LEINSTER G.A.A. Leinster Railway Cup Football Winning Teams

1928 Mick Walsh (Kildare), Matt Goff Capt (Kildare), Paddy Bates (Laois), Mick McKeown (Louth), Paul Russell (), Jack Higgins (Kildare), Frank Malone (Kildare), Bill Whelan (Laois), Nick Walsh (Wexford), Mick Keogan (Meath), Paddy McDonnell (Dublin), Paul Doyle (Kildare), Martin O’Neill (Wexford), Paddy Martin (Kildare), Willie Lawless (Louth). Subs - Jack Delaney (Laois) used, Mick McKeown (Louth), Joe Ledwidge (Meath), Paddy Browne (Meath), Paddy Byrne (Kildare), Mick Connolly (Kilkenny). Joe Loughlin (Kildare) and N. Brady (Louth) were selected to play but had to cry off.

1929 Johnny McDonnell (Dublin), Matt Goff (Kildare), Paddy Bates (Laois), Gus Fitzpatrick (Kildare), Joe Norris (Dublin), Jack Higgins (Kildare), Mick McKeown (Louth), Bill Gannon Capt (Kildare), Nick Walsh (Wexford), Jack Delaney (Laois), Paddy Martin (Kildare), Paul Doyle(Kildare), Martin O’Neill (Wexford), Paddy McDonnell (Dublin), Mick O’Brien (Dublin). Subs - Pat Byrne (Wexford), Pat Bailey (Wexford), Joe Curtis (Kildare), N. Brady (Louth), Mick Keogan (Meath).

1930 Johnny McDonnell (Dublin), Pat Byrne (Wexford), Matt Goff (Kildare), Dan Walsh (Laois), Bill Hynan (Kildare), Jack Higgins Capt (Kildare), Frank Malone (Kildare), Danny Douglas (Laois), Paddy Loughlin (Kildare), Jack Delaney (Laois), Paddy Martin (Kildare), Paul Doyle (Kildare), Mick O’Brien (Dublin), Paddy McDonnell (Dublin), Matty Rogers (Meath). Subs - Martin O’Neill (Wexford) used, James O’Reilly (Kildare), Mick McKeown (Louth), Mick Landy (Kilkenny), Joe Norris (Dublin), Peter Pringle (Kildare), Charlie Cudden (Meath).

1932 Johnny McDonnell (Dublin), Matt Nulty (Meath), Matt Goff (Kildare), Paddy Hickey (Dublin), Ted Meade (Meath), Jack Higgins Capt (Kildare),Dan Walsh (Laois), Paddy Martin (Kildare), Jack Delaney (Laois), Tommy McGuinness (Meath), Danny Douglas (Laois), Paddy Byrne (Kildare), T. O’Dowd (Dublin), Dermot Bourke (Kildare), Matty Rogers (Meath). Subs - Paddy Brown (Meath),

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Matt Callanan (Laois), Paddy Loughlin (Kildare), Paddy Bracken (Westmeath), Jack Brown (Laois), Tom Maguire (Louth), Paddy Synnott (Dublin), Frank Malone (Kildare).

1933 Johnny McDonnell Capt (Dublin), Paddy Hickey (Dublin), Gerry McLoughlin (Dublin), Des Brennan (Dublin), Ted Meade (Meath), Jack Higgins (Kildare), Ned McCann (Dublin), Nick Walsh (Wexford), Billy Shaw (Meath), Danny Douglas (Laois), Paddy Martin (Kildare), Jack Delaney (Laois), T. O’Dowd (Dublin), Paddy Spillane (Wexford), Paddy Byrne (Kildare). Subs - Paddy Browne (Meath), Matt Goff (Kildare), Jack Fane (Wexford), Jimmy Coyle (Louth), Matty Rogers (Meath), Paddy Bracken (Westmeath).

