Armstrong Cup 1976-77: U.C.D.

• Ten teams (U.C.D., Portmarnock, Dublin A, Collegians, Dundrum, Rathmines, Printers, Ierne, Dublin B, Kevin Barry). Eight-board matches, each team to play each other once. Competition decided by game points.
• U.C.D.: Bernard Kernan, Oisín McGuinness, Paul Wallace, Conor Barrington, John Bradley, O’Sullivan, David Denny, M. O’Donnell, Ciarán O’Hare, McCarthy, J. Hackett, McGrath, Conor McGuinness, B. Redmond, O. Murphy, D. Roche.
• Portmarnock: Rolande Anderson, Noel Kerins, M. Delaney, P. O’Driscoll, C. Anderson, C. Prendergast, D. Kelleher, M. O’Malley; F. McMahon; N. McAuley.
• Dublin A: John Murray, J. J. Walsh, John Brennan, Brian Beckett, Brian Canton, Jim Sadlier, John (G.) Kennedy, J. Norton.
• Collegians: Tony Dennehy, Matt O’Leary, Ray Byrne, John Gibson, Oisín O’Siochru, Colm Egan, Pat Cafferkey, Dorren O’Siochru; Michael Schuster, Art Coldrick; F. Devlin, Chris Shouldice; Gerry Murtagh.
• Dundrum: Eugene Curtin, John Griffin, John Frain, Jim Prendiville, D. Garvel, Gerry McDonagh, Henry Higgins, Michael Keane; Tim Harding, J. Short, Oliver Dunne.
• Rathmines: Michael Keeshan, Jack Killane, Michael Ó Briain, C. Hooper, J. Keeshan, R. O’Brien, Kieran Cranny, P. Smith.
• Printers: Denis Healy, Charlie Marshall, E. Aherne, Mick Germaine, Hilary Healy, J. Proudfoot, Hugh Cummins, Herbert Scarry.
• Ierne: Eamon Keogh, Des de Loughry, J. G. Murray, Brian Reid, Seán Gilroy, Malachy Doherty, K. Ryan, P. Daly; Ray Cassidy; B. Carty.
• Dublin B: Tony Spillane, Bernard Palmer, Seán Terry, R. J. Nolan, B. McKenna, Gerry Gaden, R. Montgomery, Gerry O’Nolan.
• Kevin Barry: Colm Barry, Joe Noone, G. Whelan, John Delaney, Noel Delaney, C. Dowling, J. Curtis, P. Farrell.
• Round 1, ca. 13 Oct 1976, Kiely’s, Donnybrook:
•           | Irish Times Thu 14 Oct 1976 p. 14

• Collegians		Ierne
  A. Dennehy	0 – 1	E. A. Keogh
  M. O’Leary	1 – 0	D. de Loughry
  R. Byrne	1 – 0	J. G. Murray
  J. F. Gibson	1 – 0	B. Reid
  O. O’Siochru	1 – 0	S. Gilroy
  C. Egan	1 – 0	M. Doherty
  P. Cafferkey	½ – ½	K. Ryan
  D. O’Siochru	adjourned	P. Daly
  	5½ – 1½

• Round 2, ca. 31 Oct 1976, Dundrum:
•           | Irish Times Mon 1 Nov 1976 p. 6

• Dundrum		Dublin A
  E. Curtin	adjourned	J. Murray
  J. Griffin	½ – ½	J. J. Walsh
  J. C. Frain	0 – 1	J. Brennan
  J. Prendiville	½ – ½	B. Beckett
  D. Garvel	1 – 0	B. Canton
  G. McDonogh	½ – ½	J. Sadlier
  H. Higgins	adjourned	J. G. Kennedy
  M. Keane	adjourned	J. Norton
  	2½ – 2½

• Round 6, ca. 6 Jan 1977, Portmarnock:
•           | Irish Times Fri 7 Jan 1977 p. 6

• Portmarnock		Ierne
  R. J. Anderson	0 – 1	E. A. Keogh
  N. Kerins	adjourned	R. Cassidy
  M. Delaney	1 – 0	D. de Loughry
  P. O’Driscoll	adjourned	J. G. Murray
  C. Anderson	adjourned	B. Reid
  C. Prendergast	1 – 0	M. Doherty
  D. Kelleher	1 – 0	K. Ryan
  M. O’Malley	walkover	P. G. Daly
  	4 – 1

• Round 6, ca. 18 Jan 1977, Lower Gardiner St.:
•           | Irish Times Wed 19 Jan 1977 p. 6

• Printers		Collegians
  D. Healy	0 – 1	A. Dennehy
  C. Marshall	adjourned	R. Byrne
  E. Aherne	1 – 0	J. F. Gibson
  M. Germaine	0 – 1	O. O’Siochru
  H. Healy	1 – 0	M. Schuster
  J. Proudfoot	0 – 1	A. J. Coldrick
  H. Cummins	1 – 0	C. Egan
  H. Scarry	1 – 0	P. Cafferkey
  	3 – 4

• Round 7, ca. 21 Jan 1977, Lower Gardiner St.:
•           | Irish Times Sat 22 Jan 1977 p. 13

• Printers		Dublin A
  D. Healy	1 – 0	J. Murray
  C. Marshall	0 – 1	J. J. Walsh
  E. Aherne	adjourned	J. Brennan
  M. Germaine	0 – 1	B. Beckett
  H. Healy	1 – 0	B. Canton
  J. Proudfoot	1 – 0	J. Sadlier
  H. Cummins	0 – 1	J. G. Kennedy
  H. Scarry	½ – ½	J. Norton
  	3½ – 3½

• Round 7, ca. 22 Jan 1977, 20 Lincoln Place:
•           | Irish Times Mon 24 Jan 1977 p. 14

