The 2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 114th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of eight teams. The championship had a straight knock-out format (the format was not changed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic). The draw for the championship was made on 29 June 2020.[4][5]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Fermanagh |
| Province | Ulster |
| Level | Senior |
| Year | 2020 |
| Trophy | New York Cup |
| Sponsor | Quinn Building Products |
| Date | 28 August - 27 September 2020 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Ederney St Joseph's (2nd win) |
| Manager | Mickey Cassidy[1] |
| Captain | Declan McCusker[2] |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| Manager | Sean Flanagan[3] |
| Captain | Ryan Jones |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | Erne Gaels Belleek |
Derrygonnelly Harps were the defending champions, seeking their sixth title in a row.[6] They were denied in the final by Ederney St Joseph's, who won their second title and their first since 1968.[7][8]
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.
To ChampionshipeditPromoted from 2019 Intermediate Championship
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From ChampionshipeditRelegated to 2020 Intermediate Championship
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Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-10 | |||||||||||||
| Roslea Shamrocks | 0-6 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-7 | |||||||||||||
| Kinawley Brian Borus | 1-2 | |||||||||||||
| Kinawley Brian Borus | 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| Erne Gaels Belleek | 1-9 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-6 | |||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Belnaleck Art McMurroughs | 2-2 | |||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 2-16 | |||||||||||||
| Teemore Shamrocks | 3-7 | |||||||||||||
| Tempo Maguires | 0-13 | |||||||||||||
| Teemore Shamrocks | 2-8 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| 28 August 2020 Quarter-final | Ederney St Joseph's | 1-11 – 2-2 | Belnaleck Art McMurroughs | Enniskillen |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Niall Cullen |
| 29 August 2020 Quarter-final | Kinawley Brian Borus | 2-8 – 1-9 | Erne Gaels Belleek | Derrygonnelly |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Barry Monaghan |
| 30 August 2020 Quarter-final | Tempo Maguires | 0-13 – 2-8 | Teemore Shamrocks | Kinawley |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Patrick McManus Memorial Park Referee: Nigel Sweeney |
| 30 August 2020 Quarter-final | Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-10 – 0-6 | Roslea Shamrocks | Enniskillen |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Dermott Love |
Semi-finals
edit| 11 September 2020 Semi-final | Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-7 – 1-2 | Kinawley Brian Borus | Enniskillen |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: James Lewis |
| 13 September 2020 Semi-final | Ederney St Joseph's | 2-16 – 3-7 | Teemore Shamrocks | Enniskillen |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Aidan Ferguson |
Final
edit| Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-6 – 2-8 | Ederney St Joseph's |
|---|---|---|
| Micheál Glynn 1-2 (0-2f), Conall Jones 0-3 (0-3f), Stephen McGullion 0-1 (0-1m) | Report | Mark McCauley 1-1 (1-0 pen), Seán Cassidy 1-1, Chris Snow 0-2 (0-2f), Jacob Britton 0-1, Martin McGrath 0-1, Paul McCusker 0-1, Ryan Morris 0-1 |
Relegation playoffs
editThe four losers of the quarter-finals playoff in this round. The two losers will playoff in the relegation final, the loser of which will be relegated to the 2021 Intermediate Football Championship.
Relegation semi-finals
edit| 13 September 2020 Relegation semi-final | Belnaleck Art McMurroughs | 0-5 – 0-7 | Roslea Shamrocks | Donagh |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Louis Leonard Memorial Park Referee: Karol Bradshaw |
| 13 September 2020 Relegation semi-final | Erne Gaels Belleek | 2-6 – 1-12 | Tempo Maguires | Derrygonnelly |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Nigel Sweeney |
Relegation final
edit| 27 September 2020 Relegation Final | Belnaleck Art McMurroughs | 3-10 – 1-10 | Erne Gaels Belleek | Garrison |
| 13:00 | Stadium: St Mary's Park |
References
edit- ^ "Cassidy driving Ederney on to another Fermanagh SFC Final". The Irish News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Ederney captain Declan McCusker says 'it was now or never'". The Impartial Reporter. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Derrygonnelly Harps manager Flanagan: 'Six in a row doesn't come into it'". The Impartial Reporter. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "2020 Club Championship Draw". Fermanagh GAA. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Revised Fixture Masterplan". Fermanagh GAA. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Derrygonnelly make it a Fermanagh five in a row". RTÉ. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Ederney stun Derrygonnelly to end 52-year wait for Fermanagh SFC". The Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Ederney deny Derrygonnelly Harps six in a row in Fermanagh". The Irish Times. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Dominant Kinawley lift Intermediate title". The Impartial Reporter. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.