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][2] 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.[3][4] The suspension was later lifted.[5]
Results edit
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Longford's crowning day of glory". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Longford - O'Byrne Cup History". Longford Gaelic Stats.
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Riordan, Tom (4 March 2000). "Westmeath joy as Lowry ban lifted". Irish Independent.