2002 O'Byrne Cup explained

2002 O'Byrne Cup
Province:	Leinster
Year:	2002
Trophy:	O'Byrne Cup
Winners:	Carlow
Manager:	Pat Roe
Captain:	Andrew Corden
Runnersup:	Wicklow
Runnerupcaptain:	Ronan Coffey
Runnerupmanager:	John O'Leary
Ordinal:	1
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

The 2002 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA between November 2001 and January 2002.^[1]

The tournament was noted for featuring one of the first inter-county Gaelic football games under floodlights, when Meath played Longford in Simonstown Gaels' ground.^[2]

It was won by Carlow, their first and (so far) only win. Captain Andrew Corden died in a car crash just three months after.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Format

The eleven teams are drawn into three groups of 4, 4 and 3 teams respectively.

Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning two points for a win and one for a draw.

The 3 group winners advance the semi-finals.

The runners-up in the two groups of 4 teams play a playoff, with the winner advancing to the semi-finals.

Results

Group stage

Key to colours

	Advance to semi-finals
	Advance to playoff

Group 1

width=165	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Diff	width=20	Pts
Carlow	3	2	0	1	+4	4
Offaly	3	2	0	1	+3	4
Meath	3	1	0	2	+1	2
Longford	3	1	0	2	–8	2

Group 2

width=165	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Diff	width=20	Pts
Laois	3	2	0	1	+2	4
Wicklow	3	2	0	1	–4	4
Kildare	3	1	1	1	+4	3
Wexford	3	0	1	2	–2	1

Group 3

width=165	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Diff	width=20	Pts
Louth	2	2	0	0	+6	4
Westmeath	2	1	0	1	–4	2
Dublin	2	0	0	2	–2	0

Finals

Final

External links

• Leinster G.A.A. Results 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leinster GAA Results 2001.
2. Web site: Night-time matches under the spotlight. The Irish Times.
3. Web site: Leinster GAA Results 2002.
4. Web site: O'Byrne Cup Final Carlow vs Wicklow 20/1/2002 Oisi - 61681 - Inpho Photography. inpho.ie.
5. Web site: County Call.