2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 15th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. 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 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[2] The championship eventually began on 25 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 1 August 2021.[3][4][5]

2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Dates25 July 2020 - 1 August 2021
Teams12
SponsorBon Secours Hospital
Champions Knocknagree (1st title)
Kealan Buckley (captain)
John Fintan Daly (manager)
Runners-up Kanturk
John McLoughlin (captain)
Tim Healy (manager)
Relegated Gabriel Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored64 (2.67 per match)
Points scored549 (22.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fintan O'Connor (0-28)
2019 (Previous) (Next) 2021

The final was played on 1 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Knocknagree and Kanturk, in what was their first meeting in a final. Knocknagree won the match by 0-12 to 0-09 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.[6]

Knocknagree's Fintan O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-28.

Format change

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On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. 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 and straight relegation and promotion.[7] On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which will see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.[8]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

  • Gabriel Rangers
  • Knocknagree

From Championship

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Promoted to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Results

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Group 1

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Table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Newmarket 3 3 0 0 7-36 3-27 21 6
Aghada 3 2 0 1 1-39 4-24 6 4
Castletownbere 3 1 0 2 6-26 5-36 -7 2
Na Piarsaigh 3 0 0 3 5-24 7-38 -20 0

Results

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25 July 2020 Round 1 Newmarket 2-14 - 1-06 Na Piarsaigh Banteer Sportsfield
C O’Keeffe 1-6(0-3f), D Hannon 0-5(0-3f), R O’Keeffe (1-1), B O’Connor, M Cottrell 0-1 each. Report A Keating (1-1), K Buckley 0-2f, A Hogan, S Forde, G Joyce(f) 0-1 each.
25 July 2020 Round 1 Castletownbere 0-07 - 0-13 Aghada Kilmurry Sportsfield
G Murphy 0-4 (0-2 frees), D Hegarty 0-3 (all frees). Report D Creedon 0-3 (0-1 free), C Fleming (0-1 ’45) and K O’Hanlon 0-2 each, T Hartnett, C Terry, A Berry, P O’Neill, A Stafford and J O Hanlon (free) 0-1 each.
16 August 2020 Round 2 Newmarket 2-10 - 0-11 Aghada Grenagh
D Hannon (1-3, 2 frees); C O’Keeffe (0-4, 3 frees); B O’Connor (1-1); M Cottrell, R O’Keeffe (0-1 each). Report D Creedon (0-3 frees), C Terry (0-3), K O’Hanlon (0-2), T Harnett, M Russell, C Fleming 0-1 each. Referee: Canice Walsh
16 August 2020 Round 2 Na Piarsaigh 2-11 - 4-09 Castletownbere Inchigeela
K Forde (2-0), K Buckley (0-5, 1 free, 1 ‘45’), A Hogan (0-3 frees), A Keating (0-2), S Forde (0-1). Report G Murphy (1-5, 0-1 free), J Walsh, James Harrington (1-1 each), A O’Sullivan (1-0 pen), D Dunne and R Murphy (free) (0-1 each). Referee: Colm O Mochain
5 September 2020 Round 3 Na Piarsaigh 2-07 - 1-15 Aghada Páirc Shéamuis de Barra
A Keating 1-2, S Forde 1-0, C O'Mahony 0-3, K Forde 0-2. K O'Hanlon 1-1, D Creedon 0-4, P O'Neill 0-3, C Fleming 0-2, S Bennett 0-2, R Savage 0-1, A Stafford 0-1, D Phelan 0-1.
5 September 2020 Round 3 Newmarket 3-12 - 2-10 Castletownbere Clondrohid
R O’Keeffe (1-4, 0-1 free), C O’Keeffe (0-4), D Culloty (1-1), D O’Keeffe (1-0), B O’Connor (0-2), M Cottrell (0-1). Report G Murphy (1-6, 0-4 frees), J Harrington (1-0), D Hanley, T Murphy, D Fenton and A O’Sullivan (0-1 each).

