The 1970 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the first staging of the O'Byrne Cup competition.
Kildare won the delayed tournament after defeating Louth in the final, played at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda on 12 March 1972.
Format The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Kildare, Longford, Offaly and Wicklow.
Results First Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
GK1 Mick Moore (Carbury)RCB2 Joe McTeague (Ballyteague)FB3 Denis Dalton (Sallins)LCB4 Seán Dowling (Milltown)RHB5 Jack Farrell (Carbury)CHB6 Mick Carolan (Raheens)LHB7 Ray O'Sullivan (Sarsfields)MF8 Pat Mangan (Carbury)MF9 Eamon O'Donoghue (Sallins)RHF10 Hugh Hyland (Monasterevan)CHF11 Patsy Kelly (Allenwood)LHF12 Jack O'Connell (Rathangan)RCF13 Kevin Kelly (Carbury)FF14 Tommy Carew (Clane)LCF15 Terry O'Brien (Moorefield)Substitutes: 16 Bernie Geraghty (Sarsfields) for O'Brien 17 Tony Smullen (Suncroft) for Sullivan GK1 Seán Toal (O'Raghallaighs)RCB2 Jim Thornton (Cooley Kickhams)FB3 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues)LCB4 Danny Culligan (St Joseph's)RHB5 Leslie Toal (Clan na Gael)CHB6 Paul Kenny (Dundalk Gaels)LHB7 Eugene Sheelan (St Patrick's)MF8 Séamus Kirk (St Bride's)MF9 Gerry Sheridan (Glyde Rangers)RHF10 Danny Nugent (Newtown Blues)CHF11 Peadar McParland (Cooley Kickhams)LHF12 Benny Gaughran (UCD, Dublin)RCF13 Damien Reid (Mattock Rangers)FF14 Dermot Drumgoole (St Joseph's)LCF15 Enda McGeough (St Bride's)Substitutes: 16 Muckle McKeown (O'Raghallaighs) for Reid
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