Cardinal O'Donnell Cup

The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth.

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup
Founded1927
Title holdersNewtown Blues (14th title)
Most titlesCooley Kickhams (15)
SponsorsHollywood Developments[1]

Format

All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the semi-final stage. The semi-final victors then face off in the final of the competition. There is also relegation to Division 2 for the worst-performing team(s).[2]

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Cardinal O'Donnell Cup, named after Patrick O'Donnell, who was Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1924 until his death in October 1927.

The trophy, which was donated to the County Board of Louth GAA by the Cardinal in 1926,[3]is a replica of the Ardagh Chalice. The inaugural winners of the competition were Wolfe Tones of Drogheda.

Winners by year

☆ winners also won Louth Senior Football Championship that year

Year Winner
2022[4] Newtown Blues
2021[5] St Mary's, Ardee
2020 (Cancelled; COVID-19)
2019[6] Naomh Máirtín
2018[7] ☆ Newtown Blues
2017[8] Naomh Máirtín
2016[9] Dreadnots
2015[10] Mattock Rangers
2014[11] ☆ St Patrick's
2013 [12] St Patrick's
2012[13] ☆ St Patrick's
2011[14] Mattock Rangers
2010[15] Newtown Blues
2009 St Patrick's
2008[16] Cooley Kickhams
2007[17] Cooley Kickhams
2006[18] Cooley Kickhams
2005[19] Newtown Blues
2004[20] Cooley Kickhams
2003[21] ☆ St Patrick's
2002[22] St Mary's, Ardee
2001[23] Roche Emmets
2000[24] Clan Na Gael
1999 St Patrick's
1998 Stabannon Parnells
1997 Clan Na Gael
1996 Clan Na Gael
1995 Stabannon Parnells
1994[25] Clan Na Gael
1993 ☆ Clan Na Gael
1992 ☆ Clan Na Gael
1991 St Mary's, Ardee
1990 Clan Na Gael
1989 ☆ Cooley Kickhams
1988 Dreadnots
1987 ☆ Clan Na Gael
1986 ☆ Newtown Blues
1985 St Fechin's
1984 Newtown Blues
1983 Cooley Kickhams
1982 Clan Na Gael
1981 ☆ Newtown Blues
1980[26] Kilkerley Emmets
1979 Cooley Kickhams
1978 Dundalk Young Irelands
1977 Newtown Blues
1976 ☆ Cooley Kickhams
1975 ☆ St Mary's, Ardee
1974 Cooley Kickhams
1973 O'Raghallaighs
1972 Cooley Kickhams
1971 St Mary's, Ardee
1970 Cooley Kickhams
1969 ☆ Newtown Blues
1968 St Bride's
1967 Cooley Kickhams
1966 Cooley Kickhams
1965 Newtown Blues
1964 ☆ Newtown Blues
1963 ☆ Newtown Blues
1962 ☆ Newtown Blues
1961 Roche Emmets
1960 Roche Emmets
1959[27] Oliver Plunketts
1958 ☆ Roche Emmets
1957 ☆ Oliver Plunketts
1956 ☆ St Mary's, Ardee
1955 ☆ St Mary's, Ardee
1954 St Mary's, Ardee
1953 St Mary's, Ardee
1952 St Mary's, Ardee
1951 Stabannon Parnells
1950 Stabannon Parnells
1949 St Mary's, Ardee
1948 Dundalk Young Irelands
1947 St Mary's, Ardee
1946 (Cancelled)
1945 Stabannon Parnells
1944 Dundalk Gaels
1943 Dundalk Gaels
1942 ☆ Dundalk Gaels
1941 ☆ Dundalk Young Irelands
1940 ☆ Dundalk Young Irelands
1939 Dundalk Young Irelands
1938 ☆ Dundalk Young Irelands
1937 Cooley Kickhams
1936 Cooley Kickhams
1935 Wolfe Tones
1934 Wolfe Tones
1933 ☆ Newtown Blues
1932 Glyde Rangers
1931 ☆ Wolfe Tones
1930 ☆ Boyne Rangers
1929 Clan Na Gael
1928 Wolfe Tones
1927 Wolfe Tones

See also
  • Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
  • Mulligan, Fr.John (2000). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record (updated).

References
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  23. "Back to reality for Roche". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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