Group 2

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Table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Cill an Martra 3 3 0 0 11-36 1-28 38 6
Knocknagree 3 1 1 1 1-40 8-32 -13 3
St. Vincent's 3 1 0 2 3-29 7-39 -22 2
Naomh Abán 3 0 1 2 3-32 2-38 -3 1

Results

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26 July 2020 Round 1 Naomh Abán 1-06 - 0-11 Cill an Martra Castle Grounds
D Ó Ceallaigh (1-2, 1 mark); M Ó Duinnín (0-2 frees); C Ó Deasúna agus M Ó Laoghaire (0-1 each). Report M Ó Deasúna (0-7, 6 frees); D Ó Conaill, D Ó hUrdail, S Ó Foirréidh agus S Ó Duinnín (0-1 each).
26 July 2020 Round 1 St. Vincent's 1-07 - 1-13 Knocknagree Páirc Eoin Mhic Chárthaigh
B Murphy (0-3, 2 frees); A O’Callaghan (1-0); A Harte (0-2); D Duggan, J P Murphy (0-1 each). Report G Looney (1-0); F O’Connor (0-3 1 free); J F Daly (0-3); D O’Connor (0-3); E McSweeney (0-2); J Dennehy, David O’Connor (0-1 each). Referee: D Whelan (Aghada)
15 August 2020 Round 2 Cill an Martra 4-14 - 0-09 St. Vincent's Coachford Sportsfield
S Ó Duinnín 1-3, M Ó Deasúna 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-3 frees), D Ó hUrdail 0-4 (0-1 free), D Ó Duinnín 1-1, T Ó Corcora 1-0, C Ó Duinnín 0-2, D Ó Conaill 0-1. Report B Murphy 0-6 (0-3 frees), A Harte, D O’Regan and K Lynch 0-1 each.
15 August 2020 Round 2 Naomh Abán 0-14 - 0-14 Knocknagree Banteer Sportsfield
M Ó Duinnín (0-4, 1 free, 1 sideline), D Ó Ceallaigh (frees), D Ó hAileamhain (1 free, 1 ’45) (0-3 each), A Ó Luasa (0-2), M Ó Laoghaire agus É Ó Críodáin (0-1 each). Report F O’Connor (0-7, 5 frees), E McSweeney (0-2), P Doyle (’45), M Mahoney, D O’Connor, G Looney and M Dilworth (0-1 each).
5 September 2020 Round 3 Cill an Martra 7-11 - 0-13 Knocknagree Mourne Abbey
C Ó Duinnín (2-2); D Ó Duinnín (1-4); D Ó hUrdail (2-1); S Ó Duinnín (1-3); G Ó Goillidhe (1-0); C Ó Meachair (0-1). Report F O’Connor (0-5, 0-5 frees); JF Daly (0-3); D O’Connor (0-1 mark), P Doyle (0-1 ‘45), M Doyle, P O’Connor, E McSweeney (0-1 each).
5 September 2020 Round 3 Naomh Abán 2-12 - 2-13 St. Vincent's Cloughduv
M Ó Duinnín (0-6, 3 frees), M Ó Liatháin and A Ó Luasa (1-1 each), D Ó Ceallaigh (0-3, 1 free), C Ó Deasúna (0-1). Report B Murphy (1-6, 4 frees), M O’Leary (1-1), G McCarthy (0-2), S Duggan, A Harte, D Duggan and JP Murphy (0-1 each).

Group 3

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Table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Nemo Rangers 3 2 0 1 12-30 5-41 10 4
Kanturk 3 2 0 1 5-42 5-34 8 4
Macroom 3 2 0 1 6-38 8-29 3 4
Garbriel Rangers 3 0 0 3 3-37 8-43 -21 0

Results

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25 July 2020 Round 1 Macroom 1-10 - 1-11 Kanturk Cullen Sportsfield
D Twomey (1-2, 0-2 frees), F Goold (0-3, 0-1 free), S Kiely and E O’Gorman (0-2 each), J Murphy (0-1). Report I Walsh (0-4, 0-2 frees), L O’Neill (1-0), L O’Keeffe (0-2), L McLoughlin, J Browne, M Healy, C Clernon and A Walsh (0-1 each).
26 July 2020 Round 1 Nemo Rangers 3-14 - 1-11 Gabriel Rangers Kilmichael Sportsfield
L Horgan 2-0, C Kiely 0-5, R Dalton 0-4, C Dalton 1-0, J Coogan 0-2, A Greaney 0-2, E Dilloughrey 0-1. M Cronin 0-4, C o'Brien 1-0, K O'Driscoll 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2, G O'Callaghan 0-2.
14 August 2020 Round 2 Macroom 1-15 - 2-10 Gabriel Rangers Sam Maguire Park
D Twomey (0-6, 2 frees), T Dineen (1-1), C O’Sullivan (0-3, 2 frees), D Horgan (0-2), E O’Gorman, D Creedon, F Goold (0-1 each). Report G O’Callaghan (0-7, 3 frees, 1 45), L Hegarty, K O’Sullivan (1-0 each), C Moynihan (0-2), J O’Regan (0-1). Referee: A Whelton (Cloankilty)
16 August 2020 Round 2 Kanturk 0-17 - 4-08 Nemo Rangers O'Connell Park
I Walsh (0-5, 0-3 frees), M Healy (0-1 free), K Holland and A Walsh (0-3 each), L O’Keeffe (0-2), L McLoughlin (0-1). Report R Dalton (1-2, 0-1 free), A Greaney (1-1), C Dalton and E Dilloughrey (1-0 each), J Coogan (0-4), C Kiely (0-1). Referee: P O'Driscoll
5 September 2020 Round 3 Kanturk 4-14 - 0-16 Gabriel Rangers Ballingeary
K Holland (2-7, 0-3 frees, 0-1 ‘45), L O’Keeffe and Alan Walsh (1-0 each), I Walsh (0-2, 0-1 free), L O’Neill, C Kernan, M Healy (free), C O’Sullivan and P Walsh (0-1 each). Report M Cronin (0-7, 0-4 frees), G O’Callaghan (0-5, 0-2 frees), J Fitzpatrick, K O’Brien, K O’Sullivan and K O’Driscoll (0-1 each).
5 September 2020 Round 3 Macroom 4-13 - 5-08 Nemo Rangers Páirc Naomh Eoin
D Twomey (1-4, 2 frees), S Kiely (0-5), E O’Leary (1-0), F Goold (1-0), A Quinn (1-0), E O’Gorman (0-2, 0-1 mark), D Horgan, C O’Sullivan (0-1) each. Report R Dalton (1-4, 4 frees), C Kiely (1-1), L Horgan (1-0), J Coogan (1-0), K Fulignati (1-0), E Dilloughrey (0-2), A Greaney (1 free).

Knock-out stage

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Relegation playoff

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19 September 2020 Playoff Gabriel Rangers 0-07 - 0-13 Na Piarsaigh Ballinacarriga Sportsfield
M Cronin (0-4, 3f), G O'Callaghan (free), J O'Regan (free), K O'Driscoll (0-1 each). Report A Hogan (0-5, 3f, 0-1m), P Guest (0-4), C O'Mahony (0-2), D Maguire, A Higgins (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals

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19 September 2020 Quarter-final Kanturk 0-17 - 0-08 Aghada Ovens
K Holland (0-5 frees), P Walsh (0-1 free) and C Clernon (0-3 each), I Walsh (0-1 free) and J McLoughlin (0-2 each), L McLoughlin and G Keneghan (0-1 each). Report P O’Neill, K O’Hanlon, D Creedon (0-1 free) and J Looney (0-2 each).
19 September 2020 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-12 - 1-10 Knocknagree Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
A Greaney 0-5 f, C Kiely 0-3 (0-2 f), J O’Donovan 0-2, E Dilloughrey, A O’Donovan 0-1 each. Report F O’Connor 0-4 (0-2 f), M Dilworth 1-1, E McSweeney 0-2, G Looney, D O’Connor, JF Daly (f) 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

