2000 O'Byrne Cup
The 2000 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2000 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Longford (2nd win) |
| Manager | Michael McCormack |
| Captain | Enda Barden |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Westmeath |
| Manager | Brendan Lowry |
| Captain | Martin Flanagan |
The tournament was a straight knockout, with 12 teams.
Longford were the winners, defeating Westmeath in the final in Cusack Park, Mullingar.[1] In the final, the Westmeath manager, Brendan Lowry, intruded onto the pitch and clashed with a Longford player and the referee; he received a six-month suspension.[2][3]
Results
| First Round 9 January 2000 |
Quarter Finals 16 January 2000 |
Semi Finals 23 January 2000 |
Final 6 February 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Longford | 3-12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-13 | Longford | 0-20 | |||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 0-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 2-7 | Offaly | 0-12 | |||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 2-13 | Carlow | 1-12 | |||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 3-7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 2-6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 2-15 | Westmeath | 0-7 | |||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 1-8 | Laois | 1-16 | |||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1-9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1-8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2-19 | Westmeath | 1-10 | |||||||||||||||
| Louth | 3-10 | Meath | 3-7 | |||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2-12 | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Longford's crowning day of glory". Independent.ie.
- Moran, Sean. "O'Byrne Cup fits well into Longford's long-term plan". The Irish Times.
- O'Riordan, Ian. "Lowry waits before deciding on appeal". The Irish Times.
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