2011 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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.

2011 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
Championship Details
Dates29 April – 20 August 2011
Teams21
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (16th win)
CaptainCathrach Keane
ManagerNiall Kelleher
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKildare
CaptainCiarán Kelly
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKildare
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtSligo
Championship Statistics
Matches Played20
Total Goals41 (2.05 per game)
Total Points409 (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

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29 April 2011 Quarter-final Mayo 1-14 - 0-15 Leitrim Aghamore Grounds
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Connacht semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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20 August 2011 Final Cork 1-12 - 0-13
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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

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Maye haul drives Sligo". Irish Independent. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Cork end Sligo's reign". Irish Times. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Cork need extra time to dispatch Kildare". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2022.