1935 Johnny McDonnell Capt (Dublin), Eddie Boyle (Louth), Tommy McGuinness (Meath), Jim Byrne (Kildare), Peter Waters (Kildare), Bobby Beggs (Dublin), Paddy Cavanagh (Dublin), Bill Delaney (Laois), Jimmy Coyle (Louth), George Comerford (Dublin), Billy Shaw (Meath), Jack Delaney (Laois), Danny Douglas (Laois), Tony Donnelly (Meath), Paddy Byrne (Kildare). Subs - Paddy Browne (Meath), Dick Cassidy (Meath), Eugene Callan (Louth), Tom Caffrey (Louth), Dinny Breen (Westmeath), Paddy Swayne (Laois), Murt Kelly (Dublin).

1939 Martin Farrell (Laois), Eddie Boyle (Louth), Tom McEvoy (Offaly), Dan Walsh (Laois), Eugene Callan (Louth), Mick Delaney (Laois), Jim Slator (Laois), Bill Delaney Capt (Laois), Tommy Murphy (Laois), Paddy Bermingham (Dublin), Chris Delaney (Laois), Paddy O’Sullivan (Wicklow), Tom Mulhall (Kildare), Jimmy Coyle (Louth), Tony Donnelly (Meath). Subs - Jack Delaney (Laois) used, Jim Furlong (Wexford), Frank Clancy (Wexford), Frank Dowling (Kildare), Mick Geraghty (Kildare), Paddy Cluskey (Louth), Joe Loughran (Meath), Bill Mulhall (Offaly), Tom Walker (Carlow).

1940 Paddy Dowling (Dublin), Eddie Boyle (Louth), Tom McEvoy (Offaly), Dan Walsh (Laois), Bill Mulhall (Offaly), Mick Delaney (Laois), Jim Kearney (Meath), Bill Delaney (Laois), Tommy Murphy (Laois), Matty Gilsenan Capt (Meath), Tony Donnelly (Meath), Paddy O’Sullivan (Wicklow), Tom Mulhall (Kildare), Chris Delaney (Laois), Paddy Bermingham (Dublin). Subs - Jim Furlong (Wexford),

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Paddy Lynch (Wexford), Christy O’Reilly (Meath), Joe Loughran (Meath), Jack Cummins (Meath), Jimmy Coyle (Louth), Eugene Callan (Louth), Frank Dowling (Kildare), Mick Geraghty (Kildare), Tommy Banks (Dublin).

1944 Paddy Larkin (Louth), Jim Archibald (Carlow), Eddie Boyle (Louth), Caleb Crone (Dublin), Peter O’Reilly (Dublin), Jim Quigley (Louth), Mick Geraghty (Kildare), Bill Delaney (Laois), Jim Thornton Capt (Louth), Des O’Neill (Wicklow), Ollie Halpin (Louth), Peter McDermott (Meath), Paddy Bermingham (Dublin), Chris Delaney (Laois), Jimma Rea (Carlow). Subs - Tom McEvoy (Offaly), Luke Kelly (Carlow), Tom Clarke (Louth), John Clarke (Meath), Matty Gilsenan (Meath), Paddy O’Connor (Dublin), T. Brennan (Kildare).

1945 Paddy Larkin (Louth), Sean Boyle (Louth), Eddie Boyle (Louth), Paddy McIntyre (Offaly), Peenie Whelan Capt (Carlow), Peter O’Reilly (Dublin), Mick Geraghty (Kildare), Jim Morris (Carlow), Jimmy Hannify (Longford), Frankie Byrne (Meath), Bill Delaney (Laois), Des O’ Neill (Wicklow), Paddy Meegan (Meath), Chris Delaney (Laois), Jimma Rea (Carlow). Subs - Tommy Murphy (Laois) for Jimmy Hannify, Tom Malone (Kildare), M. Kelly (Offaly), Paddy Farrell (Carlow), Tony Donnelly (Meath), Peter McDermott (Meath), Paddy Kehoe (Wexford).

