2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Explained

2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Dates:1 October 2000 – 17 March 2001
Teams:33
Sponsor:Allied Irish Bank
Champions: Crossmolina Deel Rovers
Count:1
Champions Captain:Tom Nallen
Champions Manager:Tommy Jordan
Runners-Up: Nemo Rangers
Runners-Up Captain:Larry Kavanagh
Runners-Up Manager:Billy Morgan
Matches:34
Top Scorer: Pa Kavanagh (1-24)
Previous Year:1999–2000
Previous Tournament:1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Next Year:2001–02
Next Tournament:2001–02 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 31st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 1 October 2000 and ended on 17 March 2001.

Crossmaglen Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Castleblayney in the Ulster Club Championship.[1]

On 16 April 2001, Crossmolina Deel Rovers won the championship following a 0-16 to 1-12 defeat of Nemo Rangers in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It remains their only championship title.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Pa KavanaghO'Hanrahan's1-242764.50
2Ciarán McDonaldCrossmolina Deel Rovers2-172345.75
Tommy GillRathnew0-232337.66
3Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers1-192237.33
4Gavin DiamondBellaghy0-161635.33
5Kieran TaveyCastleblayney1-121527.50
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Tommy GillRathnew0-1010Dunshaughlin
2Ciarán McDonaldCrossmolina Deel Rovers1-069Kilbride
Pa KavanaghO'Hanrahan's1-069Coralstown/Kinnegad
Kieran TaveyCastleblayney1-069Errigal Ciarán
Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers1-069Crossmolina Deel Rovers
3David FlynnCoralstown/Kinnegad0-088O'Hanrahan's
4Alan O'DonovanCorofin1-047Aughavas
Dessie BradyGowna1-047Ard an Rátha
Tommy GillRathnew0-077Dunshaughlin
Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers0-077O'Hanrahan's
Ciarán McDonaldCrossmolina Deel Rovers0-077Nemo Rangers

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crossmaglen stars are simply the best. 18 March 2000. Irish Independent. 1 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Super Crossmolina leave ghosts seeking new haunt. 17 April 2001. Irish Independent. 1 July 2020. Tom. O'Riordan.