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1960 O'Byrne Cup

The 1960 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the seventh staging of the O'Byrne Cup competition.

1960 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1960
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date20 March 1960 — 1 October 1961
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsDublin (3rd win)
CaptainCathal O'Leary
Runners-up
Runners-upLouth
CaptainKevin Beahan
← 1959
1961 →

Dublin won the delayed tournament after defeating Louth in the final replay, at Croke Park on 1 October 1961.[1]

Format

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The tournament was contested on a knockout basis.

Results

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First Round

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20 March 1960[2]   Longford 3-05 - 2-02   Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
20 March 1960[3]   Wicklow 1-07 - 2-07   Dublin Aughrim, Wicklow
20 March 1960[4]   Offaly 1-07 - 1-09   Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
20 March 1960[5]   Laois 3-10 - 0-05   Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
20 March 1960[6]   Carlow 4-09 - 0-04   Wexford Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
20 March 1960[7]   Meath 2-07 - 3-07   Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Second Round

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12 June 1960[8]   Louth 0-08 - 0-05   Carlow Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
12 June 1960[9]   Kildare 2-06 - 1-06   Carlow St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
12 June 1960[10]   Dublin 1-16 - 2-09   Laois Croke Park

Semi-Final

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14 August 1960[11]   Kildare 1-06 - 1-10   Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Louth received a bye into the Final.

Final

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30 April 1961[12]   Louth 1-09 - 2-06   Dublin Croke Park
1 October 1961[13] Replay   Dublin 1-11 - 0-07   Louth Croke Park
John Timmons 0-7, B. McCrea 1-0, M. Whelan 0-2, P. Farnan, J. Joyce 0-1 each F. Clarke 0-4, K. Beahan 0-3 Referee: P. Mooney (Meath)
GK 1 Pascal Flynn (St Mary's)
RCB 2 Christy Kane (Clanna Gael)
FB 3 Leo Hickey (Ballyboughal)
LCB 4 Joe Timmons (Seán McDermotts)
RHB 5 Des McKane (St Vincent's)
CHB 6 Paddy Holden (Clanna Gael)
LHB 7 Cathal O'Leary (St Vincent's)
MF 8 Mickey Whelan (Clanna Gael)
MF 9 Des Foley (St Vincent's)
RHF 10 Tom Howard (Fingallians)
CHF 11 Bob McCrea (Clanna Gael)
LHF 12 Simon Behan (St Vincent's)
RCF 13 Paddy Farnan (St Vincent's)
FF 14 Johnny Joyce (St Vincent's)
LCF 15 John Timmons (Seán McDermotts)
Substitutes:
16 Paddy Delaney (O'Toole's) for Behan
GK 1 Matt Murphy (Newtown Blues)
RCB 2 Oliver Judge (Newtown Blues)
FB 3 George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)
LCB 4 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB 7 Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)
MF 8 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues)
MF 9 John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF 10 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
CHF 11 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
LHF 12 Liam Leech (Newtown Blues)
RCF 13 Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)
FF 14 Jackie Reynolds (Naomh Mhuire)
LCF 15 Frank Clarke (Naomh Mhuire)
Substitutes:
16 Andy Kieran (Naomh Mhuire) for Murphy
17 John McArdle (Clan na Gael) for Duffy

References

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  1. ^ "Louth Go Under In O'Byrne Cup Final". Dundalk Democrat. 7 October 1961.
  2. ^ "Westmeath Loses O'Byrne Cup". Westmeath Examiner. 26 March 1960.
  3. ^ "Dublin Lucky To Snatch Victory Over Wicklow". Irish Independent. 21 March 1960.
  4. ^ "Kildare attack recaptures form". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 26 March 1960.
  5. ^ "Laois footballers win one-sided cup game". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 26 March 1960.
  6. ^ "Weak Wexford team no match for Carlow". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 26 March 1960.
  7. ^ "Louth Were On Top Most Of The Time". The Argus. 26 March 1960.
  8. ^ "Louth Defeat Longford". Irish Independent. 13 June 1960.
  9. ^ "Water, water everywhere". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 June 1960.
  10. ^ "Dublin wobbled to victory". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 June 1960.
  11. ^ "Dublin defeat Kildare - Short Grass Forwards Fumble". Meath Chronicle. 20 August 1960.
  12. ^ "O'Byrne Cup Final Drawn". Cork Examiner. 1 May 1961.
  13. ^ "Slicker And Craftier Dublin XV Dashed Louth's Title Hopes". Drogheda Independent. 7 October 1961.
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