2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Donegal beat Kildare in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final.jpg
Championship details
Dates1 May – 18 September 2011
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Dublin (23rd win)
Captain Bryan Cullen
Manager Pat Gilroy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain Colm Cooper
Manager Jack O'Connor
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Donegal
Connacht Mayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played61
Goals total111 (1.82 per game)
Points total1,528 (25.05 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Kerry.svg Colm Cooper (2-27)
Player of the Year Colours of Dublin.svg Alan Brogan
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The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 125th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 counties of Ireland (excluding Kilkenny who only take part in the hurling championship), London and New York. The draw for the 2011 championship took place on 7 October 2010. [1] The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final took place at Croke Park on 18 September 2011, with Dublin winning their 23rd title. [2] [3]

Contents

Dublin and Donegal's All-Ireland semi-final in the 2011 championship was the lowest scoring in the era of 70-minute games (1975 onwards). [4]

Format

Four knockout (single elimination format) provincial championships were played. Kilkenny did not contest the football championship. London and New York competed in Connacht. The four provincial champions advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Fixtures and results

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster final
Cork 5-17
Waterford 2-08
Kerry 1-15
Cork 1-23 Cork 1-12
Clare 0-11 Limerick 3-09
Kerry 2-16 Kerry 1-26
Tipperary 0-11
Final
Kerry 1-15 - 1-12 Cork
Declan O'Sullivan 0-5, Darran O'Sullivan 1-0, C Cooper (1f) B Sheehan, K Donaghy 0-2 each, K O'Leary, D Walsh, E Brosnan, J O'Donoghue 0-1 each Report D Goulding 0-5 (3f), D O'Connor 1-1 (1-0 pen), P Kerrigan 0-3, C Sheehan, A O'Connor, P Kelly 0-1 each
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: 40,892
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Kildare 0-12
Wicklow 0-5 Kildare 0-16
Meath 0-10
Kildare 1-11
Laois 0-10 Dublin 1-12
Longford 0-9 Laois 0-11
Dublin 1-16
Wexford 1-12
Wexford 2-16 Dublin 2-12
Offaly 0-8 Wexford 1-24
Westmeath 0-15
Wexford 4-12
Carlow 0-10
Carlow 0-14
Louth 0-13
Final
Wexford 1-12 - 2-12 Dublin
B Brosnan 0-9 (4f, 2 '45), R Barry 1-0, C Lyng 0-2, A Flynn 0-1 Report J McCarthy 1-0, A Brogan, B Brogan (1f) 0-3 each, S Cluxton (1'45), D Bastick, P Flynn, B Cullen, K McMenamin, R McConnell 0-1 each, G Molloy 1-0 (o.g.)
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 43,983 [5]
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Connacht final
New York 1-11
Roscommon 3-21 Roscommon 2-12
Sligo 0-10 Leitrim 0-6
Leitrim 1-10 Roscommon 0-11
Mayo 0-13
Galway 1-6
London 2-10 Mayo 1-12
Mayo 0-19
Final
Roscommon 0-11 - 0-13 Mayo
D Shine (0-4fs, 0-1 '45) 0-8, D Ward, S Kilbride, C Cregg 0-1 each Report C O'Connor (0-8f) 0-8, P Gardiner, K McLoughlin, A Moran, A Dillon, E Varley 0-1 each
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 25,609
Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Ulster final
Derry 1-18
Fermanagh 1-10
Derry 3-14
Armagh 1-11
Armagh 1-15
Down 1-10
Derry 0-08
Donegal 1-11
Tyrone 1-13
Monaghan 1-11
Tyrone 0-9
Donegal 2-6
Cavan 1-8
Donegal 1-10 Donegal 2-14
Antrim 0-7
Final
Derry 0-08 - 1-11 Donegal
J Kielt 0-04 (2f), C Kielt 0-02, C Gilligan (f), M Donaghy 0-01 each Report M Murphy 1-02 (1-00 pen), C McFadden 0-04 (2f), M Hegarty, A Thompson 0-02 each, R Bradley 0-01
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 28,364
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

