2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	6 May – 23 September 2001
Teams	32
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Galway (9th win)
Captain	Gary Fahey
Manager	John O'Mahony
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Meath
Captain	Trevor Giles
Manager	Seán Boylan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Roscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played	63
Goals total	122 (1.94 per game)
Points total	1490 (23.65 per game)
Top Scorer	Pádraic Joyce (3-45)
Player of the Year	Pádraic Joyce Declan Meehan
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 115th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 6 May 2001 and ended on 23 September 2001.

The format of the championship saw the biggest change in over 100 years with the introduction of the All-Ireland qualifiers. This system saw teams who were defeated in the provincial championships enter a secondary championship and the chance to qualify for the All-Ireland series. The Leinster Championship abandoned its group stage and returned to a straight knockout system. London declined to field a team in the championship due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. There were initially scheduled to host Mayo at Ruislip on the last Sunday of May but Connacht council decided to post phone the fixture a fortnight before the game was to take place.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the All-Ireland semi-final. ^[1]

On 23 September 2001, Galway won the championship following an 0–17 to 0–8 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their ninth All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons. Galway also became the first county to win the All Ireland by coming through the Qualifiers after losing the Connacht Semi-final to Roscommon, they beat Wicklow, Armagh and Cork in the Qualifiers where they again met Roscommon in the All Ireland Quarter-final. This time they got revenge by beating them. Beating Derry in the All Ireland Semi-final and Meath in the final to claim their ninth All Ireland Title.

Galway's Pádraic Joyce was the championship's top scorer with 3-45. He was also named as the Texaco Footballer of the Year, while Declan Meehan was chosen as the All Stars Footballer of the Year.

Format

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a "knock-out" basis. But for the first time, these provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:

• Round 1 of the qualifiers included all the counties that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-finals, except for New York. An open draw was made to give
• Round 2 consisted of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw was made to determine the eight pairings.
• Round 3 consisted of the 8 winners from Round 2 playing each other in an open draw format.
• Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw was made to determine the four pairings.

The Leinster football championship reverts to normal just 1 Round pre to Quarter-finals.

In the All-Ireland Quarter-finals, each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-finals were determined on a provincial rota basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-final, the team that defeats it took its place in the semi-final.

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the UK, London took no part in the Connacht Senior Football Championship in 2001. The Connacht Council decided to cancel their home Quarter-final game against Mayo. ^[2]

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Sligo		1-11
						Mayo		1-12
											Mayo		1-12
	New York		1-09								Roscommon		2-10
	Roscommon		3-13			Roscommon		2-12
	Leitrim		2-05			Galway		0-14
	Galway		3-24

Quarter-finals

Roscommon v New York

19 May 2001Quarter-final	Roscommon	3-13 - 1-9	New York	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	F Doolan 2-1, G Lohan 0-5, N Dineen 1-1, J Hanley 0-2, G Cox 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, F Greghan 0-1.		P Logheran 1-4, K Killy 0-2, P O’Connor 0-2, G O’Driscoll 0-1.	Referee: J McKee (Armagh)

Galway v Leitrim

20 May 2001Quarter-final	Galway	3-24 - 3-5	Leitrim	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	P Joyce 3-3, K Comer 0-4, J Bergin 0-3, T Joyce 0-3, A Kerins 0-2, K Walsh 0-2, D Savage 0-2, J Fallon 0-2, S Óg de Paor 0-1, S Ó Domhnaill 0-1, T Mannion 0-1.		S Canning 2-0, A Charles 1-0, P McLoughlin 0-3, J Guckian 0-1, P Kenny 0-1.	Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Mayo v London

27 May 2001Quarter-final

Mayo

w/o - scr.

