2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship final

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2011 Leinster Football Final
Event Leinster Senior Football Championship
Date10 July 2011
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance43,983 [1]
2010
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The 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship final was the last football match of the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship, played between Dublin and Wexford on 10 July 2011 in Croke Park, Dublin. Dublin were bidding for their sixth Leinster Championship in seven years while Wexford were bidding for their first Provincial Championship title since 1945.

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Dublin won the match 2–12 to 1–12. [2] It was the 50th time the county had won the Leinster Senior Football Championship.

Route to the final

Preliminary Round: Wexford 2-16 Offaly 0–8; Dublin (BYE)
Quarter-Finals: Dublin 1-16 Laois 0–11; Wexford 1-24 Westmeath 0-15
Semi-Finals: Dublin 1-12 Kildare 1–11; Wexford 4-12 Carlow 0-10

Match details

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 [1]
Referee: Joe Mc Quillan (Cavan)
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References

  1. 1 2 O'Riordan, Ian (11 July 2011). "Final cut is cruel as Wexford's own goal is decisive". The Irish Times.
  2. Murphy, Cian (11 July 2011). "Gilroy happy to survive on rare Brogan offday". Irish Independent.