2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2020
Championship details
Dates31 October – 20 December 2020
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winners Dublin (5th win)
Captain Sinéad Aherne
ManagerMick Bohan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
CaptainDoireann O'Sullivan
Manager Ephie Fitzgerald
Provincial champions
Championship Statistics
Matches Played15
Total Goals59 (3.93 per game)
Total Points363 (24.20 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Armagh.svg Aimee Mackin (5-17) (32 points)
Player of the Year Colours of Armagh.svg Aimee Mackin (Armagh)
2019
2021

The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 47th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier 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, and it was shortened, with no provincial championships taking place. [1] [2] [3]

Dublin were the winners for the fourth year in a row. [4]

Format

Group stage

The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams. Each team play each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Knockout stage

The winners of each group compete in the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Teams

CountiesFlag
colours
Captain (2020)Manager (2020)Championships wonLast championship
Armagh LGFA Colours of Armagh.svg Kelly MallonRonan Murphy
Cavan LGFA Colours of Laois.svg Neasa ByrdJames Daly11977
Cork LGFA Colours of Cork.svg Doireann O'Sullivan Ephie Fitzgerald 112016
Donegal LGFA Colours of Leitrim.svg Geraldine McLaughlin Maxi Curran
Dublin LGFA Colours of Dublin.svg Sinéad Ahearne Mick Bohan 52020
Galway LGFA Colours of Galway.svg Louise WardTim Rabbitt12004
Kerry LGFA Colours of Leitrim.svg Anna GalvinDarragh Long & Declan Quill111993
Mayo LGFA Colours of Mayo.svg Sinéad CafferkyPeter Leahy42003
Monaghan LGFA Colours of Laois.svg Cora CourtneyCiarán Murphy21997
Tipperary LGFA Colours of Roscommon.svg Samantha Lambert Shane Ronayne 31980
Tyrone LGFA Colours of Tyrone.svg Neamh Woods Gerry Moane
Waterford LGFA Colours of Monaghan.svg Karen McGrathCiaran Curran51998

Venues

Fixtures and results

Group games took place between 30 October and 15 November 2020. [5]

Key to colours
    Advance to All-Ireland semi-finals

Group stage

Group 1 table result

TeamPldWDLGroup
Points
Score
Difference
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 22006+21
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 21013+13
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 20020–34

Group 1 results

1st of November 2020
13:00 GMT
Group 1 Round 1
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 5–14 (29) 0–13 (13) Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(HT: 2–07 – 0–6)
Gls: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 2, S O'Shea 2, A Murphy 1
Pts: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 4 (1f), S O'Shea 2, A Murphy 1, L Scanlon 2, F Tagney 2, D O'Leary 1, H O'Donoghue 1, E O'Leary 1.

Pts: A Gilsenan 0–5 (4f), A Sheridan 0–3, D English 0–2, L McVeety 0–1, G Sheridan 0–1, E Halton 0–1.
St. Brendan's Park , Birr, County Offaly
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)
Attendance: 0
7th of November 2020
15:00 GMT
Group 1 Round 2
Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1–14 (17) 0–14 (14) Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
(HT: 0–9 – 1–5)
Gls: S Noonan 1
Pts: O Finn 0–5 (5f), S Noonan 2, D O'Sullivan 4, C O'Sullivan 2, A T O'Sullivan 1

Pts: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 10 (8f), S O'Shea 2, A Galvin 1, A Murphy 1.
Austin Stack Park , Tralee, County Kerry
Referee: John Devlin (Galway)
Attendance: 0
15th of November 2020
13:00 GMT
Group 1 Round 3
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 2-06 (12) 7-09 (30) Colours of Cork.svg Cork
(HT: 2-2 – 3-4)
Gls: L McVeety 1 (1 pen), G Sheridan 1
Pts: A Gilsenan 4 (2f), D English 1, C Finnegan 1
Gls: Á O'Sullivan 3, O Finn 1, S Noonan 2, S O'Leary 1-0
Pts: Á O'Sullivan 1, O Finn 3 (2f), S Noonan 2, D O'Sullivan 3.
Austin Stack Park , Tralee, County Kerry
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
Attendance: 0

Group 2 table result

TeamPldWDLGroup
Points
Score
Difference
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 22006+2
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 210130
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 20020–2

