2011 Nicky Rackard Cup

2011 Nicky Rackard Cup
Dates 23 April
– 4 June 2011
Teams 6
Champions London
Runners-up Louth
Relegated Fingal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 9
Goals scored 31 (3.44 per match)
Points scored 269 (29.89 per match)
2010 (Previous) (Next) 2012

The 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup is the seventh season of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment in 2005. A total of six teams will contest the Nicky Rackard Cup, including five sides from the 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup and one promoted team from the 2010 Lory Meagher Cup. The teams are:

Structure

The tournament has a double elimination format - each team will play at least two games before being knocked out.

Fixtures

Round 1

23 April 2011
London 1-19 - 1-17 Roscommon
K Canty 0-6, P Sloane 0-5 (3f), K Bolger, R O'Connell 0-3 each, S Ryan 1-0, H E Cooney, Vaughan 0-1 each Report Gary Fallon 0-8 (5f), M Kelly 1-2 (1-1f), K Connelly 0-4, D Nolan 0-3
Ruislip
Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)

23 April 2011
Sligo 1-07 - 4-18 Louth
D Loughnane 1-1, C Brenan, K Raymond (2f) 0-2 each, L Reidy, D Burke 0-1 each. Report G Smyth 1-4 (3f), B Corcoran 1-3, D Murphy 1-2 (1-2f), K McNally 1-1, S Fennell 0-3 (2f), W Morrissey 0-2, S Callan, D Horan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee: E Shaughnessy (Galway)

Round 2

30 April 2011
Fingal 2-12 - 1-17 Monaghan
D Byrne 2-2, J M Sheridan 0-6 (5f), P Daly, A McInerney 0-2 each. Report M McHugh 1-13 (0-10f, 0-2 '65'), S Lambe 0-2, T Hilliard, E MacSuibhne 0-1 each
Swords
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

30 April 2011
Louth 1-10 - 6-20 London
G Smyth 0-6 (2f, 2 '65'), Diarmuid O'Sullivan 1-0, D Dunne 0-2, Donagh O'Sullivan, B Corcoran 0-1 each Report M Finn 1-6 (6f), P Sloane 1-3, J Maher 2-0, K Canty 1-2, R O'Connell 0-4, K Bolger 0-3, H Vaughan 1-0, J Mulcahy 0-2
Dowdallshill, Dundalk
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Quarter finals

7 May 2011
Sligo 0-11 - 3-19 Fingal
D Loughnane 0-3 A Cawley 0-2, K Raymond 0-2 (1 '65), T Conneely, J Kelly, L Reidy,, R Molloy (f) 0-1 each Report A McInerney 1-4, A Richardson 2-0, JM Sheridan 0-6 (2 '65's, 2f), G Dillon 0-4, N Ring 0-3, D Byrne 0-2
Swords
Referee: P Dwyer (Carlow)

7 May 2011
Roscommon 1-14 - 3-09 Louth
J Coyne 1-4 (0-4f), M Kelly 0-4 (2f, 2 '65'), G Fallon 0-3f, K Conneely 0-2, D Nolan 0-1 Report D Murphy 2-0, G Smyth 0-3 (2f), D Kettle 1-0, D Dunne, B Corcoran 0-2 each, Donagh O'Sullivan, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1 each
Dowdallshill, Dundalk
Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Semi finals

21 May 2011
London 1-29 - 1-05 Fingal
M Finn 0-9 (6f, 2 '65s'), P Sloane 1-4, R O'Connell, N Forde 0-3 each, S Ryan, H Vaughan 0-2 each, M Walsh, G Hill, K Bolger, K Falvey, S Richardson, J Maher 0-1 each Report A McInerney 1-0 (f), JM Sheridan (2f), N Ring 0-2 each, M Cussen 0-1
Ruislip
Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

21 May 2011
Louth 2-17 - 1-13 Monaghan
Diarmuid Murphy 0-9 (5f, 2 '65'), S Callan, Donagh O'Sullivan 1-1 each, B Corcoran 0-3, W Morrissey 0-2, G Smyth 0-1(f) Report S Lambe 1-6 (4f), M McHugh(2f), G Boyd 0-2 each, T Hilliard, S Leonard, E MacSuibhne, B McGuigan 0-1 each
Clones
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Final

4 June 2011
London 2-20 - 0-11 Louth
M Finn 2-8 (6f, 1 '65), K Canty 0-5, S Ryan, M Walsh 0-2 each, R O'Connell, N Forde, J Mulcahy 0-1 each Report D Murphy 0-8f, Diarmuid O'Sullivan, S Fennell, D Horan 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M Haverty

Round 1 Round 2
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals Final
      
          Monaghan 1-17  
          Fingal 2-12  
            Monaghan 1-13  
            Louth 2-17  
          Louth 3-09  
          Roscommon 1-14  
            Louth 0-11
            London 2-20
          Sligo 0-11  
          Fingal 3-19  
            Fingal 1-05  
 Louth 4-18        London 1-29  
 Sligo 1-07      Louth 1-10       
 London 1-19      London 6-20       
 Roscommon 1-17  

Scoring