2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 38th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament. It was known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2011
Championship details
Dates23 July – 25 September 2011
Teams33
All-Ireland champions
WinnersCork (6th win)
CaptainAmy O'Shea
ManagerÉamon Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMonaghan
CaptainSharon Courtney
ManagerGregory McGonigle
Provincial champions
Championship Statistics
Matches Played23
← 2010
2012 →

Cork were the winners, defeating Monaghan in the final. [1][2]

Structure
  • Sixteen teams compete.
    • The top four teams from 2010 receive byes to the quarter-finals.
    • The quarter-finalists from 2010 receive byes to the second round.
    • The other eight teams play in the first round.
  • All games are knockout matches, drawn games being replayed.
  • The first-round losers playoff, with one team being relegated to the intermediate championship for 2012. Teams must spend two years as a senior team before they are eligible for relegation; teams that have not done so are exempt from relegation.

Fixtures and results

Early stages
1st Round
Armagh2–8 – 3–12Sligo
1st Round
Dublin4–15 – 0–5Kildare
1st Round
Down1–5 – 5–13Donegal
Referee: Sean McIntyre
1st Round
Tipperary3–13 – 1–6Clare
Report
Referee: Keith Tighe
2nd Round
Meath3–27 – 0–5Sligo
Leo Casey Park, Ballymahon
2nd Round
Tipperary1–11 – 2–20Tyrone
The Downs
2nd Round
Dublin3–9 – 2–6Galway
2nd Round
Donegal0–5 – 2–10Kerry

Final stages
Quarter-final
Mayo0-10 – 3-11Kerry
Referee: Pat Kehoe
Quarter-final
Laois1-17 – 2-12
A.E.T.		Tyrone
Referee: Seán Joy
Quarter-final
Meath0-8 – 2-13Monaghan
Quarter-final
Cork2-14 – 3-10Dublin
Referee: John Niland
Semi-final
Cork4-10 – 1-6Laois
A O’Shea 3-0, R Ni Bhuachalla 1-1, Juliet Murphy 0-4 (3f), Nollaig Cleary 0-3, M Kelly & G Kearney 0-1 each Report M Dunne 1-1, T Lawlor 0-3 (2f), Mary Kirwan (f) & G Weston 0-1 each
Referee: Gavin Corrigan
Semi-final
Kerry2-12 – 4-15Monaghan
Report
Referee: Keith Tighe
Main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
Cork2–7; 0–11Monaghan
Nollaig Cleary (1-0)
Rhona Ní Bhuachalla (1-0)
Juliet Murphy (0-3)
Geraldine O'Flynn (0-1)
Rena Buckley (0-1)
Grace Kearney (0-1)
Valerie Mulcahy (0-1)		 [1][2][3] Catriona McConnell (0-3)
Niamh Kindlon (0-3)
Ellen McCarron (0-2)
Ciara McAnespie (0-1)
Caoimhe Mohan (0-1)
Laura McEnaney (0-1)
Attendance: 20,061
Referee: John Niland (Sligo)
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References
  1. "It's joy of six for Cork girls". www.independent.ie. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. "Cork 2-07 Monaghan 0-11". www.rte.ie. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. "Cork v Monaghan - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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