Group 2 results

31st of October 2020
15:00 GMT
Group 2 Round 1
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 1–14 (17) 1–15 (18) Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 0–5 – 1–10)
Gls: A Moloney 1
Pts: A Moloney 10 (7f), C Kennedy 0–1, O O'Dwyer 0–1, E Morrissey 0–1, R Howard 0–1
Gls: L Hannon 1
Pts: T Leonard 0–6 (6f), L Hannon 1, M Glynn 2, L Noone 1, O Divilly 1, M Seoighe 1, N Ward 1, A Davoren 1, L Ward 1.
Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
Referee: Eamonn Moran (Kerry)
Attendance: 0
6th of November 2020
19:30 GMT
Group 2 Round 2
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 0–17 (17) 2–10 (16) Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
(HT: 0–12 – 2–6)

Pts: C McAnespie 3, L Kerley 3 (3f), E McCarron 3, M Atkinson 2, C Courtney 2, C Treanor 1, L McEnaney 1, A McAnespie 1, S Coyle 1
Gls: A Moloney 1, R Howard 1
Pts: A Moloney 7 (5f), R Howard 1, E Morrissey 1, S Lambert 1.
Parnell Park , Dublin
Referee: Kevin Phelan (Laois)
Attendance: 0
15th of November
13:00 GMT
Group 2 Round 3
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 2–13 (19) 3–09 (18) Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan
(HT: 0–10 – 0–06)
Gls: L Ward 1, L Noone 1
Pts: O Divilly 5 (1f), T Leonard 5 (4f), L Ward 1, A Davoren 1, L Hannon 1
Gls: E McCarron 2, T McNally-Scott 1
Pts: E McCarron 7 (2f), R Courtney 1, C Courtney 1.
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada , Leitrim
Referee: Mel Kenny (Mayo)
Attendance: 0

Group 3 table result

TeamPldWDLGroup
Points
Score
Difference
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 22006+7
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 21013+7
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 20020–14

Group 3 results

31st of October
17:00 GMT
Group 3 Round 1
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2–13 (19) 2–10 (16) Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
(HT: 1–07 – 1–02)
Gls: S Aherne 1, N Healy 1
Pts: S Aherne 6, N Healy 2, J Dunne 2, L Magee 1, S McCaffrey 1, S Goldrick 1
Gls: G McLaughlin 1, N Gordon 1
Pts: G McLaughlin 5 (5f), K Guthrie 3 (2f), Y Bonner 1, K Herron 1
Kingspan Breffni Park , Cavan
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)
Attendance: 0
7th of November
13:00 GMT
Group 3 Round 2
Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 1–10 (13) 0–17 (17) Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
(HT: 0–09 – 0–07)
Gls: R Tobin 1
Pts: C Fennell 7 (5f), R Tobin 1, K Murray 1, A Wall 1

Pts: S Aherne 6 (4f), C Rowe 3, N McEvoy 2, C O'Connor 2, O Nolan 1, L Davey 1, S McCaffrey 1, L Collins 1
Baltinglass , Wicklow
Referee: Barry Redmond (Wexford)
Attendance: 0
14th of November 2020
13:00 GMT
Group 3 Round 3
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 2–13 (19) 0–09 (9) Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
(HT: 2–06 – 0–03)
Gls: G McLaughlin 1, K Guthrie 1
Pts: G McLaughlin 5 (3f), K Guthrie 3, Y Bonner 2, K Herron 2, N Gordon 1

Pts: C Fennell 6 (6f), A Wall 1, K Murray 1, R Tobin 1.
Cusack Park , Mullingar, County Westmeath
Referee: Declan Carolan (Down)
Attendance: 0

Group 4 table result

TeamPldWDLGroup
Points
Score
Difference
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 22006+17
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 21013+20
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 20020–37

Group 4 results

30th of October 2020
19:30 GMT
Group 4 Round 1
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 3–13 (22) 6–16 (34) Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
(HT: 2–09 – 5–07)
Gls: N O'Neill 2, C McCaffrey 1
Pts: N O'Neill 4, C McCaffrey 4, G Rafferty 3, E Brennan 1, C Kelly 1
Gls: A McCoy 3, A Mackin 1, K Mallon 1, C O'Hanlon 1
Pts: A Mackin 6 (1fs), K Mallon 3 (3f), C O'Hanlon 2, C Marley 2, Lavery 2, Grimes 1
Kingspan Breffni Park , Cavan
Referee: Garryowen McMahon (Mayo)
Attendance: 0
7th of November 2020
13:00 GMT
Group 4 Round 2
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 4–17 (29) 0–4 (4) Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(HT: 2–05 – 0–1)
Gls: S Rowe 2, D Doherty 1, T O'Connor 1
Pts: S Rowe 9 (4f), D Doherty 2, G Kelly 3, A Gilroy 1, F Doherty 1, Clodagh McManamon 1

