The 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship was the 23rd contested edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's secondary inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament.
Tournament details | |
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Level | Intermediate |
Year | 2020 |
Trophy | Mary Quinn Memorial Cup |
Sponsor | TG4, Lidl, AIG[1] |
Date | 31st of October – 20th of December |
Teams | 13 |
Winners | |
Champions | Meath LGFA (1st win) |
Manager | Eamon Murray |
Captain | Máire O'Shaughnessy |
Qualify for | Senior Ladies' Football Championship |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Westmeath LGFA |
Manager | Sean Finnegan |
Captain | Fiona Claffey |
Other | |
Matches played | 18 |
Total scored | 91 goals (5 gpg) 342 points (19 ppg) |
Player of the Year | Vicki Wall[2] (Meath) |
Top Scorer | Stacey Grimes (4,18) 30 points |
Website | https://ladiesgaelic.ie/ |
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games forced the delay of the tournament until late in the year.[3][4][5]
Meath LGFA were the winners for the first time in their history and were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2021.[6][7][8]
Format
editGroup stage
edit13 counties competed in the 2020 tournament. There were three groups of three and one group of four. Each team played the other team's in their group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.[9]
Knockout stage
editThe winners of each group competed in the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Teams
editVenues
editFixtures and results
editAdvance to All-Ireland semi-finals |
Group 1 Table
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
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Roscommon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +12 |
Wexford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
Offaly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –17 |
Group 1 Results
edit21st of October 2020
13:00 GMT Group 1 Rd 1 |
Wexford | 3-10 (19) – 1-08 (11) | Offaly |
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(HT: 3-05 – 0-5) | ||
Gls: B Breen 1, C Murray 1, A Murphy 1 Pts: B Breen 2, S Hamilton 2, A Wilson 1, C Murray 5 |
Gls: C Sheridan 1 Pts: M Byrne 1, G Egan 3, K Kenny 2, E McEvoy 2 |
8th of November
13:00 GMT Group 1 Rd 2 |
Offaly | 1-15 (18) – 2-09 (15) | Wexford |
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(HT: 1-10 – 1-04) | ||
Gls: S Glennon 1 Pts: L Fleming 3, A Gavin 4, A O'Connor 5, S Fleming 1, J Cregg 1, L Brady 1 |
Gls: C Murray 1, A Murphy 1 Pts: C Murray 4, C Banville 3, A Murphy 1, S Harding Kenny 1 |
15th of November
13:00 GMT Group 1 Rd 3 |
Offaly | 4-04 (16) – 5-10 (25) | Roscommon |
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(HT: 3-02 – 2-04) | ||
Gls: K Kenny 1, E McEvoy 1, M Byrne 1, G Egan 1 Pts: K Kenny 2, G Egan 2 |
Gls: J Cregg 1, S Glennon 2, A O'Connor 1, L O'Rourke 1 Pts: L Fleming 3, A Gavin 1, S Glennon 1, A O'Connor 5 |
Group 2 Table
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
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Westmeath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +36 |
Louth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −3 |
Longford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −33 |
Group 2 Results
edit31st of October
13:00 GMT Group 2 Rd 1 |
Longford | 2-06 (12) – 9-09 (36) | Westmeath |
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(HT: 1-04 – 5-04) | ||
Gls: M Farrell 1, G Shannon 1 Pts: A Darcy 4, K Shannon 4, M Farrell 1 |
Gls: A Jones 1, L McCartan 1, L Archibold 1, C Blundell 1, K Hegarty 2, V Carr 1, S McCormack 2 Pts: A Jones 1, L McCartan 3, L Archibold 2, K Hegarty 2 |
8th of November
13:00 GMT Group 2 Rd 2 |
Louth | 4-10 (22) – 2-07 (13) | Longford |
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(HT: 1-05 – 0-04) | ||
Gls: A Breen 1, E Byrne 1, L Boyle 1, K Flood 1 Pts: C Donnelly 1, A Byrne 1, E Byrne 1, L Boyle 4, K Flood 3 |
Gls: A Darcy 1, C Lohan 1-0 Pts: G Shannon 1, A Darcy 4, E Heaney 1, L McGuire 1 |
15th of November
13:00 GMT Group 2 Rd 3 |
Westmeath | 3-11 (20) – 1-05 (8) | Louth |
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(HT: 1-07 – 0-02) | ||
Gls: L Archibold 1, C Blundell 2 Pts: J Maher 1, R Dillon 1, V Carr 1, L Archibold 3, C Blundell 1, A Jones 1, L Slevin 3 |
Gls: N Rice 1 Pts: K Flood 1, E Byrne 1, N Rice 1, L Boyle 2 |
Group 3 Table
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
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Meath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +25 |
Down | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +6 |
Leitrim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −31 |
Group 3 Results
edit1st of November
13:00 GMT Group 3 Rd 1 |
Meath | 0-11 (11) – 1-06 (9) | Down |
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(HT: 0-8 – 0-0) | ||
Pts: N Gallogly 2, M O'Shaughnessy 1, M Thynne 1, E Duggan 2, S Grimes 4, B Lynch 1 |
Gls: J Foy 1 Pts: J Foy 5, N Ferris 1 |
8th of November
13:00 GMT Group 3 Rd 2 |
Leitrim | 0-10 (10) – 5-18 (33) | Meath |
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(HT: 0-04 – 3-10) | ||
Pts: L O'Dowd 1, M Devaney 2, L Fox 1, V Egan 1, M Guckian 5 |
Gls: M Thynne 1, S Grimes 2, B Lynch 2 Pts: M O'Shaughnessy 1, K Byrne 1, M Thynne 1, E Duggan 5, V Wall 1, N O'Sullivan 3, S Grimes 5, B Lynch 1 |
15th of November
13:00 GMT Group 3 Rd 3 |
Down | 3-12 (21) – 1-10 (13) | Leitrim |
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(HT: 2-06 – 0-07) | ||
Gls: A McCarvill 1, J Foy 1, N Ferris 1 Pts: M Kavanagh 1, A McCarvill 1, O Swail 1, K McKay 2, J Foy 3, N Ferris 4 |
Gls: R McHugh 1 Pts: L O'Dowd 2, V Egan 2, M Guckian 2, M Devaney 2, R McHugh 2 |
Group 4 Table
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
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Clare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +44 |
Kildare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +24 |
Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +9 |
Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −77 |
Group 4 Results
edit1st of November
13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 1 |
Kildare | 2-11 (17) – 1-12 (15) | Clare |
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(HT: 0-06 – 1-07) | ||
Gls: N Dooley 1, E Dowling 1 Pts: G Clifford 1, L Curran 3, N Dooley 2, R Byrne 0-5 |
Gls: C Moloney 1 Pts: E O'Connor 1, N O'Dea 1, R Considine 1, G Nolan 1, F Marrinan 2, C Moloney 5, C Blake 1 |
1st of November
13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 1 |
Sligo | 1-04 (7) – 5-08 (23) | Laois |
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(HT: 1-02 – 3-05) | ||
Gls: L Boles 1 Pts: L Boles 1, S Regan 1, R O'Brien 2 |
Gls: E Lawlor 1, R Fitzgerald 1, L Nerney 1, S A Fitzgerald 1, A Moran 1 Pts: M Nerney 3, E Lawlor 1, L Tarpey 2, O Hennessy 2 |
8th of November
13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 2 |
Sligo | 0-04 (4) – 5-13 (28) | Kildare |
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(HT: 0-02 – 4-07) | ||
Pts: C Gilroy 1, S Cunney 1, R O'Brien 1, L Boles 1 |
Gls: R Byrne 2, N Dooley 1, S O'Sullivan 1, E Burke 1 Pts: L Curran 4, R Byrne 4, N Dooley 2, G Clifford 3 |
8th of November
13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 2 |
Clare | 5-07 (22) – 1-10 (13) | Laois |
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(HT: 3-04 – 0-05) | ||
Gls: N O'Dea 2, C Moloney 2, G Nolan 1 Pts: R Considine 1, C Moloney 5, G Nolan 1 |
Gls: M Nerney 1 Pts: L Tarpey 2, L Nerney 1, M Nerney 6, K Whelan 1, E Lawlor 1 |
15th of November
13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 3 |
Kildare | 3-08 (17) – 2-13 (19) | Laois |
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(HT: 0-03 – 1-08) | ||
Gls: R Byrne 2, N Dooley 1 Pts: L Curran 2, R Byrne 3, N Dooley 2, E Dowling 1 |
Gls: L Tarpey 1, S A Fitzgerald 1 Pts: E Healy 1, M Nerney 8, E Lawlor 2, S A Fitzgerald 1, R Williams 1 |
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
edit28th of November 2020
13:30 GMT Semi-Final 2 |
Clare | 0-04 (4) – 4-13 (25) | Meath |
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(HT: 0-04 – 2-06) | ||
Pts: N O'Dea 1, G Nolan 3 |
Gls: N O'Sullivan 1-0, S Grimes 2, B Lynch 1 Pts: E Troy 1, V Wall 1, S Grimes 6, M Thynne 1, E Duggan 1, M O'Shaughnessy 1, E White 1 |
All Ireland Intermediate Final
editAwards
editTG4 Intermediate Players’ Player of the Year
editIntermediate Team of the Championship
editNo. | Position | Player | Team | Flag |
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1 | Goalkeeper | Monica McGuirk | Meath | |
2 | Right corner back | Rachel Dillon | Westmeath | |
3 | Full back | Lucy Power | Westmeath | |
4 | Left corner back | Emma Troy | Meath | |
5 | Right half back | Róisín Considine | Clare | |
6 | Centre half back | Fiona Claffey | Westmeath | |
7 | Left half back | Megan Thynne | Meath | |
8 | Midfield | Jennifer Higgins | Roscommon | |
9 | Midfield | Máire O’Shaughnessy | Meath | |
10 | Right half forward | Emma Duggan | Meath | |
11 | Centre half forward | Vikki Wall | Meath | |
12 | Left half forward | Anna Jones | Westmeath | |
13 | Right corner forward | Stacey Grimes | Meath | |
14 | Full forward | Niamh O'Dea | Clare | |
15 | Left corner forward | Róisín Byrne | Kildare |
Season Statistics
editNo. | Name | Team | Flag | Goals | Points | Total points |
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1 | Stacey Grimes | Meath | 4 | 18 | 30 | |
2 | Róisín Byrne | Kildare | 4 | 12 | 24 | |
3 | Chloe Moloney | Clare | 3 | 12 | 21 | |
Gráinne Nolan | Clare | 3 | 12 | 21 | ||
4 | Mo Nerney | Laois | 1 | 17 | 20 | |
5 | Leona Archibold | Westmeath | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
6 | Niamh O'Dea | Clare | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
7 | Ciara Blundell | Westmeath | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
Emma Duggan | Meath | 0 | 15 | 15 | ||
Aimee O'Connor | Roscommon | 1 | 12 | 15 | ||
Neasa Dooley | Kildare | 3 | 6 | 15 | ||
Catriona Murray | Wexford | 2 | 9 | 15 | ||
8 | Bridgetta Lynch | Meath | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
Laura Fleming | Roscommon | 0 | 14 | 14 | ||
Jessica Foy | Down | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||
9 | Anna Jones | Westmeath | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
10 | Karen Hegarty | Westmeath | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Lucy McCartan | Westmeath | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
11 | Aoife Darcy | Longford | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
12 | Sinead Glennon | Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
13 | Amy Sexton | Clare | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
Lara Curran | Kildare | 0 | 9 | 9 | ||
Lauren Boyle | Louth | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
14 | Gráinne Egan | Offaly | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Natasha Ferris | Down | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
Vikki Wall | Meath | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
15 | Kate Kenny | Offaly | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Niamh O'Sullivan | Meath | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
Leah Tarpey | Laois | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
Kate Flood | Louth | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
Emma Lawlor | Laois | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
Michelle Guckian | Leitrim | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||
Sarah Anne Fitzgerald | Laois | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
Aishling Murphy | Wexford | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
16 | Fidelma Marrinan | Clare | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Megan Thynne | Meath | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Sarah McCormack | Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
17 | Eimear Byrne | Louth | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Roisin McHugh | Leitrim | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Bernie Breen | Wexford | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Lauren Boles | Sligo | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Joanne Cregg | Roscommon | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Ellie McEvoy | Offaly | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Leanne Slevin | Westmeath | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
Aoife Gavin | Roscommon | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
18 | Laura Nerney | Laois | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Grace Shannon | Longford | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Marie Byrne | Offaly | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Ellen Dowling | Kildare | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Muireann Devaney | Leitrim | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Aoibheann McCarvill | Down | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Niamh Rice | Louth | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Vicky Carr | Westmeath | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Michelle Farrell | Longford | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Rachel O'Brien | Sligo | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Grace Clifford | Kildare | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Máire O'Shaughnessy | Meath | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
19 | Lisa O'Rourke | Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Rachel Fitzgerald | Laois | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Andrea Moran | Laois | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Chloe Sheridan | Offaly | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Erica Burke | Kildare | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Siobhan O'Sullivan | Kildare | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Clodagh Lohan | Longford | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Vivienne Egan | Leitrim | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Ciara Banville | Wexford | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Laura O'Dowd | Leitrim | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Aine Breen | Louth | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
