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
Dates1 May – 18 September 2011
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamDublin (23rd win)
CaptainBryan Cullen
ManagerPat Gilroy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainColm Cooper
ManagerJack O'Connor
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtMayo
Championship statistics
No. matches played61
Goals total111 (1.82 per game)
Points total1,528 (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

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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

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsMunster final
Cork5-17
Waterford2-08
Kerry1-15
Cork1-23Cork1-12
Clare0-11Limerick3-09
Kerry2-16Kerry1-26
Tipperary0-11
Final
Kerry1-15 - 1-12Cork
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 eachReportD 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
Attendance: 40,892
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsLeinster final
Kildare0-12
Wicklow0-5Kildare0-16
Meath0-10
Kildare1-11
Laois0-10Dublin1-12
Longford0-9Laois0-11
Dublin1-16
Wexford1-12
Wexford2-16Dublin2-12
Offaly0-8Wexford1-24
Westmeath0-15
Wexford4-12
Carlow0-10
Carlow0-14
Louth0-13
Final
Wexford1-12 - 2-12Dublin
B Brosnan 0-9 (4f, 2 '45), R Barry 1-0, C Lyng 0-2, A Flynn 0-1ReportJ 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.)
Attendance: 43,983[5]
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsConnacht final
New York1-11
Roscommon3-21Roscommon2-12
Sligo0-10Leitrim0-6
Leitrim1-10Roscommon0-11
Mayo0-13
Galway1-6
London2-10Mayo1-12
Mayo0-19
Final
Roscommon0-11 - 0-13Mayo
D Shine (0-4fs, 0-1 '45) 0-8, D Ward, S Kilbride, C Cregg 0-1 eachReportC O'Connor (0-8f) 0-8, P Gardiner, K McLoughlin, A Moran, A Dillon, E Varley 0-1 each
Attendance: 25,609
Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsUlster final
Derry1-18
Fermanagh1-10
Derry3-14
Armagh1-11
Armagh1-15
Down1-10
Derry0-08
Donegal1-11
Tyrone1-13
Monaghan1-11
Tyrone0-9
Donegal2-6
Cavan1-8
Donegal1-10Donegal2-14
Antrim0-7
Final
Derry0-08 - 1-11Donegal
J Kielt 0-04 (2f), C Kielt 0-02, C Gilligan (f), M Donaghy 0-01 eachReportM Murphy 1-02 (1-00 pen), C McFadden 0-04 (2f), M Hegarty, A Thompson 0-02 each, R Bradley 0-01
Attendance: 28,364
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

All-Ireland qualifiers

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Round 1

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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]

25 June 2011 Round 1 Clare 1-12 - 1-13 Down Cusack Park, Ennis
3:00pmD 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 eachReportC Laverty 1-3, P McComiskey 0-4 (2f), M Clarke 0-2 (2fs), B McArdle, C Mooney, M Poland, B Coulter 0-1 eachAttendance: 1,640
Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)
25 June 2011 Round 1 Laois 2-16 - 0-11 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pmMJ Tierney 0-5 (3 '45s'), D Strong 1-2, C Begley 1-1, R Munnelly, D Kingston(2fs) 0-3 each, J O'Loughlin 0-2ReportB Grogan 0-4f, B Mulvihill 0-2, G Hannigan, S Grogan, H Coghlan, J Cagney; P Austin 0-1 eachAttendance: 2,105
Referee: M Condron (Waterford)
25 June 2011 Round 1 Antrim 0-16 - 1-7 Westmeath Casement Park, Belfast
2:00pmT 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 eachReportJ 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)
25 June 2011 Round 1 Louth 2-8 - 5-8 Meath Breffni Park, Cavan
7:00pmD Clarke 1-8 (0-7f), P Keenan 1-0 (pen)ReportC Ward 4-3 (0-3f), S O'Rourke 0-3, P Gilsenan 1-0, G Reilly, J Sheridan 0-1 eachAttendance: 18,243
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)
25 June 2011 Round 1 London 0-15 - 0-9 Fermanagh Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
1:30pmE 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 eachReportJ O'Flanaghan 0-5 (2f), D Kille (1f) 0-2, T Corrigan, B Og Maguire 0-1 eachAttendance: 1,200
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
25 June 2011 Round 1 Cavan 0-11 - 2-16 Longford Breffni Park, Cavan
5:00pmE Keating 0-4 (1f), S Johnston 0-3 (2f), J McEnroe, M McKeever, Michael Brennan (45), N McDermott (1f) 0-1 eachReportS McCormack 0-9 (7f), P Barden 1-3, B Kavanagh 1-2, B McElvaney, C Smith 0-1 eachAttendance: 18,243
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
25 June 2011 Round 1 Wicklow 1-18 - 0-16 Sligo Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
5:00pmC 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 eachReportA Marren 0-9 (7f), T Taylor 0-3, E O'Hara, B Egan, M Breheny, S Coen 0-1 eachAttendance: 3,500
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)
25 June 2011 Round 1 Offaly 1-18 - 1-10 Monaghan O'Connor Park, Tullamore
7:00pmN 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 eachReportC McGuinness 1-0, P Finlay (2f), O Duffy, N McAdam, C McManus (1f) 0-2 each, B O'Brien, C Hanratty 0-1 eachAttendance: 3,600
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)

