2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May - 23 September 2001 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (9th win) |
| Captain | Gary Fahey |
| Manager | John O'Mahony |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Captain | Trevor Giles |
| Manager | Sean Boylan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 63 |
| Goals total | 122 (1.94 per game) |
| Points total | 1490 (23.65 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Pádraic Joyce (3-45) |
| Player of the Year | Declan Meehan |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 115th edition of the GAA's premier gaelic football competition. It was played between May and September 2001. This was the first year that the qualifier system, whereby teams knocked out of the provincial competitions entered a secondary competition to qualify for the All-Ireland series, was used. A similar system had already been successfully used in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Galway lost to Roscommon in the Connacht Semi-Final but managed to reach the All-Ireland Final, beating Wicklow, Armagh and Cork in the qualifiers. They exacted revenge against Roscommon in the quarter finals and defeated Derry in the semi-final. In the final, they outclassed a Meath side still jubilant after hammering the reigning champions Kerry in the semi-final to win their ninth All-Ireland Football title. Pádraic Joyce scored a personal tally of 0-10 in the final and finished the year as top scorer. Declan Meehan won player of the year
Format
The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht ran as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:
- Round 1 of the qualifiers included all the counties that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals, except for New York. An open draw was made to give eight pairings.
- Round 2 consisted of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw was made to determine the eight pairings.
- Round 3 consisted of the 8 winners from Round 2 playing each other in an open draw format.
- Round 4 consisted of each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall playing against the four winners from Round 3. A draw was made to determine the four pairings.
In the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals, each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals were determined on a provincial rota basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeats it took its place in the Semi-Final.
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the UK, London took no part in the Connacht Senior Football Championship in 2001.[1]
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Sligo | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo | 1-12 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo | 1-12 | |||||||||||||
| New York | 1-09 | Roscommon | 2-10 | |||||||||||
| Roscommon | 3-13 | Roscommon | 2-12 | |||||||||||
| Leitrim | 2-05 | Galway | 0-14 | |||||||||||
| Galway | 3-24 | |||||||||||||
Munster Senior Football Championship
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Cork | 3-16 | |||||||||||||
| Waterford | 1-07 | Cork | 2-11 | |||||||||||
| Clare | 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 1-13 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-19 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 0-10 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 1-04 | Kerry | 1-15 | |||||||||||
| Kerry | 3-17 | |||||||||||||
Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Preliminary Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 3-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 1-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 0-11 | Monaghan | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 1-09 | Fermanagh | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leinster Senior Football Championship
| Round 1 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 0-18 | Laois | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-11 | Dublin | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 1-09 | Longford | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0-09 | Meath | 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 0-08 | Carlow | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-Ireland qualifiers
Round 1
The losers of the Preliminary round matches and quarter final matches of each provincial championship started the qualifier.
| 9 June 2001 | |||
| Down | 2-04 - 1-13 Report |
Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Antrim | 0-13 - 1-08 Report |
Leitrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Waterford | 1-10 - 3-11 Report |
Carlow | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| Tipperary | 1-08 - 0-13 Report |
Louth | Clonmel |
| Wicklow | 1-14 - 0-11 Report |
Longford | Aughrim |
| Wexford | 1-19 - 1-19 Report |
Westmeath | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 16 June 2001 | |||
| Fermanagh | 1-06 - 0-15 Report |
Donegal | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| Westmeath | 1-15 - 1-08 Report |
Wexford | Cusack Park, Mullingar (Replay) |
Round 2
The winners of round 1 were joined by the semi final losers of each provincial championship. The matches would be between a round 2 winner and a provincial championship semi final loser.
| 23 June 2001 | |||
| Louth | 0-12 - 1-08 Report |
Offaly | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| Antrim | 0-07 - 0-10 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Limerick | 0-07 - 0-17 | Westmeath | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| Carlow | 2-07 - 2-14 Report |
Sligo | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 30 June 2001 | |||
| Kildare | 1-17 - 1-16 Report |
Donegal | Newbridge |
| Wicklow | 1-09 - 3-12 Report |
Galway | Aughrim |
| Laois | 0-13 - 1-08 Report |
Clare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| Monaghan | 0-10 - 2-12 Report |
Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Round 3
The winners of round 2 contest as the matches from here were lowered to four. Matches were open.
| 7 July 2001 | |||
| Galway | 0-13 - 0-12 Report |
Armagh | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Sligo | 0-16 - 0-15 Report |
Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Louth | 0-13 - 1-13 Report |
Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| Derry | 1-08 - 0-08 Report |
Laois | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Round 4
The winners of round 3 were joined by the losers of each provincial championship final. The matches would be between a round 3 winner and the loser of a provincial championship final.
| 21 July 2001 | |||
| Mayo | 0-16 - 1-14 Report |
Westmeath | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 22 July 2001 | |||
| Galway | 1-14 - 1-10 Report |
Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Dublin | 3-17 - 0-12 Report |
Sligo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Cavan | 2-07 - 1-14 Report |
Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
All-Ireland series
The provincial champions and the winners of round 4 contested the quarter finals. The quarter final matches would be between a provincial champion and a round 4 winner.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Kerry | 2-12 | |||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-12 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-05 | |||||||||||||
| Meath | 2-14 | |||||||||||||
| Meath | 2-10 | |||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Meath | 0-08 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 0-17 | |||||||||||||
| Derry | 1-09 | |||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 0-07 | |||||||||||||
| Derry | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 1-14 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 0-14 | |||||||||||||
| Roscommon | 1-05 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Football Final
| Galway Maroon & White Shirts/White Shorts/Maroon Socks |
0-17 - 0-08 (final score after 70 minutes) |
Meath Green & Gold Shirts/White shorts/Green Socks |
| Manager: John O'Mahony
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Manager: Sean Boylan
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Statistics
Top scorers
| Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pádraic Joyce | Galway | 3-45 | 54 | 8 | 6.75 |
| Ger Heavin | Westmeath | 2-32 | 38 | 8 | 4.75 |
| Joe Fallon | Westmeath | 0-29 | 29 | 8 | 3.67 |
| Dara Ó Cinnéide | Kerry | 1-24 | 27 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Johnny Crowley | Kerry | 3-15 | 24 | 6 | 4 |
| Trevor Giles | Meath | 1-21 | 24 | 7 | 3.41 |
Individual feats
| Player | County | Tally | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pádraic Joyce | Galway | 3-03 | Leitrim |
| Leigh O'Brien | Wexford | 0-11 | Westmeath |
| Pádraic Joyce | Galway | 0-10 | Meath |
| Dara Ó Cinnéide | Kerry | 0-09 | Cork |
| Colin Corkery | Cork | 0-08 | Kerry |
| Dessie Sloyan | Sligo | 0-08 | Kildare |
References
- ^ "GAA season ends for London". RTÉ Sport. 2001-03-15. Retrieved 2010-04-08.