London

Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

Semi-finals

Galway v Roscommon

3 June 2001Semi-final	Galway	0-14 - 2-12	Roscommon	Tuam Stadium, Tuam
	N Dineen 1-3 (2f), F Dolan 1-2, S O'Neill, S Lohan 0-2 each, D Gavin, P Noone, G Lohan (f) 0-1 each.		P Joyce 0-6 (2f), J Donnellan 0-3 (3f), M Donnellan, J Bergin, T Joyce, A Kerins, K Comer 0-1 each.	Referee: B Gorman (Armagh)

Mayo v Sligo

10 June 2001Semi-final	Mayo	1-12 - 1-11	Sligo	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	M Sheridan 0-5 (3f 1 45), M McNicholas 0-4 (1 45), T Mallen 1-0, S Carolan 0-2, K McDonald 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-4 (2f), P Taylor 0-4 (3f), S Davey 1-0, J McPartland 0-2, E O Hara 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Final

Roscommon v Mayo

1 July 2001Final	Roscommon	2-10 - 1-12	Mayo	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	G Lohan 2-2, (0-1f, 0-1 '45), F Dolan 0-3 (1 '45), S O'Neill 0-2, C Connelly, J Hanley and S Lohan 0-1 each.	Report	K McDonald 0-4 (1f), M Moyles 1-0, M Sheridan 0-3 (1f; 1 '45), C McManaman, T Mortimer, S Carolan, M McNicholas, M Moyle 0-1 each.	Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Cork		3-16
	Waterford		1-07			Cork		2-11
						Clare		1-10
											Cork		1-13
											Kerry		0-19
						Limerick		0-10
	Tipperary		1-04			Kerry		1-15
	Kerry		3-17

Quarter-finals

Tipperary v Kerry

13 May 2001Quarter-final	Tipperary	1-4 - 3-17	Kerry	Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
	S Maher 1-0, D O'Brien 0-2, K Mulryan 0-1, P Lambert 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 1-2, J Crowley 1-2, N Kennelly 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-4, MF Russell 0-3, D O'Dwyer 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, D Quill 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1.	Attendance: 5,621 Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

Waterford v Cork

13 May 2001Quarter-final	Waterford	1-7 - 3-16	Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Hennessy 1-0, C Power 0-3, G Hurney 0-2, B Wall 0-1, G Walsh 0-1.		F Murray 2-2, A Dorgan 1-2, BJ O'Sullivan 0-2, G Canty 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, M Cronin 0-2, E Sexton 0-1, A Lynch 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, J Miskella 0-1.	Referee: E Whelan (Laois)

Semi-finals

Kerry v Limerick

17 June 2001Semi-final	Kerry	1-15 - 0-10	Limerick	FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
	MF Russell 1-4, J Crowley 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, N Kennelly 0-1, W Kirby 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1.		M Reidy 0-3, N Hunt 0-1, M Gavin 0-1, C Mullane 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, J Quane 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1.	Attendance: 17,582 Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

Cork v Clare

24 June 2001Semi-final	Cork	2-11 - 1-10	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	BJ O'Sullivan 1-2, F Murray 1-2, C Corkery 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, A Dorgan 0-1, P Clifford 0-1.		C Mullen 1-4, Denis Russell 0-4, M O'Shea 0-1, P Hehir 0-1.	Attendance: 9,787 Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

Final

Kerry v Cork

15 July 2001Final	Kerry	0-19 - 1-13	Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-9, J Crowley 0-4, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, MF Russell 0-2, D Daly 0-2.	Report	C Corkery 0-8, J Kavanagh 1-1, F Murray 0-1, P Clifford 0-1, BJ O'Sullivan 0-1, A Dorgan 0-1.	Attendance: 41,158 Referee: B O'Gorman (Armagh)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

	Preliminary round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Antrim		0-09
						Derry		1-11
											Derry		0-14
											Tyrone		3-07
						Armagh		1-09
						Tyrone		1-14
																Tyrone		1-13
																Cavan		1-11
						Down		2-10
						Cavan		1-14
											Cavan		0-13
	Donegal		0-11								Monaghan		0-11
	Fermanagh		1-09			Fermanagh		0-14
						Monaghan		2-10

Preliminary round

Donegal v Fermanagh

13 May 2001Preliminary round	Donegal	1-16 - 2-13	Fermanagh	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
	A Sweeney 1-3, B Devenney 0-6, M Hegarty 0-2, M Crossan 0-1, P McGonigle 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, B Roper 0-1, T Boyle 0-1.		S Maguire 1-5, Rory Gallagher 0-6, M O’Donnell 1-0, K Donnelly 0-1, S King 0-1.	Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Fermanagh v Donegal

19 May 2001Preliminary round replay	Fermanagh	1-9 - 0-11	Donegal	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	R Gallagher 0-7, M O’Donnell 1-0, T Brewster 0-1, K Donnelly 0-1.		A Sweeney 0-3, B Roper 0-2, M Hegerty 0-2, J Gildea 0-1, P McGonigle 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1, B Devenney 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Tyrone v Armagh

20 May 2001Quarter-final	Tyrone	1-14 - 1-9	Armagh	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S O’Neill 0-5, O Mulligan 1-0, B Dooher 0-2, Peter Canavan 0-2, Pascal Canavan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, D McCrossan 0-1, C McAnallen 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1.		S McDonnell 1-2, O McConville 0-4, D Marsden 0-2, C O’Rourke 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Down v Cavan

27 May 2001Quarter-final	Down	2-10 - 1-14	Cavan	Casement Park, Belfast
	M Walsh 1-4, M Linden 1-1, L Doyle 0-2, S Ward 0-2, S Mulholland 0-1.		P Reilly 0-4, J Reilly 1-0, M Graham 0-2, P Galligan 0-2, D McCabe 0-2, D McCrudden 0-1, E Jackson 0-1, F O’Reilly 0-1, L Reilly 0-1.	Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

Derry v Antrim

3 June 2001Quarter-final	Derry	1-11 - 0-9	Antrim	Celtic Park, Derry
	P. Bradley 1-3, E. Muldoon 0-4, G. Coleman 0-1, A. Tohill 0-1, D. Heaney 0-1, G. Diamond 0-1.		P. Logan 0-8, K. Brady 0-1.	Referee: P O'Toole (Longford)

Fermanagh v Monaghan

10 June 2001Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0-14 - 2-10	Monaghan	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	Rory Gallagher 0-8, T Brewster 0-4, K Donnelly 0-1, M O’Donnell 0-1.		C Tavey 1-3, R Ronaghan 1-0, J McElroy 0-2, D Farmer 0-2, G Meehan 0-1, D Smyth 0-1, T Freeman 0-1.	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Semi-finals

Tyrone v Derry

17 June 2001Semi-final	Tyrone	3-7 - 0-14	Derry	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S O’Neill 1-2, G Cavlan 1-1, B Dooher 1-0, R McMenamin 0-1, C McAnallen 0-1, E Mulligan 0-1, Peter Canavan 0-1.		P Bradley 0-5, G Diamond 0-3, A Tohill 0-3, E. Muldoon 0-2, P Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Monaghan v Cavan

24 June 2001Semi-final	Monaghan	0-11 - 0-13	Cavan	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
	T Freeman 0-4, G Meehan 0-2, D Smyth 0-2, D Farmer 0-1, P Duffy 0-1, C Tavey 0-1.		F O’Reilly 0-5, D McCabe 0-3, A Forde 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, P Galligan 0-1, E Jackson 0-1, L Reilly 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Final

Tyrone v Cavan

8 July 2001Final	Tyrone	1-13 - 1-11	Cavan	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
	S O’Neill 0-4, C McAnallen 1-0, Peter Canavan 0-3, G Cavlan 0-2, D McCrossan 0-1, K Hughes 0-1, B Dooher 0-1, E Gormley 0-1.		J Reilly 1-1, F O’Reilly 0-3, P Reilly 0-3, P Galligan 0-2, A Forde 0-1, D McCabe 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

	1st round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Wexford		0-14
	Laois		0-18			Laois		0-12
						Offaly		1-13
											Offaly		0-13
	Longford		1-11								Dublin		1-12
	Louth		1-09			Longford		1-13
						Dublin		2-19
																Dublin		0-14
	Carlow		0-09													Meath		2-11
	Wicklow		0-08			Carlow		1-11
						Kildare		0-19
											Kildare		1-11
											Meath		1-16
						Westmeath		1-14
						Meath		2-12

First round

Louth v Longford

6 May 2001First round	Louth	1-9 - 1-11	Longford	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	JP Rooney 1-2, M Stanfield 0-2, M Farrelly 0-2, N Malone 0-1, C Grimes 0-1, O McDonnell 0-1.		P Davis 1-5, T Smullen 0-3, J Martin 0-2, N Sheridan 0-1.	Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Laois v Wexford

6 May 2001First round	Laois	0-18 - 0-14	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	C Conway 0-6, I Fitzgerald 0-4, D Sweeney 0-3, B McDonald 0-2, J Kealy 0-1, N Garvan 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.		J Hegarty 0-6, L O’Brien 0-5, R Barry 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, T Howlin 0-1.	Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