On 12 June 2011, the draw was made for the first round of the All Ireland Qualifiers. This draw contained all the teams who had been knocked out of their provincial competitions prior to the semi-final stage, apart from New York. [6]

25 June 2011Round 1 Clare 1-12 - 1-13 Down Cusack Park, Ennis
3:00pmD Tubridy 0-4 (3f), T Ryan 1-0, J Dowling, G Quinlan 0-2 each, A Clohessy, John Hayes, G Brennan, M Tubridy 0-1 each Report C Laverty 1-3, P McComiskey 0-4 (2f), M Clarke 0-2 (2fs), B McArdle, C Mooney, M Poland, B Coulter 0-1 eachAttendance: 1,640
Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)
25 June 2011Round 1 Laois 2-16 - 0-11 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pmMJ Tierney 0-5 (3 '45s'), D Strong 1-2, C Begley 1-1, R Munnelly, D Kingston(2fs) 0-3 each, J O'Loughlin 0-2 Report B Grogan 0-4f, B Mulvihill 0-2, G Hannigan, S Grogan, H Coghlan, J Cagney; P Austin 0-1 eachAttendance: 2,105
Referee: M Condron (Waterford)
25 June 2011Round 1 Antrim 0-16 - 1-7 Westmeath Casement Park, Belfast
2:00pmT McCann 0-4 (2f, 2'45'), G O'Boyle 0-3 (2f), J Loughrey, B Herron, T Scullion 0-2 each, C Murray, K Niblock, P Cunningham 0-1 each Report J Heslin 0-4 (3f), J Dolan 1-0, B Murtagh, P Greville (f), D Dolan 0-1 each.Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Sludden (Tyrone)
25 June 2011Round 1 Louth 2-8 - 5-8 Meath Breffni Park, Cavan
7:00pmD Clarke 1-8 (0-7f), P Keenan 1-0 (pen) Report C Ward 4-3 (0-3f), S O'Rourke 0-3, P Gilsenan 1-0, G Reilly, J Sheridan 0-1 eachAttendance: 18,243
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)
25 June 2011Round 1 London 0-15 - 0-9 Fermanagh Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
1:30pmE O'Neill 0-4 (2f), K O'Leary, P McGoldrick, C McCallion 0-2 each, P Geraghty, M Gottsche, T Gaughan, K Phair, C O'Sullivan 0-1 each Report J O'Flanaghan 0-5 (2f), D Kille (1f) 0-2, T Corrigan, B Og Maguire 0-1 eachAttendance: 1,200
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
25 June 2011Round 1 Cavan 0-11 - 2-16 Longford Breffni Park, Cavan
5:00pmE Keating 0-4 (1f), S Johnston 0-3 (2f), J McEnroe, M McKeever, Michael Brennan (45), N McDermott (1f) 0-1 each Report S McCormack 0-9 (7f), P Barden 1-3, B Kavanagh 1-2, B McElvaney, C Smith 0-1 eachAttendance: 18,243
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
25 June 2011Round 1 Wicklow 1-18 - 0-16 Sligo Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
5:00pmC McGraynor 1-1, T Hannon 0-4 (1f, 2 '45s'), L Glynn (1f), S Furlong (1f) 0-3 each, N Mernagh, J Stafford 0-2 each, D Hayden, R Finn, P Earls 0-1 each Report A Marren 0-9 (7f), T Taylor 0-3, E O'Hara, B Egan, M Breheny, S Coen 0-1 eachAttendance: 3,500
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)
25 June 2011Round 1 Offaly 1-18 - 1-10 Monaghan O'Connor Park, Tullamore
7:00pmN McNamee 1-4, C McManus 0-4 (3f), R Dalton 0-3, S Lonergan 0-2, K Casey, B Allen, N Darby, R Brady (f), D Egan 0-1 each Report C McGuinness 1-0, P Finlay (2f), O Duffy, N McAdam, C McManus (1f) 0-2 each, B O'Brien, C Hanratty 0-1 eachAttendance: 3,600
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)

