The 2011 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 April – 20 August 2011 |
| Teams | 21 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (16th win) |
| Captain | Cathrach Keane |
| Manager | Niall Kelleher |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kildare |
| Captain | Ciarán Kelly |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kildare |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Sligo |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 20 |
| Total Goals | 41 (2.05 per game) |
| Total Points | 409 (20.45 per game) |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Sligo entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 20 August 2011 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Cork and Kildare, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 1–12 to 0–13 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a first titles in two years.[3]
Leinster quarter-final
edit| 29 April 2011 Quarter-final | Mayo | 1-14 - 0-15 | Leitrim | Aghamore Grounds |
| Report |
Connacht semi-finals
edit| 6 May 2011 Semi-final | Mayo | 0-13 - 1-09 | Roscommon | Ballyhaunis Grounds |
| 6 May 2011 Semi-final | Galway | 1-07 - 1-10 | Sligo | Tuam Stadium |
Connacht final
edit| 4 June 2011 Final | Mayo | 1-09 - 1-10 | Sligo | Fr O'Hara Park |
| M Conroy (0-4), D Coen (1-0), C Dempsey (0-2, 1f), A Egan (0-2), S Cloherty (0-1). | Report | V Frizzell (0-6, 3fs), G Gaughan (1-1), J Hynes (0-2), P Hughes (0-1). |
Leinster preliminary round
edit| 11 May 2011 Preliminary round | Meath | 0-08 - 1-09 | Longford | Páirc Tailteann |
| D Carroll (0-2 fs), D Queeney (0-2, fs), J O'Reilly (0-2), C Kerrigan (0-1), R Madden (0-1). | J Noonan (1-2, 0-2 fs), C Williams (0-3), J Keegan (0-1), E Ledwith (0-1); M McDonald (0-1), W Crawford (0-1). | Referee: B Hickey (Kildare) |
Leinster quarter-finals
edit| 25 May 2011 Quarter-final | Longford | 2-06 - 1-12 | Cavan | Pearse Park |
| J Noonan (0-4, 4f), M McDonnell (1-0), E Ledwith (1-0), J Martin (0-1), B McKeon (0-1). | J O'Reilly (1-2), N Murray (0-2, 2f); G McKiernan (0-1), M Lyng (0-1), S Jordan (0-1), D Meehan (0-1), M Brady (0-1); K Fannin (0-1), A O'Reilly (0-1), R McCormack (0-1). | Referee: S Carroll (Westmeath) |
| 25 May 2011 Quarter-final | Kildare | 2-14 - 1-08 | Louth | St Conleth's Park |
| D Mulhall 1-3 (2f), C Kelly 0-5, O Lyons 1-0, J Gately 0-3 (1f), M Conway 0-2 (1f), P Dunne 0-1. | Report | D Reid 1-5 (1pen, 3fs), B Osbourne 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1 (1f). | Referee: N Ward (Westmeath) |
| 25 May 2011 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 3-05 - 0-13 | Wexford | Nowlan Park |
| D Prendergast 1-3 (0-2f), JJ Dunphy 1-1, M Malone 1-0, J Fennelly 0-1. | Report | M O’Regan 0-3 (all frees), J Holmes 0-1(free), S O’Neill, J Carty 0-2 each, K Gore, S O’Loughlin, K Cahill, P Kelly 0-1 each. | Referee: A Nolan (Wicklow) |
| 25 May 2011 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-13 - 1-09 | Wicklow | Parnell Park |
| H Dawson (0-5); G Seavers (0-4), O McCann (1-0), E Kinsella (1-0), R Croft (0-2, 2f), C O'Brien (0-1), J Noonan (0-1). | D Siney (1-4, 2f), C Rowden (0-2), B Dalton (0-2); J Sheeran (0-1). | Referee: P Kneel (Louth) |
Leinster semi-finals
edit| 8 June 2011 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 0-04 - 0-13 | Cavan | Nowlan Park |
| 8 June 2011 Semi-final | Dublin | 0-05 - 1-09 | Kildare | Parnell Park |
Leinster final
edit| 6 July 2011 Final | Kildare | 5-08 - 1-09 | Cavan | St Conleth's Park |
