2009 Lory Meagher Cup

{{Short description|Hurling competition}} {{Use Irish English|date=April 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox hurling championship |name=2009 Lory Meagher Cup |image= |imagesize= |caption= |dates=6 June — 11 July |teams=8 |champions=[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]|count=1 |champions captain= |champions manager= |runners-up=[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |runners-up captain= |runners-up manager= |relegated= |matches=13 |goals= |points= |top scorer= |previous year= |previous tournament= |next year=2010 |next tournament=2010 Lory Meagher Cup|promoted=Tyrone}}

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]].

On 11 July, [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5–11 to 3–16 win over [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] at [[Croke Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0711/tyrone_donegal_lorymeagher.html |title=Tyrone win inaugural Lory Meagher Cup |date=2009-07-11 |work=RTÉ Sport |accessdate=2009-07-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716024856/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0711/tyrone_donegal_lorymeagher.html |archivedate=2009-07-16 }}</ref> 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 == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ![[County (Gaelic games)|County]] !Last Provincial Title !Last All-Ireland Title !Position in [[2008 Nicky Rackard Cup|2008]] Championship !Appearance |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |— |— |Quarter-finals ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |[[1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1932]] |— |Group Stage ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |— |— |Group Stage ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Leitrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |— |— |Quarter-finals ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Longford.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]] |— |— |Group Stage ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|South Down]] |— |— |Quarter-finals ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |— |— |Quarter-finals ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |- | style="text-align:left" |[[File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg|border|20x20px]] Warwickshire |— |— |Group Stage ([[Nicky Rackard Cup]]) |1st |}

== Bracket == {{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes|RD1=Round 1 Round 2B|RD2-seed06=|RD2-score08=2-22|RD2-team08=[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]|RD2-seed08=|RD2-score07=5-15|RD2-team07='''[[File:Colours of Longford.svg|border|20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]]'''|RD2-seed07=|RD2-score06=3-08|RD2-team06=[[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg|border|20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]|RD2-score05=1-20|RD3-team01=[[File:Colours of Down.svg|border|20px]] [[Down GAA|South Down]]|RD2-team05='''[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''|RD2-seed05=|RD2-score04=3-20|RD2-team04='''[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]'''|RD2-seed04=|RD2-score03=0-08|RD2-team03=[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|border|20px]][[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]|RD2-seed03=|RD2-score02=2-14|RD3-seed01=|RD3-score01=2-11|RD2-seed02=|RD4-score01=3-16|RD4b-team02=|RD4b-seed02=|RD4b-score01=|RD4b-team01=|RD4b-seed01=|RD4-score02=5-11|RD4-team02='''[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''|RD4-seed02=|RD4-team01=[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]|RD3-seed02=|RD4-seed01=|RD3-score04=3-16|RD3-team04='''[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''|RD3-seed04=|RD3-score03=4-09|RD3-team03=[[File:Colours of Longford.svg|border|20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]]|RD3-seed03=|RD3-score02=1-15|RD3-team02='''[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]'''|RD2-team02='''[[File:Colours of Down.svg|border|20px]] [[Down GAA|South Down]]'''|RD2-score01=1-14|RD2=Round 2A Quarter-finals|RD1-score02=1-12|RD1-team09='''[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]'''|RD1-seed09=|RD1-score04=5-06|RD1-team04='''[[File:Colours of Down.svg|border|20px]] [[Down GAA|South Down]]'''|RD1-seed04=|RD1-score03=3-09|RD1-team03=[[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|border|20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]]|RD1-seed03=|RD1-team02='''[[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg|border|20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]'''|RD1-seed10=|RD1-seed02=|RD1-score01=0-14|RD1-team01=[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|border|20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]|RD1-seed01=|score-width=35px|team-width=100px|RD4b=|RD4=Final|RD3=Semi-finals|RD1-score09=3-19|RD1-team10=[[File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg|border|20px]] Warwickshire|RD2-team01=[[File:Colours of Leitrim.svg|border|20px]] [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]]|RD1-team14='''[[File:Colours of Longford.svg|border|20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]]'''|RD2-seed01=|RD1-score16=1-12|RD1-team16=[[File:Colours of Cavan.svg|border|20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]|RD1-seed16=|RD1-score15=0-20|RD1-team15='''[[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|border|20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]'''|RD1-seed15=|RD1-score14=1-14|RD1-seed14=|RD1-score10=1-16|RD1-score13=0-14|RD1-team13=[[File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg|border|20px]] [[Warwickshire GAA|Warwickshire]]|RD1-seed13=|RD1-score08=3-15|RD1-team08='''[[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|border|20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]]'''|RD1-seed08=|RD1-score07=3-09|RD1-team07=[[File:Colours of Cavan.svg|border|20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]]|RD1-seed07=|RD4b-score02=}}