Wicklow v Carlow

13 May 2001First round	Wicklow	2-6 - 1-9	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	R Coffey 1-1, T Gill 0-4, K Byrne 1-0, T Hannon 0-1.		S Kavanagh 0-5, S O’Brien 1-0, J Kavanagh 0-2, M Carpenter 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Wicklow v Carlow

20 May 2001First round replay	Wicklow	0-8 - 0-9	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	T Gill 0-6, S Cush 0-1, J Behan 0-1.		W Quinlan 0-3, J Hickey 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1, J Nevin 0-1, P Nolan 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Laois

27 May 2001Quarter-final	Offaly	1-13 - 0-12	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	V Claffey 1-2, C Quinn 0-4, G Comerford 0-3, M Keenaghan 0-2, C McManus 0-2.		C Conway 0-5, I Fitzgerald 0-3, C Parkinson 0-2, J Kealy 0-1, B McDonald 0-1.	Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

Dublin v Longford

27 May 2001Quarter-final	Dublin	2-19 - 1-13	Longford	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Whelan 0-5, S Connell 0-5, W McCarthy 1-1, C Moran 1-0, J Sherlock 0-2, E Sheehy 0-2, D Homan 0-1, V Murphy 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, P Curran 0-1.		P Davis 1-5, J Martin 0-2, P Barden 0-2, D Blessington 0-1, E Ledwith 0-1, E Barden 0-1, T Smullen 0-1,	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Kildare v Carlow

3 June 2001Quarter-final	Kildare	0-19 - 1-11	Carlow	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Brennan 0-8, R Sweeney 0-3, D Earley 0-2, A Rainbow 0-2, J Doyle 0-2, K O’Dwyer 0-1, M Lynch 0-1.		W Quinlan 1-4, S O’Brien 0-2, M Carpenter 0-2, A Bowe 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1, J Nevin 0-1.	Referee: M Convery (Derry)

Meath v Westmeath

3 June 2001Quarter-final	Meath	2-12 - 1-14	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	O Murphy 2-2, T Giles 0-6, G Geraghty 0-2, N Nestor 0-1, R Magee 0-1.		G Heavin 1-5, F Wilson 0-5, M Ennis 0-2, P Conway 0-1, D Dolan 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Semi-finals

Dublin v Offaly

17 June 2001Semi-final	Dublin	1-12 - 0-13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	I Robertson 1-1, W McCarthy 0-4, D Farrell 0-2, V Murphy 0-2, S Connell 0-2, J Sherlock 0-1.		V Claffey 0-3, C Quinn 0-2, A McNamee 0-2, R Malone 0-2, C McManus 0-1, G Comerford 0-1, M Keenaghan 0-1, S Grennan 0-1.	Attendance: 32,198 Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan)

Meath v Kildare

24 June 2001Semi-final	Meath	1-16 - 1-11	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Giles 1-5, O Murphy 0-4, G Geraghty 0-4, N Nestor 0-1, D Curtis 0-1, E Kelly 0-1.		P Brennan 0-4, K Brennan 1-0, N Buckley 0-3, J Doyle 0-1, B Lacey 0-1, K O'Dwyer 0-1, E McCormack 0-1.	Attendance: 45,921 Referee: B Gorman (Armagh)

Final

Dublin v Meath

15 July 2001Final	Dublin	0-14 - 2-11	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Moran 0-4, D Farrell 0-3, C Whelan 0-3, W McCarthy 0-3, J Sherlock 0-1.		R Kealy 1-1, G Geraghty 1-0, T Giles 0-3, E Kelly 0-3, D Curtis 0-2, O Murphy 0-1, R Magee 0-1.	Attendance: 66,275 Referee: M Curley (Galway)

All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

Down v Armagh

9 June 2001Round 1	Down	2-4 - 1-13	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
	B Coulter 1-0, M Linden 1-0, M Walsh 0-2, S Mulholland 0-1, S Ward 0-1.		S McDonnell 1-2, O McConville 0-4, J McEntee 0-3, K McGeeney 0-2, P McGrane 0-1, B O’Hagan 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Antrim v Leitrim

9 June 2001Round 1	Antrim	0-13 - 1-8	Leitrim	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Logan 0-8, K Brady 0-2, J Quinn 0-2, P McCann 0-1.		A Charles 1-1, A Rooney 0-4, F McLoughlin 0-1, J Guckian 0-1, F McBrien 0-1.