Round 2

On 26 June 2011, the draw for Round 2 took place in Castlebar. This consisted of the winners of round one and losers of provincial semi-finals. Home advantage was given to the team drawn first. [7]

9 July 2011Round 2 Limerick 3-13 - 0-15 Offaly Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
2:00pmI Ryan 1-7, G Collins 1-2, S O'Carroll 1-0, S Kelly 0-2 (2f), Thomas Lee, E O'Connor 0-1 each Report C McManus 0-7 (7f), K Casey, N McNamee 0-2 each, B Darby, N Darby, B Allen, P Bracken 0-1 eachAttendance: 3,500
Referee: M Condon (Waterford)
9 July 2011Round 2 Down 1-16 - 1-8 Leitrim Páirc Esler, Newry
3:00pmB Coulter 0-7, M Clarke 1-2 (1-0pen, 1'45), C Laverty, M Poland (1f) 0-2 each, K McKernan, L Doyle, P Fitzpatrick 0-1 each Report A Croal 1-1, E Mulligan 0-3 (3fs), R Lowe, B McDonald, J Glancy, C Kelly 0-1 eachAttendance: 6,000
Referee: M Sludden (Tyrone)
9 July 2011Round 2 Laois 0-10 - 3-16 Kildare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pmD Kingston 0-3 (2f), N Donoher, MJ Tierney (2f) 0-2 each, P Clancy, B Quigley, R Munnelly 0-1 each Report J Doyle 1-4 (1 pen, 4f), J Kavanagh 1-1, T O'Connor 1-0, H Lynch 0-3, P O'Neill, E O'Flaherty (1 '45) 0-2 each, O Lyons, E Callaghan, F Dowling, B Flanagan 0-1 eachAttendance: 11,395
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
9 July 2011Round 2 Longford 0-15 - 1-17 Tyrone Pearse Park, Longford
7:15pmS McCormack 0-6 (2f), F McGee, B Kavanagh 0-3 each, N Farrell, D McElligott, P Barden 0-1 each Report P Harte 0-7 (1f), M Donnelly 1-2, S Cavanagh (2f), C Cavanagh, M Penrose (1f) 0-2 each, K Coney, T McGuigan 0-1 eachAttendance: 7,120
Referee: P Mc Enaney (Monaghan)
9 July 2011Round 2 Armagh 0-19 - 2-13
A.E.T.		 Wicklow Athletic Grounds, Armagh
7:00pmJ Clarke 0-5, S McDonnell 0-4 (1f, 1'45), A Kernan, M Mackin 0-3 each, C Vernon, M O'Rourke, J Hanratty, G McParland 0-1 each Report S Furlong 2-4 (3f), L Glynn 0-4, T Hannon 0-3 (1f, 1'45), J Stafford, N Mernagh 0-1 eachAttendance: 6,491
Referee: P Fox (Westmeath)
9 July 2011Round 2 Meath 0-11 - 0-10 Galway Páirc Tailteann, Navan
7:10pmS Bray 0-3, G O'Brien, S McAnarney, S O'Rourke, B Meade, J Sheridan, G Reilly, B Farrell, C Ward (f) 0-1 each Report P Joyce 0-4 (1f), C Bane 0-3 (1f), J Duane, G Bradshaw, M Clancy 0-1 eachAttendance: 17,000
Referee: M Collins (Cork)
9 July 2011Round 2 Antrim 1-13 - 2-9 Carlow Casement Park, Belfast
3:00pmM Dougan 1-1, P Cunningham 0-3 (0-1f), C Murray, T McCann (0-1f), J Loughrey, K Niblock 0-2 each, G O'Boyle 0-1 (0-1sl) Report D St Ledger 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 '45'), P Hickey, B Murphy 1-0 each, D Foley 0-3 (0-2f), T Walsh, B Murphy (0-1f) 0-1 eachReferee: E Kinsella (Laois)
9 July 2011Round 2 London 0-13 - 1-17 Waterford Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
6:30pmT Gaughan, E O'Neill (3f) 0-3 each, K Phair 0-2f, P Geraghty, S McVeigh, P McGoldrick (1f), S Kelly (1f), M Gottsche ('45') 0-1 each Report P Whyte 0-7 (4f), G Hurney 1-3, W Hennessy 0-3, S Fleming, B Wall (2f) 0-2 eachAttendance: 3,000
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)
16 July 2011Round 2 replay Wicklow 0-10 - 2-9 Armagh Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
7.00pmT Hannon 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), P Earls, L Glynn, S Furlong (0-1f) 0-2 each, A O'Malley 0-1 Report J Clarke 2-2, M O'Rourke, S McDonnell (0-1f) 0-2 each, P Duffy, A Kernan (0-1f), G McParland 0-1 eachAttendance: 6,500
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Round 3

