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2011 Lory Meagher Cup

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2011 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates23 April
– 4 June 2011
Teams8
ChampionsDonegal
Colm Breathnach (captain)
Andrew Wallace (manager)
Runners-upTyrone
Tom Magill (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored42 (3.82 per match)
Points scored265 (24.09 per match)
2010 (Previous) (Next) 2012

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

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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

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To Championship

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Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

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Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

  • None

Teams

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County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2010 Championship Appearance
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

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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

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Warwickshire1-13 - 3-16Donegal
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

Longford2-12 - 4-17Tyrone
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 Down4-25 - 0-08Leitrim
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.
Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)

FermanaghFermanagh win in a walkoverCavan

Round 2

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Round 2A

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Donegal3-18 - 2-08Fermanagh
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)

Tyrone2-14 - 1-09South 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. Report E McGuinness 1-0, L Morgan 0-5 (2f), P O'Neill 0-3 (1 '65'), J O'Kane 0-1.
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Round 2B

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Leitrim2-11 - 4-11Warwickshire
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

Quarter-finals

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Longford1-14 - 2-14South Down
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
Referee: R Matthews (Antrim)

Fermanagh1-10 - 4-08Warwickshire
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

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Tyrone2-15 - 2-10Warwickshire
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

Donegal1-15 - 1-12
A.E.T.
South Down
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

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Tyrone0-17 – 2-12Donegal
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 Report Ciaran Matthewson 2-3; Niall Campbell 0-6 (4f, 1 '65'); Sean McVeigh, Paul Sheridan, Mickey McCann 0-1 each
Referee: F Smith

Stadia and locations

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Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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

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Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
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

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  • 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

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See also

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