# 2011 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup is the third edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup, Donegal were promoted to the 2012 Nicky Rackard 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

| County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2010 Championship | Appearance |
| Cavan | — | — | — | Quarter-finals | 3rd |
| Donegal | — | 1932 | — | Runners-up | 3rd |
| Fermanagh | — | — | — | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| Leitrim | — | — | — | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| Longford | 2010 | — | — | Champions | 3rd |
| South Down | — | — | — | Round 2 | 3rd |
| Tyrone | 2009 | — | — | Round 2 (Nicky Rackard Cup) | 2nd |
| Warwickshire | — | — | — | Quarter-finals | 3rd |

## Bracket

| Round 1 Round 2B | Round 1 Round 2B | Round 1 Round 2B | Round 2A Quarter-finals | Round 2A Quarter-finals | Round 2A Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Donegal | Donegal | 3-16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Warwickshire | Warwickshire | 1-13 | Donegal | Donegal | 3-18 | | | | | | |
| Fermanagh | Fermanagh | w/o | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 2-8 | | | | | | |
| Cavan | Cavan | scr. | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-15 | | | |
| | | | | | | South Down | South Down | 1-12 | | | |
| | | | Longford | Longford | 1-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | South Down | South Down | 2-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 2-12 |
| Leitrim | Leitrim | 2-11 | | | | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-17 |
| Warwickshire | Warwickshire | 4-11 | Warwickshire | Warwickshire | 4-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 1-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Warwickshire | Warwickshire | 2-10 | | | |
| Longford | Longford | 2-12 | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 2-15 | | | |
| Tyrone | Tyrone | 4-17 | Tyrone | Tyrone | 2-14 | | | | | | |
| South Down | South Down | 4-25 | South Down | South Down | 1-9 | | | | | | |
| Leitrim | Leitrim | 0-8 | | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Niall Campbell | Donegal | 0-32 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Liam Morgan | South Down | 0-25 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Enda McDermott | Donegal | 5-6 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 3 | Michael Lane | Leitrim | 2-15 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 5 | Aidan Kelly | Tyrone | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |

#### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Michael Lane | Leitrim | 2-9 | 15 | Warwickshire |
| 2 | Niall Campbell | Donegal | 0-11 | 11 | South Down |
| 3 | Kevin Codd | Warwickshire | 1-7 | 10 | Donegal |
| 3 | Liam Morgan | South Down | 0-10 | 10 | Longford |
| 5 | Enda McDermott | Donegal | 2-3 | 9 | Warwickshire |
| 5 | Ciaran Matthewson | Donegal | 2-3 | 9 | Tyrone |
| 7 | Enda McDermott | Donegal | 2-2 | 8 | Fermanagh |
| 7 | Mickey McCann | Donegal | 1-5 | 8 | Fermanagh |
| 7 | Niall Campbell | Donegal | 0-8 | 8 | Warwickshire |
| 7 | Eoin Donnellan | Longford | 0-8 | 8 | South Down |

### 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