2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship
The 2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship is 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, is now scheduled to end in March 2021.[3][4]
| Dates | 24 July 2020 - 5-7 March 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
| Relegated |  St. Nicholas' | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 23 | ||
| Goals scored | 54 (2.35 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 503 (21.87 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Daniel Goulding (2-30) | ||
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Overview
Format
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.[5] 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.[6]
Participating teams
| 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. Michaels' | Blackrock | Green and yellow |
| St. Nicholas' | Blackpool | Black and white |
Fixtures/results
Table
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
| 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. |
Table
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
| 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). |
Table
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
| 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. |
Relegation playoff
| 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
| 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
| 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). |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goulding | Éire Óg | 2-30 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 2 | Cian O'Riordan | Mallow | 2-19 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | 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' | |
| 3 | Barry Collins | Bandon | 2-04 | 10 | Fermoy |
| 4 | Daniel Goulding | Éire Óg | 0-09 | 9 | St. Michael's |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | 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 |
References
- "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "GAA suspends all club games with immediate effect until further notice". The 42. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "County Executive Update 21/10/2020". Cork GAA website. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- 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.
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