1952 Tom Malone (Kildare), Micheal O’Brien (Meath), Tom Conlon (Louth), Jim Tuft (Louth), Gerry O’Reilly (Wicklow), Paddy Dunne (Laois), Sean Brennan (Kildare), Des Taaffe (Meath), Jim Rogers (Wicklow), Paddy Meegan Capt (Meath), Ollie Freaney (Dublin), Stephen White (Louth), Matty McDonnell (Meath), Hubert Reynolds (Louth), Kevin Heffernan (Dublin). Subs - Kevin McConnell (Meath) for Jim Tuft, Jim Crowley (Dublin) for Des Taaffe, Cathal O’Leary (Dublin) for Matty Mc Donnell, Paddy Dixon (Meath), Christo Hand (Meath), Mick Casey (Offaly), Mick Byrne (Kildare), Colm Smyth (Longford), Vinny Russell (Dublin).

1953 Tom Malone (Kildare), Micheal O’Brien (Meath), Paddy O’Brien (Meath), Kevin McConnell (Meath), Gerry O’Reilly (Wicklow), Paddy Dunne (Laois), Andy Murphy (Carlow), Sean Brennan (Kildare), Jim Rogers (Wicklow), Paddy Meegan Capt (Meath), Vincent Tierney (Longford), Stephen White (Louth), Ollie Freaney (Dublin), Jim McDonnell (Louth), Kevin Heffernan (Dublin). Subs - Davy Dalton

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(Kildare), Tony O’Grady (Dublin), Cathal O’Leary (Dublin), Mick Casey (Offaly), Tom Conlon (Louth), Peter McDermott (Meath), Jimmy O’Brien (Longford).

1954 Joe O’Neill (Wexford), Micheal O’Brien (Meath), Paddy O’Brien (Meath), Kevin McConnell (Meath), Gerry O’Reilly (Wicklow), Paddy Dunne (Laois), Andy Murphy (Carlow), Jim Rogers (Wicklow), Stephen White Capt (Louth), Jim Reilly (Meath), Ollie Freaney (Dublin), Cathal O’Leary (Dublin), Paddy Meegan (Meath), Jim McDonnell (Louth), Kevin Heffernan (Dublin). Subs - Tom Malone (Kildare), Tom Conlon (Louth), John Morris (Wexford), Billy Moran (Westmeath), Paddy Casey (Offaly), Vincent Tierney (Longford), Davy Dalton (Kildare).

1955 Patsy McGearty (Meath), Micheal O’Brien (Meath), Paddy O’Brien Capt (Meath), Kevin McConnell (Meath), Andy Murphy (Carlow), Joe Fitzpatrick (Wicklow), Stephen White (Louth), Jim Rogers (Wicklow), Paddy Casey (Offaly), Jim McDonnell (Louth), Ollie Freaney (Dublin), Cathal O’Leary (Dublin), Matty McDonnell (Meath), Tom Moriarty (Meath), Kevin Heffernan (Dublin). Subs - Joe O’Neill (Wexford),Gerry O’Reilly (Wicklow), Jim Harold (Longford), Joe Timmons (Wicklow), Mick Byrne (Kildare), Larry McCormack (Kildare), Jack Kenna (Laois), Eamon Maher (Longford).

1959 Sean Og Flood (Louth), Greg Hughes (Offaly), Andy Doyle (Wexford), Joe Timmons (Dublin), Sean O’Boyle (Dublin), Peter Nolan (Offaly), Micheal Grace (Meath), Fintan Walsh (Laois), Cathal O’Leary (Dublin), Sean Brereton (Offaly), Ollie Freaney (Dublin), Jack Kenna (Laois), Paddy Farnan (Dublin), Johnny Joyce (Dublin), Kevin Heffernan Capt (Dublin). Subs - Andy Phillips (Wicklow), Paks Connolly (Carlow), Jim Crowley (Dublin), Brendan Hayden (Carlow), Kevin Beahan (Louth). (Dublin) and (Dublin ) were selected to play but had to cry off.

