The 2005 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. It was won by Laois.[1][2][3][4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2005 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Laois (5th win) |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| Captain | Noel Garvan |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Westmeath |
| Manager | Páidí Ó Sé |
| Captain | Michael Ennis |
O'Byrne Cup edit
- In a preliminary round game on 8 December 2004, D.I.T. beat Trinity College (2-8 to 1-8)
| First round 27 November & 12 December 2004 2 January 2005 | Quarter-finals 8/9 January 2005 | Semi-finals 16 January 2005 | Final 23 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1-9 | Laois | 5-22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 2-11 | Kilkenny | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Athlone IT | 1-12 | Laois | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 2-27 | Kildare | 2-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dundalk IT | 0-5 | Kildare | 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-14 | Meath | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 0-10 | Laois | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-10 | Longford | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| UCD | 0-9 | Westmeath | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 4-11 | Louth | 1-6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DIT | 1-9 | Louth | 2-7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-10 | Dublin | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 1-5 | ||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Sportsfile. "Sportsfile - Longford v Westmeath Photos - page 1".
- ^ "Laois take O'Byrne Cup honours".
- ^ Sportsfile. "Sportsfile - Westmeath v Laois Photos - page 1".
- ^ Sportsfile. "Sportsfile - Laois v Kildare Photos - page 1".