1999 O'Byrne Cup

The 1999 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

1999 O'Byrne Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	1999
Trophy	O'Byrne Cup
Date	10 January — 6 March
Teams	10
Winners
Champions	Dublin (5th win)
Manager	Tommy Carr
Captain	Dessie Farrell
Runners-up
Runners-up	Louth
Other
Matches played	9

The tournament was a straight knockout, with 10 teams. Kildare (who took a team holiday instead) and Kilkenny did not compete.

Dublin were the winners, defeating Louth in the final in Parnell Park, a victory overshadowed by the death of one of the umpires, John Buckley, shortly after the game.

Results

	First round 10 January 1999					Quarter-finals 17/24 January 1999					Semi-finals 31 January 1999					Final 6 March 1999
	Carlow		2-11
	Wexford		0-12			Carlow		1-2
						Dublin		2-10
											Dublin		0-13
	Westmeath		1-10								Westmeath		1-9
	Laois		0-6			Offaly		0-6
						Westmeath		1-8
																Dublin		1-16
																Louth		1-10
						Longford		1-7
						Louth		1-10
											Louth		1-10
											Wicklow		0-9
						Meath		0-9
						Wicklow		0-13

Final

Dublin v Louth

7 March 1999	Dublin	1-16 - 1-10	Louth	Parnell Park, Dublin
	D. Darcy 1-4 (3f), M. O'Keeffe 0-4 (2f), B. Irwin, C. Whelan, N. O'Donoghue 0-2 each, E. Crennan, S. Connell 0-1 each		A. Doherty 0-5 (5f), S. O'Neill 1-0, S. White 0-2, S. O'Hanlon, C. Fitzpatrick, A. Rooney 0-1 each	Referee: C. Buckley (Offaly)

GK 1 Keith Gorman (O'Dwyer's) RCB 2 Paddy Moran (Whitehall Colmcille) FB 3 Paddy Christie (Ballymun Kickhams) LCB 4 Tomo Lynch (Na Fianna) RHB 5 Mick Casey (Lucan Sarsfields) CHB 6 Ian Robertson (Ballymun Kickhams) LHB 7 Keith Galvin (St Sylvester's) MF 8 Ciarán Whelan (Raheny) MF 9 Enda Sheehy (St Jude's) RHF 10 Senan Connell (Na Fianna) CHF 11 Declan Darcy (St Brigid's) LHF 12 Enda Crennan (St Jude's) RCF 13 Niall O'Donoghue (Ballymun Kickhams) FF 14 Brian Irwin (Naomh Mearnóg) LCF 15 Mick O'Keeffe (Kilmacud Crokes) Substitutes: 16 Paul Curran (Thomas Davis) for Lynch 17 Dessie Farrell (Na Fianna) for Crennan

GK 1 Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael) RCB 2 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues) FB 3 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's) LCB 4 Colin Fitzpatrick (Oliver Plunketts) RHB 5 Jonathan Clerkin (Cooley Kickhams) CHB 6 John Donaldson (Stabannon Parnells) LHB 7 Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels) MF 8 Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) MF 9 Ken Reilly (Stabannon Parnells) RHF 10 Nicky Malone (Lann Léire) CHF 11 Seán O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams) LHF 12 Aidan O'Neill (Roche Emmets) RCF 13 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) FF 14 Stefan White (Burren, Down) LCF 15 Alan Doherty (St Mary's) Substitutes: 16 Alan Rooney (St Mary's) for McGinnity 17 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) for O'Neill 18 Niall Sharkey (St Mary's) for Reilly