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26 September 2020 Semi-final Newmarket 0-14 - 0-15 Knocknagree O'Connor-McLoughlin Memorial Park
C O'Keeffe 0-6 (4f), D Hannon (2f), R O'Keeffe (1f) 0-2 each, A Browne, D O'Keeffe (1f), T O'Keeffe, A Browne 0-1 each. Report E McSweeney 0-5 (0-1sl), F O'Connor 0-3 (2f), M Dilworth 0-2, P Doyle (1f), J Fintan Daly, G Looney, D O'Connor, G O'Connor 0-1 each.
3 October 2020 Semi-final Cill Na Martra 0-11 - 0-12 Kanturk Mallow GAA Complex
S Ó Duinnín and M Ó Deasúna (0-1 45, 0-2 frees, 0-3 each), D Ó Duinnín and C Ó Duinnín (0-2 each), D Ó hUrdail (0-1 free). Report C Clernon (0-4, 0-1 free), I Walsh (0-1 free) and R Walsh (0-3 each), P Walsh and L O’Neill (0-1 each).

Final

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1 August 2021 Final Knocknagree 0-12 - 0-09 Kanturk Páirc Uí Chaoimh
F O’Connor (0-6, 0-4 frees), E McSweeney (0-3), M Dilworth (free), G Looney, D Cooper (0-1 each). Report I Walsh (0-5, 0-4 frees), P Walsh, L O’Keeffe, K Holland (45), D O’Connell (mark) (0-1 each). Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Fintan O'Connor Knocknagree 0-28 28 6 4.66
2 Conor O'Keeffe Newmarket 1-20 23 4 5.75
3 Kyrle Holland Kanturk 2-16 22 6 3.66
4 Gary Murphy Castletownbere 2-15 21 3 7.00
Ian Walsh Kanturk 0-21 21 6 3.50
6 Dylan Twomey Macroom 2-12 18 3 6.00
Blake Murphy St. Vincent's 1-15 18 3 6.00
8 Ronan Dalton Nemo Rangers 2-10 16 3 5.33
Shane Ó Duinnín Cill na Martra 2-10 16 4 4.00
Mícheál Ó Deasúna Cill na Martra 1-13 16 4 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Kyrle Holland Kanturk 2-07 13 Gabriel Rangers
2 Conor O'Keeffe Newmarket 1-06 9 Na Piarsaigh
Gary Murphy Castletownbere 1-06 9 Newmarket
Blake Murphy St. Vincent's 1-06 9 Naomh Abán
5 Ciarán Ó Duinnín Cill na Martra 2-02 8 Knocknagree
Gary Murphy Castletownbere 1-05 8 Na Piarsaigh
7 Damien Ó hÚrdail Cill na Martra 2-01 7 Knocknagree
Dylan Twomey Macroom 1-04 7 Nemo Rangers
Ronan Dalton Nemo Rangers 1-04 7 Macroom
Ryan O'Keeffe Newmarket 1-04 7 Castletownbere
Dan Dineen Cill na Martra 1-04 7 Knocknagree
Mícheál Ó Deasúna Cill na Martra 0-07 7 Naomh Abán
Fintan O'Connor Knocknagree 0-07 7 Naomh Abán
Ger O'Callaghan Gabriel Rangers 0-07 7 Macroom

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "GAA suspends all club games with immediate effect until further notice". The 42. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ^ "County Executive Update 21/10/2020". Cork GAA website. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (4 May 2021). "Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers Cork Premier SFC final clash earmarked for August". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (1 August 2021). "Knocknagree's meteoric rise takes them into senior ranks with victory over Kanturk". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ BArry, Stephen (25 July 2020). "Aghada pay tribute to Kieran O'Connor by retiring No.4 jersey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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