Pts: E Brennan 0–2, N O'Neill 0–1, G Rafferty 0–1 (1f).
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada , Leitrim
Referee: Shane Curley (Galway)
Attendance: 0
14th of November 2020
15:15 GMT
Group 4 Round 3
Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 4–12 (24) 1–16 (19) Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
(HT: 2–07 – 0–11)
Gls: A Mackin 2, K Mallon 1, C Marley 1
Pts: A Mackin 7 (2f), K Mallon 3 (2f), B Mackin 1, A McCoy 1.
Gls: F Doherty 1
Pts: G Kelly 4, A Gilroy 1, S Rowe 2, S Cafferky 2, D Doherty 4 (2f), M McHale 2, F Doherty 1.
Parnell Park , Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)
Attendance: 0

All-Ireland semi-finals

TG4
28 November 2020
16:30 GMT
Semi-final 2
Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 3–08 (17)(22) 3–13 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
(HT: 2–06 – 2–06)
Gls: A Mackin 2 (1pen), A McCoy 1
Pts: A Mackin 4 (2fs), K Mallon 2fs, C Marley 1, B Mackin 1
Gls: C Rowe 2 (1pen), N Owens 1
Pts: C Rowe 4 (2fs), N Healy 3, L Davey 2, S McCaffrey 1, S Aherne 1f, S Killeen 1, K Sullivan 1
Kingspan Breffni Park , Cavan
Referee: Gerryowen McMahon (Mayo)
Attendance: 0

After the semi-final between Cork and Galway, LGFA president Marie Hickey criticised the Galway ladies for not vacating their dressing room in sufficient time to complete their warm-up, after they complained about being hurried into doing so. [6] [7] [8]

TG4
6 December 2020
13:00 GMT
Semi-final 1
Cork Colours of Cork.svg 2–17 (23)(13) 0–13 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 2–05 – 0–04)
Gls: C O'Sullivan 1, M Duggan 1
Pts: O Finn 9 (8f), C O'Sullivan 2, M Duggan 1, Á O'Sullivan 1, E Kiely 1, D O'Sullivan 1, S O'Leary 1, M O'Callaghan 1

Pts: T Leonard 6 (5f), M Seoighe 3, O Divilly 2, A Trill 1, A Morrissey 1
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
Attendance: 0

All-Ireland final

TG4
20 December 2020
15:30 GMT
Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1–10 (13)(8) 1–05 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
(HT: 0–03 – 1–03)
Gls: C Rowe 1(pen)
Pts: C Rowe (3fs), N Healy 2, N Owens 2, A Kane 1, S Aherne (1f), K Sullivan 1
Gls: A O'Sullivan 1
Pts: O Finn 3 (2fs), A O'Sullivan 1, C O'Sullivan 1
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)
Attendance: 0

Awards

Player of the Year

TG4 Senior Players' Player of the YearAimee Mackin Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh

Senior Team of the Year

No.PositionPlayerTeamFlagNo. of All Stars
1GoalkeeperMartina O'Brien Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1
2Right corner backMartha Byrne Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1
3Full backClodagh McCambridge Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 1
4Left corner backEimear Meaney Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1
5Right half backMelissa Duggan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 2
6Centre half backBlaithin Mackin Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 1
7Left half back Sinéad Goldrick Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 8
8MidfieldJennifer Dunne Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1
9MidfieldLouise Ward Galway Colours of Galway.svg 2
10Right half forwardCarla Rowe Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 4
11Centre half forward Lyndsey Davey Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 6
12Left half forward Aimee Mackin Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 3
13Right corner forwardÁine O'Sullivan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1
14Full forwardAishling Moloney Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 1
15Left corner forward Noëlle Healy Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 5