Waterford v Carlow

9 June 2001Round 1	Waterford	1-10 - 3-11	Carlow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	G Hurney 1-3, W Hennessy 0-2, M Ahern 0-2, E Hogan 0-2, R Hennessy 0-1.		W Quinlan 0-4, J Nevin 1-0, M Carpenter 1-0, C Kelly 1-0, B Kelly 0-3, S O’Brien 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, A Bowe 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: H Beirne (Roscommon)

Tipperary v Louth

9 June 2001Round 1	Tipperary	1-8 - 0-13	Louth	Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
	P Lambert 1-1, J Shanahan 0-2, D O’Brien 0-2, K Maguire 0-1, T Ormond 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.		M Stanfield 0-6, C Grimes 0-2, D Reilly 0-2, S Gerard 0-1, D Kirwan 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

Wicklow v Longford

9 June 2001Round 1	Wicklow	1-14 - 0-11	Longford	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	K Byrne 1-5, D Coffey 0-4, T Hannon 0-3, P Callaghan 0-1, B Ó hAnnaidh 0-1.		T Smullen 0-4, P Barden 0-3, A O’Connor 0-1, J Martin 0-1, M Mulleady 0-1, E Barden 0-1.	Referee: M Hughes (Tyrone)

Wexford v Westmeath

9 June 2001Round 1	Wexford	1-19 - 1-19 (aet)	Westmeath	Wexford Park, Wexford
	L O’Brien 0-11, D Kinsella 1-1, M Forde 0-3, J Hegarty 0-2, J Berry 0-1, T Howlin 0-1.		J Fallon 0-8, M Flanagan 1-2, G Heavin 0-5, D Dolan 0-2, M Ennis 0-1, R O’Connell 0-1.	Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)

Fermanagh v Donegal

16 June 2001Round 1	Fermanagh	1-6 - 0-15	Donegal	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	M O’Donnell 1-0, C Donnelly 0-2, Rory Gallagher 0-2, L McBarron 0-1, P Brewster 0-1.		B Devenney 0-6, A Sweeney 0-4, B Roper 0-2, M Hegarty 0-1, B McLoughlin 0-1, T Boyle 0-1.	Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Westmeath v Wexford

16 June 2001Round 1 replay	Westmeath	1-16 - 1-8	Wexford	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	G Heavin 1-3, J Fallon 0-6, D Dolan 0-4, M Ennis 0-2, F Wilson 0-1.		L O’Brien 0-5, M Forde 1-0, J Hegarty 0-2, D Kinsella 0-1.	Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Round 2

Louth v Offaly

23 June 2001Round 2	Louth	0-12 - 1-8	Offaly	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	C Kelly 0-4, C Grimes 0-3, C O’Hanlon 0-2, O McDonnell 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, S O’Hanlon 0-1.		C McManus 0-3, A McNamee 0-1, P Keelaghan 0-1, V Claffey 0-1, N Coughlan 0-1, B O’Brien 0-1.	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Antrim v Derry

23 June 2001Round 2	Antrim	0-7 - 0-10	Derry	Casement Park, Belfast
	A Finnegan 0-2, P McCann 0-2, F Wilson 0-1, A Morris 0-1, K Madden 0-1.		G Diamond 0-3, P Bradley 0-2, J Niblock 0-2, E. Muldoon 0-1, J McBride 0-1, F Crossan 0-1.	Referee: J Smith (Meath)

Limerick v Westmeath

23 June 2001Round 2	Limerick	0-7 - 0-17	Westmeath	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Reidy 0-2, D Reidy 0-1, P Ahern 0-1, J Quane 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, C Hickey 0-1.		G Heavin 0-8, J Fallon 0-4, M Ennis 0-2, D Dolan 0-1, D Heavin 0-1, B Morley 0-1.	Referee: M Daly (Mayo)

Carlow v Sligo

23 June 2001Round 2	Carlow	2-7 - 2-14	Sligo	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J McGrath 2-0, W Quinlan 0-3, S Kavanagh 0-2, J Nevin 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.		D Sloyan 1-2, G McGowan 0-4, P Taylor 0-4, S Davey 1-0, P Naughton 0-1, J McPartland 0-1, E O’Hara 0-1, D McGarty 0-1.	Referee: M Ryan (Limerick)