Round 2

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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]

9 July 2011 Round 2 Limerick 3-13 - 0-15 Offaly Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
2:00pmI Ryan 1-7, G Collins 1-2, S O'Carroll 1-0, S Kelly 0-2 (2f), Thomas Lee, E O'Connor 0-1 eachReportC McManus 0-7 (7f), K Casey, N McNamee 0-2 each, B Darby, N Darby, B Allen, P Bracken 0-1 eachAttendance: 3,500
Referee: M Condon (Waterford)
9 July 2011 Round 2 Down 1-16 - 1-8 Leitrim Páirc Esler, Newry
3:00pmB 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 eachReportA Croal 1-1, E Mulligan 0-3 (3fs), R Lowe, B McDonald, J Glancy, C Kelly 0-1 eachAttendance: 6,000
Referee: M Sludden (Tyrone)
9 July 2011 Round 2 Laois 0-10 - 3-16 Kildare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pmD Kingston 0-3 (2f), N Donoher, MJ Tierney (2f) 0-2 each, P Clancy, B Quigley, R Munnelly 0-1 eachReportJ 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 eachAttendance: 11,395
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
9 July 2011 Round 2 Longford 0-15 - 1-17 Tyrone Pearse Park, Longford
7:15pmS McCormack 0-6 (2f), F McGee, B Kavanagh 0-3 each, N Farrell, D McElligott, P Barden 0-1 eachReportP 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 eachAttendance: 7,120
Referee: P Mc Enaney (Monaghan)
9 July 2011 Round 2 Armagh 0-19 - 2-13
A.E.T.
Wicklow Athletic Grounds, Armagh
7:00pmJ 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 eachReportS Furlong 2-4 (3f), L Glynn 0-4, T Hannon 0-3 (1f, 1'45), J Stafford, N Mernagh 0-1 eachAttendance: 6,491
Referee: P Fox (Westmeath)
9 July 2011 Round 2 Meath 0-11 - 0-10 Galway Páirc Tailteann, Navan
7:10pmS Bray 0-3, G O'Brien, S McAnarney, S O'Rourke, B Meade, J Sheridan, G Reilly, B Farrell, C Ward (f) 0-1 eachReportP Joyce 0-4 (1f), C Bane 0-3 (1f), J Duane, G Bradshaw, M Clancy 0-1 eachAttendance: 17,000
Referee: M Collins (Cork)
9 July 2011 Round 2 Antrim 1-13 - 2-9 Carlow Casement Park, Belfast
3:00pmM 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)ReportD 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 eachReferee: E Kinsella (Laois)
9 July 2011 Round 2 London 0-13 - 1-17 Waterford Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
6:30pmT 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 eachReportP Whyte 0-7 (4f), G Hurney 1-3, W Hennessy 0-3, S Fleming, B Wall (2f) 0-2 eachAttendance: 3,000
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)
16 July 2011 Round 2 replay Wicklow 0-10 - 2-9 Armagh Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
7.00pmT Hannon 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), P Earls, L Glynn, S Furlong (0-1f) 0-2 each, A O'Malley 0-1ReportJ Clarke 2-2, M O'Rourke, S McDonnell (0-1f) 0-2 each, P Duffy, A Kernan (0-1f), G McParland 0-1 eachAttendance: 6,500
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Round 3

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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]

16 July 2011 Round 3 Limerick 0-14 - 0-9 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
7.00pmS Kelly 0-7 (3f), J Mullane, S O'Carroll, G Collins (1f) 0-2 each, J Cooke 0-1ReportP Whyte 0-4 (2f), P Hurney 0-2, B Wall, S Fleming, G Hurney 0-1 eachAttendance: 2,385
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
16 July 2011 Round 3 Antrim 0-10 - 3-13 Down Casement Park, Belfast
7.00pmB Herron, K Niblock, P Cunnighan (2f) 0-2 each, G O'Boyle, D O'Hagan, J Crozier, T McCann ('45') 0-1 eachReportM 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 eachAttendance: 9,500
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
16 July 2011 Round 3 Meath 0-14 - 2-11 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
7.00pmC Ward 0-9 (5f, 2 '45), S Kenny, S Bray 0-2 each, S O'Rourke 0-1ReportE 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 eachAttendance: 20,000
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)
23 July 2011 Round 3 Tyrone 2-13 - 0-13 Armagh Healy Park, Omagh
7.00pmT 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 eachReportS McDonnell 0-8 (5f, 1 pen), M O'Rourke 0-2, A Kernan (1f), B J Padden, M Mackin 0-1 eachAttendance: 13,682
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Round 4

