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2002 O'Byrne Cup

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2002 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2002
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Winners
ChampionsCarlow (1st win)
ManagerPat Roe
CaptainAndrew Corden
Runners-up
Runners-upWicklow
ManagerJohn O'Leary
CaptainRonan Coffey
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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

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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

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Group stage

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Key to colours
     Advance to semi-finals
     Advance to playoff

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L Diff 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

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Team Pld W D L Diff 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

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

Finals

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Playoff

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Wicklow2-12 – 2-9Offaly
Report

Semi-finals

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Wicklow0-16 – 2-8Louth
Report
Carlow2-11 – 1-13Laois
Report

Final

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Carlow2-10 – 0-8Wicklow
Brian Carbery (1-4, 1-0pen), John Nevin (1-1), Brian Kelly (0-3), Johnny Kavanagh and Garvin Ware (0-1 each) Report

References

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