Kildare v Donegal

30 June 2001Round 2	Kildare	1-17 - 1-16	Donegal	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Doyle 0-5, M Lynch 1-1, P Brennan 0-3, E McCormack 0-3, T Fennin 0-2, N Buckley 0-2, K Doyle 0-1.		B Devenney 1-5, A Sweeney 0-3, T Boyle 0-3, A Gallagher 0-2, B McLaughlin 0-1, J Gildea 0-1, N Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Wicklow v Galway

30 June 2001Round 2	Wicklow	1-9 - 3-12	Galway	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	T Gill 1-1, D Coffey 0-2 (1f), T Burke, S O'Neill, T Hannon ('45'), J Behan, O Ó hAnnaidh, D Jackman 0-1 each.		J Fallon 1-1, K Comer 1-1 (1f), A Kerins 1-0, P Joyce 0-3 (1f, 1 '45'), T Joyce 0-3, J Bergin 0-2, M Donnellan 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1.	Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan)

Laois v Clare

30 June 2001Round 2	Laois	0-13 - 1-8	Clare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	I Fitzgerald 0-3, M O’Brien 0-2, D Brennan 0-2, C Conway 0-2, J Higgins 0-1, J Kealy 0-1, N Garvan 0-1, G Ramsbottom 0-1.		J Young 1-1, Denis Russell 0-4, C Mullen 0-1, P McMahon 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.	Referee: M McBrien (Fermanagh)

Monaghan v Armagh

30 June 2001Round 2	Monaghan	0-10 - 2-12	Armagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	T Freeman 0-3, R Mone 0-2, G Meehan 0-1, D McArdle 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1, C Tavey 0-1.		S McDonnell 1-3, O McConville 0-4, J Toal 1-0, B O’Hagan 0-3, C O’Rourke 0-1, M O’Rourke 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Round 3

Galway v Armagh

7 July 2001Round 3	Galway	0-13 - 0-12	Armagh	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Joyce 0-5 (3f, 1 '45), M Donnellan, P Clancy, T Joyce 0-2 each, A Kerins, J Fallon 0-1 each.		C O'Rourke 0-3 (3f), S McDonnell, D Marsden, B O'Hagan, O McConville (2f) 0-2 each, T McEntee 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Sligo v Kildare

7 July 2001Round 3	Sligo	0-16 - 0-15	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Sloyan 0-8, G McGowan 0-2, S Davey 0-2, E O’Hara 0-1, D McGarty 0-1, J McPartland 0-1, P Doohan 0-1.		P Brennan 0-7, M Lynch 0-2, E McCormack 0-2, J Doyle 0-1, D Earley 0-1, A Rainbow 0-1, J Finn 0-1.	Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

Louth v Westmeath

7 July 2001Round 3	Louth	0-13 - 1-13	Westmeath	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	C Kelly 0-3, M Stanfield 0-2, S O’Hanlon 0-2, M Farrelly 0-2, C Grimes 0-1, David Reilly 0-1, O McDonnell 0-1, D Kirwan 0-1.		F Wilson 0-6, M Flanagan 1-1, G Heavin 0-3, D Dolan 0-3.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Derry v Laois

7 July 2001Round 3	Derry	1-8 - 0-8	Laois	Breffni Park, Cavan
	E. Muldoon 1-1, G Diamond 0-3, J McBride 0-1, A Tohill 0-1, P Bradley 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		C Conway 0-3, I Fitzgerald 0-2, S Cooke 0-1, N Garvan 0-1, G Ramsbottom 0-1.	Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Round 4

Mayo v Westmeath

21 July 2001Round 4	Mayo	0-16 - 1-14	Westmeath	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	T Mortimer 0-4, M Sheridan 0-4, K McDonald 0-4, S Carolan 0-1, A Roche 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, J Gill 0-1.		G Heavin 0-5, M Ennis 1-0, D Dolan 0-2, P Conway 0-2, D Healy 0-1, F Wilson 0-1, J Fallon 0-1, M Flanagan 0-1, D Gavin 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Galway v Cork

