The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup was the 3rd annual fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Dates | 23 April – 4 June 2011 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | Donegal Colm Breathnach (captain) Andrew Wallace (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Tyrone Tom Magill (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 11 | ||
Goals scored | 42 (3.82 per match) | ||
Points scored | 265 (24.09 per match) | ||
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The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup.
Format edit
The tournament had a double elimination format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out.
- The eight teams played four Round 1 matches.
- The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A.
- The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B.
- There were two Round 2A matches.
- The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semifinals.
- The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals.
- There were two Round 2B matches.
- The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals.
- The losers in Round 2B were eliminated.
- There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners.
- The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semifinals.
- The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated.
- There were two semifinal matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
- The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final.
- The losers of the semifinals were eliminated.
- The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2011.
Team changes edit
To Championship edit
Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
From Championship edit
Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
- None
Teams edit
County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2010 Championship | Appearance |
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Cavan | — | — | — | Quarter-finals | 3rd |
Donegal | — | 1932 | — | Runners-up | 3rd |
Fermanagh | — | — | — | Semi-finals | 3rd |
Leitrim | — | — | — | Semi-finals | 3rd |
Longford | 2010 | — | — | Champions | 3rd |
South Down | — | — | — | Round 2 | 3rd |
Tyrone | 2009 | — | — | Round 2 (Nicky Rackard Cup) | 2nd |
Warwickshire | — | — | — | Quarter-finals | 3rd |
Bracket edit
Round 1 Round 2B | Round 2A Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warwickshire | 1-13 | Donegal | 3-18 | ||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | w/o | Fermanagh | 2-8 | ||||||||||||||||
Cavan | scr. | Donegal | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||
South Down | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Longford | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Down | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leitrim | 2-11 | Tyrone | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||
Warwickshire | 4-11 | Warwickshire | 4-8 | ||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warwickshire | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Longford | 2-12 | Tyrone | 2-15 | ||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 4-17 | Tyrone | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||
South Down | 4-25 | South Down | 1-9 | ||||||||||||||||
Leitrim | 0-8 |
Round 1 edit
Warwickshire | 1-13 - 3-16 | Donegal |
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K Codd 1-7, J Bergin, D Kelly 0-2 each, S Carey, K Boxwell 0-1 each | Report | E McDermott 2-3, N Campell 0-8, E Organ 1-2, J Donnelly, P Sheridan, S Boyle 0-1 each |
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
Longford | 2-12 - 4-17 | Tyrone |
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E Donnellan 0-6 (4f), J Newman 1-2, J Minnock 1-0, Joe O'Brien 0-2, M Morrissey, J Casey 0-1 each. | Report | C Grogan 2-1, P O'Connor 2-0, A Kelly 0-5 (2f), C McErlean 0-5 (1f), R O'Neill 0-3, M O'Gorman, T Hughes, M Winters 0-1 each |
Referee: C Groome (Offaly)
South Down | 4-25 - 0-08 | Leitrim |
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M Magee 2-1, E McGuinness 1-4, P McAleenan 0-5, M Cunningham 1-3, L Morgan 0-4, E Trainor 0-3, J Brown, P O'Neill 0-2 each, K Fegan 0-1 | Report | M Lane 0-6, G Hickey, S Guckian 0-1 each. |
