2011 Lory Meagher Cup

Hurling competition April 2022 2011 Lory Meagher Cup 23 April– 4 June 2011 8 Donegal Colm Breathnach Andrew Wallace Tyrone Tom Magill 11 42 265 2010 2010 Lory Meagher Cup 2012 2012 Lory Meagher Cup The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup is the third edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup, Donegal were promoted to the 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup. Format 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 To Championship Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup Tyrone From Championship Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup None Teams CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2010 ChampionshipAppearanceborder|20x20px Cavan———Quarter-finals3rdborder|20x20px Donegal—1932—Runners-up3rdborder|20x20px Fermanagh———Semi-finals3rdborder|20x20px Leitrim———Semi-finals3rdborder|20x20px Longford2010——Champions3rdborder|20x20px South Down———Round 23rdborder|20x20px Tyrone2009——Round 2 (Nicky Rackard Cup)2ndborder|20x20px Warwickshire———Quarter-finals3rd Bracket Round 1Round 2B Round 2AQuarter-finals Semi-finals Final 100px 35px Donegal 3-16 Warwickshire 1-13 Fermanagh w/o Cavan scr. Leitrim 2-11 Warwickshire 4-11 Longford 2-12 Tyrone 4-17 South Down 4-25 Leitrim 0-8 Donegal 3-18 Fermanagh 2-8 Fermanagh 1-10 Warwickshire 4-8 Longford 1-14 South Down 2-14 Tyrone 2-14 South Down 1-9 Donegal 1-15 South Down 1-12 Warwickshire 2-10 Tyrone 2-15 Donegal 2-12 Tyrone 0-17 Round 1 23 April 2011 Warwickshire 1-13 - 3-16 Donegal K Codd 1-7, J Bergin, D Kelly 0-2 each, S Carey, K Boxwell 0-1 each E McDermott 2-3, N Campell 0-8, E Organ 1-2, J Donnelly, P Sheridan, S Boyle 0-1 each Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham D Hughes (Carlow) Report 23 April 2011 Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone 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. 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 Pearse Park, Longford C Groome (Offaly) Report 23 April 2011 South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim 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 M Lane 0-6, G Hickey, S Guckian 0-1 each. Liatroim O Elliott (Antrim) Report 23 April 2011 Fermanagh Fermanagh win in a walkover Cavan Round 2 Round 2A 30 April 2011 Donegal 3-18 - 2-08 Fermanagh 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 R Bogue 1-3 (1-0pen, 3f), S Corrigan 1-2, D McGarry 0-2, S Curran 0-1f. Letterkenny E Hassan (Derry) Report 30 April 2011 Tyrone 2-14 - 1-09 South Down 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. E McGuinness 1-0, L Morgan 0-5 (2f), P O'Neill 0-3 (1 '65'), J O'Kane 0-1. Omagh D Hughes (Carlow) Report Round 2B 30 April 2011 Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire M Lane 2-9 (4f), S Moran, M Quinn 0-1 each. 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 Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick on Shannon M O'Connor (Limerick) Report Quarter-finals 7 May 2011 Longford 1-14 - 2-14 South Down E Donnellan 0-8, P Cullen 1-0, S Hannon 0-3, R, Donnellan, J Minnock, K Murray 0-1 each L Morgan 0-10 (7f), E McGuinness 2-0, M Mageer 0-3, E Donnelly 0-1 Liatroim R Matthews (Antrim) Report 7 May 2011 Fermanagh 1-10 - 4-08 Warwickshire 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. 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 Brewster Park, Enniskillen C Brown (Galway) Report Semi-finals 21 May 2011 Tyrone 2-15 - 2-10 Warwickshire 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 D Kelly 0-6 (4f), K Codd 0-4 (1f), K Boxwell, C Maskey 1-0 each Páirc na hÉireann J O'Connell Report 21 May 2011 Donegal 1-15 - 1-12A.E.T. South Down N Campbell 0-11 (9f), E McDermott 1-1, S Boyle, L Henderson, R McDermott 0-1 each 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 Páirc Esler, Newry S Cleere (Kilkenny) Report Final 4 June 2011 Tyrone 0-17 – 2-12 Donegal Justin Kelly 0-5 (4f); Aidan Kelly (2f), Conor Grogan 0-3 each; Gary Fox, Rory O'Neill 0-2 each; Mike O’Gorman, Peter O'Connor 0-1 Ciaran Matthewson 2-3; Niall Campbell 0-6 (4f, 1 '65'); Sean McVeigh, Paul Sheridan, Mickey McCann 0-1 each Croke Park, Dublin F Smith Report Stadia and locations List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums Statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Niall CampbellDonegal0-323248.002Liam MorganSouth Down0-252546.253Enda McDermottDonegal5-62145.25Michael LaneLeitrim2-1521210.505Aidan KellyTyrone0-191944.75 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Michael LaneLeitrim2-915Warwickshire2Niall CampbellDonegal0-1111South Down3Kevin CoddWarwickshire1-710DonegalLiam MorganSouth Down0-1010Longford5Enda McDermottDonegal2-39WarwickshireCiaran MatthewsonDonegal2-39Tyrone7Enda McDermottDonegal2-28FermanaghMickey McCannDonegal1-58FermanaghNiall CampbellDonegal0-88WarwickshireEoin DonnellanLongford0-88South Down Scoring events Widest winning margin: 29 points South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Most goals in a match: 6 Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire (Round 2B) Most points in a match: 33 South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 4 South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Tyrone 4-17 - 2-12 Longford (Round 1) Warwickshire 4-11 - 2-11 Leitrim (Round 2B) Warwickshire 4-08 - 1-10 Fermanagh (Quarter-final) Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire (Round 2B) Fermanagh 2-08 - 3-18 Donegal (Round 2A) 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 Donegal win their 1st championship in 8 years, last winning the 2003 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship See also 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2011 Christy Ring Cup 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup 75% Lory Meagher Cup Category:Lory Meagher Cup