22 July 2001Round 4	Galway	1-14 - 1-10	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Joyce 0-6, S Óg de Paor 1-0, T Joyce 0-2, J Fallon 0-2, M Clancy 0-2, P Clancy 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1.		F Murray 1-2, C Corkery 0-5, BJ O’Sullivan 0-2, P O’Mahony 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Dublin v Sligo

22 July 2001Round 4	Dublin	3-17 - 0-12	Sligo	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Farrell 1-4, C Whelan 1-2, D Darcy 0-5, E Sheehy 1-0, S Connell 0-2, C Goggins 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1, P Curran 0-1, K Darcy 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-5, P Durcan 0-2, G McGowan 0-2, E O’Hara 0-1, K O’Neill 0-1, P Taylor 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Cavan v Derry

22 July 2001Round 4	Cavan	2-7 - 1-14	Derry	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Reilly 1-2, F O’Reilly 0-4, A Forde 1-0, D McCabe 0-1.		A Tohill 1-4, P McFlynn 0-3, P Bradley 0-2, D Heaney 0-1, G Coleman 0-1, J McBride 0-1, E. Muldoon 0-1, G Diamond 0-1.	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The provincial champions and the winners of round 4 contested the quarter-finals. The quarter final matches would be between a provincial champion and a round 4 winner.

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Kerry		2-12
	Dublin		1-12
						Kerry		0-05
						Meath		2-14
	Meath		2-10
	Westmeath		0-11
											Meath		0-08
											Galway		0-17
	Derry		1-09
	Tyrone		0-07
						Derry		1-11
						Galway		1-14
	Galway		0-14
	Roscommon		1-05

Quarter-finals

Three of the quarter-finals involved teams who had previously met in their respective provinces. The exception was Dublin v Kerry, which in itself was exceptional in that it was held at Semple Stadium in Thurles. ^[3]

Galway v Roscommon

4 August 2001Quarter-final	Galway	0-14 - 1-5	Roscommon	MacHale Park, Castlebar
	P Joyce 0-7, D Savage 0-2, M Donnellan 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1, J Bergin 0-1.		J Dunning 1-0, F Dolan 0-2, G Lohan 0-1, F Grehan 0-1, S Lohan 0-1.	Attendance: 34,000 Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Kerry v Dublin

4 August 2001Quarter-final	Kerry	1-14 - 2-11	Dublin	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 1-1, J Crowley 0-3, MF Russell 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		D Darcy 0-6, D Homan 1-1, Murphy 1-0, D Farrell 0-1, J Sherlock 0-1, C Whelan 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1.	Attendance: 51,250 Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Derry v Tyrone

5 August 2001Quarter-final	Derry	1-9 - 0-7	Tyrone	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Bradley 1-3, A Tohill 0-3, G Diamond 0-2, E. Muldoon 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-4, C McAnallen 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, C Gormley 0-1.	Attendance: 23,107 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Meath v Westmeath

5 August 2001Quarter-final	Meath	2-12 - 3-9	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	O Murphy 2-1, T Giles 0-3, G Geraghty 0-2, N Crawford 0-2, E Kelly 0-1, R Magee 0-1, D Curtis 0-1, R Kealy 0-1.		D Dolan 1-3, J Fallon 0-5, P Conway 1-0, M Ennis 1-0, G Heavin 0-1.	Attendance: 45,000 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Kerry v Dublin

11 August 2001Quarter-final replay	Kerry	2-12 - 1-12	Dublin	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Crowley 2-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, MF Russell 0-3, N Kennelly 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	D Darcy 0-4, D Homan 1-0, W McCarthy 0-2, D Farrell 0-1, J Sherlock 0-1, C Whelan 0-1, P Curran 0-1, S Connell 0-1.	Attendance: 40,245 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Meath v Westmeath

11 August 2001Quarter-final replay	Meath	2-10 - 0-11	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	R McGee 1-3, G Geraghty 1-0, O Murphy 0-2, T Giles 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, N Crawford 0-1.		J Fallon 0-5, P Conway 0-2, G Heavin 0-2, D Dolan 0-1, R O'Connell 0-1.	Attendance: 32,921 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Galway v Derry

