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Find sources: "2005 Nicky Rackard Cup" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Teams 12 Champions London (1st title) Runners-up Louth Tournament statistics Matches played 23 (Next) 2006 → The **2005 Nicky Rackard Cup** began on Saturday, 18 June 2005. 2005 was the first time the [Nicky Rackard Cup](/source/Nicky_Rackard_Cup) was introduced into the [All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship). It was devised by the [Hurling](/source/Hurling) Development Committee to encourage some of the so-called "weaker" hurling [counties](/source/Counties_of_Ireland) and to give them the chance of playing more games. It is in effect a "Division 3" for hurling teams in Ireland. The final was played on Sunday, 21 August when [London](/source/London_GAA)[1] beat [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA)[2] in the [final](/source/2005_Nicky_Rackard_Cup_Final) at [Croke Park](/source/Croke_Park), [Dublin](/source/Dublin). ## Format Twelve teams participated in the "Nicky Rackard Cup 2005". The teams were divided into three groups of four based on geographical criteria. These groups were: - Group 3A: [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA), [Tyrone](/source/Tyrone_GAA), [Donegal](/source/Donegal_GAA) and [Fermanagh](/source/Fermanagh_GAA) - Group 3B: [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA), [Cavan](/source/Cavan_GAA), [Armagh](/source/Armagh_GAA) and [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) - Group 3C: [London](/source/London_GAA), Warwickshire, [Longford](/source/Longford_GAA) and [Monaghan](/source/Monaghan_GAA) The group winners advance to the semi-finals. The runners-up in Groups 3C and 3B meet in the quarter-final playoff, with the winner meeting the runner-up of Group 3A in the quarter-final. ## Team changes ### To Championship Transferred from the [All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_B_Hurling_Championship) and the [All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Junior_Hurling_Championship) - Armagh - Cavan - Donegal - Fermanagh (Ulster JHC) - Leitrim - London (Ulster SHC) - Longford (Leinster JHC) - Louth (Leinster JHC) - Monaghan - Sligo (Connacht JHC) - Tyrone - Warwickshire[3] ## Teams ### General Information County Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2004 Championship Appearance Armagh — — 1st Cavan — — 1st Donegal 1932 — 1st Fermanagh — — Runners-up (Ulster Junior Hurling Championship) 1st Leitrim — — 1st London — 1901 Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) 1st Longford — — Runners-up (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship) 1st Louth — — Semi-finals (Leinster Junior Hurling Championship) 1st Monaghan 1915 — 1st Sligo — — Runners-up (Connacht Junior Hurling Championship) 1st Tyrone — — 1st Warwickshire — — 1st ## Group stage ### Group A Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 Donegal 3 3 0 0 14-43 5-25 45 6 Advance to Semi-Finals 2 Tyrone 3 2 0 1 8-44 10-30 8 4 Advance to Quarter-Final 3 Sligo 3 1 0 2 10-27 10-44 -17 2 4 Fermanagh 3 0 0 3 5-30 12-45 -36 0 Date Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue Round 1 June 18 Tyrone 3-17 3-7 Fermanagh Carrickmore June 18 Sligo 3-6 5-13 Donegal Markievicz Park Round 2 June 25 Donegal 3-12 1-11 Tyrone O' Donnell Park June 25 Fermanagh 1-15 3-10 Sligo Brewster Park Round 3 July 9 Tyrone 4-16 4-11 Sligo Carrickmore July 9 Donegal 6-18 1-8 Fermanagh O' Donnell Park ### Group B Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 Louth 3 3 0 0 9-51 4-28 38 6 Advance to Semi-Finals 2 Armagh 3 2 0 1 12-42 6-26 34 4 Advance to Quarter-Final playoff 3 Cavan 2 0 0 2 3-13 5-37 -30 0 4 Leitrim 2 0 0 2 3-21 12-36 -42 0 Date Team 1 Score Score Team 2 Venue Round 1 June 18 Armagh 1-16 1-9 Cavan Crossmaglen June 18 Louth 3-19 0-15 Leitrim Drogheda Round 2 June 25 Cavan 2-4 4-21 Louth St. Tiernach's Park June 25 Leitrim 3-6 9-17 Armagh Round 3 July 9 Armagh 2-9 2-11 Louth Keady July 9 Leitrim Cancelled Cavan - ### Group C Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 London 3 3 0 0 2-64 5-29 26 6 Advance to Semi-Finals 2 Longford 3 2 0 1 6-38 4-36 8 4 Advance to Quarter-Final playoff 3 Monaghan 3 1 0 2 4-36 5-42 -9 2 4 Warwickshire 3 0 0 3 4-24 2-55 -25 0 Date Winner Score Score Runner-up Venue Round 1 June 18 Longford 2-12 0-21 London Michael Fay Park June 18 Monaghan 0-17 1-11 Warwickshire Gavin Duffy Park Round 2 June 25 London 1-20 2-11 Monaghan Emerald GAA Grounds June 25 Warwickshire 2-7 1-15 Longford Páirc na hÉireann Round 3 July 9 Longford 3-11 2-8 Monaghan Michael Fay Park July 9 London 1-23 1-6 Warwickshire Emerald GAA Grounds ## Knockout stage ### Bracket Quarter-final playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final London 3-13 Donegal 1-10 London 5-08 Louth 1-05 Louth 3-10 Tyrone 1-08 Tyrone 3-14 Longford 2-14 Longford 3-13 Armagh 1-14 ### Matches Game Date Venue Winner Score Runner-up Score Quarter-Final Play off July 16 Breffni Park, Cavan Longford 2-14 Armagh 1-14 (AET) Quarter-Final July 24 Breffni Park, Cavan Tyrone 3-14 Longford 3-13 Semi-Final August 6 Drogheda Park, Drogheda Louth 3-10 Tyrone 1-8 Semi-Final August 7 O' Donnell Park, Letterkenny London 3-13 Donegal 1-10 ### Final London v Louth 21 August 2005 Final London 5-08 - 1-05 Louth Croke Park, Dublin [London](/source/London_county_hurling_team) are promoted to the [2006 Christy Ring Cup](/source/2006_Christy_Ring_Cup). #### Match details See also: [2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final](/source/2005_Nicky_Rackard_Cup_final) The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final was used as a curtain raiser for the semi-final of the 2005 [Liam MacCarthy Cup](/source/Liam_MacCarthy_Cup). London won the game by a margin of 15 points. At half time, thanks to two goals in the space of a minute from Barry Shortall and Kevin McMullan, London led by 2-04 to 0-05. Ten minutes into the second half, London re-opened the scoring for a 2-05 to 0-05 lead. Louth subsequently scored what would be their only goal - and only score of the second half.