• Dublin B		Collegians
  A. Spillane	1 – 0	A. Dennehy
  B. Palmer	0 – 1	R. Byrne
  S. Terry	adjourned	J. F. Gibson
  R. J. Nolan	½ – ½	A. J. Coldrick
  B. McKenna	0 – 1	C. Egan
  G. Gaden	½ – ½	P. Cafferkey
  R. Montgomery	0 – 1	F. Devlin
  G. O’Nolan	1 – 0	C. Shouldice
  	3 – 4

• Round 7, ca. 1 Feb 1977, Newman House, St. Stephen’s Green:
•           | Irish Times Wed 2 Feb 1977 p. 3

• U.C.D.		Portmarnock
  B. Kernan	1 – 0	R. J. Anderson
  O. McGuinness	½ – ½	N. Kerins
  P. Wallace	adjourned	M. Delaney
  C. Barrington	1 – 0	P. O’Driscoll
  J. Bradley	0 – 1	F. McMahon
  M. O’Donnell	0 – 1	C. Prendergast
  C. O’Hare	adjourned	C. Anderson
  B. Redmond	1 – 0	M. O’Malley
  	3½ – 2½

• Round 7, ca. 1 Feb 1977, Ierne C.C.:
•           | Irish Times Wed 2 Feb 1977 p. 3

• Ierne		Dundrum
  E. A. Keogh	0 – 1	T. D. Harding
  R. Cassidy	½ – ½	E. Curtin
  D. de Loughry	adjourned	J. Griffin
  B. Reid	½ – ½	J. Frain
  J. M. Doherty	0 – 1	G. McDonagh
  P. Dillon	0 – 1	H. Higgins
  K. Ryan	0 – 1	J. Short
  B. Carty	0 – 1	O. Dunne
  	1 – 6

• Round 6, 7 Feb 1977, 20 Lincoln Place:
•           | Irish Times Wed 9 Feb 1977 p. 4; J.J. Walsh scorebook

• Dublin		U.C.D.
  J. Murray	0 – 1	B. Kernan
  J. J. Walsh	1 – 0	O. McGuinness
  J. Brennan	1 – 0	P. Wallace
  B. Beckett	1 – 0	C. Barrington
  B. Canton	0 – 1	J. Bradley
  J. Sadlier	1 – 0	D. Denny
  J. G. Kennedy	walkover	M. O’Donnell
  J. Norton	1 – 0	C. McGuinness
  	6 – 2

• Round 8, ca. 10 Feb 1977:
•           | Irish Times Fri 11 Feb 1977 p. 13

• Collegians		Dublin A
  A. Dennehy	adjourned	J. Murray
  R. Byrne	0 – 1	J. J. Walsh
  J. F. Gibson	adjourned	J. Brennan
  O. O’Siochru	½ – ½	B. Beckett
  M. Schuster	0 – 1	B. Canton
  A. J. Coldrick	1 – 0	J. Sadlier
  C. Egan	adjourned	J. G. Kennedy
  P. Cafferkey	1 – 0	J. Norton
  	2½ – 2½

• Round 8, ca. 10 Feb 1977, Portmarnock:
•           | Irish Times Fri 11 Feb 1977 p. 13

• Portmarnock		Rathmines
  R. J. Anderson	1 – 0	M. Keeshan
  C. Anderson	0 – 1	J. Killane
  M. Delaney	0 – 1	M. Ó Briain
  P. O’Driscoll	1 – 0	C. Hooper
  D. Kelleher	0 – 1	J. Keeshan
  C. Prendergast	1 – 0	R. O’Brien
  N. McAuley	0 – 1	K. Cranny
  M. O’Malley	1 – 0	P. Smith
  	4 – 4

• Leading team scores before final round: Portmarnock 37 (1 adj.), Dundrum 35 (2), UCD 34½ (7), Dublin A 33½ (4), Rathmines 33½, Collegians 32½ (5) | Irish Times Mon 14 Feb 1977 p. 14
• Round 9, ca. 18 Feb 1977, 20 Lincoln Place:
•           | Irish Times Sat 19 Feb 1977 p. 14

• Dublin A		Kevin Barry
  J. Murray	0 – 1	C. Barry
  J. J. Walsh	adjourned	J. Noone
  J. Brennan	0 – 1	G. Whelan
  B. Beckett	adjourned	J. Delaney
  B. Canton	adjourned	N. Delaney
  J. Sadlier	1 – 0	C. Dowling
  J. G. Kennedy	1 – 0	J. Curtis
  J. Norton	1 – 0	P. Farrell
  	3 – 2

• Round 9, ca. 26 Feb 1977, Kiely’s, Donnybrook:
•           | Irish Times Mon 28 Feb 1977 p. 14

• Collegians		Dundrum
  A. Dennehy	½ – ½	T. D. Harding
  R. Byrne	½ – ½	E. Curtin
  J. F. Gibson	1 – 0	J. Griffin
  O. O’Siochru	½ – ½	J. Frain
  A. J. Coldrick	1 – 0	J. Prendiville
  C. Egan	adjourned	H. Higgins
  P. Cafferkey	½ – ½	G. McDonagh
  G. Murtagh	1 – 0	M. Keane
  	5 – 2

• Totals (game points):
• University College Dublin   44½ (1 adj.) / 72
• Portmarnock   43
• Dublin A   41 (1 adj.)
• Collegians   39 (4 adj.)
• Dundrum  38 (1 adj.),   Rathmines   38
• Printers   33 (1 adj.)
• Ierne   28½
• Dublin B   23 (10 adj.)
• Kevin Barry   19 (8 adj.).
•           | Irish Times Mon 28 Feb 1977 p. 14
• See also: Seán Coffey, Armstrong Cup 1976-77, IRLchess, 24 February 2014.

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