2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

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]

2020 Fermanagh SFC
Tournament details
CountyFermanagh
ProvinceUlster
LevelSenior
Year2020
TrophyNew York Cup
SponsorQuinn Building Products
Date28 August - 27 September 2020
Teams8
Defending championsDerrygonnelly Harps
Winners
ChampionsEderney St Joseph's (2nd win)
ManagerMickey Cassidy[1]
CaptainDeclan McCusker[2]
Runners-up
Runners-upDerrygonnelly Harps
ManagerSean Flanagan[3]
CaptainRyan Jones
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Erne Gaels Belleek
← 2019
2021 →

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

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The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

Bracket

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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

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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

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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

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Final
Derrygonnelly Harps1-6 – 2-8Ederney 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
Referee: Niall Cullen

Relegation playoffs

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The 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

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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

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27 September 2020 Relegation Final Belnaleck Art McMurroughs 3-10 – 1-10 Erne Gaels Belleek Garrison
13:00 Stadium: St Mary's Park

References

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  1. ^ "Cassidy driving Ederney on to another Fermanagh SFC Final". The Irish News. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ederney captain Declan McCusker says 'it was now or never'". The Impartial Reporter. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Derrygonnelly Harps manager Flanagan: 'Six in a row doesn't come into it'". The Impartial Reporter. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Club Championship Draw". Fermanagh GAA. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Revised Fixture Masterplan". Fermanagh GAA. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Derrygonnelly make it a Fermanagh five in a row". RTÉ. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Ederney stun Derrygonnelly to end 52-year wait for Fermanagh SFC". The Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Ederney deny Derrygonnelly Harps six in a row in Fermanagh". The Irish Times. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Dominant Kinawley lift Intermediate title". The Impartial Reporter. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.