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| 2011 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jim McGuinness |
| Stadium | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| All-Ireland SFC | Semi-finalist |
| Ulster SFC | Winners |
The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2011 season.
The 2011 Donegal county football team season was the franchise's 107th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team ended the season as Ulster champions after winning the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship. It was their sixth title and a first since Brian McEniff led the team to Sam MCMXCII.
Ahead of the new season, Jim McGuinness was appointed as the team's manager, bringing to an end the era of John Joe Doherty. [1] [2] The arrival of McGuinness brought the first appearance of a soon-to-be revolutionary tactic The System. [3]
McGuinness selected Michael Murphy as Donegal team captain, replacing Kevin Cassidy in the role. [4]
New manager Jim McGuinness included Kevin Cassidy (who intended to retire at the end of the previous season) and Michael Hegarty (who was not involved in the previous season) in his squad for the 2011 Dr McKenna Cup. Also named were several of the under-21s, including Peter Boyle, Thomas McKinley, Daniel McLaughlin, Kevin Mulhern and Antoin McFadden, and Johnny Bonner and Marty Boyle, stars of Naomh Conaill's run to the 2010 Ulster club football final. [5] Johnny Bonner did not play in any of the league games.
Paul Durcan, Peter Boyle, Karl Lacey, Neil McGee, Barry Dunnion, Johnny Bonner, Tomas McKinley, Edward Kelly, Neil Gallagher, Rory Kavanagh, Christopher Murrin, Dermot Molloy, Michael Hegarty, Colm McFadden, Daniel McLaughlin, Marty Boyle, David Walsh, Adrian Hanlon, Michael Murphy, Paddy McGrath, Kevin Mulhern, Leo McLoone, Ryan Bradley, Kevin Cassidy, Frank McGlynn, Antoin McFadden.
Team as per Donegal v Kildare, 2011 All-Ireland Quarter-final, 30 July 2011
Opener: win vs Sligo [6]
| 5 February 2011Round 1 | Donegal | 2-11 – 1-14 | Sligo | Ballybofey |
| M Murphy 1-2 (pen, 2f), N McGee 1-0, L McLoone, D Molloy 0-2 (2f) each, C McFadden 0-3, S Griffin, R Kavanagh 0-1 each. | Report | M Breheny (2f), A Marren 0-4 each; D Kelly 1-1; T Taylor 0-2, S Gilmartin, M Quinn, S Davey 0-1 each. | Referee: Pádraig Hughes (Armagh) |
| 19 February 2011Round 2 | Tyrone | 0-06 – 1-10 | Donegal | Omagh |
| M Penrose 0-3 (3f), S Cavanagh (f), P Harte, E McGinley 0-1 each | Report | D Molloy 1-2, C McFadden 0-4 (3f), M Murphy 0-3 (2f), L McLoone 0-1 | Referee: P Fox (Westmeath) |
| 27 February 2011Round 3 | Donegal | 0-08 – 1-05 | Kildare | Letterkenny |
| M Murphy 0-4 (4f), C McFadden 0-2 (2f), R Kavanagh, M Hegarty 0-1 each | Report | M Foley 1-0, F Dowling 0-2 (2f), E O'Flaherty, K Cribbin, E Callaghan 0-1 each | Referee: M Duffy (Sligo) |
| 13 March 2011Round 4 | Meath | 0-9 – 0-15 | Donegal | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| B Sheridan (2f), S O'Rourke (1f) 0-2 each, B Meade, N Crawford, J Sheridan ('45'), B Farrell (f), T Skelly 0-1 each. | Report | M Murphy 0-6 (2f), R Bradley, C McFadden (1f) 0-3 each, R Kavanagh 0-2, D Molloy 0-1 | Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh) |
| 19 March 2011Round 5 | Derry | 2-12 – 2-18 | Donegal | Celtic Park, Derry |
| C O'Boyle 2-1, C Gilligan 0-6 (6f), G O'Kane 0-2, C McGoldrick, E. Muldoon, C Kielt 0-1 each. | Report | M Murphy 1-7 (6f), C McFadden 1-3, D Molly 0-5 (5f), K Lacey, R Kavanagh, M McElhinney 0-1. | Referee: P Hughes (Armagh) |