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] On 57 minutes, McMullan scored a further goal for London. Four minutes later, Sean Quinn kicked in London's fourth goal. Corner forward Dave Burke subsequently scored a fifth on 67 minutes. Burke clipped over a 65 and Gary Fenton added another point for London before the final whistle.[4] London: JJ Burke; E Phelan, T Simms, B Forde; J Dillon, F McMahon, B Foley 0-1; M Harding 0-01 (1f), M O'Meara; D Smyth, J Ryan, J McGaughan; D Bourke 1-04 (3f), B Shortall 1-00, K McMullan 2-01. Subs: E Kinlon (for Smyth 36 mins), G Fenton 0-01 (for O'Meara 36 mins), S Quinn 1-00 (for Shortall 55 mins), P Doyle (for Phelan 68 mins), P Finneran (for McMullan 70 mins). Louth: S Smith; D Black, A Carter, S Darcy; R Byrne, P Dunne, D Mulholland; D McCarthy, S Callan 0-02; T Hilliard, J Carter, D Byrne; G Smith 1-01 (1f), D Dunne 0-01, [N McEneaney](/source/Niall_McEneaney) 0-01. Subs: G Collins (for R Byrne h/t), S Byrne (for J Carter 53 mins), A Mynes (for McEneaney 65 mins), N Byrne (for Darcy 71 mins). Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh). ## Stadia and locations Main article: [List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums](/source/List_of_Gaelic_Athletic_Association_stadiums) County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park (neutral) 82,300 Armagh Armagh Ulster Athletic Grounds 18,500 Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 32,000 Donegal Ballybofey Ulster MacCumhaill Park 18,000 Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 18,000 Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331 London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000 Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000 Louth Drogheda Leinster Drogheda Park 3,500 Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 36,000 Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558 Tyrone Omagh Ulster Healy Park 17,636 Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann 4,500 ## Statistics ### Scoring events - Widest winning margin: **29 points** - [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) 3-06 - 9-17 [Armagh](/source/Armagh_GAA) (Round 2) - Most goals in a match: **12** - [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) 3-06 - 9-17 [Armagh](/source/Armagh_GAA) (Round 2) - Most points in a match: **34** - Louth 3-19 - 0-15 [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) (Round 1) - Most goals by one team in a match: **9** - [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) 3-06 - 9-17 [Armagh](/source/Armagh_GAA) (Round 2) - Most points by one team in a match: **23** - [London](/source/London_GAA) 1-23 - 1-06 [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_GAA) (Round 3) - Highest aggregate score: **59 points** - [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) 3-06 - 9-17 [Armagh](/source/Armagh_GAA) (Round 2) - Lowest aggregate score: **30 points** - [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) 3-10 - 1-08 [Tyrone](/source/Tyrone_GAA) (Semi-finals) ## Miscellaneous - [London](/source/London_county_hurling_team) won their 1st championship in 10 years, last winning the [1995 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship](/source/1995_All-Ireland_Senior_B_Hurling_Championship).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship](/source/2005_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship) - [2005 Christy Ring Cup](/source/2005_Christy_Ring_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["History"](https://www.londongaa.org/content_page/221717/). *www.LondonGAA.com*. London GAA. Retrieved 27 October 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup Final Previews"](https://www.gaa.ie/search/crawl/news/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-and-lory-meagher-cup-final-previews). *www.GAA.IE*. GAA. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Dolan, Damian (30 April 2020). ["A rivalry renewed, but not for the faint-hearted"](https://www.theirishworld.com/a-rivalry-renewed-but-not-for-the-faint-hearted/). *www.TheIrishWorld.com*. Retrieved 27 October 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["London cruise to Nicky Rackard success"](https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2005/0821/195548-london). *www.rte.ie*. 21 August 2005. v t e Nicky Rackard Cup 2026 participants Armagh Fermanagh Louth Mayo Sligo Tyrone Seasons 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Finals 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1) Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4) Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2005 Nicky Rackard Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Nicky_Rackard_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Nicky_Rackard_Cup?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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