2020 Louth Senior Football Championship

2020 Louth Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County	Louth
Year	2020
Trophy	Joe Ward Cup
Sponsor	Anchor Tours
Date	August – September 2020
Teams	12
Defending champions	Newtown Blues
Winners
Champions	Naomh Máirtín (1st win)
Manager	Fergal Reel
Captain	Mick Fanning
Qualify for	Leinster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	St Mary's
Manager	Seán Barry
Captain	Darren Clarke
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Louth Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and then progressed to a knock out stage.

Newtown Blues were the defending champions for the third year in a row after they defeated the Naomh Máirtín in the previous years final. ^[1]

This was Mattock Rangers' return to the senior grade after at 4 year absence (they were relegated from the S.F.C. to the I.F.C. back in 2015) when claiming the 2019 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title with a final victory over Kilkerley Emmets.^[2]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2019 championship season.^{[citation needed]}

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2019 Louth I.F.C.

Mattock Rangers - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2020 Louth I.F.C.

Seán O'Mahony's

Group stage

There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play-off. ^[3]

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St. Patrick's Lordship	2	1	0	1	33	26	+7	3
Geraldines	2	0	0	2	30	30	+0	2
O'Raghallaighs	2	0	1	1	30	37	-7	1

Round 1:

St. Patrick's 1-10, 1-10 Geraldines, Dowdallshill, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

Geraldines 2-11, 2-11 O'Raghallaighs, Darver, 25/8/2020,

Round 3:

St. Patrick's 2-14, 1-10 O'Raghallaighs, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Naomh Máirtín	2	2	0	0	37	21	+16	4
St. Mochta's	2	0	1	1	30	32	-2	1
Dreadnots	2	0	1	1	23	37	-14	1

Round 1:

Dreadnots 0-16, 1-13 St. Mochta's, Dunleer, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

Naomh Máirtín 2-15, 0-07 Dreadnots, Darver, 23/8/2020,

Round 3:

Naomh Máirtín 1-13, 1-11 St. Mochta's, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St. Joseph's Dromisken	2	2	0	28	22	+6	4
Dundalk Gaels	2	1	1	29	24	+5	2
O'Connells	2	0	2	19	30	-11	0

Round 1:

Dundalk Gaels 0-17, 0-09 O'Connells, Ardee, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

St. Joseph's 2-09, 2-06 Dundalk Gaels, Darver, 23/8/2020,

Round 3:

St. Joseph's 0-13, 0-10 O'Connells, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ardee St. Mary's	2	2	0	42	34	+8	4
Newtown Blues	2	1	1	32	31	+1	2
Mattock Rangers	2	0	2	36	45	-9	0

Round 1:

Newtown Blues 2-12, 2-10 Mattock Rangers, Drogheda Park, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

Ardee St. Mary's 1-12, 0-14 Newtown Blues, Darver, 23/8/2020,

Round 3:

Ardee St. Mary's 4-15, 0-20 Mattock Rangers, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Knock-out stages

Relegation play-off

The four bottom finishers from each group qualified for the Relegation Play-Off. The team to lose both matches were relegated to the 2021 I.F.C.^{[citation needed]}

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Finals Newtown Blues1-27 Dundalk Gales 0-18

Quarter-finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

6 September 2020 13:00 Quarter-Final	St. Joseph's Dromisken	-vs-	Newtown Blues	Darver
				Darver

6 September 2020 15:00 Quarter-Final	Ardee St. Mary's	4-15 - 3-11	Geraldines	Darver
				Darver

6 September 2020 17:00 Quarter-Final	St. Patrick's Lordship	1-11 - 1-15	St. Mochta's	Darver
				Darver

6 September 2020 19:00 Quarter-Final	Naomh Máirtín	4-12 - 0-06	Dundalk Gaels	Darver
				Darver

Semi-finals

20 September 2020 Semi-Final	Naomh Mairtin	4-16 - 2-11	St Mochtas	Dunleer
				Dunleer

20 September 2020 Semi-Final	Newtown Blues	0-13 - 1-13	Ardee St. Mary's	Darver
				Darver

Final

27 September 2020 Final	Naomh Martin	1-13 - 1-9	Ardee St. Mary's	Darver
				Darver

References

^ "Newtown Blues -vs- Naomh Mairtin (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Mattock Rangers -vs- Kilkerley Emmets (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "2020 Louth S.F.C. Draw". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[1] "Newtown Blues -vs- Naomh Mairtin (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[2] "Mattock Rangers -vs- Kilkerley Emmets (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[3] "2020 Louth S.F.C. Draw". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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