The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association as the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Seven county teams and one regional team took part in the competition. The teams were Warwickshire, Longford, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Cavan, South Down, Tyrone and Donegal.

On 11 July, Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5–11 to 3–16 win over Donegal at Croke Park. As the winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup, Tyrone were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Format

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

  • The eight teams played four Round 1 matches. The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A. The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B.
  • 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 were two Round 2B matches. The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals. The losers in Round 2B were eliminated.
  • There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. 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 2009.

Teams

CountyLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2008 ChampionshipAppearance
Cavan——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Donegal1932—Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Fermanagh——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Leitrim——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Longford——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
South Down——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Tyrone——Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st
Warwickshire——Group Stage (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st

Bracket

Round 1 Round 2BRound 2A Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Fermanagh0-14
Leitrim1-12Leitrim1-14
Tyrone3-09South Down2-14
South Down5-06South Down2-11
Donegal1-15
Fermanagh0-08
Cavan3-09Donegal3-20
Fermanagh3-15Donegal3-16
Tyrone3-19Tyrone5-11
Warwickshire1-16Tyrone1-20
Leitrim3-08
Longford4-09
Warwickshire0-14Tyrone3-16
Longford1-14Longford5-15
Donegal0-20Donegal2-22
Cavan1-12

Round 1

Round 1

6 June 2009 Round 1Tyrone3–9 – 5–6South DownHealy Park
J Kelly 0–6, M Kane 1–0, A Kelly 1–0, J Treacy 1–0, R O'Neill 0–2, L Moore 0–1.A Brown 4–0, M Magee 1–0, J Brown 0–2, J Murphy 0–2, P McAleenan 0–1, L Morgan 0–1.Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
6 June 2009 Round 1Fermanagh0–14 – 1–12LeitrimBrewster Park
R Bogue 0–12, D McGrary 0–1, C Kehoe 0–1.C Cunniffe 0–7, C Burns 1–0, J Clancy 0–2, D McGovern 0–1, M Burns 0–1, C Hayes 0–1.
6 June 2009 Round 1Donegal0–20 – 1–12CavanO'Donnell Park
K Campbell 0–15, N Campbell 0–2, S McVeigh 0–1, P Hannigan 0–1, C Matthewson 0–1, L Henderson 0–1.P Sheridan 0–7, M Carr 1–0, P Brady 0–2, K Brennan 0–2, B Dalton 0–1.Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)
7 June 2009 Round 1Warwickshire0–14 – 1–14LongfordPáirc na hÉireann
C Egan (0–06), D Tanner (1–01),

Round 2

Round 2A

13 June 2009 Round 2ALeitrim1–14 – 2–14South DownPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada
C Cunniffe (0–7, 6f), M Burns (1–2), J Glancy (0–4), D McGovern (0–1).A Browne (2–3), E McGuinness (0–5), L Morgan (0–4, 3f), J Murphy (0–2, 1f).Referee: A Carroll (Offaly)
13 June 2009 Round 2ALongford5–15 – 2–22DonegalHugh Devine Park
J O'Brien (3–1), J Minnock (2–2), D Tanner (0–7, all frees), C Egan (0–5, four frees).K Campbell (1–11, 10 frees), S McVeigh (0–4), C McLoughlin (1–0), S Boyle (0–2), L Henderson (0–2), C Mathewson (0–1), P Hannigan (0–1), D Cullen (0–1).

Round 2B

13 June 2009 Round 2BTyrone3–19 – 1–16WarwickshireHealy Park
J Kelly (0–12, 6f), C Grogan (1–3), P O'Connor (1–1), M Kelly (1–0), A Kelly (0–1), S McKiver (0–1), T Hughes (0–1).Referee: E Elliot (Antrim)
13 June 2009 Round 2BCavan3–9 – 3–15FermanaghBreffni Park
P Sheridan (0–9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1–0), E Dalton (1–0), M McEntee (1–0).S Corrigan (0–8, five frees), B McGarry (1–1), D McGarry (0–4, two 65s, one free), A Breslin (1–0), D Slevin (1–0), M Teague (0–1), D Curran (0–1).Referee: D McGee (Down)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals

20 June 2009 Quarter-finalTyrone1–20 – 3–8LeitrimHealy Park
C Grogan 1–3, J Kelly 0–6 (3f), P O'Connor 0–5, T Hughes, S McKiver 0–2 each, G Fox, J Kerr 0–1 each.M Burns 2–0, D McGovern 1–0, C Cunniffe 0–7 (0–7f), J Glancy 0–1.Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)
21 June 2009 Quarter-finalFermanagh0–8 – 3–20DonegalBrewster Park
S Corrigan 0–3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0–2 each, B Smyth 0–1.K Campbell 0–9, C Mathewson and S McVeigh 1–2 each, L Henderson 1–1, N Campbell 0–3, G O'Dwyer 0–2, S Boyle 0–1.

Semi-finals

Semi-finals

27 June 2009 Semi-finalSouth Down2–11 – 1–15DonegalBallela
P P McCartan 2–1, L Morgan 0–5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0–1 each.K Campbell 0–8 (5f), S McVeigh 1–1, L Henderson, N Campbell 0–2 each; D Cullen and C Mathewson 0–1 each.Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
27 June 2009 Semi-finalLongford4–9 – 3–16TyroneHugh Devine Park
J O'Brien, G Ghee, C Egan (0–2f) 1–2 each, D Tanner 0–3 (0–3f), C Finnucane 1–0.J Kelly 1–11, (0–10f), C Grogan 1–3 (1–0 pen), G Fox 1–0, P O'Connor, S. Donnelly 0–1 each.Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Final

11 July 2009 FinalDonegal3–16 – 5–11TyroneCroke Park
K Campbell 0–7 (5f, 1 '65); D Cullen 1–1; L Henderson P Hannigan 1–0 each; S McVeigh, M McCann 0–2 each; S Boyle, C Breathnach, N Campbell, J Donnelly 0–1 each.J Kelly 1–4 (4f, 1 '65); C Grogan 0–4; S McKiver 1–1; R O'Neill 2–0, G Fox, P McMahon 1–0 each, D Lavery, P O'Connor 0–1 each.Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Kevin CampbellDonegal1–5053510.60
2Justin KellyTyrone2–394458.80
3Aidan BrownSouth Down6–042237.33
Conor GroganTyrone3–132245.50
4Clement CunniffeLeitrim0–212137.00

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 21 points Fermanagh 0-08 - 3-20 Donegal (Quarter-finals)
  • Most goals in a match: 8 Tyrone 3-09 - 5-06 South Down (Round 1) Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone (Final)
  • Most points in a match: 37 Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Tyrone 3-09 - 5-06 South Down (Round 1) Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A) Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone (Final)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 22 Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
  • Highest aggregate score: 58 points Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal (Round 2A)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 29 points Fermanagh 0-14 - 1-12 Leitrim (Round 1)

Miscellaneous

See also