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23 July 2011 Round 4 Down 0-14 - 2-20 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
6:00pmM 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 eachReportD 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 eachAttendance: 31,072
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
23 July 2011 Round 4 Limerick 1-18 - 1-17 Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pmI 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 eachReportE 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 eachAttendance: 3,700
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
23 July 2011 Round 4 Kildare 0-19 - 0-13 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pmJ 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 eachReportC 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 eachAttendance: 31,072
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)
30 July 2011 Round 4 Tyrone 3-19 - 1-14 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pmS 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 eachReportK Mannion 1-02, D Shine (2f), S Kilbride (1f) 0-04 each, D McDermott 0-02, J Rogers (1f), C Cregg 0-01 eachAttendance: 39,612
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

All-Ireland series

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Donegal defeated Kildare in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Jim McGuinness's first season in charge.
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
         
Kerry1-20
Limerick0-10
Kerry1-20
Mayo1-11
Mayo1-13
Cork2-06
Kerry1-11
Dublin1-12
Donegal1-12
Kildare0-14
Donegal0-06
Dublin0-08
Dublin0-22
Tyrone0-15

Quarter-finals

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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.

Quarter-final
Kerry1-20 - 0-10Limerick
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 eachReportS Kelly 0-4, I Ryan 0-2 (2f), J Riordan, G Collins, S O'Carroll, B Scanlon ('45) 0-1 each
Attendance: 22,732
Referee: P McEnaney (Monaghan)

Quarter-final
Mayo1-13 - 2-06Cork
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 eachReportD O'Connor 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1 '45), P Kerrigan 1-2, J Miskella, F Goold (1f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 22,732
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Quarter-final
Donegal1-12 - 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 eachReportE 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
Attendance: 39,612
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Quarter-final
Dublin0-22 - 0-15Tyrone
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 eachReportS 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
Attendance: 52,661
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

Semi-finals

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Semi-final
Mayo1-11 - 1-20Kerry
C O'Connor 1-3 (0-3f), D Vaughan 0-3, E Varley (1f), A Moran 0-2 each, L Keegan 0-1.ReportC 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
Attendance: 50,643
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Semi-final
Dublin0-08 - 0-06Donegal
B Brogan 0-04 (4f), S Cluxton 0-02 (1f, 1 '45), B Cullen, K McManamon 0-01 eachReportC McFadden 0-4 (2f), K Cassidy, R Bradley 0-01 each
Attendance: 81,436
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

Final

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Final
Kerry1-11 - 1-12Dublin
C Cooper 1-03 (2f), B Sheehan 0-04 (2f, 1 ‘45), K Donaghy 0-02, Declan O’Sullivan, P Galvin 0-01 eachReportB Brogan 0-06 (4f), K McManaman 1-00, S Cluxton (2f), A Brogan 0-02 each, K Nolan, D Bastick 0-01 each
Attendance: 82,300
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Season
NameTeamTallyTotalGamesAverage
1Colm CooperKerry2-273365.5
2Ben BrosnanWexford0-323256.4
3Bernard BroganDublin0-292964.8
4John DoyleKildare2-212773.8
5Donncha O'ConnorCork4-142655.2
6Ciarán LyngWexford1-212454.8
6Cian WardMeath4-122446
8Cillian O'ConnorMayo1-192254.4
8Daniel GouldingCork2-162245.5
8Martin ClarkeDown2-162254.4
8Donie ShineRoscommon1-192245.5
8Seán CavanaghTyrone2-162263.66
Single game
NameTallyTotalCountyOpposition
1Cian Ward4-315MeathvLouth
2Darren Clarke1-811LouthvMeath
3Colm Cooper1-0710KerryvMayo
3Ciarán Lyng0-1010WexfordvWestmeath
3Ian Ryan1-710LimerickvOffaly
3Donncha O'Connor1-710CorkvDown
3Shane Roche2-410WexfordvCarlow
3Seánie Furlong2-410WicklowvArmagh
9Sean McCormack0-99LongfordvCavan
9Adrian Marren0-99SligovWicklow
9Ciarán Lyng0-99WexfordvOffaly

Awards

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Monthly
MonthPlayerCounty
MayBen BrosnanWexford
JuneAlan BroganDublin
JulyKarl LaceyDonegal
AugustColm CooperKerry
SeptemberDarran O'SullivanKerry
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]

PositionWinnersOther Nominees
GoalkeepersStephen Cluxton (Dublin)Brendan Kealy (Kerry)Paul Durcan (Donegal)
Full-backsMichael 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-backsKarl 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)
MidfieldersBryan Sheehan (Kerry)Alan O'Connor (Cork)Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone)
Michael Darragh Macauley (Dublin)John Doyle (Kildare)Denis Bastick (Dublin)
Half-forwardsAlan 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-forwardsBernard 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

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Media coverage

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Country/Countries or ContinentBroadcaster(s)
AfricaSetanta Africa
AustraliaSetanta Sports
IrelandRTÉ (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 BritainPremier Sports
USA/CaribbeanPremium Sports

This Is Our Year

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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

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References

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