2001 O'Byrne Cup explained

2001 O'Byrne Cup
Province:Leinster
Year:2001
Trophy:O'Byrne Cup
Winners:Meath
Manager:Seán Boylan
Captain:Trevor Giles
Runnersup:Westmeath
Runnerupcaptain:Ger Heavin
Runnerupmanager:Luke Dempsey
Ordinal:6
Previous:2000
Next:2002

The 2001 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

The tournament was a straight knockout, with 10 teams. Kildare and Kilkenny did not compete.[1]

Meath were the winners, defeating Westmeath in the final at Cusack Park, Mullingar.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leinster GAA Results 2001. These official records contain 2 errors: they show a game "28th January – Wicklow (2-13) Kildare (1-14)", but this was a Kehoe Cup hurling game. Also, the score "21st January – Westmeath (4-07) Louth (1-19)" is the wrong way around - it was Westmeath 1-19 Louth 4-7 as seen here
  2. Web site: Magee magic proves decisive. Independent.ie.