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2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship

The 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship was the 38th contested edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's tertiary inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament.

2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
Tournament details
LevelJunior
Year2020
TrophyWest County Hotel Cup
SponsorTG4, Lidl, AIG[1]
Date25 October – 5 December
Teams6
Winners
ChampionsFermanagh LGFA (2nd win)
ManagerJohnny Garrity
CaptainCourteney Murphy
Qualify forIntermediate Ladies' Football Championship
Runners-up
Runners-upWicklow LGFA
ManagerMark Murnaghan
CaptainLaura Hogan
Other
Matches played9
Total scored41 goals (4.56 gpg) 152 points (16.89 ppg)
Player of the Year Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) [2]
Top Scorer Eimear Smyth (6,18) 36 points
Websitehttps://ladiesgaelic.ie/
← 2019
2021 →

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games forced the delay of the tournament until late in the year.[3][4][5]

Fermanagh LGFA were the winners for the second time in their history and will play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship in 2021.[6]

Format

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Group stage

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6 counties competed in the 2020 tournament. There were two groups of three. Each team played the other team's in their group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Knockout stage

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The winner of group A competed in the All-Ireland semi-final against the runner up of group B, and the winner of group B played the runner up of group A.

Teams

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Counties Flag
colours		 Captain (2020) Manager (2020) Junior Championships Last Win
Antrim LGFA   Áine Tubridy Damien McConville 2 2012
Carlow LGFA   Anne Roche Mark Keating — —
Derry LGFA   Grace Conway Paul Hasson — —
Fermanagh LGFA   Courteney Murphy Johnny Garrity 2 2020
Limerick LGFA   Niamh McCarthy Donal Ryan 2 2018
Wicklow LGFA   Laura Hogan Mark Murnaghan 2 2011

Venues

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Venues used for the 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.

Fixtures and results

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Key to colours
     Advance to All-Ireland semi-finals

Group A Table

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Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
  Wicklow 2 2 0 0 6 +17
  Fermanagh 2 1 0 1 3 –2
  Carlow 2 0 0 2 0 –15

Group A results

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25 October
14:00 GMT
Group A Rd 1
 Wicklow 3–15 (24) – 2–05 (11)  Carlow
(HT: 2–10 – 1–01)
Gls: M Deeney 2, S Miley 1
Pts: M Deeney 6, M Kealy 4, L Hogan 3, L Ahern 1, C Fox 1		 Gls: C Ní Shé 1, S Doyle 1
Pts: C Ní Shé 2, S Doyle 1, A Gilmartin 1, E Atkinson 1
Baltinglass, Wicklow
Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan (Dublin)
Attendance: 0
31 October
13:00 GMT
Group A Rd 2
 Fermanagh 1–02 (5) – 0–09 (9)  Wicklow
(HT: 1–01 – 0–06)
Gls: E Smyth 1
Pts: E Smyth 1, B Bogue 1
Pts: M Deeney 0–4, M Kealy 3, Hogan 2
Lannleire GFC, Louth
Referee: Gavin Finnegan (Down)
Attendance: 0
8 November
13:00 GMT
Group A Rd 3
 Carlow 2–10 (16) – 3–09 (18)  Fermanagh
(HT: 2–05 – 1–04)
Gls: C Ní Shé 1, R Sawyer 1
Pts: C Ní Shé 7, R Sawyer 3		 Gls: E Smyth 2, B Bogue 1
Pts: E Smyth 6, B Bogue 2, J Doonan 1
Lannleire GFC, Louth
Referee: Kieran Mc Keever (Armagh)
Attendance: 0

Group B Table

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Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
  Limerick 2 2 0 0 6 +21
  Antrim 2 1 0 1 3 +1
  Derry 2 0 0 2 0 –22

Group B results

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25 October
14:00 GMT
Group B Rd 1
  Limerick 4–10 (22) – 0–07 (7)  Derry
(HT: 1–07 – 0–03)
Gls: C Mee 2, A Corbett 1, A Ryan 1
Pts: C Mee 3, A Ryan 1, R Ambrose 2, A Cunningham 2, A O'Sullivan 1, N McCarthy 1
Pts: E Doherty 0–6, E Sainsbury 0–1
Lannleire GFC, Louth
Referee: Ciaran Groome (Offaly)
Attendance: 0
1 November
13:00 GMT
Group B Rd 2
 Antrim 1–05 (8) – 2–08 (14)   Limerick
(HT: 1–02 – 1–04)
Gls: M McCurdy 1
Pts: G McLoughlin 2, A Taggart 2, C Taggart 1		 Gls: C Mee 1, A Ryan 1
Pts: C Mee 4, A Ryan 1, L Coughlan 1, A O'Sullivan 1, R Ambrose 1
Conneff Park, Clane, Kildare
Referee: Austin O'Connell (Galway)
Attendance: 0
8 November
13:00 GMT
Group B Rd 3
 Derry 1–07 (10) – 2–11 (17)  Antrim
(HT: 1–04 – 1–06)
Gls: C McGurk 1
Pts: C McGurk 1, E Doherty 4, K Holly 1, C Moore 1		 Gls: C Carey 1, M McCurdy 1
Pts: C Carey 3, M McCurdy 1, A Taggart 4, F Rocks 1, D Connolly 1, G McLoughlin 1
Augher, Tyrone
Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal)
Attendance: 0

All-Ireland Semi-finals

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22 November
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 1
 Antrim 3–10 (19) – 7–11 (32)  Wicklow
(HT: 0–05 – 4–04)
Gls: B Devlin 1, C Carey 1, A Taggart 1
Pts: C Carey 4, A Taggart 1, M McCurdy 1, L Dahunsi 3, G McLoughlin 1		 Gls: M Deeney 2, C Fox 3, M Kealy 1, L Hogan 1
Pts: M Deeney 1, M Kealy 5, L Hogan 2, S Miley 2
Donaghmore Ashbourne, Meath
Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan (Dublin)
Attendance: 0
22 November
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 2
 Fermanagh 4–10 (22) – 4–03 (15)   Limerick
(HT: 4–05 – 1–02)
Gls: E Smyth 2, J Doonan 1, R O'Reilly 1
Pts: E Smyth 6, J Doonan 2, R O'Reilly 1, S McCausland 1		 Gls: A Ryan 2, A Cunningham 1, A O'Sullivan 1
Pts: A Cunningham 2 (2fs) A O'Sullivan 1
Kinnegad, Westmeath
Referee: Kevin Corcoran (Mayo)
Attendance: 0

All-Ireland final

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5 December
16:00 GMT
Final
 Fermanagh 2–09 (15) – 0–12 (12)  Wicklow
(HT: 1–07 – 0–06)
Gls: E Smyth 1, R McDonald 1
Pts: E Smyth 5 (4f), J Doonan 2, S McCausland 1, A Flanagan 1
Pts: M Kealy 7 (4f), L Hogan 3, M Deeney 2 (2f)
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal)
Attendance: 0

Awards

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TG4 Junior Players' Player of the Year

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Eimear Smyth   Fermanagh[7]

Junior Team of the Championship

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No. Position Player Team Flag
1 Goalkeeper Shauna Murphy   Fermanagh
2 Right corner back Emily Mulhall   Wicklow
3 Full back Sarah Jane Winders   Wicklow
4 Left corner back Rebekah Daly   Limerick
5 Right half back Alanna Conroy   Wicklow
6 Centre half back Saoirse Tennyson   Antrim
7 Left half back Sarah McCarville   Fermanagh
8 Midfield Aoife Gorman   Wicklow
9 Midfield Róisín O'Reilly   Fermanagh
10 Right half forward Áine Cunningham   Limerick
11 Centre half forward Laura Hogan   Wicklow
12 Left half forward Aishling Maguire   Fermanagh
13 Right corner forward Eimear Smyth   Fermanagh
14 Full forward Meadhbh Deeney   Wicklow
15 Left corner forward Marie Kealy   Wicklow

Season Statistics

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Scoring list
No. Name Team Flag Goals Points Total points
1 Eimear Smyth   Fermanagh 6 18 36
2 Meadhbh Deeney   Wicklow 4 13 25
3 Marie Kealy   Wicklow 1 19 22
4 Cathy Mee   Limerick 3 7 16
5 Clíodhna Ní Shé   Carlow 2 9 15
6 Amy Ryan   Limerick 4 2 14
7 Laura Hogan   Wicklow 1 10 13
Cathy Carey   Antrim 2 7 13
8 Clodagh Fox   Wicklow 3 1 10
Aoife Taggart   Antrim 1 7 10
Emma Doherty   Derry 0 10 10
9 Joanne Doogan   Fermanagh 1 5 8
Meabh McCurdy   Antrim 2 2 8
10 Aine Cunningham   Limerick 1 4 7
11 Blaithin Bogue   Fermanagh 1 3 6
Rachel Sawyer   Carlow 1 3 6
Andrea O'Sullivan   Limerick 1 3 6
12 Sara Doyle   Carlow 1 1 4
Grainne McLoughlin   Antrim 0 4 4
Roisin O'Reilly   Fermanagh 1 1 4
Ciara McGurk   Derry 1 1 4
13 Bronagh Devlin   Antrim 1 0 3
Róisín McDonald   Fermanagh 1 0 3
Róisín Ambrose   Limerick 0 3 3
Lara Dahunsi   Antrim 0 3 3
Aoife Corbett   Limerick 1 0 3
14 Sarah McCausland   Fermanagh 0 2 2
15 Ellen Atkinson   Carlow 0 1 1
Aoibhinn Gilmartin   Carlow 0 1 1
Danielle Connolly   Antrim 0 1 1
Ciara Moore   Derry 0 1 1
Aoife Flanagan   Fermanagh 0 1 1
Ellen Atkinson   Carlow 0 1 1
Niamh McCarthy   Limerick 0 1 1
Fionnuala Rocks   Antrim 0 1 1
Ella Siansbury   Derry 0 1 1
Caitlin Taggart   Antrim 0 1 1
Katy Holly   Derry 0 1 1
Leah Coughlan   Limerick 0 1 1
Season Statistics Breakdown
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
  Antrim 44 3 14.67 6 35 19 6.33 9 3 0 9
  Carlow 27 2 13.5 4 15 15 7.55 12 6 0 5
  Derry 17 2 8.5 1 14 10 5 7 3.5 0 5
  Fermanagh 60 4 15 10 30 42 10.5 18 4.5 2 7
  Limerick 51 3 17 10 21 22 7.33 29 9.67 1 8
  Wicklow 77 4 16.25 10 47 44 11 33 8.25 0 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sponsors & Supporters". LGFA. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ Cahill, Jackie (27 February 2021). "Mackin sees off competition from Dublin duo to claim Player of the Year award". www.the42.ie. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tipperary drawn with Galway and Monaghan in Ladies Football Championship". Nenagh Guardian. July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "London Ladies call for decision barring them from 2020 All-Ireland Championship to be reviewed". Irish Post. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Draws made for All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships". RTE. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ Rooney, Declan (5 December 2020). "Smyth's goal decisive as Fermanagh hold off Wicklow in Junior final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Aimee Mackin, Vikki Wall and Eimear Smyth named as 2020 TG4 Players' Player of the Year award winners". LGFA. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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