The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 38th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 July – 25 September 2011 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Cork (6th win) |
| Captain | Amy O'Shea |
| Manager | Éamon Ryan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Monaghan |
| Captain | Sharon Courtney |
| Manager | Gregory McGonigle |
| Provincial champions | |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 23 |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Cork were the winners, defeating Monaghan in the final.[1][2]
Structure
edit- Sixteen teams compete.
- The top four teams from 2010 receive byes to the quarter-finals.
- The quarter-finalists from 2010 receive byes to the second round.
- The other eight teams play in the first round.
- All games are knockout matches, drawn games being replayed.
- The first-round losers playoff, with one team being relegated to the intermediate championship for 2012. Teams must spend two years as a senior team before they are eligible for relegation; teams that have not done so are exempt from relegation.
Fixtures and results
editEarly stages
editFinal stages
editSemi-final
| Cork | 4-10 – 1-6 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| A O’Shea 3-0, R Ni Bhuachalla 1-1, Juliet Murphy 0-4 (3f), Nollaig Cleary 0-3, M Kelly & G Kearney 0-1 each | Report | M Dunne 1-1, T Lawlor 0-3 (2f), Mary Kirwan (f) & G Weston 0-1 each |
Referee: Gavin Corrigan
| Cork | 2–7; 0–11 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| Nollaig Cleary (1-0) Rhona Ní Bhuachalla (1-0) Juliet Murphy (0-3) Geraldine O'Flynn (0-1) Rena Buckley (0-1) Grace Kearney (0-1) Valerie Mulcahy (0-1) |
[1][2][3] | Catriona McConnell (0-3) Niamh Kindlon (0-3) Ellen McCarron (0-2) Ciara McAnespie (0-1) Caoimhe Mohan (0-1) Laura McEnaney (0-1) |
References
edit- ^ a b "It's joy of six for Cork girls". www.independent.ie. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Cork 2-07 Monaghan 0-11". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Cork v Monaghan - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.