2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship

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2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
Tournament details
LevelJunior
Year2020
Trophy West County Hotel Cup
Sponsor TG4, Lidl, AIG [1]
Date25 October – 5 December
Teams6
Winners
Champions Fermanagh LGFA Colours of Fermanagh.svg (2nd win)
ManagerJohnny Garrity
CaptainCourteney Murphy
Qualify for Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
Runners-up
Runners-up Wicklow LGFA Colours of Wicklow.svg
ManagerMark Murnaghan
CaptainLaura Hogan
Other
Matches played9
Total scored41 goals (4.56 gpg) 152 points (16.89 ppg)
Player of the Year Colours of Fermanagh.svg Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) [2]
Top Scorer Colours of Fermanagh.svg Eimear Smyth (6,18) 36 points
Website https://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.

Contents

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

CountiesFlag
colours		Captain (2020)Manager (2020)Junior ChampionshipsLast Win
Antrim LGFA Colours of Antrim.svg Áine TubridyDamien McConville22012
Carlow LGFA Colours of Carlow.svg Anne RocheMark Keating——
Derry LGFA Colours of Derry.svg Grace ConwayPaul Hasson——
Fermanagh LGFA Colours of Fermanagh.svg Courteney MurphyJohnny Garrity22020
Limerick LGFA Colours of Limerick.svg Niamh McCarthyDonal Ryan22018
Wicklow LGFA Colours of Wicklow.svg Laura HoganMark Murnaghan22011

Venues

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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

TeamPldWDLGroup
Points		Score
Difference
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 22006+17
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 21013–2
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 20020–15

Group A results

25 October
14:00 GMT
Group A Rd 1
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 3–15 (24)– 2–05 (11) Colours of Carlow.svg 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
31 October
13:00 GMT
Group A Rd 2
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1–02 (5)– 0–09 (9) Colours of Wicklow.svg 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
8 November
13:00 GMT
Group A Rd 3
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2–10 (16)– 3–09 (18) Colours of Fermanagh.svg 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

TeamPldWDLGroup
Points		Score
Difference
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 22006+21
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 21013+1
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 20020–22

Group B results

25 October
14:00 GMT
Group B Rd 1
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 4–10 (22)– 0–07 (7) Colours of Derry.svg 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
1 November
13:00 GMT
Group B Rd 2
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1–05 (8)– 2–08 (14) Colours of Limerick.svg 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
8 November
13:00 GMT
Group B Rd 3
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1–07 (10)– 2–11 (17) Colours of Antrim.svg 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

22 November
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 1
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3–10 (19)– 7–11 (32) Colours of Wicklow.svg 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
22 November
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 2
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 4–10 (22)– 4–03 (15) Colours of Limerick.svg 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

5 December
16:00 GMT
Final
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 2–09 (15)– 0–12 (12) Colours of Wicklow.svg 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 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh [7]

Junior Team of the Championship

No.PositionPlayerTeamFlag
1GoalkeeperShauna Murphy Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
2Right corner backEmily Mulhall Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
3Full backSarah Jane Winders Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
4Left corner backRebekah Daly Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
5Right half backAlanna Conroy Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
6Centre half backSaoirse Tennyson Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
7Left half backSarah McCarville Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
8MidfieldAoife Gorman Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
9MidfieldRóisín O'Reilly Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
10Right half forwardÁine Cunningham Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
11Centre half forwardLaura Hogan Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
12Left half forwardAishling Maguire Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
13Right corner forwardEimear Smyth Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
14Full forwardMeadhbh Deeney Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
15Left corner forwardMarie Kealy Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow

Season Statistics

Scoring list
No.NameTeamFlagGoalsPointsTotal points
1Eimear Smyth Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 61836
2Meadhbh Deeney Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 41325
3Marie Kealy Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 11922
4Cathy Mee Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 3716
5Clíodhna Ní Shé Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2915
6Amy Ryan Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 4214
7Laura Hogan Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 11013
Cathy Carey Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2713
8Clodagh Fox Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 3110
Aoife Taggart Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1710
Emma Doherty Colours of Derry.svg Derry 01010
9Joanne Doogan Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 158
Meabh McCurdy Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 228
10Aine Cunningham Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 147
11Blaithin Bogue Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 136
Rachel Sawyer Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 136
Andrea O'Sullivan Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 136
12Sara Doyle Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 114
Grainne McLoughlin Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 044
Roisin O'Reilly Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 114
Ciara McGurk Colours of Derry.svg Derry 114
13Bronagh Devlin Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 103
Róisín McDonald Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 103
Róisín Ambrose Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 033
Lara Dahunsi Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 033
Aoife Corbett Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 103
14Sarah McCausland Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 022
15Ellen Atkinson Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 011
Aoibhinn Gilmartin Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 011
Danielle Connolly Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 011
Ciara Moore Colours of Derry.svg Derry 011
Aoife Flanagan Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 011
Ellen Atkinson Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 011
Niamh McCarthy Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 011
Fionnuala Rocks Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 011
Ella Siansbury Colours of Derry.svg Derry 011
Caitlin Taggart Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 011
Katy Holly Colours of Derry.svg Derry 011
Leah Coughlan Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 011
Season Statistics Breakdown
TeamsTotal scoreGamesPoints per game averageGoalsPointsFirst half (total score)Average points (first half)Second half (total score)Average points (second half)Clean sheets (goals)No. of scoring players in season
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 44314.67635196.339309
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 27213.5415157.5512605
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1728.511410573.505
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 6041510304210.5184.527
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 513171021227.33299.6718
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 77416.2510474411338.2506

See also

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