2011 O'Byrne Cup

The 2011 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The holders of the O'Byrne Cup were DCU. This edition of the O'Byrne Cup began on 9 January 2011.

2011 O'Byrne Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	2011
Trophy	O'Byrne Cup
Winners
Champions	Kildare (9th win)
Manager	Kieran McGeeney
Captain	Éamonn Callaghan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Louth
Manager	Peter Fitzpatrick
Captain	Paddy Keenan

O'Byrne Cup

	First round 9/12/13 January 2011					Quarter-finals 16 January 2011					Semi-finals 23 January 2011					Final 30 January 2011
	Westmeath		0-12
	Dublin		1-08			Westmeath		1-09
	Wexford		0-04			D.I.T.		0-08
	D.I.T.		2-18								Westmeath		0-08
	Kildare		0-16								Kildare		0-12
	Longford		0-08			Kildare		1-11
	Offaly		0-08			D.C.U.		0-09
	D.C.U.		0-17													Kildare		3-09
	Meath		0-10													Louth		2-09
	U.C.D.		1-09			U.C.D.		0-13
	Carlow		5-13			Carlow		0-10
	Kilkenny		0-08								U.C.D.		0-16
	Louth		2-15								Louth		2-11
	Athlone I.T.		0-04			Louth		2-13
	Laois		1-09			Wicklow		1-12
	Wicklow		1-10

First round

The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup went on to qualify for the quarter finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round went on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals. All the first round matches were originally scheduled to take place on 9 January 2011, however several were postponed due to frozen pitched at the scheduled venues.

Carlow v Kilkenny

9 January 2011

Carlow

5-13 - 0-08

Kilkenny

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Kildare v Longford

9 January 2011

Kildare

0-16 - 0-08

Longford

St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Laois v Wicklow

9 January 2011

Laois

1-09 - 1-10

Wicklow

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Louth v Athlone I.T.

9 January 2011

Louth

2-15 - 0-04

Athlone I.T.

Drogheda

Meath v U.C.D.

12 January 2011

Meath

0-10 - 1-09

U.C.D.

Pairc Tailteann, Navan

Offaly v D.C.U.

13 January 2011

Offaly

0-08 - 0-17

D.C.U.

Rhode

Westmeath v Dublin

12 January 2011

Westmeath

0-12 - 1-08

Dublin

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Wexford v D.I.T.

9 January 2011

Wexford

0-04 - 2-18

D.I.T.

Wexford Park, Wexford

Quarter-finals

Westmeath v D.I.T

16 January 2011

Westmeath

1-09 - 0-08

D.I.T

Athlone

Kildare v D.C.U.

16 January 2011

Kildare

1-11 - 0-09

D.C.U.

St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

U.C.D. v Carlow

16 January 2011

U.C.D.

0-13 - 0-10

Carlow

Tullow

Louth v Wicklow

16 January 2011

Louth

2-13 - 1-12

Wicklow

Drogheda

Semi-finals

Westmeath v Kildare

23 January 2011

Westmeath

0-08 - 0-12

Kildare

Cusack Park, Mullingar

U.C.D. v Louth

23 January 2011

U.C.D.

0-16 - 2-11

Louth

Drogheda

Final

Kildare v Louth Louth

30 January 2011	Kildare	3-09 - 2-09	Louth Louth	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	R. Sweeney (pen), K. Cribbin, P. O'Neill 1-0 each, E. O'Flaherty (2f), K. Ennis (2f), A. Smith 0-2 each, D. Whyte ('45), E. Bolton, H. McGrillen 0-1 each		D. Maguire 2-1, S. Lennon 0-7 (6f), P. Keenan 0-1	Referee: G. McCormack (Dublin)

GK 1 Shane Connolly (St Laurence's) RCB 2 Hugh McGrillen (Celbridge) FB 3 Michael Foley (Athy) LCB 4 Ciarán Fitzpatrick (Kilcock) RHB 5 Emmet Bolton (Eadestown) CHB 6 Mark Scanlon (Round Towers) LHB 7 David Whyte (Moorefield) MF 8 Hugh Lynch (Confey) MF 9 Pádraig O'Neill (St Laurence's) RHF 10 Tommy Moolick (Leixlip) CHF 11 Éamonn Callaghan (Naas) LHF 12 Eoghan O'Flaherty (Carbury) RCF 13 Karl Ennis (Maynooth) FF 14 Willie Heffernan (Nurney) LCF 15 Alan Smith (Sarsfields) Substitutes: 16 Fionn Dowling (Suncroft) for Heffernan 17 Ronan Sweeney (Moorefield) for Moolick 18 Keith Cribbin (Johnstownbridge) for Ennis 19 Brian Flanagan (Johnstownbridge) for Bolton

GK 1 Seán Connor (St Patrick's) RCB 2 Éamonn McAuley (Na Piarsaigh) FB 3 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) LCB 4 Gerard Hoey (Geraldines) RHB 5 Ray Finnegan (St Patrick's) CHB 6 Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's) LHB 7 Stephen Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael) MF 8 Paddy Keenan (St Patrick's) (c) MF 9 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's) RHF 10 Derek Crilly (Dundalk Gaels CHF 11 Mark Brennan (Mattock Rangers) LHF 12 Brian Donnelly (Cooley Kickhams) RCF 13 Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands) FF 14 Shane Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets) LCF 15 Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers) Substitutes: 16 Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues) for Donnelly 17 Ronan Greene (Naomh Malachi) for McAuley 18 Páraic Smith (Dreadnots) for Reid 19 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín) for Maguire

O'Byrne Shield

The O'Byrne Shield consists of the 8 losing teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup.

	Quarter-finals 16 January 2011					Semi-finals 22 January 2011					Final 30 January 2011
	Dublin		6-10
	Wexford		1-08			Dublin		3-13
	Longford		1-08			Offaly		0-07
	Offaly		1-09								Dublin		2-16
	Meath		0-13								Meath		2-14
	Kilkenny		1-03			Meath		0-11
	Athlone I.T.		0-12			Laois		0-08
	Laois		1-11

Quarter-finals

Dublin v Wexford

16 January 2011

Dublin

6-10 - 1-08

Wexford

Parnell Park, Dublin

Meath v Kilkenny

16 January 2011

Meath

0-13 - 1-03

Kilkenny

Pairc Tailteann, Navan

Longford v Offaly

16 January 2011

Longford

1-08 - 1-09

Offaly

Longford

Athlone I.T. v Laois

16 January 2011

Athlone I.T.

0-12 - 1-11

Laois

Portarlington

Semi-finals

Dublin v Offaly

22 January 2011

Dublin

3-13 - 0-07

Offaly

Parnell Park, Dublin

Meath v Laois

25 January 2011

Meath

0-11 - 0-08

Laois

Pairc Tailteann, Navan

Final

Dublin v Meath

29 January 2011

Dublin

2-16 - 2-14 (A.E.T.)

Meath

Parnell Park, Dublin

See also

• 2011 Dr McKenna Cup