| C Kelly 2-1 (1f), M Conway 1-0, D Campbell 1-0, E Carew 1-0, D Mulhall 0-2fs, P Meagher 0-2, J Gately 0-1, P Dunne 0-1, T Archbold 0-1. | Report | K Fannin 1-2, J O’Reilly 0-3 (1f), D Meehan 0-1, S Gaffney 0-1, T Reilly 0-1, R McCormack 0-1. | Referee: P Kneel (Louth) |
Munster quarter-finals
edit| 22 May 2011 Quarter-final | Kerry | 2-16 - 1-08 | Tipperary | FitzGerald Stadium |
| A Fitzgerald 1-4 (0-2f), G O'Grady 1-1 (0-1f), G Sayers 0-4, B Poff 0-2, B Maguire, E Hickson, J Walsh, B Costello, J Spillane 0-1 each. | Report | A Moloney 1-3 (2f), G Ryan 0-3, J Egan, D Butler 0-1 each. | Referee: C Lane (Cork) |
| 22 May 2011 Quarter-final | Cork | 2-14 - 0-06 | Clare | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| C Keane 2-1, C O'Driscoll 0-4 (1f), M Cronin 0-3 (1f), K O'Driscoll 0-2, D O'Donovan (1f), A O'Sullivan, S O'Sullivan, A O'Brien 0-1 each. | Report | M McCarthy 0-5 (3f), P McMahon 0-1 (1f). | Referee: B Tyrrell (Tipperary) |
Munster semi-finals
edit| 4 June 2011 Semi-final | Limerick | 0-06 - 1-19 | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds |
| G Noonan 0-3 (3f), D Kelly, J Bourke, T Collins 0-1 each. | Report | A Fitzgerald 1-8 (0-6f, 1-0 pen, 1 '45'), G Sayers 0-3, B Poff, A Garnett, G O'Grady (1f) 0-2 each, P Kennelly, M Brennan 0-1 each. | Referee: K O'Brien (Cork) |
| 5 June 2011 Semi-final | Cork | 3-18 - 1-08 | Waterford | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| T Clancy 2-0, K O’Driscoll 1-1, B Coughlan, M Cronin (1f), A O’Brien, C Keane 0-3 each, D O’Donovan (1f), K Harrington, S O’Sullivan 0-1 each. | Report | E Walsh 0-4 (3f), E Hogan 1-1, J Wall 0-2f, C Guiry 0-1. | Referee: R Moloney (Limerick) |
Munster final
edit| 6 July 2011 Final | Cork | 0-10 - 1-05 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| K Hallissey 0-4 (0-1f), B Coughlan (0-1f), D O’Donovan 0-2 each, M Cronin (0-1f), A O’Brien 0-1 each. | Report | A Garnett 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, G O’Grady (0-1f), A Fitzgerald (0-1f), B Costello 0-1 each. | Attendance: 949 Referee: K O'Brien (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 7 August 2011 Semi-final | Kildare | 0-16 - 2-06 | Warwickshire | St Conleth's Park |
| D Mulhall (0-5,3f), E Carew (0-2,1f, '45); T Moolick (0-2), C Kelly (0-2); T Archbold (0-1), C Murphy (0-1, f), P Meagher (0-1), P Dunne (0-1), E Hyland (0-1). | M Molloy (1-3, 1 p, 2f), L Coyne (1-1), S Sands (0-1, f), C Shields (0-1). | Referee: S Carroll (Westmeath) |
| 7 August 2011 Semi-final | Cork | 0-14 - 1-06 | Sligo | Croke Park |
| A O'Brien (0-3), L Shorten (0-3), K Hallissey (0-2), C Keane (0-2), B Coughlan (0-1); AJ O'Connor (0-1); A O'Sullivan (0-1), M Dilworth (0-1). | Report | V Frizzell (0-6,4f); J Hynes (1-0). | Referee: P Kneel (Louth) |
All-Ireland final
edit| 20 August 2011 Final | Cork | 1-12 - 0-13 (aet) | Kildare | Semple Stadium |
| K Hallissey 0-5, L Shorten 0-4, A O'Brien 1-0, S Kiely, A O'Sullivan, D O'Donovan 0-1 each | C Murphy 0-4, D Mulhall 0-3, C Kelly 0-2, T Archibold, T Moolick, R Walsh, M Fitzharris 0-1. |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Sligo retained the Connacht JFC title for the first time in their history.
References
edit- ^ "Maye haul drives Sligo". Irish Independent. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Cork end Sligo's reign". Irish Times. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Cork need extra time to dispatch Kildare". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2022.