2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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]

2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	1 May – 18 September 2011
Teams	33
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 played	61
Goals total	111 (1.82 per game)
Points total	1,528 (25.05 per game)
Top Scorer	Colm Cooper (2–27)
Player of the Year	Alan Brogan
← 2010 2012 →

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.

• The sixteen teams eliminated before reaching a provincial semi-final competed in Round One of the Qualifiers (New York did not compete). The eight winners of Round One advanced to Round Two.
  • Qualifiers, Round Two: The eight teams eliminated in provincial semi-finals each played one of the eight winners of Round One.
  • Qualifiers, Round Three: The eight winners of Round Two played off to reduce the number to four.
  • Qualifiers, Round Four: The four teams eliminated in provincial finals each played one of the four winners of Round Three.
• All-Ireland Quarter-finals: The four provincial champions each played one of the four winners of Round Four.
• The winners of the All-Ireland Quarter-finals then advanced to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals went on to the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

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

3 July 2011

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)

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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

Main article: 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final

10 July 2011

2:00pm

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)

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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

17 July 2011

2:00pm

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)

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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

17 July 2011

4:00pm

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)

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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]

Clare v Down

25 June 2011 Round 1	Clare	1–12 – 1–13	Down	Cusack Park, Ennis
3:00pm	D 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 each	Attendance: 1,640 Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Laois v Tipperary

25 June 2011 Round 1	Laois	2–16 – 0–11	Tipperary	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pm	MJ 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 each	Attendance: 2,105 Referee: M Condron (Waterford)

Antrim v Westmeath

25 June 2011 Round 1	Antrim	0–16 – 1–7	Westmeath	Casement Park, Belfast
2:00pm	T 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)

Louth v Meath

25 June 2011 Round 1	Louth	2–8 – 5–8	Meath	Breffni Park, Cavan
7:00pm	D 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 each	Attendance: 18,243 Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

London v Fermanagh

25 June 2011 Round 1	London	0–15 – 0–9	Fermanagh	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
1:30pm	E 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 each	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

Cavan v Longford

25 June 2011 Round 1	Cavan	0–11 – 2–16	Longford	Breffni Park, Cavan
5:00pm	E 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 each	Attendance: 18,243 Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Wicklow v Sligo

25 June 2011 Round 1	Wicklow	1–18 – 0–16	Sligo	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
5:00pm	C 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 each	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)

Offaly v Monaghan

25 June 2011 Round 1	Offaly	1–18 – 1–10	Monaghan	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
7:00pm	N 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 each	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)

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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]

Limerick v Offaly

9 July 2011 Round 2	Limerick	3–13 – 0–15	Offaly	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
2:00pm	I 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 each	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: M Condon (Waterford)

Down v Leitrim

9 July 2011 Round 2	Down	1–16 – 1–8	Leitrim	Páirc Esler, Newry
3:00pm	B 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 each	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Sludden (Tyrone)

Laois v Kildare

9 July 2011 Round 2	Laois	0–10 – 3–16	Kildare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pm	D 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 each	Attendance: 11,395 Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Longford v Tyrone

9 July 2011 Round 2	Longford	0–15 – 1–17	Tyrone	Pearse Park, Longford
7:15pm	S 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 each	Attendance: 7,120 Referee: P Mc Enaney (Monaghan)

Armagh v Wicklow

9 July 2011 Round 2	Armagh	0–19 – 2–13 A.E.T.	Wicklow	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
7:00pm	J 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 each	Attendance: 6,491 Referee: P Fox (Westmeath)

Meath v Galway

9 July 2011 Round 2	Meath	0–11 – 0–10	Galway	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
7:10pm	S 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 each	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Antrim v Carlow

9 July 2011 Round 2	Antrim	1–13 – 2–9	Carlow	Casement Park, Belfast
3:00pm	M 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 each	Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)

London v Waterford

9 July 2011 Round 2	London	0–13 – 1–17	Waterford	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
6:30pm	T 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 each	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)

Wicklow v Armagh

16 July 2011 Round 2 replay	Wicklow	0–10 – 2–9	Armagh	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
7.00pm	T 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 each	Attendance: 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]

Limerick v Waterford

16 July 2011 Round 3	Limerick	0–14 – 0–9	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
7.00pm	S 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 each	Attendance: 2,385 Referee: C Reilly (Meath)

Antrim v Down

16 July 2011 Round 3	Antrim	0–10 – 3–13	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
7.00pm	B 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 each	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)

