V. Claffey 0-5 (2f), K. Kellaghan, B. Mooney 1-0 each, P. Brady 0-1 C. O'Hanlon 1-1, G. O'Neill 1-0, A. Doherty 0-3, M. Farrelly 0-2, G. Curran 0-1 Referee: E. Murtagh/P. O'Toole (Longford)
GK 1 Ken Furlong (Tullamore)
RCB 2 Cathal Daly (Tullamore)
FB 3 Barry Malone (Rhode)
LCB 4 David Foley (Ballyfore)
RHB 5 John Kenny (Daingean)
CHB 6 Paul Mulvihill (Killeigh/Raheen)
LHB 7 James Brady (Gracefield)
MF 8 Ciarán McManus (Tubber)
MF 9 James Grennan (Ferbane)
RHF 10 Colm Quinn (Ballycumber)
CHF 11 Mark Daly (Clara)
LHF 12 Ronan Mooney (Shamrocks)
RCF 13 Vinny Claffey (Doon)
FF 14 Barry Mooney (Shamrocks)
LCF 15 Peter Brady (Edenderry) (c)
Substitutes:
16 Ken Kellaghan (Rhode) for M. Daly
17 Roy Malone (Rhode) for B. Mooney
GK 1 Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)
RCB 2 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)
FB 3 Gareth O'Neill (Simonstown Gaels, Meath) (c)
LCB 4 Nicky Malone (Lann Léire)
RHB 5 Declan O'Sullivan (St Joseph's)
CHB 6 Ciarán Nash (Roche Emmets)
LHB 7 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's)
MF 8 Ken Reilly (Stabannon Parnells)
MF 9 Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)
RHF 10 Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers)
CHF 11 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's)
LHF 12 Martin Farrelly (Lann Léire)
RCF 13 Alan Doherty (St Mary's)
FF 14 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's)
LCF 15 Pat Butterly (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:
16 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) for McDonnell
17 John Moroney (Oliver Plunketts) for Butterly
18 Mark Stanfield (O'Connells) for Farrelly
19 Jeffrey Finnegan (Oliver Plunketts) for Hoey
20 Martin Harvey (Dundalk Gaels) for Curran

References

  1. ^ "Rule changes to be tested in cup games". Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Offaly strike late to retain O'Byrne Cup". Irish Independent. 23 March 1998.
  3. ^ "Sportsfile - Longford v Dublin - O'Byrne Cup - 004707". www.sportsfile.com.
  4. ^ "Carr gets over first hurdle". Irish Independent. 5 January 1998.
  5. ^ "O'Reilly goal sparks off landslide". Irish Independent. 12 January 1998.
  6. ^ "Meath storm back". Irish Independent. 5 January 1998.
  7. ^ "Westmeath attack lets Offaly off hook". Irish Independent. 26 January 1998.
  8. ^ "Louth book date with Dubs". Irish Independent. 19 January 1998.
  9. ^ "GAA Digest". Irish Independent. 2 February 1998.
  10. ^ "O'Brien overshadows end of Carlow 'strike'". Irish Independent. 19 January 1998.