O'Byrne Competition
The O’Byrne Cup is an annual Senior Football competition organised by the Leinster Council. It began in 1954 as the Matt Byrne Memorial Cup (or Accident fund tournament) with proceeds going to a fund for injured GAA members. The name was shortened to Byrne Cup and eventually to O’Byrne Cup (even though Matt Byrne never spelled his surname as O’Byrne). It is one of four provincial pre-season Gaelic Football competitions alongside McKenna Cup (Ulster), FBD League (Connacht) & McGrath Cup (Munster) and is one of three pre-season Leinster competitions along with Walsh Cup and Kehoe Cup (both hurling). The O’Byrne Shield competition was added in 2006 for teams who lost the first round of the O’Byrne Cup, and was discontinued in 2013 when the O’Byrne Cup changed to a round-robin format. In 2024 the O’Byrne Cup reverted to a straight knock-out format with the O’Byrne Shield revived for teams knocked out in 1st Round and Quarter Finals (excluding Dublin). The competition was sponsored by Bord na Móna from 2012 to 2023, and by Dioralyte in 2024. In September 2024, GAA delegates decided to discontinue all pre-season competitions including O’Byrne Cup, Walsh Cup, McKenna Cup and Kehoe Cup on a one-season trial basis in 2025, while in September 2025 it was decided to revive them for 2026.
From 142 games in O’Byrne Cup, Longford Won 71 (50%), Drew 5 (3%), Lost 66 (47%).
Longford won the O’Byrne Cup five times (1965, 2000, 2020, 2023 & 2024) and were runner-up six times (1961, 1963, 1983, 2003, 2008, 2016). By 2024 the competition included eleven Leinster county teams (excluding Kilkenny). Some third-level institutions competed in certain years, but since 2018 only county teams compete. There was no competition in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1985 or 2021 and Longford did not compete in 1974 & 1976. Longford’s top three most frequent opponents are Meath (P23/W7/D2/L14), Westmeath (P20/W6/L14) and Offaly (P17/W9/L8). Longford has played every other Leinster county and six third-level teams in O’Byrne competition, with most wins over Offaly (9) and most losses to Meath and Westmeath (14 each). The competition structure was straight knockout from 1954 to 2000 with exception of 1977 and 1980 went it was broken into groups and run on a league basis in those two years. The structure changed to a round-robin structure in 2001 before reverting back to straight knockout from 2002. The O’Byrne Shield was introduced in 2006 as a runner-up competition for losers of the first round of the O’Byrne Cup. The Shield was played from 2006 to 2012 and discontinued when the O’Byrne Cup moved to a round robin structure from 2013 to 2023. In 2024 the O’Byrne Cup reverted to straight knockout with the O’Byrne Shield also revived. The competition was not held in 2025 and returned in 2026.
O'Byrne Cup
| Longford's O'Byrne Cup Opponents | LD Won | LD Drew | LD Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meath (23) | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Westmeath (20) | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Offaly (16) | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Louth (16) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Kildare (12) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Laois (10) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Dublin (8) | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlow (7) | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Wicklow (6) | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Wexford (4) | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Athlone IT (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DCU (3) | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| UCD (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DIT (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| IT Carlow (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilkenny (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maynooth Uni (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total (134) | 65 | 5 | 64 |
1965 O’Byrne Cup Champions: Michael Fay, Seámus Flynn, Larry Gillen, Brendan Gilmore, Brendan Barden (Captain), John Donlon, Terry McGovern, Jimmy Hannify (1-0), Jimmy Flynn, Jackie Devine (0-3), Mick Hopkins, Mick Burns, Seán Murray (0-1), Bobby Burns (0-5), Seán Donnelly.
2000 O’Byrne Cup Champions: Gavin Tonra, Padraic Jones, Donal Ledwith, Brendan Burke, Martin Mulleady, David Blessington, Cathal Conefrey (Vice Captain), Liam Keenan, Enda Barden (Captain, 0-3), Paraic Brady, Paul Barden (0-2), Paul Ross, Trevor Smullen (1-0), Niall Sheridan (1-0), Padraic Davis (0-1). Subs: Aidan Keogh for Ross, Sean Hagan for Brady, Enda Ledwith for Sheridan.
2020 O’Byrne Cup Champions: Paddy Collum, Patrick Fox, Andrew Farrell, Barry O’Farrell, Iarla O’Sullivan, Gary Rogers, Colm P Smyth, Darren Gallagher (0-5), Kevin Diffley (1-0), Dessie Reynolds, Daniel Mimnagh, Michael Quinn (Captain), Rian Brady (0-5), Oran Kenny (0-2), Joseph Hagan. Subs: Peter Lynn for O’Sullivan, Darragh Doherty (0-1) for Diffley, Liam Connerton for Reynolds, Aidan McGuire for Brady.
