2002 O'Byrne Cup

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]

  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".