On 10 July 2011, the draw for Rounds 3 and 4 took place. Round 3 consisted of the 8 winners of round two playing each other to reduce the number to 4. Round 4 consisted of losers of provincial finals playing the winners of Round 3. For Round 3, home advantage was given to the team drawn first, while Round 4 would be played at neutral venues. [8]

16 July 2011Round 3 Limerick 0-14 - 0-9 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
7.00pmS Kelly 0-7 (3f), J Mullane, S O'Carroll, G Collins (1f) 0-2 each, J Cooke 0-1 Report P Whyte 0-4 (2f), P Hurney 0-2, B Wall, S Fleming, G Hurney 0-1 eachAttendance: 2,385
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
16 July 2011Round 3 Antrim 0-10 - 3-13 Down Casement Park, Belfast
7.00pmB Herron, K Niblock, P Cunnighan (2f) 0-2 each, G O'Boyle, D O'Hagan, J Crozier, T McCann ('45') 0-1 each Report M Clarke 1-4 (3f, 1 '45'), M Poland 0-4 (4f), C Laverty, C Mooney 1-0 each, B Coulter 0-2, A Branagan, K McKernan, P McComiskey 0-1 eachAttendance: 9,500
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
16 July 2011Round 3 Meath 0-14 - 2-11 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
7.00pmC Ward 0-9 (5f, 2 '45), S Kenny, S Bray 0-2 each, S O'Rourke 0-1 Report E Bolton, J Doyle (1-2f) 1-2 each, H McGrillen, M O'Flaherty, P O'Neill, E Callaghan, F Dowling, J Kavanagh, R Sweeney 0-1 eachAttendance: 20,000
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)
23 July 2011Round 3 Tyrone 2-13 - 0-13 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh
7.00pmT McGuigan 1-1, P Harte 0-4 (3f), Joe McMahon 1-0, M Donnelly 0-3, S O'Neill, S Cavanagh (1f), B McGuigan, K Coney 0-1 each Report S McDonnell 0-8 (5f, 1 pen), M O'Rourke 0-2, A Kernan (1f), B J Padden, M Mackin 0-1 eachAttendance: 13,682
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Round 4

23 July 2011Round 4 Down 0-14 - 2-20 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
6:00pmM Clarke 0-3 (2f), B Coulter, P McComiskey 0-2 each, C Garvey, C Maginn, D Hughes, M Poland, K McKernan, A Rogers, C Laverty 0-1 each Report D O'Connor 1-7 (4f), F Goold 1-2, P Kerrigan 0-3, P Kelly 0-2, D Goulding 0-1 (1f), P Kissane, P O'Neill, G Canty, A Walsh, J Miskella 0-1 eachAttendance: 31,072
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
23 July 2011Round 4 Limerick 1-18 - 1-17 Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pmI Ryan (1f), S Kelly (3f) 0-05 each, G Collins 0-04 (2f), E O'Connor 1-0, J Cooke 0-02, T Lee, S O'Carroll 0-01 each Report E Bradley 1-0, R Barry, PJ Banville, B Brosnan (2f) 0-03 each, A Morrissey, A Flynn, C Lyng (2f) 0-02 each, S Roche, B Malone 0-01 eachAttendance: 3,700
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
23 July 2011Round 4 Kildare 0-19 - 0-13 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pmJ Doyle 0-6 (6f), J Kavanagh 0-4, R Kelly, T O'Connor 0-2 each, H McGrillen, E Callaghan, E O'Flaherty, P O'Neill, R Sweeney 0-1 each Report C Gilligan 0-4 (3f), D Mullan 0-3, S Leo McGoldrick, E. Muldoon, J Kielt (0-1f), J Diver, G O'Kane, B McGoldrick 0-1 eachAttendance: 31,072
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)
30 July 2011Round 4 Tyrone 3-19 - 1-14 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pmS Cavanagh 2-03 (1f), M Donnelly 1-01, P Harte 0-04 (3f, 1 '45), C Cavanagh, K Coney, B McGuigan 0-02 each, P Jordan, K Hughes, C Gormley, O Mulligan, S O'Neill 0-01 each Report K Mannion 1-02, D Shine (2f), S Kilbride (1f) 0-04 each, D McDermott 0-02, J Rogers (1f), C Cregg 0-01 eachAttendance: 39,612
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

All-Ireland series

Donegal defeated Kildare in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Jim McGuinness's first season in charge. Donegal beat Kildare in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final.jpg
Donegal defeated Kildare in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Jim McGuinness's first season in charge.
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Kerry 1-20
Limerick 0-10
Kerry 1-20
Mayo 1-11
Mayo 1-13
Cork 2-06
Kerry 1-11
Dublin 1-12
Donegal 1-12
Kildare 0-14
Donegal 0-06
Dublin 0-08
Dublin 0-22
Tyrone 0-15

Quarter-finals

The draw for the All-Ireland quarter-finals took place on 24 July 2011, and consisted of the provincial winners playing against the winners of round 4 of the qualifiers. [9] Originally, all the matches were due to take place on the weekend of 30 July 2011, but due to a draw requiring a replay during the qualifiers, one match was scheduled for the following weekend. All matches were scheduled to be played in Croke Park, Dublin.

Quarter-final
Kerry 1-20 - 0-10 Limerick
Darran O'Sullivan 1-3, Bryan Sheehan 0-6 (4f, 1 '45), C Cooper 0-3 (2f), T O Se, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2 each, K Young, A Maher, K Donaghy, J O'Donoghue 0-1 each Report S Kelly 0-4, I Ryan 0-2 (2f), J Riordan, G Collins, S O'Carroll, B Scanlon ('45) 0-1 each
Attendance: 22,732
Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan)
Quarter-final
Mayo 1-13 - 2-06 Cork
K McLoughlin 1-1, C O'Connor 0-6 (5f), E Varley (1f), K Higgins, A Dillon, A Moran, J Doherty, R Hennelly (1'45) 0-1 each Report D O'Connor 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1 '45), P Kerrigan 1-2, J Miskella, F Goold (1f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 22,732
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)
Quarter-final
Donegal 1-12 - 0-14
A.E.T.		 Kildare
C Toye 1-1, M Murphy 0-3 (1f), K Cassidy 0-2, K Lacey, R Kavanagh, M McHugh, R Bradley, P McBrearty, D Molloy 0-1 each Report E O'Flaherty 0-6 (4f), A Smith 0-2, E Bolton, P O'Neill, E Callaghan, J Kavanagh, G White (f), R Sweeney 0-1 each
Attendance: 39,612
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
Quarter-final
Dublin 0-22 - 0-15 Tyrone
D Connolly 0-7, B Brogan 0-5 (1f), A Brogan 0-3, P Flynn, S Cluxton (1f, 1 '45) 0-2 each, D Bastick, B Cullen, B Cahill 0-1 each Report S Cavanagh (3f), M Penrose (3f) 0-4 each, M Donnelly, Stephen O'Neill 0-2 each, B Dooher, E McGinley, P Harte (1f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 52,661
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Mayo 1-11 - 1-20 Kerry
C O'Connor 1-3 (0-3f), D Vaughan 0-3, E Varley (1f), A Moran 0-2 each, L Keegan 0-1. Report C Cooper 1-7 (0-4f), B Sheehan 0-3 (3f), K O'Leary, K Donaghy, P Galvin 0-2 each, T O Se, Darran O'Sullivan, E Brosnan, S Scanlon 0-1 each
Attendance: 50,643
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
Semi-final
Dublin 0-08 - 0-06 Donegal
B Brogan 0-04 (4f), S Cluxton 0-02 (1f, 1 '45), B Cullen, K McManamon 0-01 each Report C McFadden 0-4 (2f), K Cassidy, R Bradley 0-01 each
Attendance: 81,436
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

