2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA. It was won by Dublin who defeated Wexford in the final.[1] Dublin had been level with Kildare in injury time of their semi-final, but a late intervention by Cormac Reilly was enough to see them over the line by a point. Dublin won their 50th Leinster football title, and their sixth in seven years. Pundits lashed them for their lackadaisical approach and described it as having been won in "perhaps the most unconvincing fashion of the lot." Wexford had not won a Leinster football title since 1945.[2]

Wexford entered the All-Ireland Qualifiers but lost their next game, to Limerick. The winning Dublin team received the Delaney Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. They went on to win the All-Ireland title, their first in a very very very long time.[3]

Bracket
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kildare 0-12  
Wicklow 0-5     Kildare 0-16  
        Meath 0-10  
          Kildare 1-11  
Laois 0-10       Dublin 1-12  
Longford 0-9     Laois 0-11  
        Dublin 1-16  
          Wexford 1-12
Wexford 2-16       Dublin 2-12
Offaly 0-8     Wexford 1-24  
        Westmeath 0-15  
          Wexford 4-12  
          Carlow 0-10  
        Carlow 0-14      
        Louth 0-13      
     

Preliminary round
Preliminary Round
Kildare0-12 - 0-5Wicklow
J Doyle 0-4 (3f), A Smith 0-3, G White ('45), H Lynch, T O'Connor, E Bolton, P Fogarty 0-1 each Report A O'Malley, S Furlong (1f) 0-2 each, L Glynn 0-1 (f).
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
Preliminary Round
Laois0-10 - 0-9Longford
D Carroll 0-4 (1f), B Sheehan, N Donoher 0-2 each, MJ Tierney, R Munnelly (f) 0-1 each Report S McCormack 0-6 (3f), B Kavanagh, M Brady, B McElvaney (f) 0-1 each.
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
Preliminary Round
Wexford2-16 - 0-8Offaly
C Lyng 1-6 (4f), B Brosnan 0-7 (3f, 1 '45'), R Barry 1-0, R Quinlivan, P Byrne, A Morrissey 0-1 each. Report N McNamee 0-4, B Allen 0-2, N Dunne, K Casey 0-1 each.
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Quarter-finals
Quarter Final
Kildare0-16 - 0-10Meath
J Doyle (1f), E Callaghan 0-4 each, E O'Flaherty 0-3 (1f, 1'45), J Kavanagh 0-2, A Smith, E Bolton, R Kelly 0-1 each Report S O'Rourke (1f), P O'Rourke (2 '45s) 0-3 each, J Sheridan 0-2, S Bray, B Farrell (1f) 0-1 each.
Attendance: 41,786
Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)
Quarter Final
Laois0-11 - 1-16Dublin
R Munnelly 0-4 (2f), D Carroll, P McMahon, G Kavanagh all 0-2 each, C Begley 0-1 Report D Connolly 1-3, B Brogan 0-5 (2f), S Cluxton (3 '45s), A Brogan 0-3 each, B Cullen, T Quinn (f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 41,786
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)
Quarter Final
Wexford1-24 - 0-15Westmeath
C Lyng 0-10 (3f), B Brosnan 0-7 (5f), R Barry 1-3, A Flynn, R Quinlivan, S Roche, E Bradley 0-1 each. Report D Dolan 0-7 (2f), Denis Glennon 0-4, P Greville 0-2 (2f), A Finnan, J Heslin 0-1 each.
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
Quarter Final
Carlow0-14 - 0-13Louth
D St Ledger 0-4 (3f); Brendan Murphy 0-3; Brian Murphy 0-2 (1f); D Foley 0-2 (2f); P Hickey, S Gannon, E Finnegan 0-1 each. Report S Lennon 0-6 (3f); P Keenan 0-2; D Reid, B Donnelly, D Maguire, D Crilly, R Carroll 0-1 each.
Attendance: 2,910
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

Semi-finals
Semi Final
Wexford4-12 - 0-10Carlow
S Roche 2-4, B Brosnan 0-6 (2f, 3 '45s'), E Bradley 1-1, PJ Banville 1-0, C Lyng 0-1 Report Brian Murphy 0-3f, B Murphy, C Mullins, D St Ledger (1f) 0-2 each, D Foley 0-1f
Attendance: 58,723
Referee: M Collins (Cork)
Semi Final
Dublin1-12 - 1-11Kildare
B Brogan 0-6 (5f), P Flynn 1-1, A Brogan, S Cluxton ('45', f) 0-2 each, B Cullen 0-1 Report E Callaghan 1-2, E O'Flaherty 0-4 (1f), R Kelly 0-2, E Bolton, J Doyle (1f), R Sweeney 0-1 each
Attendance: 58,723
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)

Final
Main article: 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
Final
Wexford1-12 - 2-12Dublin
B Brosnan 0-9 (4f, 2 '45), R Barry 1-0, C Lyng 0-2, A Flynn 0-1 Report J McCarthy 1-0, A Brogan, B Brogan (1f) 0-3 each, S Cluxton (1'45), D Bastick, P Flynn, B Cullen, K McMenamin, R McConnell 0-1 each, G Molloy 1-0 (o.g.)
Attendance: 43,983
Referee: J Mc Quillan (Cavan)

References
  1. Murphy, Cian (11 July 2011). "Gilroy happy to survive on rare Brogan off-day". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. O'Riordan, Ian (11 July 2011). "Final cut is cruel as Wexford's own goal is decisive". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. "Cluxton the hero as Dublin win All-Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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