2001–02 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

2001–02 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Dates	7 October 2001 – 17 March 2002
Teams	33
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Ballinderry (1st title); Adrian McGuckin (captain); Brian McIver (manager)
Runners-up	Nemo Rangers; Colin Corkery (captain); Billy Morgan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Top scorer(s)	Tommy Gill (3-38)
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The 2001–02 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 32nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 7 October 2001 and ended on 17 March 2002.

Crossmolina Deel Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten in the Mayo County Championship.^[1]

On 17 March 2002, Ballinderry won the championship following a 2-10 to 0-09 defeat of Nemo Rangers in the All-Ireland final at Semple Stadium.^[2] It remains their only championship title.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

21 October 2001 Quarter-final	St. Mary's	1-10 - 0-13	Allen Gaels	Markievicz Park
	M Breheny 0-7, J Davey 1-1, P Bree 0-1, J Campbell 0-1.		H Gibbons 0-7, P Kenny 0-2, A Cullen 0-1, J Gilbane 0-1, N Moran 0-1, G McWeeney 0-1.

27 October 2001 Quarter-final replay	Allen Gaels	0-12 - 0-14 (aet)	St. Mary's	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	A Cullen 0-5, P Kenny 0-4, H Gibbons 0-2, S McGuire 0-1.		M Breheny 0-9, J Davey 0-3, P Bree 0-2.

Semi-finals

4 November 2001 Semi-final	Charlestown	0-11 - 1-05	Roscommon Gaels	Fr. O'Hara Park
	S Higgins 0-5, R Haran 0-2, M Caffrey 0-2, P Horkan 0-1, O Conway 0-1.		A Nolan 1-0, K Hegarty 0-3, D Costello 0-1, F O'Donnell 0-1.

11 November 2001 Semi-final	Annaghdown	0-12 - 0-11	St. Mary's	Tuam Stadium
	M Newell 0-4, D Burke 0-4, J Mannion 0-2, PJ Fahy 0-1, M Melia 0-1.		M Breheny 0-7, R Bree 0-2, J Campbell 0-1, D Caffrey 0-1.

Final

25 November 2001 Final	Annaghdown	2-07 - 2-09	Charlestown	Tuam Stadium
	D Burke 1-1, S Kavanagh 1-0, M Newell 0-3, PJ Fahy 0-2, J Mannion 0-1.		P Horkan 2-0, R Haran 0-4, M Caffrey 0-3, S Higgins 0-1, P Mulligan 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

27 October 2001 First round	Garrycastle	1-09 - 2-11	St. Anne's Rathangan	Páirc Chiaráin
	A Daly 1-3, G Dolan 0-4, D Ryan 0-1, P Dillon 0-1.		F Simpson 1-2, P Barry 0-5, R Barry 0-3, F Whelan 0-1.

28 October 2001 First round	Portarlington	1-09 - 1-08	Fr. Manning Gaels	McCann Park
	G Burke 1-1, C Bennett 0-3, D O'Connor 0-2, P Maher 0-1, H Emerson 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1.		P Davis 1-6, G Hanniffy 0-2.

28 October 2001 First round	Rathnew	0-13 - 1-07	Newtown Blues	Aughrim County Ground
	T Gill 0-7, S Byrne 0-1, R Coffey 0-1, B Mernagh 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, R Dignam 0-1, T Doyle 0-1.		D Nugent 1-0, C Kelly 0-2, D McDonnell 0-2, P Stone 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, T Carr 0-1.

28 October 2001 First round	O'Hanrahan's	4-15 - 1-06	Muckalee	Dr. Cullen Park
	P Kavanagh 1-5, B Walker 2-0, A Kavanagh 0-4, A Bowe 1-0, M Carpenter 0-3, D Bermingham 0-2, S Farrell 0-1.		J Dooley 1-0, J Maher 0-2, P Keegan 0-2, A Murphy 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

11 November 2001 Quarter-final	Portarlington	0-12 - 2-09	Na Fianna	McCann Park
	P Maher 0-3, D Sweeney 0-2, K Hoey 0-2, K McCann 0-2, G Burke 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		D Farrell 1-2, I Foley 1-2, J Sherlock 0-4, S Connell 0-1.

11 November 2001 Quarter-final	Rathnew	0-10 - 0-10	Dunshaughlin	Aughrim County Ground
	T Doyle 0-3, T Gill 0-3, R Coffey 0-2, R Dignam 0-1, A Mernagh 0-1.		R Kealy 0-3, M Reilly 0-3, D Crimmins 0-2, N Kelly 0-1, T Dowd 0-1.

11 November 2001 Quarter-final	O'Hanrahan's	0-06 - 0-07	Sarsfields	Dr. Cullen Park
	P Kavanagh 0-2, G Walker 0-1, D Bermingham 0-1, M Carpenter 0-1, B Walker 0-1.		S McKenzie-Smyth 0-3, M Dunne 0-1, Dermot Earley 0-1, P Brennan 0-1, M Browne 0-1.

11 November 2001 Quarter-final	St. Anne's Rathangan	2-08 - 3-10	Edenderry	Enniscorthy
	R Barry 1-6, J Simpson 1-0, R Stafford 0-1, F Whelan 0-1.		C Farrell 1-3, P Brady 1-2, B Malone 1-1, M Keogh 0-2, C Reilly 0-1, S Óg Farrell 0-1.

18 November 2001 Quarter-final replay	Dunshaughlin	0-16 - 2-10 (aet)	Rathnew	Páirc Tailteann
	R Kealy 0-5, D Crimmins 0-3, M McHale 0-2, N Kelly 0-2, F Gogan 0-1, D Tonge 0-1, T Dowd 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.		T Gill 1-2, M Coffey 1-0, T Doyle 0-3, R Coffey 0-2, I Glynn 0-1, B Mernagh 0-1, A Mernagh 0-1.

25 November 2001 Quarter-final second replay	Rathnew	2-09 - 1-06	Dunshaughlin	Aughrim County Ground
	T Gill 1-4, A Mernagh 1-0, M Doyle 0-2, D Coffey 0-1, R Coffey 0-1, R Dignam 0-1.		T Dowd 1-0, D Kealy 0-2, N Kelly 0-1, R Kealy 0-1, M Reilly 0-1, D Crimmins 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 November 2001 Semi-final	Sarsfields	1-13 - 2-10	Na Fianna	Páirc Tailteann
	David Earley 1-3, P Brennan 0-5, J Whelan 0-2, B Moylan 0-2, S McKenzie-Smyth 0-1.		D Farrell 1-3, I Foley 1-1, J Sherlock 0-2, K Donnelly 0-1, P McGeeney 0-1, K McGeeney 0-1, S Connell 0-1.

2 December 2001 Semi-final replay	Sarsfields	1-08 - 3-11 (declared void)	Na Fianna	Páirc Tailteann
	P Brennan 0-5, S McKenzie-Smyth 1-1, M Browne 0-2.		J Sherlock 2-3, P McGeeney 1-0, S Connell 0-3, D Farrell 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, K McGeeney 0-1, A Shearer 0-1, M Foley 0-1.

2 December 2001 Semi-final	Rathnew	1-10 - 0-10	Edenderry	St. Conleth's Park
	T Gill 0-5, K Gill 1-1, R Coffey 0-2, M Doyle 0-1, B Mernagh 0-1.		C Reilly 0-2, M Keogh 0-2, K Guing 0-1, S Óg Farrell 0-1, B Malone 0-1, P Brady 0-1.

9 December 2001 Semi-final replay refixture	Sarsfields	1-18 - 2-17 (aet)	Na Fianna	Páirc Tailteann
	P Brennan 0-7, Dermot Earley 0-5, S McKenzie-Smyth 1-1, B Moylan 0-2, M Browne 0-1, M Freaney 0-1, David Earley 0-1.		I Foley 1-6, D Farrell 1-3, P McGeeney 0-2, K McGeeney 0-2, S Connell 0-2, S McGlinchey 0-1, M Foley 0-1.

Final

16 December 2001 Final	Rathnew	0-09 - 1-06	Na Fianna	St. Conleth's Park
	T Gill 0-3, R Coffey 0-2, K Gill 0-1, A Murnagh 0-1, L Glynn 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.		D Farrell 1-0, I Foley 0-3, D Macken 0-1, K McGeeney 0-1, K Donnelly 0-1.

