2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship

2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
Tournament details
LevelJunior
Year2020
TrophyWest County Hotel Cup
SponsorTG4, Lidl, AIG[1]
Date25 October – 5 December
Teams6
Winners
ChampionsFermanagh LGFA (2nd win)
ManagerJohnny Garrity
CaptainCourteney Murphy
Qualify forIntermediate Ladies' Football Championship
Runners-up
Runners-upWicklow LGFA
ManagerMark Murnaghan
CaptainLaura Hogan
Other
Matches played9
Total scored41 goals (4.56 gpg) 152 points (16.89 ppg)
Player of the Year Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) [2]
Top Scorer Eimear Smyth (6,18) 36 points
Websitehttps://ladiesgaelic.ie/
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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.

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

Group stage

6 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

The 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

Counties Flag
colours		 Captain (2020) Manager (2020) Junior Championships Last Win
Antrim LGFA Áine Tubridy Damien McConville 2 2012
Carlow LGFA Anne Roche Mark Keating — —
Derry LGFA Grace Conway Paul Hasson — —
Fermanagh LGFA Courteney Murphy Johnny Garrity 2 2020
Limerick LGFA Niamh McCarthy Donal Ryan 2 2018
Wicklow LGFA Laura Hogan Mark Murnaghan 2 2011

Venues

2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship is located in island of IrelandMatch Locations
Conneff Park
Conneff Park
Kinnegad
Kinnegad
Donaghmore
Donaghmore
Lann Léire GFC
Lann Léire GFC
Parnell Park
Parnell Park
Baltinglass
Baltinglass
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Venues used for the 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.

Fixtures and results

Key to colours
     Advance to All-Ireland semi-finals

Group A Table

Team 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

Wicklow v Carlow
25th of October
14:00 GMT
Group A Rd 1
Wicklow 3–15 (24) – 2–05 (11) Carlow
(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
Baltinglass, Wicklow
Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan (Dublin)
Attendance: 0
Fermanagh v Wicklow
31st of October
13:00 GMT
Group A Rd 2
Fermanagh 1–02 (5) – 0–09 (9) Wicklow
(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
Lannleire GFC, Louth
Referee: Gavin Finnegan (Down)
Attendance: 0
Carlow v Fermanagh
8th of November
13:00 GMT
Group A Rd 3
Carlow 2–10 (16) – 3–09 (18) Fermanagh
(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
Lannleire GFC, Louth
Referee: Kieran Mc Keever (Armagh)
Attendance: 0

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
Limerick 2 2 0 0 6 +21
Antrim 2 1 0 1 3 +1
Derry 2 0 0 2 0 –22

Group B results

Limerick v Derry
25th of October
14:00 GMT
Group B Rd 1
Limerick 4–10 (22) – 0–07 (7) Derry
(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
Lannleire GFC, Louth
Referee: Ciaran Groome (Offaly)
Attendance: 0
Antrim v Limerick
1st of November
13:00 GMT
Group B Rd 2
Antrim 1–05 (8) – 2–08 (14) Limerick
(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
Conneff Park, Clane, Kildare
Referee: Austin O'Connell (Galway)
Attendance: 0
Derry v Antrim
8th of November
13:00 GMT
Group B Rd 3
Derry 1–07 (10) – 2–11 (17) Antrim
(HT: 1–04 – 1–06)
Gls: C McGurk 1
Pts: C McGurk 1, E Doherty 4, K Holly 1, C Moore 1		 Gls: C Carey 1, M McCurdy 1
Pts: C Carey 3, M McCurdy 1, A Taggart 4, F Rocks 1, D Connolly 1, G McLoughlin 1
Augher, Tyrone
Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal)
Attendance: 0

All-Ireland Semi-finals

Antrim v Wicklow
22nd of November
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 1
Report
Antrim 3–10 (19) – 7–11 (32) Wicklow
(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
Donaghmore Ashbourne, Meath
Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan (Dublin)
Attendance: 0
Fermanagh v Limerick
22nd of November
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 2
Report
Fermanagh 4–10 (22) – 4–03 (15) Limerick
(HT: 4–05 – 1–02)
Gls: E Smyth 2, J Doonan 1, R O'Reilly 1
Pts: E Smyth 6, J Doonan 2, R O'Reilly 1, S McCausland 1		 Gls: A Ryan 2, A Cunningham 1, A O'Sullivan 1
Pts: A Cunningham 2 (2fs) A O'Sullivan 1
Kinnegad, Westmeath
Referee: Kevin Corcoran (Mayo)
Attendance: 0

All-Ireland final

Fermanagh v Wicklow
5th of December
16:00 GMT
Final
Report
Fermanagh 2–09 (15) – 0–12 (12) Wicklow
(HT: 1–07 – 0–06)
Gls: E Smyth 1, R McDonald 1
Pts: E Smyth 5 (4f), J Doonan 2, S McCausland 1, A Flanagan 1
Pts: M Kealy 7 (4f), L Hogan 3, M Deeney 2 (2f)
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal)
Attendance: 0

Awards

TG4 Junior Players' Player of the Year

Eimear Smyth Fermanagh[7]

Junior Team of the Championship

No. Position Player Team Flag
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

Scoring list
No. Name Team Flag Goals Points Total points
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
Season Statistics Breakdown
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
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

References

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Tipperary drawn with Galway and Monaghan in Ladies Football Championship". Nenagh Guardian. July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "London Ladies call for decision barring them from 2020 All-Ireland Championship to be reviewed". Irish Post. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Draws made for All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships". RTE. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ Rooney, Declan (5 December 2020). "Smyth's goal decisive as Fermanagh hold off Wicklow in Junior final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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