2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2020 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2020
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Winners
Champions Cavan (40th win)
Manager Mickey Graham
Captain Raymond Galligan
Runners-up
Runners-up Donegal
Manager Declan Bonner
Captain Michael Murphy
Other
Top Scorer Colours of Cavan.svg Gearóid McKiernan (0-11)
Colours of Armagh.svg Rian O'Neill (0-11)
Colours of Down.svg Donal O'Hare (1-8)
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The 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 132nd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 9 October 2019. [1]

Contents

The BBC showed six televised games live. [2]

The Athletic Grounds in Armagh hosted the final, as the fixture was behind closed doors. [3]

Donegal were the two-time defending champions, but were beaten by Cavan in a repeat of the previous year's final.

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Antrim colours.PNG Saffron and whiteFona Cab Lenny Harbinson Declan Lynch
Armagh Armagh colours.PNG Orange and whiteSimply Fruit Kieran McGeeney Rory Grugan
Cavan Laois colours.PNG Royal blue and white Kingspan Group Mickey Graham Raymond Galligan
Derry Cork colours.PNG Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesRory GallagherEnda Lynn
Donegal Donegal colours.jpg Gold and greenKN Group Declan Bonner Michael Murphy
Down Down colours.PNG Red and blackEOS IT Solutions Paddy Tally Darren O'Hagan
Fermanagh Limerick colours.PNG Green and whiteTracey Concrete Ryan McMenamin Eoin Donnelly
Monaghan Waterford colours.PNG White and blue Investec Séamus "Banty" McEnaney Ryan Wylie [4]
Tyrone Derry colours.PNG White and RedTyrone Fabrication Mickey Harte Mattie Donnelly

Championship draw

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 1–13
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1–11
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 1–22
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–13
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0–15
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–17
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0–12
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1–13
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0–11
Colours of Down.svg Down 1–15
Colours of Down.svg Down 1–13
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1–14
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 0–9
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1–17 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0–13
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 2–15

Matches

Preliminary round

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31)
13:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Preliminary round
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 1-17 (20)–(21) 2-15
(a.e.t.) 		Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(HT: 1–11 – 1-4)
Gls: C McManus 1.
Pts: C McManus 4 (2f), M Bannigan 2, K Duffy 1, D Ward 1, F Kelly 1, K Hughes 1, R McAnespie 1, S O’Hanlon 1, C McCarthy 1, A Woods 1, C Walshe 1, S Carey 1 (m), R Beggan 1 (f).		Gls: M Reilly 1, O Pierson 1.
Pts: G McKiernan 3, S Smith 2, L Fortune 2, G Smith 1, J Smith 1, M Reilly 1, O Kiernan 1, T Galligan 1, N Murray 1 (1m), C Conroy 1 (1 ‘45), R Galligan 1 (f).
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Quarter-finals

1 November 2020 (2020-11-01)
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Quarter-final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-13 (16)–(14) 1-11 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(HT: 1-5 – 0-6)
Gls: M Langan 1.
Pts: C Thompson 7 (5fs), M Langan 2, J Brennan 2, O Gallen 1, P Brennan 1.		Gls: D Canavan 1.
Pts: D McCurry 3 (1f), M Bradley 2, M Donnelly 1, C McKenna 1 (f), P Harte 1, F Burns 1, N Morgan 1 (45), D Canavan 1.
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01)
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Quarter-final
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 0-15 (15)–(17) 0-17 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
(HT: 0-5 – 0–11)

Pts: S McGuigan 7 (7f); N Loughlin 4 (3f); E Doherty 1, C McFaul 1, P Kearney 1, C McKaigue 1.
Pts: R O'Neill 4 (4f); R Grugan 3 (1f), J Clarke 3; A Forker 2, O O'Neill 2; C O'Neill 1, M Shields 1, J Óg Burns 1
Celtic Park , Derry
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07)
13:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Quarter-final
Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg 0-9 (09)–(13) 0-13 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(HT: 0-6 – 0-5)

Pts: P Cunningham 2 (1f), C Murray 2 (1m); M McCann 1, K Quinn 1, D McAleese 1, P McBride 1 (f), T McCann 1 (f).
Pts: G McKiernan 3 (1f), TE Donoghue 3 (1m 1f); C Brady 2, O Kiernan 2; K Clarke 1, C Timoney 1, O Pierson 1
Kingspan Breffni Park , Cavan
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08)
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Quarter-final
Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 0-11 (11)–(18) 1-15 Colours of Down.svg Down
(HT: 0-6 – 0-7)

Pts: T Corrigan 6 (4f, 1m), C Corrigan 1, D McGurn 1, C Jones 1, D Teague 1, P McCusker 1.		Gls: D O'Hare 1
Pts: D O'Hare 4 (3f), B O'Hagan 4, J Johnston 2, C Mooney 2, R Johnston 2, C Quinn 1

Semi-finals

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
13:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Semi-final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-22 (25)–(13) 0-13 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
(HT: 1-12 – 0-3)
Gls: P Mogan 1.
Pts: M Langan 3, P Mogan 2, R McHugh 2, J Brennan 2, C McGonigle 2 (1m), C Thompson 2 (1f), N O’Donnell 2 (1m), M Murphy 2 (2f), EB Gallagher 1, H McFadden 1 (m), P McBrearty 1, O Gallen 1, A McClean 1
Pts: R O’Neill 7 (6f, 1x’45′), J Clarke 2, C Turbitt 2 (1m), O O’Neil 1, N Grimley 1 (1m).
Breffni Park , Cavan
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Semi-final
Down Colours of Down.svg 1-13 (16)–(17) 1-14 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(HT: 1-9 – 0-4)
Gls: C Doherty 1.
Pts: J Johnston 6 (1m), D O’Hare 4 (3f), P Devlin 2 (1x’45′).		Gls: M Reilly 1 (pen).
Pts: G McKiernan 3 (3f), T Galligan 3 (1m), C Madden 3, K Brady 2, P Faulkner 1, C Brady 1, S Smith 1 (f).
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Attendance: 0 [note 1]

Final

22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 0-12 (12)–(16) 1-13 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(HT: 0-9 - 0-7)

Pts: P McBrearty 4 (2f), N O’Donnell 2, C McGonigle 2, R McHugh 1, P Mogan 1, M Langan 1, M Murphy 1.		Gls: C Madden 1.
Pts: C Madden 2, J Smith 2, O Kiernan 2, G McKiernan 2 (2f), J McLoughlin 1, G Smith 1, C Brady 1, T Galligan 1, M Reilly 1.
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Attendance: 0 [note 1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals".
  2. ↑ "Ulster SFC: BBC Sport NI to show six live games as well as deferred highlights". BBC. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Athletic Grounds to host Ulster SFC final". Hogan Stand. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wylie to captain 36-man Monaghan squad for 2020". Hogan Stand. 15 December 2019.
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