2011–12 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 2011–12 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 16 October 2011 and ended on 31 March 2012.

2011–12 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Dates	16 October 2011 – 31 March 2012
Teams	32
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Crossmaglen Rangers (6th title) Stephen Kernan (captain) Tony McEntee (manager)
Runners-up	Garrycastle John Gaffey (captain) Anthony Cunningham (manager)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Dessie Dolan (0-29)
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Crossmaglen Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

On 31 March 2012, Crossmaglen Rangers won the championship following a 2-19 to 1-07 defeat of Garrycastle in the All-Ireland final replay at Kingspan Breffni Park.^[2] It was their sixth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Garrycastle's Dessie Dolan was the championship's top scorer with 0-29.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Glencar–Manorhamilton v Tourlestrane

16 October 2011 Quarter-final	Glencar–Manorhamilton	2-07 - 1-15	Tourlestrane	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	J Glancy (0-7, four frees), A Croal (1-0), A Hickey (1-0).		Brian Egan (0-6, three frees), G Gaughan (1-0); G McGowan (0-2), S Dunne (0-2), J Marren (0-1); D Dunne (0-1); A McIntyre (0-1), J Leonard (0-1); A Dunne (0-1).

Semi-finals

St. Brigid's v Tourlestrane

6 November 2011 Semi-final	St. Brigid's	0-16 - 0-10	Tourlestrane	Markievicz Park
	S Kilbride (0-6, 0-3 frees), F Dolan (0-4, 0-3 frees), D Kelleher (0-2), C McHugh (0-1), P Domican (0-1), K Mannion (0-1), D Dolan (0-1).		B Egan (0-3), J Quinn (0-2 frees), G Gaughan (0-2), A Dunne (0-1), D Dunne (0-1), B Egan (0-1).

Ballintubber v Corofin

6 November 2011 Semi-final	Ballintubber	2-07 - 1-11	Corofin	McHale Park
	C O'Connor 2-3 (2f), M Hoban, A Dillon, D McGing J Gibbons ('45') 0-1 each.	Report	A O'Donovan 0-8 (7f), G Sice 1-1, M Lundy, K Comer 0-1 each.

Final

St. Brigid's v Corofin

20 November 2011 Final	St. Brigid's	0-11 - 0-10	Corofin	Kiltoom
	F Dolan 0-6 (4f, 1'45'), S Kilbride 0-4 (3f), C McHugh 0-1.	Report	A O'Donovan 0-4 (3f), M Farragher, K Comer 0-2 each, J Burke , M Lundy 0-1 each.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Summerhill v St. Brigid's

13 November 2011 First round	Summerhill	0-11 - 2-15	St. Brigid's	Páirc Tailteann
	B Ennis (0-4, all frees), S Dalton (0-2); P Rispin (0-1), A Kenny (0-1), M Byrne (0-1, free), C Gillespie (0-1); B Lyons (0-1).		P Ryan (0-5), P Andrews (0-5, one free), K Kilmurray (1-0), B Cahill (1-0), Mark Cahill (0-2, both frees); K Darcy (0-1), A Daly (0-1), L McCarthy (0-1 free).

Athy v Edenderry

13 November 2011 First round	Athy	1-08 - 1-05	Edenderry	St. Conleth's Park
	D O'Keeffe 1-0, D Mulhall, P Dunne, C Reynolds (2f) 0-2 each, K Brophy, K Feely 0-1 each.	Report	K McGuinness 1-2, S Cullen, S Guing, D Kelly 0-1 each.

Portlaoise v St. Patrick's

13 November 2011 First round	Portlaoise	2-12 - 1-14 (aet)	St. Patrick's	O'Moore Park
	C Rogers 2-0 (1-0pen), B Fitzgerald 0-5 (4f), C Boyle 0-2, C Healy, T Fitzgerald, A Kelly, H Coughlan, P Cahillane (1f) 0-1 each.	Report	P Keenan 0-7 (6f), K White 1-0, R Finnegan 0-3, E Carroll 0-2, E O'Connor, D O'Connor 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

Garrycastle v Longford Slashers

13 November 2011 Quarter-final	Garrycastle	4-11 - 1-06	Longford Slashers	Cusack Park
	J Dolan (2-1), J Duignan (1-1, 1-0 free), A Daly (1-0), D Dolan (0-3, 0-1 free), D O’Shaughnessy (0-2); K Henson (0-1); T McHugh (0-1), D Harte (0-1), C Cosgrove (0-1).		M Nevin (1-1), M Smith (0-3, 0-2 frees), C Smith (0-2, 0-1 free).