1961 Willie Nolan Capt (Offaly), Paddy McCormack (Offaly), Greg Hughes (Offaly), John Egan (Offaly), Mick Brady (Offaly), Paddy Holden (Dublin), Charlie Wrenn (Offaly), Mick Carley (Westmeath), Sean Foran (Offaly), Kevin Beahan (Louth), Frank Lynch (Louth), Jack Kenna (Laois), Sean Brereton (Offaly), Johnny Joyce (Dublin), Kevin Heffernan (Dublin). Subs - Paddy Bracken (Laois), Mick Conlon

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(Westmeath), Joe Timmons (Dublin), Mick Carolan (Kildare), Frank Morris (Wexford), Tom Smith (Meath), Fintan Walsh (Laois).

1962 Andy Phillips (Wicklow), Paddy McCormack (Offaly), Greg Hughes Capt (Offaly), Mick Carolan (Kildare), Brendan Barden (Longford), Paddy Holden (Dublin), Charlie Wrenn (Offaly), Des Foley (Dublin), Mick Carley (Westmeath), Sean Brereton, Micky Whelan (Dublin), Tommy Greene (Offaly), Padraig Gearty (Longford), John Timmons (Dublin), Kevin Heffernan (Dublin). Subs - Frank Lynch (Louth) for Tommy Greene, Willie Nolan (Offaly), Pa Connolly (Kildare), Sean Foran (Offaly), Mick Dunican (Meath), Sean Ryan (Offaly), Tom Browne (Laois), Har Donnelly (Offaly). Kevin McNamee (Meath) selected to play but had to cry off.

1974 Capt (Offaly), Denis Dalton (Kildare), Mick Ryan (Offaly), Mick O’Rourke (Offaly), Eugene Mulligan (Offaly), Sean Lowry (Offaly), Georgie Wilson (Dublin), Pat Mangan (Kildare), Bobby Miller (Laois), Paddy Fenning (Offaly), Steve Allen (Laois), Ken Rennicks (Meath), Sean Cooney (Offaly), (Offaly), Benny Gaughran (Louth). Subs - Danny Nugent (Louth) for Georgie Wilson, Pat Dunny (Kildare) for Benny Gaughran, (Dublin), Christy Coroon (Westmeath), Sean Evans (Offaly), Mick Fay (Meath), Brendan Doyle (Carlow). Peter Clarke (Wicklow) selected to play but had to cry off.

1985 John O’Leary (Dublin), (Dublin), Mick Lyons (Meath), Mickey Drennan (Laois), (Dublin), Joe Cassells (Meath), Colm Browne (Laois), Capt (Dublin), Padraig Dunne (Offaly), (Kildare), (Dublin), Ciaran Duff (Dublin), (Dublin), Colm O’Rourke (Meath), Johnny Mooney (Offaly). Subs - Seamus Fitzhenry (Wexford) for Barney Rock, Gerry Farrell (Louth), Mick Fitzgerald (Offaly), (Offaly), Gerry Browne (Laois), Colm Coyle (Meath), P. J. Buckley (Dublin), Mick Casey (Longford), Liam Tierney (Longford).

1986 John O’Leary Capt (Dublin), Pat Dunne (Laois), Gerry Hargan (Dublin), Padraig Lyons (Meath), Colm Browne (Laois), Noel McCaffrey (Dublin), Dave Synnott (Dublin), Liam Hayes (Meath), Joe Cassells (Meath), Barney Rock (Dublin), Kevin

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O’Brien (Wicklow), Gerry Browne (Laois), Johnny Mooney (Offaly), Tommy Conroy (Dublin), Ciaran Duff (Dublin). Subs - Mick Holden (Dublin), Brendan Lowry (Offaly), Gerry Farrell (Louth), Mick Lyons (Meath), Willie Brennan (Laois), Eamon Whelan (Laois), Martin Dempsey (Laois), Mick Casey (Longford), Robert McHugh (Wicklow).

