The 1963 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the 10th staging of the competition that was first held in 1954, with the aim of starting a fund for injured footballers.
Louth won the competition after defeating Longford in the final, played at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.
Format The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Dublin, Louth, Meath and Westmeath.
Matches Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
GK1 Andy Kieran (Naomh Mhuire) RCB2 Donal Matthews (Mattock Rangers)FB3 Leslie Toal (Clan na Gael)LCB4 Paddy Leech (Newtown Blues)RHB5 John Doyle (Dundalk Young Irelands)CHB6 Frank Lynch (Geraldines)LHB7 Val Murphy (Newtown Blues)MF8 Mick Gartlan (Roche Emmets) MF9 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues) (c)RHF10 Jim Sheelan (St Patrick's)CHF11 Jim Judge (Newtown Blues)LHF12 Liam Leech (Newtown Blues)RCF13 Eamonn Burgess (Good Counsel, Dublin)FF14 Alfie Monk (Naomh Mhuire)LCF15 Muckle McKeown (O'Raghallaighs)Substitutes: 16 Kevin Beahan (St Mary's) for McKeown 17 Frank Clarke (Newtown Blues) for Sheelan 18 John Woods (Cooley Kickhams) for Matthews GK1 Liam Flynn (Clonguish)RCB2 Séamus Flynn (Clonguish)FB3 Larry Gillen (Civil Service, Dublin)LCB4 Billy Morgan (Killoe Young Emmets)RHB5 Brendan Barden (Clonguish)CHB6 John Donlon (Cashel)LHB7 P. M. Gillen (Ardagh St Patrick's)MF8 Liam Higgins (Colmcille)MF9 Pat Moriarty (Longford Slashers)RHF10 Roddy Carter (Ballymahon)CHF11 Bobby Burns (Granard St Mary's)LHF12 Brendan Gilmore (Rathcline)RCF13 Mickey Burns (Granard St Mary's)FF14 Seán Donnelly (St Vincent's, London)LCF15 Mick Hopkins (Clonguish) (c)
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