Athy v Old Leighlin

20 November 2011 Quarter-final	Athy	1-13 - 1-03	Old Leighlin	St. Conleth's Park
	J Eaton 1-1 (1-0p), L McGovern, C Reynolds (1f) 0-3 each, R Bell 0-2, K Feely, T Gibbons, D Mulhall, D O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Report	S Kinsella 1-2 (1f), C Coughlan 0-1(f).

Portlaoise v Rathnew

20 November 2011 Quarter-final	Portlaoise	1-14 - 0-12	Rathnew	O'Moore Park
	P Cahillane (3f), C Rogers (2f), 0-4 each, C Parkinson 0-3, B Gaynor 1-0, B McCormack 0-2, B Smith 0-1.	Report	L Glynn 0-6 (4f), T Gill 0-4 (3f), N Mernagh 0-2.

St. Brigid's v Horeswood

20 November 2011 Quarter-final	St. Brigid's	1-20 - 3-08	Horeswood	Parnell Park
	P Ryan 0-6, P Andrews 1-3, K Kilmurray 0-4, K Darcy 0-2, C Mullins, M Cahill (f), L McCarthy ('45'), O McCann, B Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	D Shannon 1-7 (0-4f); D Murphy 1-0; P J Banville 1-0; C Deely 0-1.

Semi-finals

St. Brigid's v Portlaoise

4 December 2011 Semi-final	St. Brigid's	2-16 - 1-15	Portlaoise	Parnell Park
	P Andrews (1-4), K Darcy (0-4, three frees), P Ryan (1-0), J O'Loughlin (0-2); Mark Cahill (0-2, frees); B Cahill (0-1), C Mullins (0-1), A Daly (0-1), L McCarthy (0-1).	Report	B McCormack (0-4), A Kelly (0-4), C Parkinson (1-0); P Cahillane (0-3, frees), H Coghlan (0-1), C Rogers (0-1), B Fitzgerald (0-1, free), I Fitzgerald (0-1).

Athy v Garrycastle

4 December 2011 Semi-final	Athy	1-06 - 1-10	Garrycastle	St. Conleth's Park
	J Eaton 1-3 (2f); L McGovern, P Dunne, D Mulhall 0-1 each.	Report	D Dolan 0-4 (4f); G Dolan 1-0; J Dolan 0-2; P Mulvihill, T McHugh, S O 'Donohue, A Daly 0-1 each.

Final

St. Brigid's v Garrycastle

18 December 2011 Final	St. Brigid's	0-10 - 1-08	Garrycastle	O'Connor Park
	P Andrews (0-5, one free), J O’Loughlin (0-2); K Darcy (0-2, frees), G McIntyre (0-1).		D Dolan (0-5, one free), G Dolan (1-1), K Henson (0-1), A Cosgrove (0-1, free).

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Ballinacourty v Dr. Crokes

6 November 2011 Quarter-final	Ballinacourty	0-07 - 3-13	Dr. Crokes	Fraher Field
	G Hurney 0-3 (1f), S Briggs, C Keane, M Ferncombe, J Hurney 0-1 each.	Report	C Cooper 2-3 (1f), A Kenneally 1-1, D Casey 0-4 (1f), B Looney, J Doolan, J Buckley, C Brady, J Jones 0-1 each.

University College Cork v Monaleen

6 November 2011 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-19 - 2-15	Monaleen	Cloughduv
	P Geaney 0-7 (0-4f), G O’Grady 1-4 (0-2f), J O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-2 ‘45), S O’Brien 0-2, M Hickey, D O’Sullivan, JB Spillane 0-1 each.		M Gavin 0-5 (0-2f), L Kavanagh 1-1, M Crowley 0-3 (0-1f), D Burke 1-0, G Collins (0-1f), J O’Brien 0-2 each, S Hickey, P Russell 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Dr. Crokes v Kilmurry-Ibrickane

20 November 2011 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	0-12 - 0-09	Kilmurry-Ibrickane	Fitzgerald Stadium
	C Cooper 0-4 (1f), K O’Leary, D Casey (1f) 0-3 each, J Buckley, C Brady 0-1 each.		E Coughlan, N Downes, J Daly (1f) 0-2 each, E Talty, M Hogan, I McInerney (1f) 0-1 each.

Moyle Rovers v University College Cork

20 November 2011 Semi-final	Moyle Rovers	1-05 - 5-12	University College Cork	Ned Hall Park
	P Acheson 1-0, L Boland 0-2 (1f), A Campbell, S Carey andB Mulvihill 0-1 each.		P Geaney 2-5 (0-2f), S O’Brien 2-1,G O’Grady (0-5, 2f), G Ryan 1-0, M Griffin 0-1.