Round 2 edit
Round 2A edit
Donegal | 3-18 - 2-08 | Fermanagh |
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E McDermott 2-2, M McCann 1-5, N Campbell 0-7 (1f, 1 '65'), L Henderson 0-2, S Bole, S McVeigh 0-1 each | Report | R Bogue 1-3 (1-0pen, 3f), S Corrigan 1-2, D McGarry 0-2, S Curran 0-1f. |
Referee: E Hassan (Derry)
Tyrone | 2-14 - 1-09 | South Down |
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C McErlean 1-3 (0-1f), C Grogan 1-1 (1-0 pen), A Kelly 0-4 (1f, 2 '65'), M O'Gorman, P O'Connor 0-2 each, Rory O'Neill, Ryan O'Neill 0-1 each. | Report | E McGuinness 1-0, L Morgan 0-5 (2f), P O'Neill 0-3 (1 '65'), J O'Kane 0-1. |
Round 2B edit
Leitrim | 2-11 - 4-11 | Warwickshire |
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M Lane 2-9 (4f), S Moran, M Quinn 0-1 each. | Report | S O'Hanlon 1-2,J Bergin 1-1, R McEntee, M O'Hara 1-0 each, C Boxwell, J Dwyer, D Kelly (1f) 0-2 each, C Maskey, P McHugh 0-1 each |
Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)
Quarter-finals edit
Longford | 1-14 - 2-14 | South Down |
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E Donnellan 0-8, P Cullen 1-0, S Hannon 0-3, R, Donnellan, J Minnock, K Murray 0-1 each | Report | L Morgan 0-10 (7f), E McGuinness 2-0, M Mageer 0-3, E Donnelly 0-1 |
Fermanagh | 1-10 - 4-08 | Warwickshire |
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R Bogue 1-2 (1-0 pen, 1f), JP McGarry 0-2, A Breslin, S Curran, P Timoney, K Kehoe, S Corrigan, D McGarry 0-1 each. | Report | D Kelly 2-1 (1-0 pen), R McEntee 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, S Carey 0-3, S O'Hanlon 0-2 (1f), M O'Hara 0-1 |
Referee: C Brown (Galway)
Semi-finals edit
Tyrone | 2-15 - 2-10 | Warwickshire |
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A Kelly 0-7 (5f), R O'Neill 2-0, C Grogan 0-4, G Fox, M Winters, J Kelly, M O'Gorman 0-1 each | Report | D Kelly 0-6 (4f), K Codd 0-4 (1f), K Boxwell, C Maskey 1-0 each |
Referee: J O'Connell
Donegal | 1-15 - 1-12 A.E.T. | South Down |
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N Campbell 0-11 (9f), E McDermott 1-1, S Boyle, L Henderson, R McDermott 0-1 each | Report | L Morgan 0-6 (3f, 1 '65'), K Courtney 1-0, J O'Kane 0-3, P McAleenan, E Trainor, E McGuinness 0-1 each |
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
Final edit
Stadia and locations edit
Statistics edit
Top scorers edit
Overall edit
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Niall Campbell | Donegal | 0-32 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
2 | Liam Morgan | South Down | 0-25 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
3 | Enda McDermott | Donegal | 5-6 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
Michael Lane | Leitrim | 2-15 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | |
5 | Aidan Kelly | Tyrone | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
Single game edit
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Michael Lane | Leitrim | 2-9 | 15 | Warwickshire |
2 | Niall Campbell | Donegal | 0-11 | 11 | South Down |
3 | Kevin Codd | Warwickshire | 1-7 | 10 | Donegal |
Liam Morgan | South Down | 0-10 | 10 | Longford | |
5 | Enda McDermott | Donegal | 2-3 | 9 | Warwickshire |
Ciaran Matthewson | Donegal | 2-3 | 9 | Tyrone | |
7 | Enda McDermott | Donegal | 2-2 | 8 | Fermanagh |
Mickey McCann | Donegal | 1-5 | 8 | Fermanagh | |
Niall Campbell | Donegal | 0-8 | 8 | Warwickshire | |
Eoin Donnellan | Longford | 0-8 | 8 | South Down |
Scoring events edit
- Widest winning margin: 29 points
- South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1)
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Most points in a match: 33
- South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
- Most points scored by a losing team: 14
- Longford 1-14 - 2-14 South Down (Quarter-final)
- Most points by one team in a match: 25
- South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1)
- Highest aggregate score: 47 points
- Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1)
- Lowest aggregate score: 32 points
- Tyrone 2-14 - 1-09 South Down (Round 2)
Miscellaneous edit
- Donegal win their 1st championship in 8 years, last winning the 2003 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship