2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April 2011– 4 September 2011 |
| Teams | 26 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Galway (9th win) |
| Captain | Shane Maloney |
| Manager | Mattie Murphy |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Captain | Chris Crummey |
| Manager | Shay Boland |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Clare |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 35 |
| Top Scorer |  Mattie Lennon (4-25) |
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The 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 9 April 2011 and ended on 4 September 2011.
Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the All-Ireland quarter-final.[1]
On 4 September 2011, Galway won the championship after a 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 2009.
Armagh's Mattie Lennon was the championship's top scorer with 4-25.
Results
[edit]Preliminary round
| 9 April 2011 Preliminary round | Carlow | 1-09 - 2-24 | Westmeath | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| R Smithers 1-1, A Beaton 0-4, M Kavanagh 0-2, B Nolan 0-1, D Dalton 0-1. | A Clarke 1-7, N Kirby 0-5, D Higgins 1-1, C Scally 0-2, D Lynch 0-2, D McCormack 0-2, R Greville 0-2, P Fennell 0-1, J Boyle 0-1, M Murray 0-1. | Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny) |
First round
| 23 April 2011 First round | Carlow | 3-22 - 0-05 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| M Kavanagh (1-8, 5f); J Murphy (1-3), R Smithers (1-1), P Shaw (0-3), D Dalton (0-2), P Fortune (0-2); S Murphy (0-1); C Fenlon (0-1), A Beaton (0-1). | D Masterson (0-1, '65'), R Brandon (0-1), A Byrne (0-1), M Lee (0-1), M Murphy (0-1). | Referee: M Flynn (Kilkenny) |
| 23 April 2011 First round | Kildare | 1-14 - 1-16 | Meath | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| G Keegan (0-7, 4f), C Forde (1-0), R Casey (0-2), G Savage (0-1); D Flaherty (0-1, 1f), N Donnelly (0-1); K Byrne (0-1), R Bergin (0-1). | C Fitzsimons (0-10, 8f), J Regan (1-2), J Toher (0-2, 1f), A Ennis (0-1), D Keenan (0-1). | Referee: J Lalor (Laois) |
| 23 April 2011 First round | Laois | 0-16 - 1-19 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| S Maher (0-9, 4f), J Campion (0-2), C Dwyer (0-2), R Peacock (0-1); T Dowling (0-1), P Whelan (0-1). | A Clarke (0-4, 3f), N Kirby (1-0), D Higgins (0-3), P Fennell (0-2); N O'Brien (0-2), R Greville (0-2), C Scally (0-2, 2f), K Glennon (0-2), D Lynch (0-1), D McCormack (0-1); |
| 23 April 2011 First round | Wexford | 3-13 - 3-10 | Offaly | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| J Guiney (2-7, 2-3f, 0-2 '65s'), C McDonald (1-1), C Hughes (0-2), R Clarke (0-2, 2f), D Dunne (0-1). | P Geraghty (1-4, 1-2f, 2 '65s'); T Geraghty (0-4, 4f), J Sampson (1-0), J O'Connor (1-0), N Wynne (0-1), D Cleary (0-1). | Referee: G McGrath (Dublin) |
Second round
| 7 May 2011 Second round | Carlow | 1-10 - 3-15 | Offaly | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| J Murphy (1-2), M Kavanagh (0-5, all frees); P Fortune (0-1), D Dalton (0-1), P Shaw (0-1, free). | C Kiely (0-8, seven frees, one 65), T Geraghty (2-1); J Sampson (1-1), A Kelly (0-2), P Geraghty (0-1, free), D Kelleher (0-1), J O'Connor (0-1). | Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) |
| 7 May 2011 Second round | Meath | 4-08 - 2-21 | Laois | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| C Fitzsimons (1-7, 6f), J Regan (1-1), C Murray (1-0), J Toher (1-0, free). | S Maher (1-10, 7f); C Dwyer (1-6, 1f), R Peacock (0-4), C Hyland (0-1). | Referee: B Brady (Louth) |
| 7 May 2011 Second round | Westmeath | 1-11 - 2-10 | Kilkenny | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| N O'Brien (1-4, 3f), C Scally (0-3, three frees), R Greville (0-2), A Clarke (0-2). | K Kelly (1-6, 4f), J Hayes (1-1), D Kearns (0-1), R Reid (0-1), R Moran (0-1). | Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
