2019 Joe McDonagh Cup

The 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup was the second staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1] The fixtures were announced on 11 October 2018.[2] The competition began on 11 May 2019 and ended on 30 June 2019.

2019 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates11 May 2019 - 30 June 2019
Teams5
Champions Laois (1st title)
Patrick Purcell (captain)
Eddie Brennan (manager)
Runners-up Westmeath
Aonghus Clarke (captain)
Joe Quaid (manager)
Relegated Offaly
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Points scored442 (40.18 per match)
Top scorer(s) Killian Doyle (3-61)
← 2018 (Previous) (Next) 2020 →

On 30 June 2019, Laois won the Joe McDonagh Cup following a 3-26 to 1-21 defeat of Westmeath in the final at Croke Park.[3] This was their first ever Joe McDonagh Cup title.

Offaly were relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup after losing all of their group stage games.[4]

Westmeath's Killian Doyle was the competition's top scorer with 3-61.

Teams and venues

Five teams competed in the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup - a reduction from six that competed in the inaugural competition.[5]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Antrim Ballycastle Páirc Mac Uílín 4,900
Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park 12,000
Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park 27,000
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 20,000
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 11,000

Personnel and colours
Team Colours Sponsor Captain Manager(s)
Antrim Fona Cab Conor McCann Neal Peden [6]
Kerry Kerry Group Martin Stackpoole [7] Fintan O'Connor
Laois MW Hire Services Patrick Purcell Eddie Brennan [8]
Offaly Carroll Cuisine Pat Camon Kevin Martin (to 20 May) Joachim Kelly (from 20 May)[9]
Westmeath Renault Aonghus Clarke[10] Joe Quaid[11]

Competition Format

Initially each of the five teams play the other four teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games play the third-placed teams in the Leinster and Munster championships in the two All-Ireland preliminary quarter finals with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage. The top two teams also compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

Promotion to Leinster or Munster SHC

If the Joe McDonagh champions are a non-Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Leinster Championship and the bottom-placed team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship are automatically relegated to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup. If the champions are a Munster team, they must win a play-off with the bottom-placed team in the Munster Championship to gain promotion to the following year's Munster Championship.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup, Offaly are automatically relegated to the following year's Christy Ring Cup and are replaced by the 2019 Christy Ring Cup Champions, Meath.[12][13]

Group Stage

Table
Key to colours
     Advance to Joe McDonagh Cup final
     Relegation
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Laois (Q)431012-856-83+207
2 Westmeath (Q) 42116-852-78+195
3 Antrim 42027-826-8504
4 Kerry 42023-7411-68-184
5 Offaly (R)40048-6911-81-210

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Final
30 June 2019
13:45
Joe McDonagh Cup Final
Laois 3-26 (35) – (24) 1-21 Westmeath
(HT: 2-11 - 1-10)
Gls: R King 1, A Dunphy 1, S Bergin 1.
Pts: M Kavanagh (6f) 12, A Dunphy 4, E Lyons 3, J Lennon 2, C Dwyer 2, N Foyle 2, P Purcell 1.		 Gls: K Doyle 1.
Pts: K Doyle (6f) 11, C Doyle 2, S Clavin 1, A Clarke 1, C Boyle 1, A Devine 1, D McNicholas 1, L Varley 1, J Boyle 1, E Price 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Killian Doyle Westmeath 3-61 70 5 14.00
2 Shane Conway Kerry 0-44 44 4 11.00
3 Neil McManus Antrim 1-30 33 4 8.25
4 Mark Kavanagh Laois 0-30 30 3 10.00
5 Joe Bergin Offaly 1-26 29 4 7.25
6 Cha Dwyer Laois 2-13 19 4 4.75
7 Ross King Laois 2-09 15 5 3.00
Aaron Dunphy Laois 2-09 15 5 3.00
8 Oisín Kelly Offaly 4-05 17 4 4.25
9 Keelan Molloy Antrim 2-07 13 4 3.25
Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-07 13 4 4.25
Stephen Maher Laois 0-13 13 3 4.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Killian Doyle Westmeath 0-17 17 Antrim
2 Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-12 15 Offaly
3 Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-11 14 Kerry
Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-11 14 Laois
4 Neil McManus Antrim 0-13 13 Westmeath
Shane Conway Kerry 0-13 13 Westmeath
5 Mark Kavanagh Laois 0-12 12 Westmeath
6 Joe Bergin Offaly 0-11 11 Laois
Mark Kavanagh Laois 0-11 11 Offaly
Shane Conway Kerry 0-11 11 Offaly

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