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2011 Lory Meagher Cup

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Dates
  
23 April – 4 June 2011

Matches played
  
11

Teams
  
8

Goals scored
  
42 (3.82 per match)

Champions
  
Donegal Colm Breathnach (captain) Andrew Wallace (manager)

Runners-up
  
Tyrone Tom Magill (manager)

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

Contents

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

    • 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 to Round 2B.
  • There were two Round 2A matches.
  • The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semi-finals.
  • The losers in Round 2A went into to 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 semi-finals.
  • The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated.
  • There were two semi-final matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners.
  • The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final.
  • The losers of the semi-finals were eliminated.
  • The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2011.

    • Top scorers

    Overall
    Single game

    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)

    • References

    2011 Lory Meagher Cup Wikipedia
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