2009 Lory Meagher Cup

2009 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates6 June — 11 July
Teams8
Champions Tyrone (1st title)
Runners-up Donegal
PromotedTyrone
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
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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.[1] 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

County Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2008 Championship Appearance
Cavan — — Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
Donegal 1932 — Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
Fermanagh — — Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
Leitrim — — Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
Longford — — Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
South Down — — Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
Tyrone — — Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st
Warwickshire — — Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st

Bracket

Round 1
Round 2B 		Round 2A
Quarter-finals 		Semi-finals Final
Fermanagh 0-14
Leitrim 1-12 Leitrim 1-14
Tyrone 3-09 South Down 2-14
South Down 5-06 South Down 2-11
Donegal 1-15
Fermanagh 0-08
Cavan 3-09 Donegal 3-20
Fermanagh 3-15 Donegal 3-16
Tyrone 3-19 Tyrone 5-11
Warwickshire 1-16 Tyrone 1-20
Leitrim 3-08
Longford 4-09
Warwickshire 0-14 Tyrone 3-16
Longford 1-14 Longford 5-15
Donegal 0-20 Donegal 2-22
Cavan 1-12

Round 1

Round 1

6 June 2009 Round 1 Tyrone 3–9 – 5–6 South Down Healy Park
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. Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
6 June 2009 Round 1 Fermanagh 0–14 – 1–12 Leitrim Brewster Park
R Bogue 0–12, D McGrary 0–1, C Kehoe 0–1. Report C Cunniffe 0–7, C Burns 1–0, J Clancy 0–2, D McGovern 0–1, M Burns 0–1, C Hayes 0–1.
6 June 2009 Round 1 Donegal 0–20 – 1–12 Cavan O'Donnell Park
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. Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)
7 June 2009 Round 1 Warwickshire 0–14 – 1–14 Longford Páirc na hÉireann
C Egan (0–06), D Tanner (1–01),

Round 2

Round 2A

13 June 2009 Round 2A Leitrim 1–14 – 2–14 South Down Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
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). Referee: A Carroll (Offaly)
13 June 2009 Round 2A Longford 5–15 – 2–22 Donegal Hugh Devine Park
J O'Brien (3–1), J Minnock (2–2), D Tanner (0–7, all frees), C Egan (0–5, four frees). Report 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).

Round 2B

13 June 2009 Round 2B Tyrone 3–19 – 1–16 Warwickshire Healy Park
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). Referee: E Elliot (Antrim)
13 June 2009 Round 2B Cavan 3–9 – 3–15 Fermanagh Breffni Park
P Sheridan (0–9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1–0), E Dalton (1–0), M McEntee (1–0). Report 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). Referee: D McGee (Down)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

20 June 2009 Quarter-final Tyrone 1–20 – 3–8 Leitrim Healy Park
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. Report M Burns 2–0, D McGovern 1–0, C Cunniffe 0–7 (0–7f), J Glancy 0–1. Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)
21 June 2009 Quarter-final Fermanagh 0–8 – 3–20 Donegal Brewster Park
S Corrigan 0–3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0–2 each, B Smyth 0–1. Report 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.

Semi-finals

Semi-finals

27 June 2009 Semi-final South Down 2–11 – 1–15 Donegal Ballela
P P McCartan 2–1, L Morgan 0–5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0–1 each. Report K Campbell 0–8 (5f), S McVeigh 1–1, L Henderson, N Campbell 0–2 each; D Cullen and C Mathewson 0–1 each. Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
27 June 2009 Semi-final Longford 4–9 – 3–16 Tyrone Hugh Devine Park
J O'Brien, G Ghee, C Egan (0–2f) 1–2 each, D Tanner 0–3 (0–3f), C Finnucane 1–0. Report 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. Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Final

11 July 2009 Final Donegal 3–16 – 5–11 Tyrone Croke Park
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. Report 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. Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Kevin Campbell Donegal 1–50 53 5 10.60
2 Justin Kelly Tyrone 2–39 44 5 8.80
3 Aidan Brown South Down 6–04 22 3 7.33
Conor Grogan Tyrone 3–13 22 4 5.50
4 Clement Cunniffe Leitrim 0–21 21 3 7.00

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tyrone win inaugural Lory Meagher Cup". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.