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.
Tournament details | |
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Level | Junior |
Year | 2020 |
Trophy | West County Hotel Cup |
Sponsor | TG4, Lidl, AIG[1] |
Date | 25 October – 5 December |
Teams | 6 |
Winners | |
Champions | Fermanagh LGFA ![]() |
Manager | Johnny Garrity |
Captain | Courteney Murphy |
Qualify for | Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Wicklow LGFA ![]() |
Manager | Mark Murnaghan |
Captain | Laura Hogan |
Other | |
Matches played | 9 |
Total scored | 41 goals (4.56 gpg) 152 points (16.89 ppg) |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
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]
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
editGroup stage
edit6 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
editThe 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
editVenues
editFixtures and results
editAdvance to All-Ireland semi-finals |
Group A Table
editTeam | 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
edit25th of October
14:00 GMT Group A Rd 1 |
Wicklow | 3–15 (24) – 2–05 (11) | Carlow |
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(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 |
31st of October
13:00 GMT Group A Rd 2 |
Fermanagh | 1–02 (5) – 0–09 (9) | Wicklow |
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(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 |
8th of November
13:00 GMT Group A Rd 3 |
Carlow | 2–10 (16) – 3–09 (18) | Fermanagh |
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(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 |
Group B Table
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
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Limerick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +21 |
Antrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
Derry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –22 |
Group B results
edit25th of October
14:00 GMT Group B Rd 1 |
Limerick | 4–10 (22) – 0–07 (7) | Derry |
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(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 |
1st of November
13:00 GMT Group B Rd 2 |
Antrim | 1–05 (8) – 2–08 (14) | Limerick |
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(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 |
All-Ireland Semi-finals
edit22nd of November
13:00 GMT Semi-final 1 |
Antrim | 3–10 (19) – 7–11 (32) | Wicklow |
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(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 |
All-Ireland final
editAwards
editTG4 Junior Players' Player of the Year
editJunior Team of the Championship
editNo. | Position | Player | Team | Flag |
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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
editNo. | Name | Team | Flag | Goals | Points | Total points |
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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 |
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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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
edit- 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
- 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
- All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
- Ladies' Gaelic Football All Stars Awards
- Ladies' National Football League
References
edit- ^ "Sponsors & Supporters". LGFA. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tipperary drawn with Galway and Monaghan in Ladies Football Championship". Nenagh Guardian. July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "London Ladies call for decision barring them from 2020 All-Ireland Championship to be reviewed". Irish Post. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Draws made for All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships". RTE. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (5 December 2020). "Smyth's goal decisive as Fermanagh hold off Wicklow in Junior final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "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.