The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup is the inaugural edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
| Dates | 6 June — 11 July | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |  Tyrone (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Donegal | ||
| Promoted | Tyrone | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 13 | ||
| |||
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.[1] As the winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup, Tyrone were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup.
Format
editThe 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
edit| County | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2008 Championship | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavan | — | — | Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup) | 1st |
| Donegal | 1932 | — | 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
edit| Round 1 Round 2B | Round 2A Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Leitrim | 1-12 | Leitrim | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 3-09 | South Down | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Down | 5-06 | South Down | 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 0-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 3-09 | Donegal | 3-20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 3-15 | Donegal | 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 3-19 | Tyrone | 5-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Warwickshire | 1-16 | Tyrone | 1-20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leitrim | 3-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 4-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Warwickshire | 0-14 | Tyrone | 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-14 | Longford | 5-15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 0-20 | Donegal | 2-22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Round 1
editRound 1
edit| 6 June 2009 Round 1 | Tyrone | 3–9 – 5–6 | South Down | Healy 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 1 | Fermanagh | 0–14 – 1–12 | Leitrim | Brewster Park |
| R Bogue 0–12, D McGrary 0–1, C Kehoe 0–1. | Report | 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 1 | Donegal | 0–20 – 1–12 | Cavan | O'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 1 | Warwickshire | 0–14 – 1–14 | Longford | Páirc na hÉireann |
| C Egan (0–06), D Tanner (1–01), |
Round 2
editRound 2A
edit| 13 June 2009 Round 2A | Leitrim | 1–14 – 2–14 | South Down | Páirc 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 2A | Longford | 5–15 – 2–22 | Donegal | Hugh Devine Park |
| J O'Brien (3–1), J Minnock (2–2), D Tanner (0–7, all frees), C Egan (0–5, four frees). | Report | 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
edit| 13 June 2009 Round 2B | Tyrone | 3–19 – 1–16 | Warwickshire | Healy 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 2B | Cavan | 3–9 – 3–15 | Fermanagh | Breffni Park |
| P Sheridan (0–9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1–0), E Dalton (1–0), M McEntee (1–0). | Report | 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
editQuarter-finals
edit| 20 June 2009 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 1–20 – 3–8 | Leitrim | Healy 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. | Report | 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-final | Fermanagh | 0–8 – 3–20 | Donegal | Brewster Park |
| S Corrigan 0–3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0–2 each, B Smyth 0–1. | Report | 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
editSemi-finals
edit South Down v 
Donegal
Donegal| 27 June 2009 Semi-final | South Down | 2–11 – 1–15 | Donegal | Ballela |
| P P McCartan 2–1, L Morgan 0–5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0–1 each. | Report | 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) |
Final
editFinal
edit Donegal v 
Tyrone
Tyrone| 11 July 2009 Final | Donegal | 3–16 – 5–11 | Tyrone | Croke 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. | Report | 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
editTop scorers
editOverall
edit| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Campbell | Donegal | 1–50 | 53 | 5 | 10.60 |
| 2 | Justin Kelly | Tyrone | 2–39 | 44 | 5 | 8.80 |
| 3 | Aidan Brown | South Down | 6–04 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| Conor Grogan | Tyrone | 3–13 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 | |
| 4 | Clement Cunniffe | Leitrim | 0–21 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
Scoring events
edit- 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
edit- Tyrone win their first ever national championship
- Tyrone win their first championship in 10 years, last winning the 1999 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tyrone win inaugural Lory Meagher Cup". RTÉ Sport. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.