# 2017 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2017 Lory Meagher Cup was the ninth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 30–35 in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Louth, the 2016 champions, play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion. Cavan returned to senior inter-county hurling in 2017 by entering The Lory Meagher Cup. They had disbanded midway through the 2011 season.

## Teams

The participating teams were
Britain (2): Lancashire and Warwickshire
Connacht (2): Leitrim and Sligo
Ulster (2): Cavan and Fermanagh

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Fermanagh
Re entered Championship
* Cavan

### From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Louth

## Group Stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14-95 | 8-53 | +60 | 10 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Leitrim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-79 | 10-63 | +10 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Sligo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15-65 | 7-74 | +15 | 6 | |
| 4 | Lancashire | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-87 | 7-74 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cavan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-70 | 5-109 | -36 | 2 | |
| 6 | Fermanagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-67 | 19-90 | -50 | 2 | |
Leitrim are ranked above Sligo due to their superior head to head record.

### Round 5
#### Matches
## Final

Warwickshire are promoted to the 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup.

## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total |
| 1 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 2-51 | 57 |
| 2 | Liam Watson | Warwickshire | 5-25 | 40 |
| 3 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 4-27 | 39 |
| 4 | Cormac Behan | Sligo | 4-22 | 34 |
| 5 | Pádraig O'Donnell | Leitirm | 3-19 | 28 |
| 6 | Joe McHugh | Sligo | 3-09 | 18 |
| 7 | Clement Cunniffe | Leitirm | 0-16 | 16 |
| 8 | Diarmuid Cahill | Cavan | 0-15 | 15 |
| 9 | Shea Curran | Fermanagh | 2-07 | 13 |
| 10 | Kevin Gilmartin | Sligo | 3-03 | 12 |
| 10 | Keith Raymond | Sligo | 0-12 | 12 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 2-14 | 20 | Fermanagh |
| 1 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 0-20 | 20 | Cavan |
| 3 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 3-08 | 17 | Leitrim |
| 4 | Liam Watson | Warwickshire | 3-07 | 16 | Fermanagh |
| 4 | Cormac Behan | Sligo | 2-08 | 14 | Fermanagh |
| 6 | Pádraig O'Donnell | Leitrim | 2-07 | 13 | Fermanagh |
| 6 | Liam Watson | Warwickshire | 2-07 | 13 | Cavan |
| 6 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 0-13 | 13 | Sligo |
| 9 | Cormac Behan | Sligo | 0-11 | 11 | Cavan |
| 10 | Kevin Gilmartin | Sligo | 3-01 | 10 | Lancashire |

### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 20 points
** Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire (Round 1)
* Most goals in a match: 9
** Fermanagh 3-09 - 6-16 Warwickshire (Round 3)
* Most points in a match: 42
** Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire (Round 1)
** Lancashire 0-24 - 1-18 Cavan (Round 4)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 6
** Fermanagh 3-09 - 6-16 Warwickshire (Round 3)
* Most points by one team in a match: 28
** Cavan 1-14 - 3-28 Warwickshire (Round 1)
* Highest aggregate score: 55 points
** Fermanagh 5-13 - 2-21 Leitrim (Round 1)
* Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
** Warwickshire 0-17 - 0-11 Leitrim (Final)

## Miscellaneous

* Warwickshire win their 1st championship in 4 years, last winning the 2013 Lory Meagher Cup