Final

Dr. Crokes v University College Cork

4 December 2011 Final	Dr. Crokes	3-14 - 2-10	University College Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium
	D Casey (2-3, three frees); B Looney, C Cooper (0-4 each); K. O’Leary (1-1); E Brosnan and A O’Donovan (0-1 each).		P Geaney (1-2, 2 frees), S O’Brien (1-0), B Coughlan (0-2), N Daly, S Kiely, W Kennedy, J O’Sullivan, M. Griffin, G. O’Grady (free) (0-1 each).

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Cavan Gaels v Glenswilly

16 October 2011 Preliminary round	Cavan Gaels	0-10 - 1-08	Glenswilly	Kingspan Breffni Park
	C McClarey (0-2), S Johnston (0-2, 2f), M Lyng (0-2), N Murray (0-1); K Meehan (0-1), D Sexton (0-1), E Reilly (0-1).	Report	M Murphy (1-2, 1 pen, 2f), G McFadden (0-3, 2f), D McGinley (0-1), K McFadden (0-1), C Bonner (0-1).

Quarter-finals

Dromore St. Dympna's v Ballinderry

30 October 2011 Quarter-final	Dromore St. Dympna's	0-12 - 1-11	Ballinderry	Healy Park
	E McCusker (0-7, 0-4 frees), P Montague (0-4, 0-2 frees); N Sludden (0-1).	Report	C Gilligan (0-6, 0-3 frees), M McIver (1-0), A Devlin (0-2), R Wilkinson (0-1); R Scott (0-1); E. Muldoon (0-1).

St. Gall's v Crossmaglen Rangers

30 October 2011 Quarter-final	St. Gall's	2-05 - 3-09	Crossmaglen Rangers	Casement Park
	K Stewart (1-1), M Pollock (1-0), CJ McGourty (0-3, 2f), K Niblock (0-1).	Report	A Cunningham (1-1), A Kernan (0-3, 2f), J Clarke, O McConville (1-0 pen, each), S Finnegan, J Hanratty, D McKenna, T Kernan ('45), S Kernan (0-1 each).

Roslea Shamrocks v Burren

13 November 2011 Quarter-final	Roslea Shamrocks	2-05 - 1-15	Burren	Brewster Park
	Séamus Quigley (1-4, 1-0 pen, four frees), D Reilly (1-0), L Lynch (0-1).	Report	D O'Hare (0-5, three frees), P Poland (1-1), J McGovern (0-2), A McArdle (0-2); C McGovern (0-2), S Murdoch (0-2), C Murdoch (0-1);

Latton O'Rahilly's v Glenswilly

13 November 2011 Quarter-final	Latton O'Rahilly's	0-10 - 0-09	Glenswilly	MacCumhaill Park
	S Coyle (0-3, one free), H McElroy (0-2, one free), O Lennon (0-2), A Farmer (0-1); O Duffy (0-1), S Fitzpatrick (0-1).		J Gibbons (0-2), N Gallagher (0-2); M Murphy (0-2), C Kelly (0-1); G McFadden (0-1),B Farrelly (0-1).

Semi-finals

Ballinderry v Crossmaglen Rangers

13 November 2011 Semi-final	Ballinderry	1-10 - 0-17	Crossmaglen Rangers	Casement Park
	C Gilligan (1-5, 1-0 pen, 3f), R Wilkinson (0-3), A Devlin (0-1), R Bell (0-1).	Report	A Kernan (0-5, 4f), O McConville (0-4, 2f), S Kernan (0-3), M McNamee (0-2), T Kernan (0-2, 1f), J Clarke (0-1).

Burren v Latton O'Rahilly's

20 November 2011 Semi-final	Burren	1-10 - 0-11	Latton O'Rahilly's	Morgan Athletic Grounds
	S McArdle (1-1, 0-1 45), Conal McGovern (0-3), P Poland (0-2), S Murdock (0-1), A McArdle (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), D O'Hare (0-1 free).		S Coyle (0-3 frees), H McElroy (0-2 frees), O Lennon (0-2), N Duffy (0-2), D O'Brien (0-1), S Fitzpatrick (0-1).

Final

Crossmaglen Rangers v Burren

27 November 2011 Final	Crossmaglen Rangers	2-11 - 0-10	Burren	Morgan Athletic Grounds
	O McConville (1-2, 0-2 frees), T Kernan (1-1, ‘45’), A Kernan (0-2, both frees), A Cunningham (0-2); J Clarke (0-2), S Kernan (0-1, free), D McKenna (0-1).	Report	D O’Hare (0-7, 0-6 frees), K McKernan (0-1), C McGovern (0-1), J McGovern (0-1).

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Fulham Irish v St. Brigid's

4 December 2011 Quarter-final	Fulham Irish	0-07 - 1-12	St. Brigid's	Emerald GAA Grounds
	L Mulvey (2f), M Hughes 0-2 each, H Murphy (f), J Ryan, J Reilly 0-1 each.	Report	F Dolan 0-4 (2f), C McHugh 0-3, N Grehan 1-0, S Kilbride (2f), D Dolan 0-2 each, P Domican 0-1.

Semi-finals

St. Brigid's v Garrycastle

18 February 2012 Semi Final	St. Brigid's	1-09 - 1-11	Garrycastle	Pearse Park
2:30pm	K Mannion (1-0), S Kilbride (0-3), Cathal McHugh (0-2), N Grehan, I Kilbride, Conor McHugh (0-1) each.	Report	D Dolan (0-7), J Dolan (1-1), J Duignan, P Dillon, G Dolan (0-1).	Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)

Dr Crokes v Crossmaglen Rangers

18 February 2012 Semi Final	Dr Crokes	2-8 - 3-8	Crossmaglen Rangers	O'Moore Park
2:30pm	D Casey, C Brady (1-0) each, C Cooper (0-3), E Brosnan, A O'Donovan, A Kenneally, B Looney, J Doolan (0-1) each.	Report	A Kernan (1-3), S Kernan, M McNamee (1-0) each, O McConville (0-2), A Cunningham, J Clarke, D McKenna (0-1) each.

Finals

Garrycastle v Crossmaglen Rangers

17 March 2012 Final	Garrycastle	1-12 - 0-15	Crossmaglen Rangers	Croke Park
3:30pm	D Dolan (0-6), P Mulvihill (1-1), J Dolan (0-2), P Dillon, J Duignan, A Browne (0-1) each.	and	O McConville (0-6), J Clarke (0-3), A Kernan, T Kernan (0-2) each, D McKenna, M McNamee (0-1) each.	Attendance: 25,412 Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Garrycastle v Crossmaglen Rangers

31 March 2012 Final replay	Garrycastle	1-07 - 2-19	Crossmaglen Rangers	Kingspan Breffni Park
3:30pm	D Dolan (0-4), G Dolan (1-0), C Cosgrove (0-2), D O'Shaughnessy (0-1).	Report	F Hanratty (2-1), O McConville (0-6), A Kernan, S Kernan (0-3) each, A Cunningham (0-2), J Hanratty, T Kernan, K Carragher (0-1) each.	Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dessie Dolan	Garrycastle	0-29	29	6	4.83
2	Oisín McConville	Crossmaglen Rangers	2-20	26	6	4.33
3	Paul Geaney	UCC	3-14	23	3	7.66
4	Paddy Andrews	St. Brigid's	2-17	23	4	5.75
5	Aaron Kernan	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-18	21	6	3.50
6	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-14	20	4	5.00
7	James Dolan	Garrycastle	3-06	15	6	2.50
	Senan Kilbride	St. Brigid's	0-15	15	4	3.75
7	Conleith Gilligan	Ballinderry	1-11	14	2	7.00
	Frankie Dolan	St. Brigid's	0-14	14	4	3.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paul Geaney	UCC	2-05	11	Moyle Rovers
2	David Shannon	Horeswood	1-07	10	St. Brigid's
3	Cillian O'Connor	Ballintubber	2-03	9	Corofin
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	Ballinacourty
	Daithí Casey	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	UCC
4	Conleith Gilligan	Ballinderry	1-05	8	Crossmaglen Rangers
	Alan O'Donovan	Corofin	0-08	8	Ballintubber
5	James Dolan	Garrycastle	2-01	7	Longford Slashers
	Stephen O'Brien	UCC	2-01	7	Moyle Rovers
	Francis Hanratty	Crossmaglen Rangers	2-01	7	Garrycastle
	Paddy Andrews	St. Brigid's	1-04	7	Portlaoise
	Gavin O'Grady	UCC	1-04	7	Monaleen
	Séamus Quigley	Roslea Shamrocks	1-04	7	Burren
	James Glancy	Glencar-Manorhamilton	0-07	7	Tourlestrane
	Paddy Keenan	St, Patrick's	0-07	7	Portlaoise
	Paul Geaney	UCC	0-07	7	Monaleen
	Eoin McCusker	Dromore St. Dympna's	0-07	7	Ballinderry
	Donal O'Hare	Burren	0-07	7	Crossmaglen Rangers
	Dessie Dolan	Garrycastle	0-07	7	St. Brigid's

Miscellaneous

• Garrycastle won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history. They were also the first team from Westmeath to win the provincial title.

References

1. "Clarke steers clinical Cross' to fifth crown". Irish Independent. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. "Cross storm Castle to seal two-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2020.