Championship statistics

Scoring list

Scoring list
No.NameTeamFlagGoalsPointsTotal points
1Aimee Mackin Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 51732
2Aishling Moloney Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 21723
Orla Finn Cork Colours of Cork.svg 12023
3Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 21420
4Carla Rowe Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 31019
5Sarah Rowe Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 21117
Sinéad Ahearne Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 11417
Tracey Leonard Galway Colours of Galway.svg 01717
6Aine O'Sullivan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 4416
Geraldine McLaughlin Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 21016
7Ellen McCarron Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 2814
Kelly Mallon Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 2814
8Aoife McCoy Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 4113
Saoirse Noonan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 3413
Chloe Fennell Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 01313
9Niamh O'Neill Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 2511
10Síofra O'Shea Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 2410
Noëlle Healy Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1710
11Karen Guthrie Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 169
Deirdre Doherty Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 169
Aisling Gilsenan Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 099
12Ciara O'Sullivan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 158
Doireann O'Sullivan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 088
13Chloe McCaffrey Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 147
Grace Kelly Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 077
Olivia Divilly Galway Colours of Galway.svg 077
14Catherine Marley Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 136
15Louise Ward Galway Colours of Galway.svg 125
Fiona Doherty Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 125
Andrea Murphy Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 125
Nicole Owens Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 125
Roisin Howard Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 125
Caroline O'Hanlon Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 125
Roisin Tobin Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 125
Lucy Hannon Galway Colours of Galway.svg 125
16Lynsey Noone Galway Colours of Galway.svg 114
Melissa Duggan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 144
Geraldine Sheridan Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 114
Sadhbh O'Leary Cork Colours of Cork.svg 114
Nicole Gordon Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 114
Lauren McVeety Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 114
Mairéad Seoighe Galway Colours of Galway.svg 044
Gráinne Rafferty Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 044
17Tamara O'Connor Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 103
Therese Scott Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 103
Louise Kerley Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 033
Donna English Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 033
Katy Herron Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 033
Sarah McCaffrey Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 033
Aishling Sheridan Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 033
Emma Brennan Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 033
Shauna Coyle Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 033
Lyndsey Davey Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 033
Ciara McAnespie Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 033
Yvonne Bonner Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 033
Cora Courtney Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 033
18Blaithin Mackin Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 022
Emma Morrissey Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 022
Niamh McEvoy Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 022
Megan Glynn Galway Colours of Galway.svg 022
Jennifer Dunne Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 022
Sinéad Cafferky Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 022
Kate Sullivan Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 022
Muireann Atkinson Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 022
Andrea Trill Galway Colours of Galway.svg 022
Eve Lavery Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 022
Katie Murray Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 022
Lorraine Scanlon Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 022
Aileen Gilroy Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 022
Fiadhna Tangney Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 022
Ailbhe Davoren Galway Colours of Galway.svg 022
Aileen Wall Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 022
Mary McHale Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 022
19Sinéad Goldrick Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 011
Orlagh Nolan Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 011
Emma Halton Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 011
Lauren Magee Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 011
Aoife McAnespie Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 011
Orla O'Dwyer Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 011
Anna Galvin Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 011
Eilish O'Leary Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 011
Caitlin Kelly Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 011
Ciara Finnegan Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 011
Clodagh McManamon Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 011
Tiarna Grimes Galway Colours of Galway.svg 011
Samantha Lambert Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 011
Aoife Kane Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 011
Nicole Ward Galway Colours of Galway.svg 011
Máire O'Callaghan Cork Colours of Cork.svg 011
Siobhán Killeen Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 011
Lucy Collins Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 011
Rosemary Courtney Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 011
Laura McEneaney Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 011
Caitlin Kennedy Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 011
Eimear Kiely Cork Colours of Cork.svg 011
Hannah O'Donoghue Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 011
Danielle O'Leary Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 011

Team statistics

Team statistics breakdown
TeamsTotal scoreGamesPoints per game averagePoints Per Game RankGoalsPointsGoals RankPoints RankFirst 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 Cork.svg Cork 78419.54th11452nd2nd399.75399.7529
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 753251st13361st4th4715.67289.3308
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 71417.755th6533rd1st328399.75016
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 49316.338th3406th3rd279227.33010
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 482242nd5334th5th2211261319
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 43221.53rd5284th6th2110.5221119
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 35217.56th4235th9th178.518915
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 35217.56th3266th7th189178.5011
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 33216.57th3246th8th178.516816
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 262139th3176th11th16810505
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 25212.510th2197th10th147115.507
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2221111th1198th10th12610514

Miscellaneous statistics

See also

References

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