2011 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup was the 3rd annual fourth-tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The teams competing were:

• Monaghan
• Donegal
• Tyrone
• South Down
• Leitrim
• Fermanagh
• Cavan
• Warwickshire

2011 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	23 April – 4 June 2011
Teams	8
Champions	Donegal Colm Breathnach (captain) Andrew Wallace (manager)
Runners-up	Tyrone Tom Magill (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	42 (3.82 per match)
Points scored	265 (24.09 per match)
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The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup were promoted to the 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Structure

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.

Fixtures

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	Report	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

Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

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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.	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

Pearse Park, Longford

Referee: C Groome (Offaly)

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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	Report	M Lane 0-6, G Hickey, S Guckian 0-1 each.

Liatroim

Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)

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23 April 2011

Fermanagh	Fermanagh win in a walkover	Cavan

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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	Report	R Bogue 1-3 (1-0pen, 3f), S Corrigan 1-2, D McGarry 0-2, S Curran 0-1f.

Letterkenny

Referee: E Hassan (Derry)

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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.	Report	E McGuinness 1-0, L Morgan 0-5 (2f), P O'Neill 0-3 (1 '65'), J O'Kane 0-1.

Omagh

Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

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Round 2B

30 April 2011

Leitrim	2-11 - 4-11	Warwickshire
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

Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick on Shannon

Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)

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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	Report	L Morgan 0-10 (7f), E McGuinness 2-0, M Mageer 0-3, E Donnelly 0-1

Liatroim

Referee: R Matthews (Antrim)

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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.	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

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Referee: C Brown (Galway)

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Semifinals

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	Report	D Kelly 0-6 (4f), K Codd 0-4 (1f), K Boxwell, C Maskey 1-0 each

Páirc na hÉireann

Referee: J O'Connell

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21 May 2011

Donegal	1-15 - 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

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

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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	Report	Ciaran Matthewson 2-3; Niall Campbell 0-6 (4f, 1 '65'); Sean McVeigh, Paul Sheridan, Mickey McCann 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: F Smith

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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

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

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

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

• 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)