20 | Johanna Maher | Westmeath | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Shereen Hamilton | Wexford | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Roisin Considine | Clare | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Kate McKay | Down | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Niamh Gallogly | Meath | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Emma Troy | Meath | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Orla Hennessy | Laois | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
21 | Sarah Harding Kenny | Wexford | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ellen Healy | Laois | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Claire Donnelly | Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Louise Brady | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sarah Cunney | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Natalie McHugh | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Tara Kelly | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Lauren McGuire | Longford | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Emer Heaney | Longford | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Jenny Higgins | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Mairead Kavanagh | Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Eimear Keane | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Ciara Gilroy | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Cliodhna Blake | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Orla Swail | Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Shauna Fleming | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sinéad Regan | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Rachel Dillon | Westmeath | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Claire Donnelly | Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Caoimhe Harvey | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Aoibheann Leahy | Meath | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Rachel Williams | Laois | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Aoife Byrne | Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Kate Whelan | Laois | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Leah Fox | Leitrim | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Kara Shannon | Longford | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Emma White | Meath | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Amy Wilson | Wexford | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Leahy Kelly | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Eimear O'Connor | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Teams | Total score | Games | Points per game average | Goals | Points | First half (total score) | Average points (first half) | Second half (total score) | Average points (second half) | Clean sheets (goals) | No. of scoring players in season |
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Clare | 80 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 11.75 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 11 |
Down | 30 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
Kildare | 62 | 3 | 20.67 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 9.33 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 7 |
Laois | 56 | 3 | 18.67 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 11 |
Leitrim | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Longford | 32 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5.5 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 7 |
Louth | 30 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
Meath | 92 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 59 | 53 | 13.25 | 39 | 9.75 | 2 | 12 |
Offaly | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 |
Roscommon | 46 | 3 | 15.3 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 11.33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
Sligo | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 6 |
Westmeath | 88 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 34 | 53 | 13.25 | 35 | 8.75 | 1 | 10 |
Wexford | 34 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
See also
edit- 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
- 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
- Ladies' Gaelic Football All Stars Awards
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
- Ladies' National Football League
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