The 2001 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2001 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Meath (6th win) |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| Captain | Trevor Giles |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Westmeath |
| Manager | Luke Dempsey |
| Captain | Ger Heavin |
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]
Results
edit| First round 14 January 2001 | Quarter-finals 21/28 January 2001 | Semi-finals 4/18 February 2001 | Final 1 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laois (AET) | 1-19 | Meath | 3-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 3-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 2-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford (replayed) | 0-7 1-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1-4 4-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 2-15 | Westmeath | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0-5 | Wicklow | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 0-5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 3-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 1-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "Magee magic proves decisive". Independent.ie.