1987 John O’Leary (Dublin), Robbie O’Malley (Meath), Gerry Hargan (Dublin), Seamus Dowling (Kildare), Colm Browne (Laois), Liam Harnan (Meath), Noel McCaffrey (Dublin), Gerry McEntee Capt (Meath), Liam Hayes (Meath), P. J. Gillic (Meath), Joe McNally (Dublin), Ciaran Duff (Dublin), Brendan Lowry (Offaly), (Meath), (Meath). Subs - Gerry Browne (Laois) for Joe McNally, Mick Lyons (Meath) for Gerry Browne, Michael McQuillan (Meath), Padraig Lyons (Meath), Pat O’Byrne (Wicklow), Brendan Lowry (Offaly), Mick Fagan (Westmeath), Brian Donovan (Kildare), Martin O’Connell (Meath), Bill Sex (Kildare).

1988 Michael McQuillan Capt (Meath), Dave Synnott (Dublin), John O’Gorman (Wexford), Mick Kennedy (Dublin), David Kelly (Offaly), Liam Harnan (Meath), Kevin Foley (Meath), Dave Kavanagh (Offaly), Declan Bolger (Dublin), Colm Coyle (Meath), Vinny Murphy (Dublin), Ciaran Duff (Dublin), Peter Brady (Offaly), Brian Stafford (Meath), Dessie Barry (Longford). Subs - Eamon Heery (Dublin) for Dave Synnott, Matty McCabe (Meath) for Vinny Murphy, Mark Scally (Westmeath), Jimmy Stewart (Offaly), Brian Donovan (Kildare), Mark Plunkett (Offaly), Jimmy McCormack (Longford). Gerry Hargan (Dublin). Noel McCaffrey (Dublin) and Joe Cassells (Meath) were selected to play but had to cry off.

1996 Christy Byrne (Kildare), Gareth O’Neill (Louth), Hugh Kenny (Wicklow), Eamon Heery (Dublin), Paul Curran Capt (Dublin), Glen Ryan (Kildare), Denis Lalor (Laois), Paul Bealin (Dublin), John McDermott (Meath), Seamus O’Hanlon (Louth), Tony Maher (Laois), Graham Geraghty (Meath), Kevin O’Brien (Wicklow), Brian Stynes (Dublin), Colin Kelly (Louth). Subs - Niall Buckley (Kildare) for Seamus O’Hanlon, Emmet Burke (Laois), Dermot Brady (Westmeath), John O’Brien (Westmeath), Philip McGillicuddy (Wicklow), Sean Kavanagh (Carlow), Scott Doran (Wexford), Colm Hayden (Carlow), Hugh Emerson (Laois). Finbarr Cullen (Offaly) was selected to play but had to cry off.

194 LEINSTER G.A.A. 1997 Christy Byrne (Kildare), Dermot Brady (Westmeath), Hugh Kenny (Wicklow), Denis Lalor (Laois), Paul Curran (Dublin), Glen Ryan (Kildare), John Donaldson (Louth), John McDermott (Meath), Tony Maher (Laois), Seamus O’Hanlon (Louth), Brian Stynes (Dublin), Johnny McDonald (Kildare), Graham Geraghty (Meath), Tommy Dowd Capt (Meath), Colin Kelly (Louth). Subs - Ciaran Whelan (Dublin) for Johnny McDonald, Gareth O’Neill (Louth) for Dermot Brady, Scott Doran (Wexford) for Graham Geraghty, John Kearns (Carlow), Finbarr Cullen (Offaly), Willie Quinlan (Carlow), (Kildare), Hugh Emerson (Laois), Enda Barden (Longford), John O’Brien (Westmeath), Sean Kavanagh (Carlow), Conan Daye (Wicklow), Michael Lawlor (Laois), Keith Byrne (Wicklow). Kevin O’Brien (Wicklow) was selected to play but had to cry off.

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