2011 Lory Meagher Cup

Format

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.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Tyrone

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• None

Teams

Bracket

Round 2B Quarter-finals

| team-width=100px | score-width=35px

| RD1-team01=Donegal | RD1-score01=3-16 | RD1-team02=Warwickshire | RD1-score02=1-13

| RD1-team03=Fermanagh | RD1-score03=w/o | RD1-team04=Cavan | RD1-score04=scr.

| RD1-team09=Leitrim | RD1-score09=2-11 | RD1-team10=Warwickshire | RD1-score10=4-11

| RD1-team13=Longford | RD1-score13=2-12 | RD1-team14=Tyrone | RD1-score14=4-17

| RD1-team15=South Down | RD1-score15=4-25 | RD1-team16=Leitrim | RD1-score16=0-8

| RD2-team01=Donegal | RD2-score01=3-18 | RD2-team02=Fermanagh | RD2-score02=2-8

| RD2-team06=Fermanagh | RD2-score06=1-10 | RD2-team05=Warwickshire | RD2-score05=4-8

| RD2-team03=Longford | RD2-score03=1-14 | RD2-team04=South Down | RD2-score04=2-14

| RD2-team07=Tyrone | RD2-score07=2-14 | RD2-team08=South Down | RD2-score08=1-9

| RD3-team01=Donegal | RD3-score01=1-15 | RD3-team02=South Down | RD3-score02=1-12

| RD3-team03=Warwickshire | RD3-score03=2-10 | RD3-team04=Tyrone | RD3-score04=2-15

| RD4-team01=Donegal | RD4-score01=2-12 | RD4-team02=Tyrone | RD4-score02=0-17

Round 1

Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2B

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

A.E.T.

Final

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

Scoring events

• 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)

• Most points by one team in a match: 25

  • South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1)

• Highest aggregate score: 47 points

  • Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1)

• Lowest aggregate score: 32 points

  • Tyrone 2-14 - 1-09 South Down (Round 2)

Miscellaneous

• Donegal win their 1st championship in 8 years, last winning the 2003 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship