2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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 (1st title) Tom Nallen (captain) Tommy Jordan (manager)
Runners-up	Nemo Rangers Larry Kavanagh (captain) Billy Morgan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Top scorer(s)	Pa Kavanagh (1-24)
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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

Kilbride v Crossmolina Deel Rovers

21 October 2000 Quarter-final	Kilbride	0-09 - 2-14	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	Dr. Hyde Park
	F Lohan 0-4, E Lohan 0-4, G Lohan 0-1.		K McDonald 1-6, E Lavelle 1-0, J Leonard 0-2, P McGuinness 0-2, G O'Malley 0-1, M Moyles 0-1, P Gardiner 0-1.

Semi-finals

Crossmolina Deel Rovers v Bunninadden

5 November 2000 Semi-final	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-12 - 1-06	Bunninadden	St. Tiernan's Park
	K McDonald 1-2, P McGuinness 0-4, P Gardiner 0-2, M Moyles 0-2, G O'Malley 0-1, F Costello 0-1.		F O'Flaherty 1-3, M Gormely 0-1, A Killoran 0-1, L Gormley 0-1.

Aughavas v Corofin

12 November 2000 Semi-final	Aughavas	1-07 - 1-09	Corofin	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	C McKiernan 1-1, F McBrien 0-3, F Charles 0-1, S McBrien 0-1, P McLoughlin 0-1.		A O'Donovan 1-4, R Silke 0-1, T Burke 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, D Morris 0-1.

Final

Crossmolina Deel Rovers v Corofin

19 November 2000 Final	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-10 - 0-05	Corofin	St. Tiernan's Park
	L Moffat 1-0, L Moyles 0-3, J Leonard 0-2, P Gardiner 0-2, P McGuinness 0-2, D Mulligan 0-1.		M Donnellan 0-2, K Comer 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, M Kenny 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

O'Hanrahan's v Dicksboro

22 October 2000 First round	O'Hanrahan's	2-10 - 2-02	Dicksboro	Dr. Cullen Park
	A Bowe 1-2, P Kavanagh 0-4, D Bermingham 1-0, M Carpenter 0-2, A Kavanagh 0-2.		C O'Loughlin 1-0, S Kennedy 1-0, J O'Gorman 0-2.

Newtown Blues v St. Anne's Rathangan

22 October 2000 First round	Newtown Blues	0-11 - 0-05	St. Anne's Rathangan	Drogheda Park
	C Kelly 0-5, T Carr 0-3, P Stone 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, K Lynch 0-1.		J Beryr 0-2, P Berry 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, F Simpson 0-1.

Dunshaughlin v Rathnew

22 October 2000 First round	Dunshaughlin	2-05 - 0-11	Rathnew	Páirc Tailteann
	T Dowd 1-3, D Kealy 1-0, R Kealy 0-1, G Dowd 0-1.		T Gill 0-7, T Doyle 0-3, J Snell 0-1.

Abbeylara v St Joseph's

22 October 2000 First round	Abbeylara	0-08 - 0-07	St Joseph's	Pearse Park
	P Lynch 0-3, N Sheridan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, G Fay 0-1, E Farrell 0-1.		S Kelly 0-2, Mark O'Brien 0-1, A Lacey 0-1, C Kelly 0-1, L Stableton 0-1, T Kelly 0-1.

Rathnew v Dunshaughlin

28 October 2000 First round replay	Rathnew	0-14 - 1-11 (aet)	Dunshaughlin	Aughrim County Ground
	T Gill 0-10, R Coffey 0-2, R Dignam 0-1, S Mitchell 0-1.		M McHale 1-1, R Kealy 0-4, D Crimmins 0-2, T Dowd 0-2, B Kealy 0-1, N Kelly 0-1.

Dunshaughlin v Rathnew

5 November 2000 First round second replay	Dunshaughlin	3-08 - 1-06	Rathnew	Páirc Tailteann
	D Crimmins 2-0, R Kealy 1-1, T Dowd 0-4, D Tonge 0-2, Dermot Kealy 0-1.		T Gill 0-6, A Mernagh 1-0.

Quarter-finals

Rhode v Newtown Blues

5 November 2000 Quarter-final	Rhode	1-09 - 1-02	Newtown Blues	O'Connor Park
	P Kelleghan 0-6, E Byrne 1-1, K Kelleghan 0-1, F Dunne 0-1.		P Stone 1-0, C Kelly 0-1, T Carr 0-1.

O'Hanrahan's v Coralstown/Kinnegad

5 November 2000 Quarter-final	O'Hanrahan's	2-09 - 3-06	Coralstown/Kinnegad	Dr. Cullen Park
	P Kavanagh 1-6, S Farrell 1-0, A Kavanagh 0-2, B Hannon 0-1.		A Coyne 1-3, F Dardis 1-1, J McCaffrey 1-1, L Giles 0-1.

