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1960 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1960
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date20 March 1960 — 1 October 1961
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsDublin (3rd win)
CaptainCathal O'Leary
Runners-up
Runners-upLouth
CaptainKevin Beahan
← 19591961 →

The 1960 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the seventh staging of the O'Byrne Cup competition.

Dublin won the delayed tournament after defeating Louth in the final replay, at Croke Park on 1 October 1961.

Format

The tournament was contested on a knockout basis.

Results

First Round

Longford v Westmeath
20 March 1960 Longford 3-05 - 2-02 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford
Wicklow v Dublin
20 March 1960 Wicklow 1-07 - 2-07 Dublin Aughrim, Wicklow
Offaly v Kildare
20 March 1960 Offaly 1-07 - 1-09 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Laois v Kilkenny
20 March 1960 Laois 3-10 - 0-05 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Carlow v Wexford
20 March 1960 Carlow 4-09 - 0-04 Wexford Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Meath v Louth
20 March 1960 Meath 2-07 - 3-07 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Second Round

Louth v Carlow
12 June 1960 Louth 0-08 - 0-05 Carlow Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
Kildare v Carlow
12 June 1960 Kildare 2-06 - 1-06 Carlow St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Dublin v Laois
12 June 1960 Dublin 1-16 - 2-09 Laois Croke Park

Semi-Final

Kildare v Dublin
14 August 1960 Kildare 1-06 - 1-10 Dublin St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Louth received a bye into the Final.

Final

Louth v Dublin
30 April 1961 Louth 1-09 - 2-06 Dublin Croke Park
Dublin v Louth
1 October 1961 Replay Dublin 1-11 - 0-07 Louth Croke Park
John Timmons 0-7, B. McCrea 1-0, M. Whelan 0-2, P. Farnan, J. Joyce 0-1 each F. Clarke 0-4, K. Beahan 0-3 Referee: P. Mooney (Meath)
GK 1 Pascal Flynn (St Mary's)
RCB 2 Christy Kane (Clanna Gael)
FB 3 Leo Hickey (Ballyboughal)
LCB 4 Joe Timmons (Seán McDermotts)
RHB 5 Des McKane (St Vincent's)
CHB 6 Paddy Holden (Clanna Gael)
LHB 7 Cathal O'Leary (St Vincent's)
MF 8 Mickey Whelan (Clanna Gael)
MF 9 Des Foley (St Vincent's)
RHF 10 Tom Howard (Fingallians)
CHF 11 Bob McCrea (Clanna Gael)
LHF 12 Simon Behan (St Vincent's)
RCF 13 Paddy Farnan (St Vincent's)
FF 14 Johnny Joyce (St Vincent's)
LCF 15 John Timmons (Seán McDermotts)
Substitutes:
16 Paddy Delaney (O'Toole's) for Behan
GK 1 Matt Murphy (Newtown Blues)
RCB 2 Oliver Judge (Newtown Blues)
FB 3 George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)
LCB 4 Stephen White (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)
CHB 6 Jim McArdle (Roche Emmets)
LHB 7 Jim Duffy (Dundalk Gaels)
MF 8 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues)
MF 9 John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF 10 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's)
CHF 11 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)
LHF 12 Liam Leech (Newtown Blues)
RCF 13 Peter Shevlin (Naomh Fionnbarra)
FF 14 Jackie Reynolds (Naomh Mhuire)
LCF 15 Frank Clarke (Naomh Mhuire)
Substitutes:
16 Andy Kieran (Naomh Mhuire) for Murphy
17 John McArdle (Clan na Gael) for Duffy

References

  1. "Louth Go Under In O'Byrne Cup Final". Dundalk Democrat. 7 October 1961.
  2. "Westmeath Loses O'Byrne Cup". Westmeath Examiner. 26 March 1960.
  3. "Dublin Lucky To Snatch Victory Over Wicklow". Irish Independent. 21 March 1960.
  4. "Kildare attack recaptures form". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 26 March 1960.
  5. "Laois footballers win one-sided cup game". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 26 March 1960.
  6. "Weak Wexford team no match for Carlow". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 26 March 1960.
  7. "Louth Were On Top Most Of The Time". The Argus. 26 March 1960.
  8. "Louth Defeat Longford". Irish Independent. 13 June 1960.
  9. "Water, water everywhere". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 June 1960.
  10. "Dublin wobbled to victory". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 June 1960.
  11. "Dublin defeat Kildare - Short Grass Forwards Fumble". Meath Chronicle. 20 August 1960.
  12. "O'Byrne Cup Final Drawn". Cork Examiner. 1 May 1961.
  13. "Slicker And Craftier Dublin XV Dashed Louth's Title Hopes". Drogheda Independent. 7 October 1961.
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