The 1962 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA. It was the ninth staging of the O'Byrne Cup competition.
Kildare won their first ever O'Byrne Cup after defeating Louth in the final, played at Croke Park on 25 November 1962.
Format The tournament was contested on a knockout basis. First-round byes were awarded to Dublin, Kildare, Louth and Wexford.
Results First Round
Second Round
Semi-Final
Final
GK1 Des Marron (Clane)RCB2 Pa Connolly (Clane)FB3 Danny Flood (Athy)LCB4 Toss McCarthy (Moorefield)RHB5 Jimmy Cummins (Moorefield)CHB6 Peter Maguire (Kilcock)LHB7 Mick Coughlan (Air Corps, Dublin)MF8 Mick Carolan (Round Towers Clondalkin, Dublin)MF9 Paddy Moore (Moorefield)RHF10 John McNally (Allenwood)CHF11 Pat Moore (Carbury)LHF12 Johnny Morrissey (Athy)RCF13 Paddy Cummins (Carbury)FF14 Frank Caffrey (Kilcock) LCF15 Dermot O'Loughlin (Round Towers)Substitutes: 16 Joe Doyle (Allenwood) for Maguire 17 Séamus Nugent ((Ballyteague) for Morrissey GK1 Andy Kieran (Naomh Mhuire)RCB2 Ollie Reilly (Hunterstown Rovers)FB3 Leslie Toal (Clan na Gael)LCB4 Jackie Reynolds (Newtown Blues)RHB5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)CHB6 Mick Murray (Naomh Mhuire)LHB7 Larry Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)MF8 Muckle McKeown (O'Raghallaighs)MF9 John Woods (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets)CHF11 Jimmy Mulroy (Newtown Blues)LHF12 Liam Leech (Newtown Blues)RCF13 Brian O'Hare (Dundalk Gaels)FF14 Ollie Geraghty (Mattock Rangers)LCF15 Jim Marmion (Roche Emmets)Substitutes: 16 Frank Lynch (Geraldines) for L. Geraghty
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