26 August 2001Semi-final	Galway	1-14 - 1-11	Derry	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Joyce 0-5, M Clancy 1-0, D Savage 0-3, J Bergin 0-2, S Óg de Paor 0-1, K Walsh 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1, P Clancy 0-1.	Report	E. Muldoon 1-0, D Dougan 0-3, J McBride 0-2, P Bradley 0-2, A Tohill 0-1, P McFlynn 0-1, G Diamond 0-1, D Heaney 0-1.	Attendance: 40,060 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Meath v Kerry

2 September 2001Semi-final	Meath	2-14 - 0-5	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
	O Murphy 0-4, J McDermott 1-0, J Cullinane 1-0, R Magee 0-3, E Kelly 0-2, N Nestor 0-1, H Traynor 0-1, T Giles 0-1, R Kealy 0-1, G Geraghty 0-1.	Report	E Brosnan 0-1, MF Russell 0-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, D Quill 0-1.	Attendance: 61,295 Referee: B White (Wexford)

Final

Galway v Meath

23 September 2001Final	Galway	0-17 - 0-8	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Joyce 0-10, P Clancy 0-2, J Bergin 0-2, M Donnellan 0-1, J Fallon 0-1, T Meehan 0-1.	Report	R Magee 0-2, N Crawford 0-1, J McDermott 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, T Giles 0-1, O Murphy 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1.	Attendance: 70,482 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Main article: 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pádraic Joyce	Galway	3-45	54	8	6.75
2	Ger Heavin	Westmeath	2-32	38	8	4.75
3	Joe Fallon	Westmeath	0-29	29	8	3.67
4	Ollie Murphy	Meath	4-15	27	7	3.85
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	Kerry	1-24	27	6	4.50
6	Johnny Crowley	Kerry	3-15	24	6	4.00
	Trevor Giles	Meath	1-21	24	7	3.43
8	Rory Gallagher	Fermanagh	0-23	23	4	5.75
9	Dessie Sloyan	Sligo	1-19	22	4	5.50
	Pádraig Brennan	Kildare	0-22	22	4	5.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pádraic Joyce	Galway	3-03	12	Leitrim
2	Leigh O'Brien	Wexford	0-11	11	Westmeath
3	Pádraic Joyce	Galway	0-10	10	Meath
4	Dara Ó Cinnéide	Kerry	0-09	9	Cork
5	Gerry Lohan	Roscommon	2-02	8	Mayo
	Fionán Murray	Cork	2-02	8	Waterford
	Ollie Murphy	Meath	2-02	8	Westmeath
	Johnny Crowley	Kerry	2-02	8	Dublin
	Pádraig Davis	Longford	1-05	8	Dublin
	Stephen Maguire	Fermanagh	1-05	8	Donegal
	Pádraig Davis	Longford	1-05	8	Louth
	Ger Heavin	Westmeath	1-05	8	Meath
	Trevor Giles	Meath	1-05	8	Kildare
	Keith Byrne	Wicklow	1-05	8	Longford
	Brendan Devenney	Donegal	1-05	8	Kildare
	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-08	8	Kerry
	Paddy Logan	Antrim	0-08	8	Derry
	Rory Gallagher	Fermanagh	0-08	8	Monaghan
	Pádraig Brennan	Kildare	0-08	8	Carlow
	Paddy Logan	Antrim	0-08	8	Leitrim
	Joe Fallon	Westmeath	0-08	8	Wexford
	Ger Heavin	Westmeath	0-08	8	Limerick
	Dessie Sloyan	Sligo	0-08	8	Kildare

Miscellaneous

• The foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the neighbouring island of Britain caused London to withdraw from the championship.
• Galway become the first county to win the All-Ireland by coming through the Back Door.

References

1. "Fay: 'Meath football started showing an arrogance and it's never recovered from it'". The 42. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. "GAA season ends for London". RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
3. "2001: A Semple Odyssey for Dublin and Kerry". RTÉ Sport . 3 May 2020. The draw that year had a major headline act as the reigning All-Ireland champions, Kerry, were drawn to face Dublin. That was just as well because the rest of the draw threw up three games we had seen already. Roscommon and Galway; Derry and Tyrone; Meath and Westmeath. They had already played each other in their respective provinces... The fact that this game was being played in at Semple Stadium added a huge novelty factor to the serious business of Dublin against Kerry.

External links

• "2001 — Remembering first back-door season 20 years on", RTÉ, 2021