2010 Lory Meagher Cup

Format

The tournament had a double elimination format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out.

• One team got a bye to Round 2A.
• The other six teams played three Round 1 matches.
  • The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A.
  • Two of the Round 1 losers went into Round 2B; one got a bye to the quarter-finals.
• There were two Round 2A matches.
  • The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semi-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals.
• There was one Round 2B match.
  • The winner in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals.
  • The loser in Round 2B was eliminated.
• There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers, the Round 2B winner and the Round 1 loser which got a bye.
  • The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals.
  • The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated.
• There were two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
  • The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final.
  • The losers of the semi-finals were eliminated.
• The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2010.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• None

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Tyrone

Teams

Bracket

Round 1

date = 5 June 2010| round=Round 1| team1 = Leitrim| score = 1-13 - 1-12| team2 = South Down| goals1 = I Bermingham 0-11, L Burns 1-0, D McGovern, D Ponaird 0-1 each| goals2 = P O'Neill 0-7, L Deegan 1-0, P Sheehan 0-2, J McGrath, A Brown, E Donnelly 0-1 each| stadium = Carrick-on-Shannon| referee = A. Kelly (Galway)| report = Report

date = 5 June 2010| round=Round 1| team1 = Donegal| score = 3-13 - 1-15| team2 = Longford| goals1 = D Cullen 0-6, M McGhee 2-0, E McDermott 1-2, L Henderson 0-4, M Patton 0-1| goals2 = G Ghee 1-8, J O'Brien 0-3, C Egan 0-2, E Donnellan, R Ryland 0-1 each| stadium = Letterkenny| referee = M. Mulholland (Derry)| report = Report

date = 5 June 2010| round=Round 1| team1 = Warwickshire| score = 2-17 - 1-08| team2 = Fermanagh| goals1 = J Healy 2-2, M Lyons 0-6, S Brough 0-4, P Breen, B Cousins 0-2 each, N Morris 0-1| goals2 = R Bogue 0-5, P McGoldrick 1-0, S Corrigan 0-3| stadium = Solihull| referee = G. Devlin (Armagh)| report = Report

Round 2

Round 2A

date = 12 June 2010| round=Round 2A| team1 = Donegal| score = 0-21- 2-09 | team2 = Warwickshire| goals1 = L Henderson 0-7, J Donnelly 0-3, N Campbell, M McCann, S McVeigh, E McDermott, S'Boyle 0-2 each, M McGhee 0-1| goals2 = K Codd 2-1, D Kelly 0-3, S O'Hanlon 0-2, P Breen, T Walsh, N Ewing 0-1 each| stadium = Letterkenny| referee = E. Hassan (Derry)| report = Report

date = 12 June 2010| round=Round 2A| team1 = Cavan| score = 1-14 - 2-14 | team2 = Leitrim| goals1 = B Gaffney 0-6, S Og Brady 1-1, R O'Hagan, C Brennan 0-2 each, E Hill, G Brennan, B Harten 0-1 each| goals2 = K Bermingham 0-5, L Burns, C Burns 1-1 each, C Cunniffe 0-3, D McGovern, K Connolly 0-2 each| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan| referee = J. O'Rourke (Monaghan)| report = Report

Round 2B

date = 12 June 2010| round=Round 2B| team1 = Longford| score = 5-13 - 1-13 | team2 = South Down| goals1 = J O'Brien 4-1, G Ghee 0-8, E Daly 1-0, D Tanner 0-3, N Casey 0-1| goals2 = P O'Neill 1-8, K Courtney 0-3, P Sheehan, L Deegans 0-1 each| stadium = Pearse Park, Longford| referee = T. Carroll (Offaly)| report = Report

Quarter-finals

date = 19 June 2010| round=Quarter-final| team1 = Fermanagh| score = 0-19 - 1-07 | team2 = Cavan | goals1 = P McGoldrick 0-13, S Corr 0-3; C McManus, R Bogue, M Teague 0-1 each| goals2 = K Downes 0-5, J Rosney 1-0, L Kelly, G Brennan 0-1 each| stadium = Brewster Park| referee = E. Hassan (Derry)| report = Report

date = 19 June 2010| round=Quarter-final| team1 = Warwickshire | score = 2-12 - 2-22 | team2 = Longford | goals1 = K Codd 2-5, M Lyons 0-4, S O'Hanlon, D Kelly, T Walsh 0-1 each| goals2 = G Ghee 1-12, J O'Brien 1-6, N Casey 0-2, C Egan, D Tanner 0-1 each| stadium = Solihull| referee = P. Casey (Waterford)| report = Report

Semi-finals

date = 26 June 2010| round =Semi-final| team1 = Leitrim | score = 0-10 - 2-21 | team2 = Longford | goals1 = K Connolly, C Cunniffe 0-2 each, L Burns, D Poniard, M Quinn, M Poniard, D McGovern, C Burns 0-1 each| goals2 = G Ghee 1-12, N Casey 1-3, J O'Brien 0-3, D Tanner 0-2, S Stakelum 0-1| stadium = Pearse Park, Longford | referee = P. Green (Galway)| report = Report

date = 26 June 2010| round =Semi-final| team1 = Donegal | score = 1-22 - 1-11 | team2 = Fermanagh| goals1 = L Henderson 0-10, S McVeigh 2-0, D Cullen, K Campbell 0-3 each, S Boyle, N Campbell 0-2 each, M McCann, E McDermott 0-1 each| goals2 = P McGoldrick 1-5, J Duffy 0-5, R Bogue 0-1| stadium = Omagh | referee = A. Kelly (Galway)| report = Report

Final

date = 3 July 2010| round = Final| team1 = Longford | score = 1-20 - 1-12 | team2 = Donegal | goals1 = G Ghee 1-9, E Donnellan, D Tanner 0-2 each, J O'Brien 0-3, J Newman, F Daly, S Stakelum, J Minnock 0-1 each| goals2 = L Henderson 0-5, D Cullen 0-4, P Hannigan 1-0, E McDermott, M McCann, N Campbell 0-1 each| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin | referee = R. Mathews (Antrim)| report = Report

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

Scoring events

• First hat-trick of the competition: J O'Brien for Longford against South Down

• Widest winning margin: 17 points

  • Longford 2-21 - 0-10 Leitrim (Semi-final)

• Most goals in a match: 6

  • Longford 5-13 - 1-13 South Down (Round 2B)

• Most points in a match: 34

  • Longford 2-22 - 2-12 Warwickshire (Quarter-final)

• Most goals by one team in a match: 5

  • Longford 5-13 - 1-13 South Down (Round 2B)

• Most goals scored by a losing team: 2

  • Warwickshire 2-12 - 2-22 Longford (Quarter-final)
  • Warwickshire 2-09 - 0-21 Donegal (Round 2A)

• Most points scored by a losing team: 15

  • Longford 1-15 - 3-13 Donegal (Round 1)

• Most points by one team in a match: 22

  • Fermanagh 1-11 - 1-22 Donegal (Semi-final)
  • Warwickshire 2-12 - 2-22 Longford (Quarter-final)

• Highest aggregate score: 46 points

  • Warwickshire 2-12 - 2-22 Longford (Quarter-final)

• Lowest aggregate score: 29 points

  • Fermanagh 0-19 - 1-07 Cavan (Quarter-final)

Miscellaneous

• Longford won their first ever national championship
• Longford become the first county from Leinster to win the Lory Meagher Cup

References