| Year: | 2011 |
| Dates: | 1 May – 18 September 2011 |
| Teams: | 33 |
| Connacht: | Mayo |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Donegal |
| Matches: | 61 |
| Poty: | Alan Brogan |
| Team: | Dublin |
| Titles: | 23rd |
| Captain: | Bryan Cullen |
| Manager: | Pat Gilroy |
| Team2: | Kerry |
| Captain2: | Colm Cooper |
| Manager2: | Jack O'Connor |
| Totalgoals: | 111 (1.82 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 1,528 (25.05 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Colm Cooper (2-27) |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
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]
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]
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.
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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.[5]
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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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] 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.
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See main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Name | Team | Tally | Total | Games | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colm Cooper | Kerry | 2-27 | 33 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Ben Brosnan | Wexford | 0-32 | 32 | 5 | 6.4 |
| 3 | Bernard Brogan | Dublin | 0-29 | 29 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 4 | John Doyle | Kildare | 2-21 | 27 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Donncha O'Connor | Cork | 4-14 | 26 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Ciarán Lyng | Wexford | 1-21 | 24 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Cian Ward | Meath | 4-12 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Cillian O'Connor | Mayo | 1-19 | 22 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 8 | Daniel Goulding | Cork | 2-16 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Martin Clarke | Down | 2-16 | 22 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 8 | Donie Shine | Roscommon | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Seán Cavanagh | Tyrone | 2-16 | 22 | 6 | 3.66 |
| Name | Tally | Total | County | Opposition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cian Ward | 4-3 | 15 | Meath | v | Louth |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | 1-8 | 11 | Louth | v | Meath |
| 3 | Colm Cooper | 1-07 | 10 | Kerry | v | Mayo |
| 3 | Ciarán Lyng | 0-10 | 10 | Wexford | v | Westmeath |
| 3 | Ian Ryan | 1-7 | 10 | Limerick | v | Offaly |
| 3 | Donncha O'Connor | 1-7 | 10 | Cork | v | Down |
| 3 | Shane Roche | 2-4 | 10 | Wexford | v | Carlow |
| 3 | Seánie Furlong | 2-4 | 10 | Wicklow | v | Armagh |
| 9 | Sean McCormack | 0-9 | 9 | Longford | v | Cavan |
| 9 | Adrian Marren | 0-9 | 9 | Sligo | v | Wicklow |
| 9 | Ciarán Lyng | 0-9 | 9 | Wexford | v | Offaly |
| Month | Player | County | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | Ben Brosnan | Wexford | |
| June | Alan Brogan | Dublin | |
| July | Karl Lacey | Donegal | |
| August | Colm Cooper | Kerry | |
| September | Darran O'Sullivan | Kerry |
| Country/Countries or Continent | Broadcaster(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Setanta Africa | ||
| Setanta Sports | ||
| RTÉ (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 | ||
| Premium Sports |
See main article: This Is Our Year. 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.[12] [13] [14] He released a statement in November 2011 saying it "appears my inter-county career is over".[15] [16]