Abbeylara v Na Fianna

5 November 2000 Quarter-final	Abbeylara	1-04 - 1-07	Na Fianna	Pearse Park
	M O'Connor 1-0, N Sheridan 0-1, G Fay 0-1, T Drake 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.		D Mackin 1-1, J Foley 0-4, K Donnelly 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Coralstown/Kinnegad v O'Hanrahan's

11 November 2000 Quarter-final replay	Coralstown/Kinnegad	1-11 - 1-12	O'Hanrahan's	St. Loman's Park
	D FLynn 0-8, A Cannon 1-0, A Coyne 0-2, E Fleming 0-1.		G Walker 1-1, M Carpenter 0-4, P Kavanagh 0-3, A Kavanagh 0-2, D Bermingham 0-1, S Farrell 0-1.

Dunshaughlin v Moorefield

12 November 2000 Quarter-final	Dunshaughlin	0-06 - 4-07	Moorefield	Páirc Tailteann
	P McHale 0-3, T Dowd 0-2, G Dowd 0-1.		B McGrogan 2-0, T Behan 1-2, C O'Neill 1-0, P Murray 0-4.

Semi-finals

Na Fianna v Rhode

19 November 2000 Semi-final	Na Fianna	0-16 - 0-09	Rhode	St. Conleth's Park
	D Mackin 0-5, I Foley 0-4, J Sherlock 0-3, S Connell 0-1, K Donnelly 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, A Shearer 0-1.		P Daly 0-5, A McNamee 0-1, P Kenny 0-1, P Kellaghan 0-1, D Bannon 0-1.

O'Hanrahan's v Moorefield

19 November 2000 Semi-final	O'Hanrahan's	0-12 - 0-11	Moorefield	O'Moore Park
	P Kavanagh 0-4, B Walker 0-3, D Birmingham 0-2, P Nolan 0-1, A Kavanagh 0-1, D Farrell 0-1.		P Murray 0-5, R Sweeney 0-2, K Duanne 0-1, P Behan 0-1, P McGrogan 0-1, M Murray 0-1.

Final

O'Hanrahan's v Na Fianna

3 December 2000 Final	O'Hanrahan's	1-07 - 1-05	Na Fianna	O'Moore Park
	B Walker 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-4, D Bermingham 0-2.		A Shearer 1-0, M Galvin 0-2, K Donnelly 0-1, S Connell 0-1, I Foley 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Moyle Rovers v The Nire

22 October 2000 Quarter-final	Moyle Rovers	2-02 - 0-07	The Nire	Ardfinnan
	N Fitzgerald 1-0, Derry Foley 1-0, J Owens 0-1, D Browne 0-1.		C Power 0-5, M Walsh 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.

Éire Óg, Ennis v Fr. Casey's, Abbeyfeale

28 October 2000 Quarter-final	Éire Óg, Ennis	1-05 - 0-07	Fr. Casey's, Abbeyfeale	Cusack Park
	M Kelly 1-0, B McMahon 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-1, C Egan 0-1, B Keating 0-1.		T Fitzgerald 0-5, A Enright 0-2.

Semi-finals

Moyle Rovers v Glenflesk

20 November 2000 Semi-final	Moyle Rovers	0-08 - 1-09	Glenflesk	Ardfinnan
	D Browne 0-5, J Owens 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1.		J Crowley 1-2, S Dennehy 0-2, O Favier 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, Paud O'Donoghue 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.

Éire Óg, Ennis v Nemo Rangers

19 November 2000 Semi-final	Éire Óg, Ennis	0-05 - 2-10	Nemo Rangers	Cusack Park
	B McMahon 0-3, N Hogan 0-1, P Cosgrove 0-1.		S O'Brien 1-0, J Kavanagh 0-3, D Niblock 0-2, N Corkery 0-2, A Cronin 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, W Morgan 0-1.

Final

Nemo Rangers v Glenflesk

3 December 2000 Final	Nemo Rangers	0-11 - 0-07	Glenflesk	Gaelic Grounds
	C Corkery 0-6 (4f), M Cronin 0-2, D Niblock, K Cahill, L O'Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	Paud O'Donoghue 0-4 (4f), J Crowley 0-3.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Crossmaglen Rangers v Enniskillen Gaels

1 October 2000 Preliminary round	Crossmaglen Rangers	0-09 - 1-04	Enniskillen Gaels	Oliver Plunkett Park
	O McConville 0-5, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, C Short 0-1, J McConville 0-1.		G Clarke 1-0, Brewster 0-2, O McShea 0-1, R McCabe 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Clonduff v Errigal Ciarán

1 October 2000 Quarter-final	Clonduff	0-10 - 1-08	Errigal Ciarán	Páirc Esler
	R Carr 0-4, S Ward 0-2, E O'Hagan 0-1, P McConville 0-1, J Morgan 0-1, J Farrell 0-1.		M Harte 1-0, Peter Canavan 0-3, E Gormley 0-3, E Kavanagh 0-1, D O'Hanlon 0-1.

Ard an Rátha v Gowna

1 October 2000 Quarter-final	Ard an Rátha	1-07 - 2-13	Gowna	MacCumhaill Park
	S Gildea 1-0, M Doherty 0-2, D Diver 0-1, C O'Doherty 0-1, F Heena 0-1, J Boyle 0-1, D Earley 0-1.		D Bardy 1-4, D McCabe 0-4, S Pearson 1-0, G Pearson 0-3, M McKeever 0-1, B Morris 0-1.

Bellaghy v Antrim champions

1 October 2000 Quarter-final

Bellaghy

w/o - scr.

Antrim champions

Castleblayney v Crossmaglen Rangers

16 October 2000 Quarter-final	Castleblayney	0-15 - 0-05	Crossmaglen Rangers	St. Mary's Park
	K Tavey 0-6, P O'Connor 0-4, A Tavey 0-2, D McArdle 0-1, P Duffy 0-1, P McDonald 0-1.		O McConville 0-2, J McConville 0-2, T McEntee 0-1.

Semi-finals

Bellaghy v Gowna

22 October 2000 Semi-final	Bellaghy	0-09 - 0-06	Gowna	St. Tiernach's Park
	G Diamond 0-5, L McPeake 0-2, K Diamond 0-1, C McNally 0-1.		D McCabe 0-4, G Pearson 0-2.

Castleblayney v Errigal Ciarán

22 October 2000 Semi-final	Castleblayney	1-09 - 2-10	Errigal Ciarán	St. Tiernach's Park
	K Tavey 1-6, D Loughman 0-1, P Duffy 0-1, D Duffy 0-1.		A O'Donnell 1-1, E Kavanagh 1-1, E Gormley 0-3, Peter Canavan 0-3, E McCaffrey 0-1, E McGinley 0-1.

Final

Bellaghy v Errigal Ciarán

5 November 2000 Final	Bellaghy	1-10 - 1-04	Errigal Ciarán	St. Tiernach's Park
	G Diamond 0-5, C Scullion 1-1, J Cassidy 0-2, L Diamond 0-1, F Glackin 0-1.		M Harte 1-0, E Gormley 0-2, P Loughran 0-1, Peter Canavan 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Tír Chonaill Gaels v Nemo Rangers

10 December 2000 Quarter-final	Tír Chonaill Gaels	0-06 - 2-08	Nemo Rangers	Emerald GAA Grounds
	T Maguire 0-3, D Gillespie 0-2, B McDonagh 0-1.		J Kavanagh 1-1, A Cronin 1-1, D Niblock 0-2, N Corkery 0-2, M Cronin 0-1, JP O'Neill 0-1.

Semi-finals

Nemo Rangers v O'Hanrahan's

18 February 2001 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	0-12 - 1-07	O'Hanrahan's	Ned Hall Park
	C Corkery 0-7, D Niblock 0-2; J Kavanagh 0-2, A Cronin 0-1.		A Kavanagh 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-3, D Bermingham 0-1, B Walker 0-1, G Walker 0-1.

Crossmolina Deel Rovers v Bellaghy

18 February 2001 Semi-final	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-08 - 0-07	Bellaghy	Brewster Park
	P McAndrew 1-0, K McDonald 0-2, J Keane 0-1, P Gardiner 0-1, J Leonard 0-1, L Moffatt 0-1, J Nallen 0-1, M Moyles 0-1.		G Diamond 0-6, F Glacken 0-1.

Final

Crossmolina Deel Rovers v Nemo Rangers

17 March 2001 Final	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-16 - 1-12	Nemo Rangers	Croke Park
	K McDonald 0-7 (0-3f), J Keane 0-2. P McGuinness 0-2, P Gardiner, P McAndrew, M Moyles, L Moffatt, J Leonard 0-1 each.		C Corkery 1-6 (0-3f, 0-1 '45'), D Kavanagh, K Cahill, S O'Brien, D Niblock, A Cronin, J Kavanagh 0-1 each.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pa Kavanagh	O'Hanrahan's	1-24	27	6	4.50
2	Ciarán McDonald	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-17	23	4	5.75
	Tommy Gill	Rathnew	0-23	23	3	7.66
3	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	1-19	22	3	7.33
4	Gavin Diamond	Bellaghy	0-16	16	3	5.33
5	Kieran Tavey	Castleblayney	1-12	15	2	7.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tommy Gill	Rathnew	0-10	10	Dunshaughlin
2	Ciarán McDonald	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-06	9	Kilbride
	Pa Kavanagh	O'Hanrahan's	1-06	9	Coralstown/Kinnegad
	Kieran Tavey	Castleblayney	1-06	9	Errigal Ciarán
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	1-06	9	Crossmolina Deel Rovers
3	David Flynn	Coralstown/Kinnegad	0-08	8	O'Hanrahan's
4	Alan O'Donovan	Corofin	1-04	7	Aughavas
	Dessie Brady	Gowna	1-04	7	Ard an Rátha
	Tommy Gill	Rathnew	0-07	7	Dunshaughlin
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-07	7	O'Hanrahan's
	Ciarán McDonald	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-07	7	Nemo Rangers

Miscellaneous

• O'Hanrahan's won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history.

References

1. "Crossmaglen stars are simply the best". Irish Independent. 18 March 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. O'Riordan, Tom (17 April 2001). "Super Crossmolina leave ghosts seeking new haunt". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2020.