The 1990 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition contested by the county teams of Leinster GAA.

1990 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year1990
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Date7 April — 23 May
Teams11
Winners
ChampionsLouth (3rd win)
ManagerFrank Lynch
CaptainGerry Farrell
Runners-up
Runners-upKildare
ManagerPat Fitzgerald
← 1989
1991 →

The tournament format was straight knockout, with 11 participating teams. Dublin did not enter the competition. First-round byes were awarded to Laois, Louth, Meath, Longford and Kildare.

Louth won the competition after defeating Kildare in the final, held at the Drogheda Gaelic Grounds.

Results

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First round
7 - 14 April
Quarter-finals
14 - 18 April
Semi-finals
21 - 25 April
Final
23 May
  Wexford 3-09
  Wicklow 0-04   Wexford 0-12
  Laois 2-05
  Wexford 1-04
  Carlow 2-13   Kildare 2-11
  Kilkenny 1-06   Carlow 1-09
  Kildare 1-12
  Kildare 1-06
  Westmeath 0-11   Louth 2-04
  Offaly 0-11   Louth 1-12
  Meath 2-06
  Louth 2-11
  Westmeath 1-08   Longford 1-13
  Offaly 1-07 Westmeath 1-09
  Longford 2-08

Final

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  Louth2-04 - 1-06  Kildare
Referee: D. Guerin (Dublin)
GK 1 Gerry Farrell (Cooley Kickhams) (c)
RCB 2 David Reilly (Stabannon Parnells)
FB 3 Martin Morgan (Naomh Máirtín)
LCB 4 Brendan Kerin (St Mary's)
RHB 5 Pat Butterly (Stabannon Parnells)
CHB 6 Stephen Melia (John Mitchels)
LHB 7 Peter Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael)
MF 8 Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)
MF 9 Michael Fegan (Kilkerley Emmets)
RHF 10 Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)
CHF 11 Michael Malone (St Mary's)
LHF 12 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)
RCF 13 Stefan White (Castleblayney Faughs)
FF 14 John Fox (St Joseph's)
LCF 15 Colin Kelly (Newtown Blues)
Substitutes:
16 John Osborne (Naomh Fionnbarra) for Fegan
GK 1 Seán Sergeant
RCB 2 Davy Dalton
FB 3 David Malone
LCB 4 P.J. Doran
RHB 5 Seán Ryan
CHB 6 Peter McConnon
LHB 7 Séamus Dowling
MF 8 Brian Donovan
MF 9 Seán McGovern
RHF 10 Joe O'Donoghue
CHF 11 Paddy O'Donoghue
LHF 12 David Fennin
RCF 13 Declan Kerrigan
FF 14 John Crofton
LCF 15 Liam Miley
Substitutes:
16 Martin Lynch for Kerrigan
17 Clifford Barry for Donovan
18 Mick Nevin for Miley

References

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  1. ^ "Kelly's one-man show". Irish Independent. 24 May 1990.
  2. ^ "Louth and Longford stats ahead of O'Byrne Cup final". Drogheda Independent. 20 January 2023.