| 3 April 2011Round 6 | Donegal | 1-17 – 0-08 | Antrim | Ballyshannon |
| C McFadden 1-5 (2f), M Murphy 0-3 (2f), K Cassidy, D Molloy (2f), M Hegarty 0-2 each, R Bradley, K Lacey, R Kavanagh 0-1 each | Report | T McCann 0-5 (3f), B Neeson 1-1 (1f), T O'Neill 0-2 | Referee: M Duffy (Sligo) |
| 10 April 2011Round 7 | Laois | 1-15 – 1-11 | Donegal | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| MJ Tierney 1-10 (9f, 1 '45), M Timmons, D Strong , P O'Leary, C Begley, J O'Loughlin 0-1 each | Report | D Molloy 1-1, C McFadden 0-3 (2f), M Murphy (1f), R Kavanagh, M McElhinney 0-2 each, A Thompson 0-1 | Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh) |
| Donegal | 2-11 – 0-16 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Murphy (1-3), Colm McFadden (1-3), Kevin Cassidy (0-1), Rory Kavanagh (0-1), Mark McHugh (0-1), Ryan Bradley (0-1), D Walsh (0-1) | Report | Donie Kingston (0-4), Paul Cahillane (0-3), John O'Loughlin (0-2), Niall Donoher (0-2), Ross Munnelly (0-2), Darren Strong (0-1), Colm Begley (0-1), Michael John Tierney (0-1) |
Kevin Rafferty missed the Ulster SFC final with an abductor muscle injury. [7]
| Donegal | 1-10 - 0-7 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| M McHugh 1-1, M Murphy 0-3 (3f), R Bradley, C McFadden (1f) 0-2 each, D Molloy, A Hanlon 0-1 each | Report | T McCann, P Cunningham (1f), K Niblock (2f) 0-2 each, M Dougan 0-1 |
| Donegal | 2-14 - 1-8 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| P McBrearty 1-3 (1f), C McFadden 0-5 (2f), R Kavanagh 1-0, D Molloy 0-2, K Cassidy, K Rafferty, L McLoone and M Murphy 0-1(f) each | Report | M Brennan 1-1, N McDermott 0-4 (3f), G McKiernan, F Flanagan and S Johnston 0-1 (f) each. |
| Tyrone | 0-9 - 2-6 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| S O'Neill 0-2, S Cavanagh 0-2 (1f), P Jordan, B Dooher, O Mulligan, M Penrose and P Harte (f) 0-1 each | Report | C McFadden 1-1 (1f), D Molloy 1-0, M Murphy 0-2 (1f), K Cassidy, K Rafferty and P McBrearty 0-1 each |
| 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 |
Donegal achieved three All Stars.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Stephen Cluxton | Dublin | 4 |
| RCB |  Marc Ó Sé | Kerry | 3 |
| FB |  Neil McGee | Donegal | 1 |
| LCB |  Michael Foley | Kildare | 1 |
| RWB | Kevin Cassidy | Donegal | 2 |
| CB | Karl Lacey | Donegal | 3 |
| LWB | Kevin Nolan | Dublin | 1 |
| MD | Bryan Sheehan | Kerry | 1 |
| MD | Michael D. Macauley | Dublin | 1 |
| RWF | Darran O'Sullivan | Kerry | 1 |
| CF | Alan Brogan FOTY | Dublin | 3 |
| LWF | Paul Flynn | Dublin | 1 |
| RCF | Colm Cooper | Kerry | 7 |
| FF |  Andy Moran | Mayo | 1 |
| LCF | Bernard Brogan | Dublin | 2 |
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One of the lazier stereotypes about the Donegal defensive game — generally labelled 'the system' — is that it somehow does the work on its own. But McGee had plenty of moments in the spotlight with Brogan on Sunday and took his turn roaming forward like the other Donegal back six.
Devenney said [regarding the 2020 Donegal SFC final, ahead of its second postponement]: 'Kilcar are so well conditioned. They've Adam Speer in the background. He's a top man. He was with Donegal in 2012 and he knows how to get teams into that frame of physical fitness'.
As well as Pat, the hospital's surgical consultant, Kevin Moran; team doctor, Charlie McManus and team physio, Dermot Simpson, are all part of McGuinness' backroom team.