| 7 May 2011 Second round | Wexford | 3-10 - 1-18 | Dublin | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| R Clarke (2-1), J Guiney (0-4, 3f), A Nolan (1-0), G Moore (0-3, 2f), C Hughes (0-1), C McDonald (0-1). | P Winters (0-6, 4f), C Kilkenny (1-1, 1 pen, 1f), J Desmond (0-3, three frees), C Cronin (0-2); A Clabby (0-2), C McHugh (0-1), C Costello (0-1), B McCarthy (0-1), O O'Rorke (0-1). | Referee: S Cleere (Wexford) |
Third round
| 21 May 2011 Third round | Laois | 1-07 - 2-12 | Wexford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| S Maher (0-4, 2f), C Dwyer (1-0), R Peacock (0-1); PJ Scully (0-1), J Campion (0-1). | R Clarke (0-8, 8f), C McDonald (2-1), A Nolan (0-2), J Guiney (0-1). | Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) |
| 21 May 2011 Third round | Offaly | 0-09 - 1-14 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| P Geraghty (0-6, 6f), C Kiely (0-1, 1f), S Gardiner (0-1, 1 '65'), A Kelly (0-1). | A Clarke (0-6, 4f), C Scally (0-4, 3f, 1 '65'), P Fennell (1-0), N O'Brien (0-3), D Lynch (0-1). | Referee: G McGrath (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
| 25 June 2011 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-16 - 2-07 | Westmeath | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| P Winters (0-3, 0-1 free), O O'Rorke (1-0), E Ó Conghaile (0-3), C Kilkenny (0-2); C Costello (0-2), A Clabby (0-2, 0-1 free), C McHugh (0-2), G Whelan (0-1), B McCarthy (0-1). | N O'Brien (1-2, 0-1 free), D Higgins (1-0), A Clarke (0-4, 0-2 frees), D McCormack (0-1). | Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 25 June 2011 Semi-final | Wexford | 2-13 - 2-19 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| C Devitt; A Nolan (1-3), R Clarke (0-6, 0-5 frees), G Moore (0-4, 0-1 free, 0-1 sideline), J Guiney (1-0, free). | K Kelly (1-10, 0-9 frees, 0-1 65); C Martin (1-1), C Bolger (0-2); K Walsh (0-2), R Reid (0-2), R Moran (0-1), P Vickery (0-1). | Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) |
Final
| 3 July 2011 Final | Dublin | 1-14 - 1-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Costello (1-2), E Ó Conghaile (0-3); O O'Rorke (0-2, 0-1 free), C Kilkenny (0-2, 0-1 free), P Winters (0-2, 0-1 free), C Crummy (0-1), J Desmond (0-1, free), G Whelan (0-1). | J Maher (1-1), K Kelly (0-3, 0-2 frees), P Vickery (0-2), R Reid (0-2), T O'Hanrahan (0-1), C O'Shea (0-1), D Kearns (0-1). | Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
Quarter-finals
| 27 April 2011 Quarter-final | Kerry | 1-08 - 6-24 | Clare | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| P Boyle 1-1, PJ Connolly 0-3, M Delaney 0-2 (0-1f), S Dunne 0-2 (0-1f) | (Report) | O Hickey 3-1, A Mulready 2-2, A Cunningham 0-6, C O’Connor 0-6 ( 0-4f), S O’Donnell 1-1, C Galvin 0-3, T Kelly 0-3, G O’Connell 0-1, J Colleran 0-1 | Referee: J O’Brien (Tipperary) |
| 27 April 2011 Quarter-final | Limerick | 2-14 - 0-12 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| S Dowling 0-7 (0-4f), J Aherne 1-2, D Reidy 0-4 (0-2f), B O’Connor 1-0, M Fitzgerald 0-1 | (Report) | R O’Shea 0-7 (0-7f), A Cadogan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, K O’Keeffe 0-1 (0-1f), P O’Callaghan 0-1 (0-1f) | Referee: D Fox (Clare) |
| 27 April 2011 Quarter-final | Waterford | 2-16 - 1-13 | Tipperary | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| J Dillon 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 ‘65), C Chester 1-2, M Harney 1-0, A O’Sullivan 0-3, S Roche 0-1 | (Report) | L McGrath 0-8 (0-7f), J Forde 1-1 (1-0f), D McCormack 0-2, C Horan 0-1, S Maher 0-1 | Referee: D Mackessy (Limerick) |
Playoffs
| 30 April 2011 Round 1 | Cork | 0-25 - 2-06 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| R O’Shea 0-13 (0-11f), A Cadogan 0-4, K McIntyre 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, P O’Callaghan 0-2, D Sweetnam 0-2 | (Report) | P Boyle 1-3, S Dunne 1-0, R Heffernan 0-1, PJ Connolly 0-1, L Fitzell 0-1 | Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick) |
