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2011 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Gaelic football competition
Gaelic football competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2011 |
| dates | 13 April – 18 September 2011 |
| teams | 34 |
| connacht | Roscommon |
| munster | Tipperary |
| leinster | Dublin |
| ulster | Cavan |
| matches | 40 |
| team | Tipperary |
| titles | 2nd |
| captain | Liam McGrath |
| team2 | Dublin |
| totalgoals | 104 (2.60 per game) |
| totalpoints | 854 (21.35 per game) |
| topscorer | C. Kilkenny (Dublin) 0-39 (39) |
| previous | 2010 |
| next | 2012 |
The 2011 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) was the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The games were organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The 2011 series of games kicked off on the 13 April with the majority of the games played during the summer months. The All-Ireland Minor Football Final took place on the 18 September in Croke Park, Dublin, preceding the All-Ireland Senior Football Final. Tipperary won the competition for the second time and the first time since 1934 after a 3-9 to 1-14 win against Dublin.
[[Leinster Minor Football Championship]]
First round
Losers Group
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[Connacht Minor Football Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Minor Football Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
[[Ulster Minor Football Championship]]
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship|All-Ireland Series]]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 38 points
- Wexford 7-17 - 0-00 Kilkenny (Round 1 Leinster Football Championship)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Armagh 3-11 - 5-04 Down (Ulster Quarter Final)
- Most points in a match: 35
- Dublin 1-24 - 0-11 Kildare (Leinster Semi Final)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Wexford 7-17 - 0-00 Kilkenny (Round 1 Leinster Football Championship)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Armagh 3-11 - 5-04 Down (Ulster Quarter Final)
- Most points by one team in a match: 24
- Dublin 1-24 - 0-11 Kildare (Leinster Semi Final)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 18
- Roscommon 1-16 - 0-18 Armagh (All-Ireland Quarter Final)
Top scorers
| Name | Team | Tally | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Kilkenny | Dublin | ||
| 2 | D. Smith | Roscommon | ||
| 3 | P. McGeown | Armagh | ||
| 4 | G. Ivory | Dublin | ||
| — | D. MacEoin | Cork | ||
| 6 | M. Quinlivan | Tipperary | ||
| 7 | C. Byrne | Louth | ||
| 8 | N. Hickey | Clare | ||
| 9 | B. McMahon | Meath | ||
| — | S. Walsh | Galway | ||
| — | S. Fulham | Dublin |
- Where the total points are the same, players are ordered according to total scores. e.g. 2-19 is equal to 21 scores
References
References
- (19 September 2011). "Tipp beat Dubs in minor football final". RTÉ Sport.
- (19 September 2011). "Late wonder-goal Tipps scales to break young Dub's hearts". Irish Independent.
- (19 September 2011). "Tipp minors end 77-year drought with one-point win over Dublin". Irish Examiner.
- (19 September 2011). "Kennedy strike helps Tipperary bridge long gap". Irish Times.
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