Final

Final
Kerry 1-11 - 1-12 Dublin
C Cooper 1-03 (2f), B Sheehan 0-04 (2f, 1 ‘45), K Donaghy 0-02, Declan O’Sullivan, P Galvin 0-01 each Report B Brogan 0-06 (4f), K McManaman 1-00, S Cluxton (2f), A Brogan 0-02 each, K Nolan, D Bastick 0-01 each
Attendance: 82,300
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Scoring

Top scorers

Season
NameTeamTallyTotalGamesAverage
1 Colm Cooper Kerry 2-273365.5
2 Ben Brosnan Wexford 0-323256.4
3 Bernard Brogan Dublin 0-292964.8
4 John Doyle Kildare 2-212773.8
5 Donncha O'Connor Cork 4-142655.2
6 Ciarán Lyng Wexford 1-212454.8
6 Cian Ward Meath 4-122446
8 Cillian O'Connor Mayo 1-192254.4
8 Daniel Goulding Cork 2-162245.5
8 Martin Clarke Down 2-162254.4
8 Donie Shine Roscommon 1-192245.5
8 Seán Cavanagh Tyrone 2-162263.66
Single game
NameTallyTotalCountyOpposition
1 Cian Ward 4-315 Meath v Louth
2 Darren Clarke 1-811 Louth v Meath
3 Colm Cooper 1-0710 Kerry v Mayo
3 Ciarán Lyng 0-1010 Wexford v Westmeath
3 Ian Ryan 1-710 Limerick v Offaly
3 Donncha O'Connor 1-710 Cork v Down
3 Shane Roche 2-410 Wexford v Carlow
3 Seánie Furlong 2-410 Wicklow v Armagh
9 Sean McCormack 0-99 Longford v Cavan
9 Adrian Marren 0-99 Sligo v Wicklow
9 Ciarán Lyng 0-99 Wexford v Offaly

Awards

Monthly
MonthPlayerCounty
May Ben Brosnan Wexford
June Alan Brogan Dublin
July Karl Lacey Donegal
August Colm Cooper Kerry
September Darran O'Sullivan Kerry
All Stars Awards

The 2011 All Stars Awards nominations were announced on 3 October 2011. [11] On 21 October, the winners of the awards were announced at an event at the National Convention Centre in Dublin. Alan Brogan was named All Stars Footballer of the Year and Cillian O'Connor was named All Stars Young Footballer of the Year. [12]

