Centenary Cup success 30 years old today
May 20, 2014
Meath Centenary Cup Winners Back: Michael Downes, Donal Smyth, Eamonn Barry, Gerry McEntee, Willie Rogan, Joe Carr, Liam Hayes, Joe Cassells, Frank O'Sullivan, Mick Lyons, Martin O'Connell, Colm O'Rourke J.J. McCormack, Paddy McIntyre, Joe Casey. Front: Colm Coyle, Phil Smith, Bernard Flynn, Finian Murtagh, Padraig Finnerty, David Mooney, Padraig Lyons, Robbie O'Malley, Liam Smith, Jimmy Fay, Gerry McLoughlin, Brendan Melia, Mattie McCabe.
The knock-out competition was organised to mark the GAA's centenary year and the Royal County got the better of Monaghan in the final - which was played at Croke Park on May 20th, 1984 - on a scoreline of 0-10 to 0-8.
Boylan's charges subsequently flattered to deceive in that year's Leinster SFC but the provincial breakthrough arrived two years later and the rest, as they say, is history!
The winning team against Monaghan was: Jimmy Fay; Robbie O'Malley, Mick Lyons, Paraic Lyons; Padraig Finnerty, Joe Cassells (capt), Martin O'Connell; Liam Hayes, Gerry McEntee; Colm Coyle, Mattie McCabe, Liam Smith; Finian Murtagh, Colm O'Rourke, Bernard Flynn. Tweet