| 8 May 2011 Round 2 | Tipperary | 2-16 - 1-09 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| L McGrath 0-9 (7f, 2 65s), C Horan 2-2, J McGrath 0-2, C Hammersley 0-2, D McCormack 0-1 | (Report) | R O’Shea 0-5 (4f), P O’Callaghan 1-0, K McIntyre 0-2, D Cahill 0-1, D Sweetman 0-1 | Referee: P Casey (Waterford) |
Semi-finals
| 24 June 2011 Semi-final | Tipperary | 1-13 - 3-13 | Clare | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| L McGrath 0-9 (7f), J Forde 1-0, P Ralph 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, S Cahill 0-1 | (Report) | C O’Connell 0-4 (2f, 1 65), T Kelly 0-4 (2f), C Galvin 1-1, A Mulready 1-0, P Duggan 0-3 (1sl), E Enright 1-0, A Cunningham 0-1 | Referee: J O’Connell (Cork) |
| 25 June 2011 Semi-final | Waterford | 4-17 - 3-15 (aet) | Limerick | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| S Bennett (3-2), J Dillon 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), G O’Brien 0-3 (0-1f), R Barry 0-1, D Breathnach 0-1, D Flynn 1-0, C Heffernan 0-1, S McNulty 0-1 | (Report) | K O’Brien 2-2, S Dowling 0-7 (0-7f), M Carmody 1-3 (0-1f), J Aherne 0-2, D Morrissey 0-1 | Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
Final
| 10 July 2011 Final | Clare | 1-20 - 3-09 | Waterford | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| C O’Connell 0-10 (0-10f), T Kelly 0-3 (0-1 65), O Hickey 1-0, A Cunningham, C Galvin 0-2 each, J Colleran, J Shanahan, P Duggan 0-1 each. | (Report) | A O’Sullivan 2-1, J Dillon 0-5 (4fs, 1 65), G O’Brien 1-1, D Breathnach 0-2. | Referee: J O’Connell (Cork) |
First round
| 14 May 2011 First round | Tyrone | 0-01 - 5-16 | Derry | Healy Park, Omagh |
| T McGurk 0-1. | S Farren 1-9, B Rodgers 1-1, O McFlynn 1-1, G Bradley 1-0, D Mullan 1-0, C O'Doherty 0-3, B Óg McGilligan 0-1, N Farren 0-1. | Referee: L McAuley (Antrim) |
| 14 May 2011 First round | Cavan | 3-06 - 1-07 | Monaghan | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
| J Galligan 2-0, C Crowe 1-0, A Mulcahy 0-3, N Neary 0-2, J Kelly 0-1. | N Garland 1-2, F Rafter 0-2, N Butler 0-1, D Moorehead 0-1, C McNally 0-1. | Referee: J Devlin (Tyrone) |
| 14 May 2011 First round | Donegal | 1-03 - 3-13 | Down | O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny |
| C Harkin 1-1, R McDermott 0-1, H O'Donnell 0-1. | L McMullan 0-6, M Conway 1-2, S Mageean 1-0, M Nicholson 1-0, E Conway 0-2, M Conlan 0-2, P Macken 0-1. | Referee: C Gunning (Antrim) |
| 14 May 2011 First round | Fermanagh | 1-08 - 11-24 | Armagh | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| C Corrigan 0-8, B McDermott 1-0. | M Lennon 2-10, D McCreesh 2-4, E Robb 2-2, S Reneghan 1-4, S Colton 1-2, D Magee 1-0, F Burns 1-0, R Gribbin 1-0, R Fullerton 0-1, R Connolly 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
| 29 May 2011 Quarter-final | Derry | 2-19 - 3-09 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| S Farren 1-11, C O'Doherty 1-2, L Murphy 0-2, M Óg McGilligan 0-1, G Bradley 0-1, B Rodgers 0-1, D Mullan 0-1. | C Bailie 1-5, M Conlon 1-1, M Nicholson 1-0, F McMullan 0-2, M Conway 0-1. |
| 29 May 2011 Quarter-final | Armagh | 4-20 - 1-04 | Cavan | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| M Lennon 1-9, D McCreesh 2-0, M Toal 1-3, R Fullerton 0-4, E Carville 0-3, T Donnelly 0-1. | J Galligan 1-0, N Neary 0-3, G McGovern 0-1. |
Semi-final
| 12 June 2011 Semi-final | Derry | 1-14 - 1-08 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
| C O'Doherty 1-5, T McCloskey 0-5, L Murphy 0-1, G Bradley 0-1, S Farren 0-1, B Rodgers 0-1. | M Lennon 1-6, D McCreesh 0-1. | Referee: J Clarke (Cavan) |
Final
| 3 July 2011 Final | Antrim | 4-17 - 1-08 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Conor Johnston (1-5), D McCloskey (1-5); Sean McAfee (1-1), D McKernan (1-1), Stephen McAfee (0-3); J McGreevy (0-1), C Jennings (0-1). | G Bradley (1-2), C Doherty (1-1), S Farren (0-3, 2f), T McCloskey (0-2, 1f, 1 '65'), M Warnock (0-1). | Referee: J Devlin (Tyrone) |
