2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates19 June 2021 - 7 August 2021
Teams8
Sponsor Bon Secours Hospital
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Iveleary (1st title)
Brian Cronin (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Boherbue
Kevin Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored24 (3.43 per match)
Points scored143 (20.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cork.svg Chris Óg Jones (6-17)
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but began on 19 June 2021 and ended on 7 August 2021.

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On 7 August 2021, Iveleary win the championship after a 3–11 to 1–06 win over Boherbue in the final at Mallow GAA Complex. [1] It was their first championship title.

Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 6–17.

Format change

The championship had featured 16 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part. [2]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Charleville
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Urhan
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Kilmacabea
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Valley Rovers
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Boherbue
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Midleton
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Iveleary
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Passage

Results

Quarter-finals

19 June 2021Quarter-final Midleton 2-06 - 2-12 Iveleary Inniscarra
L Dineen 2-1 C Beausang 0-5 (0-1 f). Report C Óg Jones 1-3, C O’Leary 1-0 B Cronin 0-3, I Jones, K Manning, D O’Riordan, A O’Donovan, S Galvin, C Vaughan 0-1 each.
19 June 2021Quarter-final Charleville 2-07 - 0-15 Kilmacabea Coachford
M Kavanagh 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2 f), J Callaghan 1-1 (0-1 f), D Butler, and D Casey 0-1 each. Report D Gore 0-5 (0-3 f), C McCarthy 0-4 f, R O’Sullivan 0-2, D McCarthy, I Jennings, D O’Donovan and J Collins 0-1 each.
19 June 2021Quarter-final Passage 2-10 - 2-05 Urhan Sam Maguire Park
A Kidney 1-3 (1-0 f, 0-3 45); M Guinane 1-0; S Harrington and S Howard (f) 0-2 each; N McCarthy, R Carroll, G Carroll 0-1 each. Report J Neill 0-3 (0-2 f); F Dwyer and C O’Sullivan 1-0 each; C Lowney (f) and P Shea 0-1 each.
19 June 2021Quarter-final Boherbue 1-14 - 2-09 Valley Rovers Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
D McCarthy 0-6 f, A O’Connor 0-3, G O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-2 f), L Moynihan 1-0, D Buckley, A Murphy 0-1 each. Report P Hurley 1-2 (0-1 f), H O’Donovan 0-4 f; M Savic 1-0, A O’Leary 0-2, G Deane 0-1.

Semi-finals

26 June 2021Semi-final Passage 0-11 - 1-13 Boherbue Mallow GAA Complex
S Howard 0-4 (0-3f), G Carroll 0-3, N McCarthy, R Carroll, R Cooney, C McCarthy 0-1 each Report D McCarthy 0-6 (0-6f), R Moynihan 1-1, B Herlihy 0-2, D Buckley, K Cremin, A O'Connor, A Murphy 0-1 eachReferee: R. Whelan (Aghada)
1 August 2021Semi-final Iveleary 5-16 - 1-08 Kilmacabea Sam Maguire Park
C Óg Jones 2-6 (0-1f), C Vaughan 1-7 (0-3), I Jones 2-0, B Cronin, B O'leary, L O'Sullivan 0-1 each Report I Jennings 1-2, D Gore 0-4, D O'Donovan, D O'Sullivan 0-1 each

Final

7 August 2021Final Boherbue 1-06 - 3-11 Iveleary Mallow GAA Complex
K Cremin (1-0), D McCarthy (0-2, frees), B Herlihy (0-2), L Moynihan, G O’Connor (free) (0-1 each). Report C Óg Jones (3-8, 2f), C Vaughan (0-2, frees), C Galvin (0-1).Referee: J O'Regan (Lough Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 6-1735311.66
2Denis McCarthy Boherbue 0-141434.66
3 Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-101334.33
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 3-0817 Boherbue
2 Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 2-0612 Kilmacabea
3 Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-0710 Kilmacabea
4Luke Dineen Midleton 2-017 Iveleary
Mark Kavanagh Charleville 1-047 Kilmacabea

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References

  1. Tarrant, John (7 August 2021). "Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. Hayes, Michael (13 July 2020). "Everything you need to know about Cork's intercounty and club seasons". Cork Beo website. Retrieved 13 September 2020.