Meath v Kildare

16 July 2011 Round 3	Meath	0–14 – 2–11	Kildare	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
7.00pm	C 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 each	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

Tyrone v Armagh

23 July 2011 Round 3	Tyrone	2–13 – 0–13	Armagh	Healy Park, Omagh
7.00pm	T 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 each	Attendance: 13,682 Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Round 4

Down v Cork

23 July 2011 Round 4	Down	0–14 – 2–20	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
6:00pm	M 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 each	Attendance: 31,072 Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Limerick v Wexford

23 July 2011 Round 4	Limerick	1–18 – 1–17	Wexford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pm	I 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 each	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

Kildare v Derry

23 July 2011 Round 4	Kildare	0–19 – 0–13	Derry	Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pm	J 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 each	Attendance: 31,072 Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)

Tyrone v Roscommon

30 July 2011 Round 4	Tyrone	3–19 – 1–14	Roscommon	Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pm	S 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 each	Attendance: 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.

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.

31 July

2:00pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 22,732

Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan)

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31 July

4:00pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 22,732

Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

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30 July

6:00pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 39,612

Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

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6 August 2011

7:00pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 52,661

Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

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Semi-finals

21 August 2011

3:30pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 50,643

Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

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Main article: Donegal v Dublin (2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)

28 August 2011

3:30pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 81,436

Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

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Final

Main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

18 September 2011

3:30pm

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

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 82,300

Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Kevin Higgins for Roscommon against New York (Connacht Quarter-final)
• Last goal of the championship: Kevin McManamon for Dublin against Kerry (All-Ireland Final)
• Widest winning margin: 18 points
  • Cork 5–17 – 2–8 Waterford (Munster Semi-final)
• Most goals in a match: 7
  • Cork 5–17 – 2–8 Waterford (Munster semi-final)
  • Meath 5–8 – 2–8 Louth (Qualifier round 1)
• Most points in a match: 39
  • Wexford 1–24 – 0–15 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Cork 5–17 – 2–8 Waterford (Munster semi-final)
  • Meath 5–8 – 2–8 Louth (Qualifier round 1)
• Highest aggregate score: 47 points
  • Kerry 1–26 – 3–9 Limerick (Munster semi-final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 14 points
  • Dublin 0–8 – 0–6 Donegal (All-Ireland semi-final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Limerick 3–9 – 1–26 Kerry (Munster semi-final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 17
  • Wexford 1–17 – 1–18 Limerick (Qualifier round 4)

Top scorers

Season

	Name	Team	Tally	Total	Games	Average
1	Colm Cooper	Kerry	2–27	33	6	5.5
2	Ben Brosnan	Wexford	0–32	32	5	6.4
3	Bernard Brogan	Dublin	0–29	29	6	4.8
4	John Doyle	Kildare	2–21	27	7	3.8
5	Donncha O'Connor	Cork	4–14	26	5	5.2
6	Ciarán Lyng	Wexford	1–21	24	5	4.8
6	Cian Ward	Meath	4–12	24	4	6
8	Cillian O'Connor	Mayo	1–19	22	5	4.4
8	Daniel Goulding	Cork	2–16	22	4	5.5
8	Martin Clarke	Down	2–16	22	5	4.4
8	Donie Shine	Roscommon	1–19	22	4	5.5
8	Seán Cavanagh	Tyrone	2–16	22	6	3.66

Single game

	Name	Tally	Total	County		Opposition
1	Cian Ward	4–3	15	Meath	v	Louth
2	Darren Clarke	1–8	11	Louth	v	Meath
3	Colm Cooper	1-07	10	Kerry	v	Mayo
3	Ciarán Lyng	0–10	10	Wexford	v	Westmeath
3	Ian Ryan	1–7	10	Limerick	v	Offaly
3	Donncha O'Connor	1–7	10	Cork	v	Down
3	Shane Roche	2–4	10	Wexford	v	Carlow
3	Seánie Furlong	2–4	10	Wicklow	v	Armagh
9	Sean McCormack	0–9	9	Longford	v	Cavan
9	Adrian Marren	0–9	9	Sligo	v	Wicklow
9	Ciarán Lyng	0–9	9	Wexford	v	Offaly

Miscellaneous

• Donegal won a first Ulster title since 1992.
• Waterford won a first-ever qualifier match, beating London.^[10]

Awards

Monthly

Month	Player	County
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]

Position	Winners	Other 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

International television rights

Country/Countries or Continent	Broadcaster(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

• PPV web coverage also available on Setanta-i website.

This Is Our Year

Main article: 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

• 2011 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
• 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship