2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship
| Dates | 24 July 2020 – 19 June 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
| Champions |  Éire Óg (1st title)Daniel Goulding (captain) Harry O'Reilly (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Mallow Eoin Stanton (captain) Keith Moynihan (manager) | ||
| Relegated |  St. Nicholas' | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 57 (2.38 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 523 (21.79 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Daniel Goulding (2-34) | ||
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The 2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019.[1] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[2] The championship eventually began on 24 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually concluded on 19 June 2021.[3][4][5]
The final was played on 19 June 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Éire Óg and Mallow, in what was their second meeting in that year's championship but their first meeting in a final in any grade. Éire Óg won the match by 2-13 to 1-07 to claim their first championship title and their second successive promotion.[6]
Éire Óg's Daniel Goulding was the championship's top scorer with 2-34.
Overview[edit]
Format[edit]
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates after an expensive review process of the entire Cork championship system. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, as well as straight relegation and promotion.[7] On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which provided for one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with inter-county players available.[8]
Participating teams[edit]
| Team | Location | Colours |
|---|---|---|
| Bandon | Bandon | Yellow and white |
| Bantry Blues | Bantry | Blue and white |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | Ballingeary | Black and red |
| Clyda Rovers | Mourne Abbey | Black and yellow |
| Dohenys | Dunmanway | Green and white |
| Éire Óg | Oven | Red and yellow |
| Fermoy | Fermoy | Black and yellow |
| Kiskeam | Kiskeam | Black and white |
| Mallow | Mallow | Red and yellow |
| O'Donovan Rossa | Skibbereen | Red and white |
| St Michael's | Blackrock | Green and yellow |
| St. Nicholas' | Blackpool | Black and white |
Group A[edit]
Table[edit]
Advance to play-offs Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| O'Donovan Rossa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-52 | 5-27 | 31 | 6 |
| St Michael's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-43 | 4-32 | 23 | 4 |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-39 | 4-46 | -13 | 2 |
| St. Nicholas' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-23 | 7-52 | -41 | 0 |
Results[edit]
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | O'Donovan Rossa | 4-22 - 1-05 | St. Nicholas' | Brinny Sportsfield |
| K Davis 1-8 (0-1f, 0-1 ‘mark’); D Óg Hodnett 2-1; D Shannon 0-5 (0-1 ‘mark’; 0-1 ‘45’); E Connolly 0-3; D Hourihane 1-1; T Hegarty, S Fitzgerald, D Daly, R Byrne 0-1 each. | Report | D Brosnan 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 ‘mark); L Coughlan 0-2; A Lynch 0-1. | Referee: E Sheehy (Newcestown) |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | St Michael's | 3-16 - 0-14 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | Ovens |
| E Buckley 1-4, A Hennessy 0-3, D Lenihan, K Hegarty 1-0 each, T Deasy 0-3 (0-1 f), L Grainger 0-2, A O'Connell, T Lenihan, E Hegarty, D Meaney 0-1 each. | Report | D Mac Thomáis 0-5, B Searten 0-4 (0-3 f), C Ó Loingsigh 0-2 (0-1 45), D Searten 0-2, M Ó Riordáin 0-1. | Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty) |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-17 - 1-10 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | Randal Óg Park |
| D Hourihane (0-6, 4 frees); D Óg Hodnett and D Shannon (1 mark, 1 45) (0-4 each); R Byrne (0-2); E Fitzgerald (0-1). | Report | B Searten (1-4); D Mac Tomáis (0-6, 2 frees). | Referee: T Hayes (Éire Óg) |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | St. Nicholas' | 1-05 - 2-15 | St Michael's | Caherlag Sportsfield |
| S Kennefick (1-1), D Brosnan (0-3 frees), A Lynch (0-1). | Report | L Grainger (1-1), L O’Sullivan (1-0), E Buckley (0-3), L Grainger, K Hegarty, A O’Connell (1 free), E O’Donovan (0-2 each), E Hegarty, M O’Keeffe, D Meaney (0-1 each). | Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche) |
| 6 September 2020 Round 3 | O'Donovan Rossa | 3-13 - 3-12 | St Michael's | St. Mary's Park |
| D Shannon (1-2, 1f), K Davis (0-5, 2f), T Hegarty and D Daly (1-0 each), D Hourihane (0-2), E Connolly, D Óg Hodnett, S Fitzgerald, R Byrne 0-1 each. | Report | T Deasy (0-5, 1f), E Hegarty (1-1), A O’Connell and A Hennessy (1-0 each), D MEaney, E Buckley, L Grainger, K Hegarty, T Lenihan and L O’Sullivan (0-1 each). |
| 6 September 2020 Round 3 | St. Nicholas' | 1-13 - 1-15 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | Carrigadrohid |
| S Kennefick 1- 2, D Brosnan (1f), D Brosnan (1f), A Lynch, L Coughlan 0-2 each, J Morrissey, A Hosford, K McCarthy Goade 0-1. | Report | D Mac Tomáis 0-6, C Ó Loingsigh 0-3, S Ó Tuama 1-0, D Seartan 0-3, B Seartan 0-2, M Ó Riordáin 0-1. |
Group B[edit]
Table[edit]
Advance to play-offs Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Mallow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-36 | 3-28 | 8 | 4 |
| Éire Óg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-33 | 1-31 | 5 | 4 |
| Kiskeam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-29 | 3-34 | -2 | 4 |
| Bantry Blues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-27 | 3-32 | -11 | 0 |
Results[edit]
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Éire Óg | 0-13 - 0-07 | Bantry Blues | Ballingeary |
| D Goulding (0-5 f, 0-1 sl, 0-1 45) 0-8, C O’Callaghan 0-2, B Hurley, E O’Shea, L Sheehan 0-1 each. | Report | T Foley 0-3 f, A Coakley 0-2, S O’Leary, J Casey 0-1 each. |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Kiskeam | 2-11 - 1-11 | Mallow | Kanturk |
| T O’Sullivan (1-3, 0-1 free), S O’Sullivan (0-4), G Casey (1-0), T Casey (0-2, 0-1 free), A Carroll and M Herlihy (0-1 each). | Report | E Kelleher (1-1), K Sheehan (0-4, 0-1 free), R Harkin (0-2), K O’Sullivan, M Taylor, S McDonnell and E Stanton (0-1 each). |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | Mallow | 0-14 - 0-07 | Éire Óg | Mourne Abbey |
| C O’Riordan (0-4, 0-1 free), M O’Rourke (0-2 frees) and K Sheehan (0-3 each), S McDonnell, J Dillon, K O’Sullivan and D Moynihan (0-1 each). | Report | D Goulding (0-4, 0-3 frees), D O’Herlihy, C O’Callaghan and B Hurley (0-1 each). | Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty) |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | Kiskeam | 1-08 - 0-10 | Bantry Blues | Clondrohid |
| S O’Sullivan (0-4, 0-1 free), G Casey (1-0), T O’Sullivan (0-3, 0-1 frees), A Carroll (0-1). | Report | R Deane (0-4, frees), A Coakley (0-4, 0-1 free), S McSweeney and S Coughlan (0-1 each). |
| 6 September 2020 Round 3 | Kiskeam | 1-10 - 2-13 | Éire Óg | O'Connell Park |
| S Meehan (1-1), S O’Sullivan 0-3f, T O’Sullivan 0-3(0-2f), G Casey (0-2), S Scannell (0-1). | Report | D Goulding 2-7(0-1f), J Cooper (0-3), C O’Callaghan (0-2), B Hurley 0-1. |
| 6 September 2020 Round 3 | Mallow | 2-11 - 1-10 | Bantry Blues | Castle Grounds |
| C O’Riordan 1-5 (0-3f, 1.sl); E Kelleher 1-0; J Loughrey, M Taylor, E Stanton, K O’Sullivan, J Dillon, P Herlihy 0-1 each. | Report | R Deane 1-5 (0-3f); S McSweeney 0-3; A Coakley 0-2 (0-1f). |
Group C[edit]
Table[edit]
Advance to play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Fermoy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-34 | 4-28 | 9 | 4 |
| Bandon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-35 | 2-31 | 7 | 3 |
| Clyda Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-24 | 4-26 | -8 | 3 |
| Dohenys | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-30 | 1-38 | -8 | 2 |
Results[edit]
| 24 July 2020 Round 1 | Clyda Rovers | 0-06 - 1-12 | Bandon | Ballyanley Sportsfield |
| C Corbett (2 fs)(0-3); C Flanagan, P Cronin, C O’Sullivan (0-1 each). | Report | M Sugrue (4 fs)(0-7); M O’Regan (1-2); R Crowley (0-2); R O’Driscoll (0-1). |
| 26 July 2020 Round 1 | Dohenys | 0-10 - 1-15 | Fermoy | Coachford |
| M Buckley 0-5 (0-4 f), F Herlihy 0-2, J Kelly, C Barry (f), K White 0-1 each. | Report | K Morrisson 1-0, M Brennan 0-4, R O'Hagan (0-2 f), P De Roiste, B O'Sullivan 0-3 each, L Coleman (45), A Aherne 0-1 each. |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | Dohenys | 0-12 - 0-12 | Bandon | Páirc Uinsinn |
| M Buckley (0-4, 1 free); F Herlihy, K White (0-3 each); C Daly, N Hurley (0-1 each). | Report | M Sugrue (2 frees), D Crowley (0-3 each); B Collins, C O’Mahony, R Crowley (0-2 each). | Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan) |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | Fermoy | 2-06 - 2-07 | Clyda Rovers | Mill Field |
| M Brennan (2-1), R O’Hagan (0-3, 1 free, 1 mark), P de Róiste (0-2). | Report | C Flanagan (2-0, 1-0 pen), C Corbett (0-4, 2 frees), C O’Sullivan, P Cronin and P Kissane (0-1 each). | Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers) |
| 6 September 2020 Round 3 | Dohenys | 1-08 - 0-11 | Clyda Rovers | Inniscarra |
| M Buckley 1-4, (0-3 f), F Herlihy 0-2, C Barry 0-2, (0-1 f). | Report | C Corbett 0-6, (0-4 f), S Ronayne 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, P Cronin 0-1 45, C Flanagan 0-1 f. |
| 6 September 2020 Round 3 | Fermoy | 2-13 - 2-11 | Bandon | Glanmire |
| R O’Hagan (0-6, 5 frees), B O’Sulliavn (1-1, 1-0 penalty), A Aherne (1-0), P de Róiste (0-3), K Morrison (0-2), M Brennan (0-1). | Report | B Collins (2-4), M Sugrue (0-4, all frees), M Cahalane (0-2), P Crowley (0-1). |
Knockout stage[edit]
Relegation playoff[edit]
| 18 September 2020 Playoff | St. Nicholas' | 0-02 - 3-15 | Bantry Blues | Sam Maguire Park |
| D Morris (0-2f). | Report | A Coakley (1-8, 0-3 frees), R Deane (1-1), S McSweeney (1-0), S Coughlan (0-1 45’, 0-1 free) and B Foley (0-2 each), S Murray and T Cronin (0-1 each). |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 20 September 2020 Quarter-final | Mallow | 2-16 - 2-10 | Bandon | Blarney Sportsfield |
| C O’Riordan (1-5, 0-1 free), D Moynihan (1-0), R Harkin, J Dillon, E Stanton (0-2), J Loughrey, K O’Sullivan, M O’Rourke (free), P Herlihy, K Sheehan (0-1 each). | Report | M Sugrue (1-5, 0-1 free, 0-1 45), P Crowley (1-0), Darren Crowley (0-3), R Crowley, B Collins (0-1 each). |
| 20 September 2020 Quarter-final | St Michael's | 0-04 - 3-12 | Éire Óg | Ballyanley Sportsfield |
| A O’Connell (0-2, 1 free), E Buckley (free), T Deasy (0-1 each). | Report | D Goulding (0-9, 2 frees), K Hallissey (2-0), C O’Callaghan (1-1), B Hurley, J Kelleher (0-1 each). |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 27 September 2020 Semi-final | Fermoy | 0-09 - 0-12 | Mallow | Glanworth Sportsfield |
| R O’Hagan (0-4, frees); K Morrison (0-2); L Coleman (45), P De Róiste, M Brennan (0-1 each). | Report | C O’Riordan (0-5, 2 frees); K O’Sullivan (0-3), R Harkin (0-2, 1 45); M O’Rourke, K Sheehan (0-1 each). |
| 4 October 2020 Semi-final | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-08 - 2-10 | Éire Óg | Ahamilla Sportsground |
| D Óg Hodnett (1-2), D Hourihane (0-3, 0-2 frees), K Davis, D Shannon and S Fitzgerald (0-1 each). | Report | C O’Callaghan (1-3), D Goulding (0-5, 0-2 frees), D Foley (1-0), E O’Shea and K Hallissey (0-1 each). |
Final[edit]
| 19 June 2021 Final | Mallow | 1-07 - 2-13 | Éire Óg | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| M O'Rourke 1-0, J Loughrey 0-2, K Sheehan, E Stanton, S Hayes, S Merritt, C O'Riordan 0-1 each. | Report | Joe Cooper 1-2, D Foley 1-2, D Goulding 0-4 f, B Hurley 0-2, J Murphy, E O'Shea, D Dineen 0-1 each. | Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven) |
Championship statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goulding | Éire Óg | 2-34 | 40 | 6 | 6.66 |
| 2 | Cian O'Riordan | Mallow | 2-20 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 3 | Mark Sugrue | Bandon | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 4 | Arthur Coakley | Bantry Blues | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 5 | Donal Óg Hodnett | O'Donovan Rossa | 3-08 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| Diarmuid Mac Tomáis | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 8 | Ruairí Deane | Bantry Blues | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| Mark Buckley | Dohenys | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| Ruairí O'Hagan | Fermoy | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goulding | Éire Óg | 2-07 | 13 | Kiskeam |
| 2 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-08 | 11 | St. Nicholas' |
| Arthur Coakley | Bantry Blues | 1-08 | 11 | St. Nicholas' | |
| 4 | Barry Collins | Bandon | 2-04 | 10 | Fermoy |
| 5 | Daniel Goulding | Éire Óg | 0-09 | 9 | St Michael's |
| 6 | Cian O'Riordan | Mallow | 1-05 | 8 | Bantry Blues |
| Cian O'Riordan | Mallow | 1-05 | 8 | Bandon | |
| Ruairí Deane | Bantry Blues | 1-05 | 8 | Mallow | |
| Mark Sugrue | Bandon | 1-05 | 8 | Mallow | |
| 10 | Martin Brennan | Fermoy | 2-01 | 7 | Clyda Rovers |
| Donal Óg Hodnett | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-01 | 7 | St. Nicholas' | |
| Ben Searten | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 1-04 | 7 | O'Donovan Rossa | |
| Mark Buckley | Dohenys | 1-04 | 7 | Clyda Rovers | |
| Eoghan Buckley | St Michael's | 1-04 | 7 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | |
| Mark Sugrue | Bandon | 0-07 | 7 | Clyda Rovers |
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Éire Óg are the first winners of the Senior A Championship.
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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- ^ "County Executive Update 21/10/2020". Cork GAA website. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (4 May 2021). "Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers Cork Premier SFC final clash earmarked for August". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "County champions: Éire Óg carve out their own place in football history". The Echo. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.