22 December 2001 Final replay	Rathnew	2-16 - 1-10	Na Fianna	St. Conleth's Park
	T Gill 1-9, R Coffey 1-3, D Coffey 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, P Dignam 0-1.		J Sherlock 1-0, S Connell 0-2, K Donnelly 0-2, M Foley 0-2, I Foley 0-1, P McGeeney 0-1, D Macken 0-1, K McGeeney 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

27 October 2001 Quarter-final	Dromcollogher/Broadford	2-09 - 0-09	Stradbally	Dromcollogher
	M Reidy 1-5, R Lynch 1-1, J Daly 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, J Stokes 0-1.		N Curran 0-6, M Walsh 0-1, J Coffey 0-1, G Power 0-1.

27 October 2001 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 0-08	Doonbeg	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Mehigan 1-1, C Corkery 0-4, JP O'Neill 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, A Morgan 0-1, A Cronin 0-1.		P Hehir 0-6, F McInerney 0-1, G Killeen 0-1.

Semi-finals

10 November 2001 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	0-09 - 0-08	An Ghaeltacht	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Corkery 0-4, A Cronin 0-1, N Corkery 0-1, K Cahill 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		A Mac Gearailt 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, JJ Corduibh 0-1.

17 November 2001 Semi-final	Dromcollogher/Broadford	0-09 - 1-09	Fethard	Dromcollogher
	M Reidy 0-7, J Daly 0-2.		K O'Donnell 1-1, A Fitzgerald 0-2, T Sheehan 0-2, K Maher 0-1, W Morrissey 0-1, G Burke 0-1, B Burke 0-1.

Final

25 November 2001 Final	Fethard	0-10 - 1-11	Nemo Rangers	Barracks Field
	G Burke 0-3, K Maher 0-3, T Sheehan 0-2, JP Looby 0-2.		C Corkery 0-6, J Kavanagh 0-4, A Cronin 1-0, D Mehigan 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

7 October 2001 Preliminary round	Enniskillen Gaels	1-09 - 0-09	Crossmaglen Rangers	Brewster Park
	T Brewster 0-4, G McDermott 1-0, R McCabe 0-3, O McShea 0-1, R Judge 0-1.		O McConville 0-5, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, J McEntee 0-1, C Short 0-1.

Quarter-finals

7 October 2001 Quarter-final	Carrickmore	0-09 - 0-10	Mayobridge	Healy Park
	P Loughran 0-4, C McCallan 0-2, B Gormely 0-1, R Munroe 0-1, C McGurk 0-1.		M Walsh 0-4, B Coulter 0-3, M Barry 0-1, M Linden 0-1, G McMahon 0-1.

14 October 2001 Quarter-final	Castleblayney	1-11 - 0-09	Enniskillen Gaels	St. Mary's Park
	E Murphy 1-0, K Tavey 0-3, A Tavey 0-3, D McArdle 0-1, R McArdle 0-1, A Irwin 0-1, J Hughes 0-1, P Duffy 0-1.		T Brewster 0-4, R McCabe 0-2, R Judge 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, P Fitzpatrick 0-1.

14 October 2000 Quarter-final	St. Gall's	1-08 - 2-05	Ballinderry	Casement Park
	S Burns 0-5, K McGourty 1-0, T O'Neill 0-1, K McGourty 0-1, C McCrossan 0-1.		D Bateson 1-1, E. Muldoon 1-0, C Gilligan 0-2, G Cassidy 0-1, D Conway 0-1.

21 October 2001 Quarter-final replay	Ballinderry	0-08 - 0-06	St. Gall's	Watty Graham Park
	C Gilligan 0-4, G Cassidy 0-4.		S Burns 0-4, K McGourty 0-2.

28 October 2001 Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	0-09 - 0-08	St. Eunan's	Breffni Park
	N Collins 0-3, C Nelligan 0-2, E King 0-1, M Graham 0-1, P O'Donnell 0-1, D Reilly 0-1.		B Devenny 0-5, D McGinley 0-1, R Kavanagh 0-1, B Kilcoyne 0-1.