==Round 1== ===Round 1===

{{football box collapsible |date = 6 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 1 |team1 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |score = 3–9 – 5–6 |report = |team2 = [[Down GAA|South Down]] |goals1 = 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. |goals2 = A Brown 4–0, M Magee 1–0, J Brown 0–2, J Murphy 0–2, P McAleenan 0–1, L Morgan 0–1. |stadium = [[Healy Park]] |attendance = |referee = G Duffy (Antrim) }} {{football box collapsible |date = 6 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 1 |team1 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |score = 0–14 – 1–12 |report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/leitrim-edge-tight-contest-413846.html Report] |team2 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |goals1 = R Bogue 0–12, D McGrary 0–1, C Kehoe 0–1. |goals2 = C Cunniffe 0–7, C Burns 1–0, J Clancy 0–2, D McGovern 0–1, M Burns 0–1, C Hayes 0–1. |stadium = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{football box collapsible |date = 6 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 1 |team1 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |score = 0–20 – 1–12 |report = |team2 = [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |goals1 = K Campbell 0–15, N Campbell 0–2, S McVeigh 0–1, P Hannigan 0–1, C Matthewson 0–1, L Henderson 0–1. |goals2 = P Sheridan 0–7, M Carr 1–0, P Brady 0–2, K Brennan 0–2, B Dalton 0–1. |stadium = [[O'Donnell Park]] |attendance = |referee = O Elliott (Antrim) }} {{football box collapsible |date = 7 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 1 |team1 = Warwickshire |score = 0–14 – 1–14 |report = |team2 = [[Longford GAA|Longford]] |goals1 = |goals2 = C Egan (0–06), D Tanner (1–01), |stadium = [[Páirc na hÉireann]] |attendance = |referee = }}

==Round 2== ===Round 2A===

{{football box collapsible |date = 13 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 2A |team1 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |score = 1–14 – 2–14 |report = |team2 = [[Down GAA|South Down]] |goals1 = C Cunniffe (0–7, 6f), M Burns (1–2), J Glancy (0–4), D McGovern (0–1). |goals2 = A Browne (2–3), E McGuinness (0–5), L Morgan (0–4, 3f), J Murphy (0–2, 1f). |stadium = [[Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada]] |attendance = |referee = A Carroll (Offaly) }} {{football box collapsible |date = 13 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 2A |team1 = [[Longford GAA|Longford]] |score = 5–15 – 2–22 |report = [http://www.longfordleader.ie/sport/longford-hurlers-advance-to-semi-final-1-1954515 Report] |team2 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |goals1 = J O'Brien (3–1), J Minnock (2–2), D Tanner (0–7, all frees), C Egan (0–5, four frees). |goals2 = 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). |stadium = Hugh Devine Park |attendance = |referee = }}

===Round 2B===

{{football box collapsible |date = 13 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 2B |team1 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |score = 3–19 – 1–16 |report = |team2 = Warwickshire |goals1 = 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). |goals2 = |stadium = [[Healy Park]] |attendance = |referee = E Elliot (Antrim) }} {{football box collapsible |date = 13 June 2009 |time = |round = Round 2B |team1 = [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |score = 3–9 – 3–15 |report = [http://www.anglocelt.ie/sport/noticetemplates/articles/2009/06/17/40669-late-blitz-sees-erne-men-take-victory Report] |team2 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |goals1 = P Sheridan (0–9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1–0), E Dalton (1–0), M McEntee (1–0). |goals2 = 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). |stadium = [[Breffni Park]] |attendance = |referee = D McGee (Down) }}

==Quarter-finals== ===Quarter-finals===

{{football box collapsible |date = 20 June 2009 |time = |round = Quarter-final |team1 = [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |score = 1–20 – 3–8 |report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/tyrone-look-to-inspirational-grogan-to-see-off-gutsy-leitrim-26545444.html Report] |team2 = [[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] |goals1 = 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. |goals2 = M Burns 2–0, D McGovern 1–0, C Cunniffe 0–7 (0–7f), J Glancy 0–1. |stadium = [[Healy Park]] |attendance = |referee = J O'Rourke (Monaghan) }} {{football box collapsible |date = 21 June 2009 |time = |round = Quarter-final |team1 = [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |score = 0–8 – 3–20 |report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/ernesiders-collapse-after-hendersons-early-goal-sets-the-tone-for-donegal-26545443.html Report] |team2 = [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |goals1 = S Corrigan 0–3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0–2 each, B Smyth 0–1. |goals2 = 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. |stadium = [[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]] |attendance = |referee = }}

==Semi-finals== ===Semi-finals===

{{football box collapsible |date = 27 June 2009 |time = |round = Semi-final |team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|South Down]] |score = 2–11 – 1–15 |report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/henderson-keeps-his-cool-to-smash-south-down-fightback-26547101.html Report] |team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |goals1 = P P McCartan 2–1, L Morgan 0–5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0–1 each. |goals2 = K Campbell 0–8 (5f), S McVeigh 1–1, L Henderson, N Campbell 0–2 each; D Cullen and C Mathewson 0–1 each. |stadium = [[Ballela GAC|Ballela]] |attendance = |referee = A Stapleton (Laois) }} {{football box collapsible |date = 27 June 2009 |time = |round = Semi-final |team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Longford.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Longford GAA|Longford]] |score = 4–9 – 3–16 |report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/scorching-kelly-blazes-a-trail-to-fire-red-hands-past-battling-longford-26547102.html Report] |team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |goals1 = J O'Brien, G Ghee, C Egan (0–2f) 1–2 each, D Tanner 0–3 (0–3f), C Finnucane 1–0. |goals2 = 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. |stadium = Hugh Devine Park |attendance = |referee = M O'Connor (Limerick) }}

==Final== ===Final===

{{football box collapsible |date = 11 July 2009 |time = |round = Final |team1 = [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |score = 3–16 – 5–11 |report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/tyrone-goalblitz-proves-too-much-for-donegal-26550321.html Report] |team2 = [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |goals2 = 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. |goals1 = 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. |stadium = [[Croke Park]] |attendance = |referee = T Carroll (Offaly) }}

==Statistics== ===Top scorers===

==== Overall ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |- | rowspan="1" align="center" |1 |Kevin Campbell |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | align="center" |1–50 | align="center" |53 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |10.60 |- | rowspan="1" align="center" |2 |Justin Kelly |[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | align="center" |2–39 | align="center" |44 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |8.80 |- | rowspan="2" align="center" |3 |Aidan Brown |[[Down GAA|South Down]] | align="center" |6–04 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |7.33 |- |Conor Grogan |[[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] | align="center" |3–13 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |5.50 |- | rowspan="1" align="center" |4 |Clement Cunniffe |[[Leitrim GAA|Leitrim]] | align="center" |0–21 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |7.00 |}

=== 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 ==

* [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] win their first ever national championship * [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] win their first championship in 10 years, last winning the 1999 [[Ulster Junior Hurling Championship]].

==See also==

* [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] * [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]] * [[2009 Christy Ring Cup]] (Tier 2) * [[2009 Nicky Rackard Cup]] (Tier 3)

==References== {{reflist}} {{GAA 2009}} {{Lory Meagher Cup|width=75%}}

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