2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship

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2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship
2011 Craobh Sinsear Peile
Dhún na nGall
Tournament details
County Donegal
Year2011
Winners
Champions Glenswilly (1st win)
Manager Gary McDaid
Captain Gary McFadden
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)?
Relegated team(s)N/A
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The 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 89th official edition of the Donegal GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Donegal.

Contents

Glenswilly won the final, for the club's first ever title. St Michael's also made a first final appearance. [1]

First round

The first round draw was made at the RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta studios in Derrybeg. [2]

A brawl among dozens of people after the game between Naomh Conaill and Glenswilly at Davy Brennan Memorial Park led to Leo McLoone breaking several bones in his face, and the Donegal Competition's Controls Committee (CCC) launching an investigation. McLoone had to have surgery to have a plate put into his eye socket. [3]

Malin v Glenfin
Gaoth Dobhair v Termon
An Clochán Liath v St Eunan's
Seán Mac Cumhaills v St Michael's
Glenswilly v Naomh Conaill
Na Cealla Beaga v Cill Chartha
Ard an Rátha v Cloich Cheann Fhaola
Réalt na Mara v Four Masters

Quarter-finals

St Michael's 1-14 to 1-10 Gaoth Dobhair Falcarragh
Glenfin 2-6 to 0-11 Four Masters Ballybofey
Ard an Rátha 2-7 to 3-8 Cill Chartha Killybegs
Glenswilly 0-9 to 0-9
(R) 1-9 to 0-8		 St Eunan's Ballybofey

Semi-finals

Glenswilly and St Michael's won the semi-finals.

St Michael's 2-15 to 1-5 Glenfin Letterkenny
Glenswilly 1-7 to 0-7 Cill Chartha Ballybofey

Final

The Final, broadcast on TG4 and contested by Glenswilly and St Michael's, produced a novel pairing, as neither side had ever won before, and they had only one losing final appearance between them, that of Glenswilly in 2007. Members of the winning team would each receive a personalised medal engraved with both their name and number from county final day. [4]

Glenswilly prevailed on the day, winning the final at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. Michael Murphy scored all but one point of the winning team's total. [1] [5]

2 October 2011 Glenswilly 1-8 - 0-9 St Michael's MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Referee: Jimmy White (Killybegs)
M. Murphy 1-7 (0-3f, 0-1 '45'),
J. P. McDaid 0-1		C. McFadden 0-3 (1f),
C. Toye 0-3,
M. McElhinney 0-1,
D. McLaughlin 0-1,
S. Coyle 0-1 (f)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Murphy magic proves key as Glenswilly secure first Donegal crown". Irish Independent. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Glenswilly v Naomh Conaill is pick of the Senior Championship draw". 6 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  3. ↑ McNulty, Chris (7 July 2011). "McLoone discharged". Donegal News . Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "New Name on Dr Maguire Cup". Donegal Now. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Murphy is the star as Glenswilly triumph". The Irish Times. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
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