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Michael Byrne Cup

Organising body	Galway & District League Connacht Football Association
Founded	1976
Region	Galway Connacht
Most successful club(s)	Mervue United (9) ?

The Michael Byrne Cup is an association football cup competition featuring teams from the Galway & District League. It is now the main league cup competition for this league. However, when it was originally inaugurated in 1976–77, it was a play-off featuring the top teams from the four junior leagues affiliated to the Connacht Football Association. These are the Galway & District League, the Sligo-Leitrim League, the Mayo Association Football League and the Roscommon & District League. The winners were recognised as the Connacht junior champions and the cup was also referred to as the Connacht Champions Cup.

List of winners

Notes

1. Salthill Devon won 2–0 on penalties
2. Mervue United won after penalties

References

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9. ^ "Mervue United Club Role of Honour". mervueunited.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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11. "Extra Time Joy for Ten Man Mervue Juniors in Cup Final". sportsmanager.ie. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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• Association football cup competitions in Connacht
• Galway & District League
• 1976 establishments in Ireland