Semi-finals

4 November 2001 Semi-final	Ballinderry	2-12 - 2-04	Cavan Gaels	St. Tiernach's Park
	D Conway 2-2, G Cassidy 0-5, C Gilligan 0-2, B Oscar 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1, E. Muldoon 0-1.		P O'Donnell 2-0, M Leddy 0-2, N Collins 0-1, C Nelligan 0-1.

4 November 2001 Semi-final	Castleblayney	1-06 - 3-06	Mayobridge	St. Tiernach's Park
	K Tavey 1-4, D Loughman 0-1, J Hughes 0-1.		B Coulter 2-0, R Sexton 1-1, G McMahon 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, R Coulter 0-1, A Barry 0-1, M Barry 0-1.

Final

25 November 2001 Final	Ballinderry	1-10 - 1-07	Mayobridge	Casement Park
	E. Muldoon 1-0, D Conway 0-3, C Gilligan 0-2, A McGuckin 0-2, D Bateson 0-2, S Dpnnelly 0-1.		G McMahon 1-2, M Walsh 0-3, R Sexton 0-2.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

9 December 2001 Quarter-final	Tír Chonaill Gaels	0-06 - 2-14	Ballinderry	Emerald GAA Grounds
	B McDonagh and D Gillespie (2fs) 0-2 each, N Quinn and B Quinn 0-1 each.		C Gilligan 0-5 (2f), A McGuckian 1-2, D Bateson 1-1, G Cassidy 0-3 (1f), D Conway, B McCusker and E. Muldoon 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

24 February 2002 Semi-final	Ballinderry	1-09 - 0-07	Rathnew	Pearse Park
	C Gilligan 1-3, G Cassidy 0-4, A McGuckin 0-1, P Wilson 0-1.		T Gill 0-5, T Doyle 0-1, L Glynn 0-1.

2 March 2002 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	0-09 - 0-07	Charlestown Sarsfields	Cusack Park
	C Corkery (0-9, eight frees).		P Mulligan (0-3), P Horkan (0-2), M Caffrey (0-1), S Higgins (0-1, free).

Final

17 March 2002 Final	Ballinderry	2-10 - 0-09	Nemo Rangers	Croke Park
	G Cassidy 1-4, D Bateson 1-1, D Conway 0-2; E. Muldoon 0-1; B McCusker 0-1, C Gilligan 0-1.	Report	C Corkery 0-4, G Murphy 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1; JP O'Neill 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, S Callanan 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tommy Gill	Rathnew	3-38	47	8	5.87
2	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-27	27	5	5.40
2	Tommy Gill	Rathnew	3-38	47	8	5.87
3	Gerard Cassidy	Ballinderry	1-21	24	7	3.42
4	Mark Breheny	St. Mary's	0-23	23	3	7.66
5	Ian Foley	Na Fianna	3-13	22	5	4.50
5	Conleith Gilligan	Ballinderry	1-19	22	7	3.14
6	Dessie Farrell	Na Fianna	4-08	20	3	5.00
7	Ronan Coffey	Rathnew	1-13	16	8	2.00
8	Darren Conway	Ballinderry	2-09	15	7	2.14
8	Michael Reidy	Dromcollogher/Broadford	1-12	15	2	7.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tommy Gill	Rathnew	1-09	12	Na Fianna
2	Padraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	1-06	9	Portrarlington
	Redmond Barry	St. Anne's Rathangan	1-06	9	Edenderry
	Ian Foley	Na Fianna	1-06	9	Sarsfields
	Mark Breheny	St. Mary's	0-09	9	Allen Gaels
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-09	9	Charlestown Sarsfields
3	Darren Conway	Ballinderry	2-02	8	Cavan Gaels
	Michael Reidy	Dromcollogher/Broadford	1-05	8	Stradbally
	Pa Kavanagh	O'Hanrahan's	1-05	8	Muckalee

Miscellaneous

Rathnew won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history.
Charlestown Sarsfields won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.

References

^ O'Riordan, Tom (17 April 2001). "Super Crossmolina leave ghosts seeking new haunt". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ Breheny, Martin (18 March 2002). "Ballinderry finish in style". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[1] O'Riordan, Tom (17 April 2001). "Super Crossmolina leave ghosts seeking new haunt". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[2] Breheny, Martin (18 March 2002). "Ballinderry finish in style". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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