2023 O’Byrne Cup Champions: Paddy Collum, Barry O’Farrell (Captain), Andrew Farrell, Ryan Moffett, Peter Lynn, Gary Rogers, Iarla O’Sullivan, Fergal Sheridan (0-1), Darren Gallagher (0-3), Dylan Farrell, Joe Hagan, Michael Quinn (0-1), Dessie Reynolds (3-3), Daniel Mimnagh (0-1), David McGivney (0-4). Subs: Aaron Farrell for D Farrell, Robbie Smyth for Quinn, James McGivney for Mimnagh, Jack Macken for Reynolds, Peter Foy for O’Sullivan, Bryan Masterson for Lynn, Rúairí Harkin for Rogers, Tadhg McNevin for Gallagher, Conor Keenan for Hagan, Jayson Matthews for McGivney.
2024 O’Byrne Cup Champions: Paddy Collum, Barry O’Farrell, Oisín O’Toole, Bryan Masterson, Patrick Fox (Captain), Ryan Moffett, Iarla O’Sullivan, Darren Gallagher (0-4), Daire Duggan (0-1), Keelan McGann (1-0), Daniel Mimnagh, Daniel Reynolds (0-1), Joseph Hagan (0-2), Jayson Matthews, Cathal McCabe (0-3). Subs: Mark Hughes (0-1) for Mimnagh, Michael Quinn for Reynolds, Ruairí Harkin for McGann, Darragh Finlass for Matthews.
O'Byrne Shield
The O’Byrne Shield began in 2006 as a runner-up competition for losers of the first round of the O’Byrne Cup. It was played from 2006 to 2012 and discontinued when the O’Byrne Cup moved to a round robin structure from 2013, but was revived once again in 2024 when O’Byrne Cup reverted to a straight knockout format. Longford competed in O’Byrne Shield in 2006, 2007, 2010 & 2011, winning it twice in 2006 & 2007 with victory over Wicklow by 0-14 to 1-09 in the 2006 final and victory over Athlone IT by 2-10 to 1-07 in the 2007 decider. In total, Longford played 8 games in O’Byrne Shield, winning 6, losing 2.
| Longford's O'Byrne Shield Opponents | LD Won | LD Drew | LD Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone IT (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DIT (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wicklow (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UCD (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kildare (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wexford (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Offaly (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total (8) | 6 | 0 | 2 |
2006 O’Byrne Shield Winners: Damien Sheridan (Captain), Dermot Brady, Barry Gilleran, Cathal Conefrey, Shane Mulligan, Michael Kelly, Donnacha Corcoran, Arthur O’Connor, Bernard McElvaney (0-2), Kevin Smyth (0-1), Paul Barden (0-3), Paddy Dowd (0-1), Jamsie Martin, Kevin Mulligan (0-3), Brian Kavanagh (0-3). Subs: Padraig Berry for A O’Connor, Francis McGee (0-1) for J Martin, Seán McCormack for P Dowd, Trevor Glendenning for K Smyth.
2007 O’Byrne Shield Winners: Damien Sheridan (Captain), Dermot Brady, Diarmuid Masterson, Cathal Conefrey, Noel Farrell, Enda Ledwith, Shane Mulligan, Bernard McElvaney (0-3), Liam Keenan, Trevor Smullen (0-2), Paul Barden (1-1), Kevin Mulligan (1-0), David Barden (0-1), Brian Kavanagh (0-2), Padraic Davis (0-1). Subs: Padraig Berry for Davis, Kevin Smith for Mulligan, Gary Murphy for Kavanagh (injured), Declan C Reilly for Farrell, David Hannify for Ledwith.
Longford Games
| Year | O'Byrne Competition Games |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-2, Meath 5-7 |
| 1955 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-10, Meath 1-6 |
| 1955 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 1-5, Westmeath 2-5 |
| 1956 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-6, Westmeath 2-5 |
| 1957 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-10, Offaly 1-2 |
| 1957 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 2-8, Meath 0-7 |
| 1957 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-5, Kildare 1-5 |
| 1958 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Offaly 6-7 |
| 1959 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Westmeath 1-8 |
| 1960 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 3-5, Westmeath 2-2 |
| 1960 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 0-5, Louth 0-8 |
| 1961 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Meath 0-7 |
| 1961 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 2-9, Louth 1-8 |
| 1961 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 2-14, Dublin 1-4 |
| 1961 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 0-6, Offaly 1-9 |
| 1962 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-6, Meath 2-9 |
| 1963 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-9, Offaly 1-2 |
| 1963 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 2-9, Wicklow 0-7 |
| 1963 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-6, Kildare 0-4 |
| 1963 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 0-10, Louth 1-10 |
| 1964 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-7, Offaly 0-9 |
| 1964 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 2-13, Wicklow 0-5 |
| 1964 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 1-10, Carlow 3-6 |
| 1965 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 5-14, Offaly 0-5 |
| 1965 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-18, Louth 1-7 |
| 1965 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-9, Kildare 1-6 🏆 |
| 1966 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-8, Offaly 3-11 |
| 1967 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-6, Meath 2-12 |
| 1968 | 🟡 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-9, Laois 1-9 |
| 1968 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 (R) | Longford 1-13, Laois 1-8 |
| 1968 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 0-8, Offaly 0-10 |
| 1970 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 0-8, Louth 2-4 |
| 1973 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Westmeath 1-16 |
| 1977 | 🟡 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-9, Louth 0-12 |
| 1977 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 1-8, Westmeath 2-7 |
| 1977 | 🟡 O'Byrne Cup - Round 3 | Longford 2-3, Meath 1-6 |
| 1978 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-6, Wexford 4-8 |
| 1980 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-9, Meath 6-9 |
| 1980 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 0-6, Louth 1-4 |
| 1980 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 3 | Longford 1-11, Westmeath 2-5 |
| 1981 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-7, Laois 1-9 |
| 1982 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 3-9, Laois 0-8 |
| 1982 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford 0-11, Carlow 2-4 |
| 1982 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-9, Wicklow 0-15 |
| 1983 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Wexford 1-8 |
| 1983 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 2 | Longford W/O, Kilkenny SCR |
| 1983 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 2-18, Westmeath 2-11 |
| 1983 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-9, Meath 1-11 |
| 1986 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-11, Wexford 0-8 |
| 1986 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-7, Westmeath 1-11 |
| 1987 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-14, Offaly 3-8 |
| 1988 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-7, Meath 2-6 |
| 1989 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-5, Westmeath 0-8 |
| 1990 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 2-8, Westmeath 1-9 |
| 1990 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 1-13, Louth 2-11 |
| 1991 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-14, Carlow 1-6 |
| 1991 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 1-11, Meath 2-11 |
| 1992 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Westmeath 1-12 |
| 1993 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-4, Laois 1-8 |
| 1994 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 3-8, Offaly 2-10 |
| 1994 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 1-8, Louth 1-6 |
| 1994 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 1-6, Laois 1-14 |
| 1995 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Westmeath 1-8 |
| 1996 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-11, Westmeath 3-10 |
| 1997 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Offaly 4-21 |
| 1998 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-6, Dublin 0-11 |
| 1999 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-7, Louth 1-10 |
| 2000 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 3-12, Kildare 0-13 |
| 2000 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-20, Dublin 1-16 |
| 2000 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-14, Offaly 0-12 |
| 2000 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 2-6, Westmeath 0-7 🏆 |
| 2001 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-14, Laois 1-19 |
| 2002 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group 1 - Round 1 | Longford 0-7, Meath 1-15 |
| 2002 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 1 - Round 2 | Longford 2-8, Offaly 1-7 |
| 2002 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group 1 - Round 3 | Longford 4-10, Carlow 1-20 |
| 2003 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Laois 0-10 |
| 2003 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 1-11, Meath 0-11 |
| 2003 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 4-4, Wexford 0-12 |
| 2003 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-6, Kildare 0-12 |
| 2004 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 6-8, Laois 0-6 |
| 2004 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-6, Meath 0-13 |
| 2005 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-10, UCD 0-9 |
| 2005 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-10, Westmeath 2-19 |
| 2006 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Kildare 0-14 |
| 2006 | 🟢 O'Byrne Shield - Quarter Final | Longford 2-9, Athlone IT 0-12 |
| 2006 | 🟢 O'Byrne Shield - Semi Final | Longford 3-10, DIT 1-11 |
| 2006 | 🟢 O'Byrne Shield - Final | Longford 0-14, Wicklow 1-9 🏆 |
| 2007 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-14, DIT 2-9 |
| 2007 | 🟢 O'Byrne Shield - Quarter Final | Longford 2-16, UCD 0-10 |
| 2007 | 🟢 O'Byrne Shield - Semi Final | Longford 0-9, Kildare 1-5 |
| 2007 | 🟢 O'Byrne Shield - Final | Longford 2-10, Athlone IT 1-7 🏆 |
| 2008 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-9, Kildare 0-7 |
| 2008 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-14, Meath 1-6 |
| 2008 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 1-16, DCU 0-10 |
| 2008 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-14, Dublin 2-12 |
| 2009 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-12, Athlone IT 1-7 |
| 2009 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-5, Louth 4-12 |
| 2010 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Meath 2-13 |
| 2010 | 🔴 O'Byrne Shield - Quarter Final | Longford 0-12, Wexford 1-10 |
| 2011 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-8, Kildare 0-16 |
| 2011 | 🔴 O'Byrne Shield - Quarter Final | Longford 1-8, Offaly 1-9 |
| 2012 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Athlone IT 1-9 |
| 2012 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-12, DCU 2-11 |
| 2013 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group A - Round 1 | Longford 1-7, Meath 1-9 |
| 2013 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group A - Round 2 | Longford 1-14, UCD 0-14 |
| 2013 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group A - Round 3 | Longford 0-9, Louth 1-17 |
| 2014 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group B - Round 1 | Longford 1-19, Carlow 2-7 |
| 2014 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group B - Round 2 | Longford 0-6, Kildare 3-20 |
| 2014 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group B - Round 3 | Longford 1-8, Athlone IT 0-10 |
| 2015 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group C - Round 1 | Longford 0-11, DCU 3-13 |
| 2015 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group C - Round 2 | Longford 1-9, Meath 1-17 |
| 2015 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group C - Round 3 | Longford 0-10, Westmeath 2-11 |
| 2016 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group D - Round 1 | Longford 0-18, NUI Maynooth 1-9 |
| 2016 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group D - Round 2 | Longford 1-10, Westmeath 0-14 |
| 2016 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group D - Round 3 | Longford 1-9, Wicklow 1-5 |
| 2016 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 1-12, Dublin 0-9 |
| 2016 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-11, Meath 1-17 |
| 2017 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 1 | Longford 0-12, Kildare 1-15 |
| 2017 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 2 | Longford 2-11, Offaly 0-9 |
| 2017 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 3 | Longford 5-11, IT Carlow 4-6 |
| 2018 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 1 | Longford 2-13, Louth 1-10 |
| 2018 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 2 | Longford 1-14, Kildare 0-13 |
| 2018 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 2-16, Meath 1-19 |
| 2019 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 1 | Longford 1-7, Wicklow 1-6 |
| 2019 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 2 | Longford 0-9, Meath 1-5 |
| 2019 | 🟡 O'Byrne Cup - Group 2 - Round 3 | Longford 1-16, Louth 1-16 |
| 2019 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 0-4, Westmeath 2-10 |
| 2020 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 1 - Round 1 | Longford 2-14, Kildare 0-14 |
| 2020 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group 1 - Round 2 | Longford 1-13, Carlow 0-10 |
| 2020 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group 1 - Round 3 | Longford 0-14, Wicklow 2-9 |
| 2020 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 1-13, Dublin 3-6 |
| 2020 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-12, Offaly 0-11 🏆 |
| 2022 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group A - Round 1 | Longford 2-13, Louth 0-14 |
| 2022 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group A - Round 2 | Longford 2-12, Offaly 1-16 |
| 2022 | 🔴 O'Byrne Cup - Group A - Round 3 | Longford 0-5, Dublin 0-16 |
| 2023 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group B - Round 1 | Longford 3-18, Laois 0-13 |
| 2023 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Group B - Round 2 | Longford 0-15, Carlow 0-4 |
| 2023 | 🟡 O'Byrne Cup - Group B - Round 3 | Longford 0-10, Meath 1-7 |
| 2023 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 3-13, Louth 0-12 🏆 |
| 2024 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Quarter Final | Longford 0-9, Westmeath 0-7 |
| 2024 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Semi Final | Longford 2-14, Meath 1-14 |
| 2024 | 🟢 O'Byrne Cup - Final | Longford 1-12, Dublin 0-9 🏆 |
| 2025 | ⚫ O'Byrne Cup - No Competition |
* In 2018 Meath won 2-1 in free-taking competition (1st inter-county game decided in this way).
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Notes & Caveats
- No O’Byrne Cup in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1985, 2021 or 2025.
- Longford did not compete in O’Byrne Cup in 1974 or 1976.
- 1998 Longford v Dublin had two referees as part of experimental rules.
- Prior to 1990 and with exception of 1980 and 1977, all ‘Quarter Finals’ were called ‘Round 2’.
- In 2000 the cup was presented to vice-captain Cathal Conefrey due to captain receiving a red card.
- 2003 vs Meath was 1st floodlit inter-county game held under jurisdiction of a provincial council.
- 2018 vs Meath won 2-1 in free-taking competition – First inter-county game decided in this way.
2018 Free Kick History: The 2018 O’Byrne Cup semi-final in Navan ended in a draw AET, and was the first ever GAA competition to be decided on free kicks. Meath’s Sean Tobin was the first player to take a free while Meath’s Mark McCabe was the first to score. The two sides took 10 frees (5 each) in total with only 3 players scoring – Mark McCabe & Cillian O’Sullivan (Meath) and Sean McCormack (Longford). Tired legs after a long game and extra time had a big impact on accuracy.
Sources: All inter-county match and player records used on this website were researched by our team using newspaper records, and are not taken from any existing databases or datasets. Where gaps exist in past newspaper records, other published records from the era or related to the era are consulted to try and bridge any gaps.
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