The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup was the inaugural fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association . Seven county teams and one regional team took part in the competition. The teams were Warwickshire , Longford , Fermanagh , Leitrim , Cavan , South Down , Tyrone and Donegal .
The winners of the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup .
On 11 July, Tyrone won the inaugural Lory Meagher Cup, with a 5-11 to 3-16 win over Donegal at Croke Park .[1]
Structure [ ]
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.
Results [ ]
Round 1 [ ]
Tyrone v South Down
6 June 2009 Round 1 Tyrone 3-9 - 5-6 South Down Healy Park
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.
A Brown 4-0, M Magee 1-0, J Brown 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, P McAleenan 0-1, L Morgan 0-1.
Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)
Donegal v Cavan
6 June 2009 Round 1 Donegal 0-20 - 1-12 Cavan O'Donnell Park
K Campbell 0-15, N Campbell 0-2, S McVeigh 0-1, P Hannigan 0-1, C Matthewson 0-1, L Henderson 0-1.
P Sheridan 0-7, M Carr 1-0, P Brady 0-2, K Brennan 0-2, B Dalton 0-1.
Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)
Round 2A [ ]
Longford v Donegal
13 June 2009 Round 2A Longford 5-15 - 2-22 Donegal Hugh Devine Park
J O'Brien (3-1), J Minnock (2-2), D Tanner (0-7, all frees), C Egan (0-5, four frees).
Report
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).
Round 2B [ ]
Tyrone v Warwickshire
13 June 2009 Round 2B Tyrone 3-19 - 1-16 Warwickshire Healy Park
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).
Referee: E Elliot (Antrim)
Cavan v Fermanagh
13 June 2009 Round 2B Cavan 3-9 - 3-15 Fermanagh Breffni Park
P Sheridan (0-9, six frees, one 65), A Sheridan (1-0), E Dalton (1-0), M McEntee (1-0).
Report
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).
Referee: D McGee (Down)
Quarter-finals [ ]
Tyrone v Leitrim
20 June 2009 Quarter-final Tyrone 1-20 - 3-8 Leitrim Healy Park
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.
Report
M Burns 2-0, D McGovern 1-0, C Cunniffe 0-7 (0-7f), J Glancy 0-1.
Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)
Fermanagh v Donegal
21 June 2009 Quarter-final Fermanagh 0-8 - 3-20 Donegal Brewster Park
S Corrigan 0-3, B McGarry and K Kehoe 0-2 each, B Smyth 0-1.
Report
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.
Semi-finals [ ]
South Down v Donegal
27 June 2009 Semi-final South Down 2-11 - 1-15 Donegal Ballela
P P McCartan 2-1, L Morgan 0-5 (5f), P Kelly, A Browne, E McGuinness, J Murphy, D Morgan 0-1 each.
Report
K Campbell 0-8 (5f), S McVeigh 1-1, L Henderson, N Campbell 0-2 each; D Cullen and C Mathewson 0-1 each.
Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
Longford v Tyrone
27 June 2009 Semi-final Longford 4-9 - 3-16 Tyrone Hugh Devine Park
J O'Brien, G Ghee, C Egan (0-2f) 1-2 each, D Tanner 0-3 (0-3f), C Finnucane 1-0.
Report
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.
Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)
Final [ ]
Donegal v Tyrone
11 July 2009 Final Donegal 3-16 - 5-11 Tyrone Croke Park
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.
Report
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.
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
Statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Kevin Campbell
Donegal
1-50
53
5
10.60
2
Justin Kelly
Tyrone
2-39
44
5
8.80
3
Aidan Brown
South Down
6-04
22
3
7.33
Conor Grogan
Tyrone
3-13
22
4
5.50
4
Clement Cunniffe
Leitrim
0-21
21
3
7.00
References [ ]
Cavan
Fermanagh
Lancashire
Louth
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)