Quarter-finals
| 23 July 2011 Quarter-final | Antrim | 0-12 - 8-26 | Galway | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| D McCloskey 0-6 (5f), C Johnson 0-3, J McCreevey, M Bradley, N McKenna all 0-1 each. | Report | J Carr 3-2, S Maloney 1-4 (0-1f, 0-1 '65), K Cullinane 0-6, B Lane, J Flynn 1-2 each, A Tuohy 0-5, J Glynn 1-1, S Caulfield 1-0, D Higgins, P Flaherty, M Mullins, B Keane 0-1 each | Referee: S Whelan (Wexford) |
| 23 July 2011 Quarter-final | Waterford | 0-15 - 0-09 | Kilkenny | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| J Dillon 0-5 (5f), P O'Keeffe, D Breathnach 0-4, G O'Brien 0-3, R Barry 0-2, C Curran 0-1. | Report | K Kelly 0-4 (4f), P Vickery 0-2, P Kenneally 0-1, E McGrath 0-1, C Bolger 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 14 August 2011 Semi-final | Dublin | 6-19 - 5-13 | Waterford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Costello 4-2, C Kilkenny 1-6 (0-1f), P Winters 1-3 (0-2f), A Clabby 0-3, E Ó Conghaile 0-1, C Cronin 0-1, G Whelan 0-1, J Desmond 0-1, M McCaffrey 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1. | Report | G O’Brien 1-3, S Bennett 1-1, P O’Keeffe 1-1, C Heffernan 1-0, A O’Sullivan 1-0, D Breathnach 0-3, J Dillion 0-2 (0-1f), C Curran 0-1, J Barron 0-1, C Chester 0-1. | Referee: G Duffy |
| 7 August 2011 Semi-final | Clare | 1-18 - 1-23 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C O’Connell 0-6 (0-2f) A Cunningham 0-4, O Hickey 1-0, T Kelly 0-3 (0-1f), C Galvin 0-3, S O’Donnell 0-2, M Moroney 0-1. | Report | S Maloney 0-10 (0-7f), G O’Donoghue 1-2, J Carr 0-3, P Brehony 0-2, D Higgins 0-2, J Hanbary 0-1, B Lane 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, B Molloy 0-1. |
Final
| 4 September 2011 Final | Galway | 1-21 - 1-12 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| S Maloney 1-9 (0-6f), P Brehony 0-4, J Flynn 0-3, A Tuohy, D Higgins, G O’Donoghue, J Carr, D Dolan 0-1 each. | Report | C Kilkenny 1-3 (1-1f), P Winters 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 ‘65), A Clabby (0-1f), C Cronin 0-2 each, M McCaffrey, C Costello 0-1 each. | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 4-25 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 |
| 2 | Shane Farren | Derry | 2-24 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Shane Moloney | Galway | 2-23 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 2-23 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | |
| 5 | Jake Dillon | Wexford | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 1-23 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| Aonghus Clarke | Westmeath | 1-23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 | |
| Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-26 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 | |
| Liam McGrath | Tipperary | 0-26 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 | |
| 10 | Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 2-10 | 16 | Fermanagh |
| 2 | Cormac Costello | Dublin | 4-02 | 14 | Waterford |
| Shane Farren | Derry | 1-11 | 14 | Down | |
| 4 | Jack Guiney | Wexford | 2-07 | 13 | Offaly |
| Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 1-10 | 13 | Wexford | |
| Stephen Maher | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | Meath | |
| Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-13 | 13 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Shane Farren | Derry | 1-09 | 12 | Tyrone |
| Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 1-09 | 12 | Cavan | |
| Shane Moloney | Galway | 1-09 | 12 | Dublin |
References
[edit]- ^ "Major entertainment as Kilkenny's minors overcome Clare". The 42. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (5 September 2011). "Slick Galway a class apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 August 2018.