2020 Dublin county football team season

Dublin county football team

2020 season
Manager	Dessie Farrell
Stadium	Parnell Park, Donnycarney
NFL D1	2nd (runner-up)
All-Ireland SFC	Winners
Leinster SFC	Winners
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The following is a summary of Dublin county football team's 2020 season. It was a first season in charge for newly appointed Dublin manager Dessie Farrell. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] The season resumed in mid-October of the same year. ^[2]

Competitions

National Football League Division 1

Main article: 2020 National Football League (Ireland)

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry (C)	7	5	1	1	133	112	+21	11	National Football League champions
2	Dublin	7	4	2	1	126	112	+14	10
3	Galway	7	4	0	3	128	127	+1	8 [a]
4	Tyrone	7	4	0	3	109	126	−17	8 [a]
5	Donegal	7	3	1	3	117	109	+8	7
6	Monaghan	7	2	2	3	113	114	−1	6
7	Mayo (R)	7	2	1	4	122	123	−1	5	Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 2
8	Meath (R)	7	0	1	6	103	128	−25	1

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
(C) League champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Galway 2-25 – 0-12 Tyrone.

Reports

Dublin v Kerry

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)1	Dublin	1-19 (22)–(22) 1-19	Kerry	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:15 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Croke Park
		Report		Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Mayo v Dublin

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)2	Mayo	0-08 (08)–(14) 1-11	Dublin	Castlebar
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: MacHale Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Dublin v Monaghan

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)3	Dublin	1-15 (18)–(18) 1-15	Monaghan	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Croke Park
				Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Dublin v Donegal

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)4	Dublin	1-15 (18)–(17) 1-14	Donegal	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Croke Park
		Report		Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Tyrone v Dublin

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)5	Tyrone	1-10 (13)–(10) 1-07	Dublin	Omagh
19:15 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Healy Park
				Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Dublin v Meath

17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)6	Dublin	1-20 (23)–(19) 0-19	Meath	Donnycarney, Dublin
19:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Parnell Park
		[3]		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) TV: eir Sport

Galway v Dublin

25 October 2020 (2020-10-25)7	Galway	0-15 (15)–(21) 2-15	Dublin	Salthill
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
				Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) TV: TG4

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals was released by Leinster GAA on 7 October 2019. In a change to previous years' championships, a separate draw for the semi-finals was due to take place once the quarter-final ties had been played. ^[4] However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games and the resultant rescheduling of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the draw for the semi-finals was made on 26 June 2020. ^[5]

Fixtures

7 November 2020 18:15 Quarter-final	Dublin	0-22 - 0-11	Westmeath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
	Dean Rock 0-7 (0-6f), Ciarán Kilkenny 0-5, Sean Bugler and Paddy Small 0-2 each, Eoin Murchan, Jonny Cooper, Robbie McDaid, James McCarthy, Niall Scully, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each	Report	John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Ray Connellan, Luke Loughlin, Kieran Martin (0-1m) 0-2 each, Ronan O’Toole and Jack Smith 0-1 each

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15 November 2020 15:30 Semi-final	Dublin	2-23 - 0-7	Laois	Croke Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
	Ciarán Kilkenny 1-4, Cormac Costello 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1m, 1 '45), Brian Fenton 0-4, Sean Bugler 1-0, Niall Scully 0-3, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Robbie McDaid, Paddy Small, Con O'Callaghan 0-1 each	Report	Paul Kingston and Gary Walsh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, Evan O'Carroll (0-1m), Ross Munnelly (0-1f) 0-1 each

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Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final

Meath v Dublin

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)Final	Meath	0-09 (9)–(30) 3-21	Dublin	Dublin
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)		(HT: 0-02 - 2-12)		Venue: Croke Park
	Pts: J Morris 4 (1f); B Menton 1, C O'Sullivan 1, J Scully 1; T O'Reilly 1 (f); J Wallace 1 (m).	Report	Gls: D Rock 1, S Bugler 1, N Scully 1. Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'); C Kilkenny 4; P Small 3 (2m); C O'Callaghan 2; S Bugler 2, J Small 1; P Mannion 1 (f), N Scully 1.	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) Attendance: 0 TV: RTÉ

Bracket

	Preliminary round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Carlow		0-20
	Offaly		3-14			Offaly		0-16
						Kildare		0-20
											Kildare		0-15
	Wexford		0-11								Meath		5-09
	Wicklow		2-09			Wicklow		0-07
						Meath		7-14
																Meath		0-09
	Louth		1-07													Dublin		3-21
	Longford		1-09			Longford		1-14
						Laois		1-16
											Laois		0-07
											Dublin		2-23
						Westmeath		0-11
						Dublin		0-22

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Dublin v Cavan

RTÉ Sky Sports

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 17:30 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-final

Report

Dublin	1–24 (27)–(12) 0–12	Cavan
(HT: 0–12 – 0-07)
Gls: R McDaid 1 Pts: D Rock 6 (2f); C Kilkenny 4 (1m), C O’Callaghan 4, B Fenton 4; R McDaid 2, P Small 2 (1f); B Howard 1, C Costello 1.		Pts: M Reilly 3; O Kiernan 2; J Smith 1, R Galligan 1, C Brady 1, G McKiernan 1 (f), C Conroy 1 (f), C Madden 1, J Smith 1.

Croke Park , Dublin Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Dublin v Mayo

RTÉ Sky Sports

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) Final

Report

Dublin	2–14 (20)–(15) 0–15	Mayo
(HT: 2-06 – 0–10)
Gls: D Rock 1, C O'Callaghan 1. Pts: D Rock 4 (fs); C Kilkenny 3; C O'Callaghan 1, S Bugler 1, P Small 1, N Scully 1, B Fenton 1, P Mannion 1 (f), B Howard 1.		Pts: C O’Connor 9 (5fs, 2ms); R O’Donoghue 2; O Mullen 1, C Loftus 1, S Coen 1 (m), D Coen 1.

Croke Park , Dublin Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Notes

1. The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Management team

Dessie Farrell managed Dublin to the 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship and the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

As of December 2020: ^[6]

• Manager: Dessie Farrell
• Selectors: Shane O'Hanlon, Mick Galvin, Brian O'Regan
• Coach: Darren Daly
• Physiotherapists: James Allen, Niall Barry, Kieran O'Reilly
• Analysis team: Stephen Behan, John Courtney, Frankie Roeback, Ciarán Toner
• Kitmen: David Boylan, John Campbell
• Performance development coach: Bryan Cullen
• Media manager: Seamus McCormack
• Goalkeeping coach: Josh Moran
• Team doctors: Kieran O'Malley, Diarmuid Smith
• Sports therapists: Richard Daly, Paul Donnelly
• Nutritionists: Daniel Davey, Neil Irwin
• Cameraman: Chris Farrell
• Logistics: David Hendrick
• Development gym coach: Shane Malone
• Gym coach: Tommy Mooney
• Performance consultants: Brendan Murphy, Seán Murphy

References

1. "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
2. Ryan, Eoin (25 September 2020). "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
3. Graham, Brendan (17 October 2020). "Dublin stay rock solid in overcoming gutsy Meath". RTÉ.
4. "Draw for 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship". Leinster GAA. 7 October 2019.
5. "2020 Leinster Senior Football Champions Draw". Leinster GAA. 26 June 2020.
6. O'Kane, Cahair (18 December 2020). "To put Dublin's 29-man management team into context, Manchester United's football staff totals 26". The Irish News .