PositionWinnersOther Nominees
Goalkeepers Stephen Cluxton (Dublin) Brendan Kealy (Kerry) Paul Durcan (Donegal)
Full-backs Michael Foley (Kildare) Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin) Frank McGlynn (Donegal)
Marc Ó Sé (Kerry) Rory O'Carroll (Dublin) Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Neil McGee (Donegal) Joe McMahon (Tyrone) Hugh McGrillen (Kildare)
Half-backs Karl Lacey (Donegal) Donal Vaughan (Mayo) Trevor Mortimer (Mayo)
Kevin Nolan (Dublin) Emmet Bolton (Kildare) Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry)
Kevin Cassidy (Donegal) Killian Young (Kerry) Ger Brennan (Dublin)
Midfielders Bryan Sheehan (Kerry) Alan O'Connor (Cork) Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone)
Michael Darragh Macauley (Dublin) John Doyle (Kildare) Denis Bastick (Dublin)
Half-forwards Alan Brogan (Dublin) Ben Brosnan (Wexford) Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Darran O'Sullivan (Kerry) Alan Dillon (Mayo) Kevin McManamon (Dublin)
Paul Flynn (Dublin) Paddy Kelly (Cork) Eamonn Callaghan (Kildare)
Full-forwards Bernard Brogan (Dublin) Donnacha O'Connor (Cork) Michael Murphy (Donegal)
Colm Cooper (Kerry) Colm McFadden (Donegal) Eoin Bradley (Derry)
Andy Moran (Mayo) Diarmuid Connolly (Dublin) Cillian O'Connor (Mayo)

Media

Media coverage

Country/Countries or ContinentBroadcaster(s)
Africa Setanta Africa
Australia Setanta Sports
Ireland RTÉ (including island of Ireland only web coverage on RTÉ website)
Setanta Sports 1 (Northern Ireland only, for matches broadcast to the Republic by TV3)
TV3 (Republic of Ireland only, including Republic of Ireland only web coverage on TV3 website)
BBC Northern Ireland
Great Britain Premier Sports
USA/Caribbean Premium Sports

This Is Our Year

This Is Our Year is a 2011 book by journalist Declan Bogue. The book examines the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship from the perspectives of ten Gaelic footballers from Ulster. The book achieved notoriety after Donegal footballer Kevin Cassidy was dropped from the team squad by manager Jim McGuinness over his contributions. [13] [14] [15] He released a statement in November 2011 saying it "appears my inter-county career is over". [16] [17]

See also

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The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2004 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the premier Gaelic football competition in 2005. It consisted of 33 teams and began on Sunday 2 May 2004. The championship concluded on Sunday 26 September 2004, when Mayo were defeated by Kerry by 1–20 to 2–9.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</span> Football championship

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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2008 was the 122nd since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The first matches of the season were played on 25 May 2008, and the championship ended on 7 September 2008. Kilkenny went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their thirtieth All-Ireland title the previous year.

The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was that year's Gaelic football championship, having thrown-in on 11 May 2008 and concluded with the All-Ireland final at Croke Park on 21 September 2008. Tyrone beat Kerry in the decider.

The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the inter-county Gaelic football tournament played between 31 counties of Ireland, London and New York. The draw for the 2009 championship took place on 9 October 2008. The tournament began on 10 May 2009.

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 124th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland plus London and New York.

The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2011 fixtures took place on 7 October 2010. The championship began on 14 May and ended on 4 September 2011. Tipperary were the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</span> Football championship

The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 126th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 counties of Ireland, London and New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</span> Football championship

The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 counties of Ireland, London and New York. The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was contested by Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park on 22 September 2013, with Dublin winning by 2:12 to Mayo's 1:14.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</span> Football championship

The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football since its establishment in 1887. It was played between 31 counties of Ireland, London and New York.

The 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Munster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kerry entered the competition as defending Munster champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</span> Football championship

The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 128th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football since its establishment in 1887. 33 teams took part − 31 counties of Ireland, London and New York.

The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the top tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship</span>

The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 23 April 2017 and ended on 3 September 2017. The draw for the championship was held on 13 October 2016 and was broadcast live on RTÉ2.

The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 130th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 131st edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football competition since its establishment in 1887.

The 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 132nd edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.

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