1980 O'Byrne Cup
Gaelic football competition, Leinster, Ireland
Tournament details | |
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Province | Leinster |
Year | 1980 |
Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
Date | 9 March — 4 May |
Teams | 12 |
Winners | |
Champions | Louth (2nd win) |
Manager | Frank Lynch |
Captain | Michael McCabe[1] |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Dublin |
Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
← 1978 1981 → |
The 1980 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the 22nd staging of the competition that was first held in 1954, with the aim of starting a fund for injured footballers.[2] It was reintroduced to the GAA calendar in 1980 after not being held since 1978.
Louth won the competition after defeating Dublin in the final, played at St Brigid's Park in Dundalk.[3]
Format
The 12 participating counties were split into three groups, with the best four performing teams qualifying for the semi-final stage.
Matches
Group A
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
9 March | ![]() | 1-11 - 0-05 | ![]() |
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Eliminated |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Eliminated |
Group B
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Eliminated |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Eliminated |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Eliminated |
Group C
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Eliminated |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Eliminated |
Semi-Finals
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Colours_of_Dublin.svg/20px-Colours_of_Dublin.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Colours_of_Kildare.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kildare.svg.png)
19 April[4] | ![]() | 1-13 - 0-08 | ![]() | Parnell Park |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
20 April[5] | ![]() | 0-14 - 0-11 | ![]() | O'Connor Park |
Final
![]() | 0-08 - 1-04 | ![]() |
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Lennon 0-3, Dawe 0-2, McDermott 0-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-1, O'Kane 0-1 | Ronayne 1-0, Quinn 0-2, Davis 0-1, Doyle 0-1 |
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References
- ^ "Michael McCabe had an outstanding career with club and county". Dundalk Democrat. 5 December 2018.
- ^ "O'Byrne Cup in need of instant overhaul as Kildare and others announce exit". Leinster Leader. 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Louth and Longford stats ahead of O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Louth reach O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 25 April 1980.
- ^ "Louth beat Dubs to win O'Byrne Cup". Drogheda Independent. 9 May 1980.
- ^ "Louth capture O'Byrne Cup". Irish Times. 5 May 1980.
- ^ "Louth beat the Dubs". Dundalk Democrat. 10 May 1980.
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