2024 All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship

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2024 All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship
Dates10 April - 18 May 2024
Teams12
Sponsor EirGrid
Champions Colours of Down.svg Down (1st title)
Finn Murdock (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
Brian Cooney (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored28 (2.55 per match)
Points scored216 (19.64 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Westmeath.svg Brian Cooney (4-18)
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The 2024 All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association. [1] The championship ran from 10 April to 18 May 2024. [2]

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The All-Ireland final was played at Páirc Tailteann in Navan on 18 May 2024 between Down and Westmeath, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [3] Down won the match by 1–10 to 0–10 to claim their first ever championship title. [4]

Westmeath's Brian Cooney was the championship's top scorer with 4-18.

Connacht Under-20 B Football Championship

Connacht final

27 April 2024Final Leitrim 0-09 - 3-11 Mayo Philly McGuinness Memorial Park
B McNulty 0-3, 2f; B Guckian (2f) & P Honeyman (2f) 0-2 each; J Casey & T Plunkett 0-1 each Report D Beirne 2-4, 3f; N Hurley 1-1; O Cronin 0-3; D Dolan 0-2, 50 & f; F McLaughlin 0-1

Leinster Under-20 B Football Championship

Leinster quarter-final

16 April 2024Quarter-final Carlow 3-10 - 0-10 Offaly SETU Carlow Grounds
L Gavin 2-4 (3fs), Kyle Nolan 0-3, C Brady 1-0, S Cormican, Kieran Nolan, B Kelly 0-1 each Report M Dalton 0-3 (2fs), R Gallagher 0-2 (1f), C Melia (f), C Foran (f), R Kellaghan, S Doran, G O’Meara 0-1 each.

Leinster semi-finals

23 April 2024Semi-final Longford 0-13 - 1-07 Wexford Bertie Allen Park
M Carey (0-9, 5 frees, 1 ‘45), J Brady Hynes (0-2), P Moran (0-1), M Flynn (0-1). Report C Kehoe (1-1); D Cooke Leonard (0-3, one free), D Kehoe (0-1), R Gilbert (0-1), C Kelly (0-1).
23 April 2024Semi-final Westmeath 3-09 - 1-10 Carlow Kinnegad Grounds
B Cooney 1-4 (0-1f), S Hanley 1-2, R Murray 1-1, J Duncan, S Ormsby 0-1 each. Report L Gavin 0-5 (5f), A Kelly 1-0, B Kelly 0-2 (1m), Kieran Nolan, C Brady, J Brady 0-1 each.

Leinster final

30 April 2024Final Westmeath 3-09 - 2-11 Longford TEG Cusack Park
B Cooney 3-3 (0-1f), R Cole 0-2, D Lowry, J Duncan, R Murray, S Hanley 0-1 each. Report Michael Flynn 1-2, P Moran, M Carey (3f) 0-3 each, J Kelly 1-0, E Williams 0-2, J Brady Hynes 0-1 (f).

Munster Under-20 B Football Championship

Munster final

10 April 2024Final Limerick 2-10 - 1-05 Waterford Mallow GAA Complex
A Neville (2-0), R Quirke (0-4, 0-2 frees), D Murray (0-3), J McCarthy (’45), C Ó Dúinn and D Hynes (free) (0-1 each). Report S Pender (1-2, 0-1 free), M O’Brien, R Fennell and D Murphy (0-1 each).Referee: C Dineen

Ulster Under-20 B Football Championship

Ulster semi-final

22 April 2024Semi-final Antrim 0-10 - 1-16 Fermanagh Dunsilly Centre of Excellence
N Duffy (0-03), J Hannon (0-02), C Johnston (0-01), T Shivers (0-01), C Walsh (0-01), J Toner (0-01), C McCann (0-01). Report M McDermott (1-04), C Brennan (0-03), K Fitzpatrick (0-02), C O’Brien (0-02), S Conlon (0-01), D Owens (0-01), L MacEnri (0-01), L Feely (0-01), C McAnespie (0-01).

Ulster final

29 April 2024Final Fermanagh 1-05 - 1-06 Down Brewster Park
J Flanagan 1-0, K Fitzpatrick 0-2 (1f), M McDermott 0-1, S Conlon 0-1 (m), M Burns 0-1. Report N Rogers 1-0, C Cunningham 0-1, T McCarroll 0-1, R Quinn 0-1, J Doran 0-1 (f), E Rogers 0-1 (f), C O’Reilly 0-1

All-Ireland Under-20 B Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

11 May 2024Semi-final Westmeath 1-15 - 2-05 Limerick FBD Semple Stadium
B Cooney 0-6 (5f), J Duncan 1-0, D Lowry, S Ormsby, R Murray (1f) 0-2 each, T Baker, S Hanley, D Hall 0-1 each. Report E Rigter (0-2f), D Murray (1-0 pen, 0-1f, 0-1‘45’) 1-2 each, C Ó Duinn 0-1.
12 May 2024Semi-final Mayo 0-15 - 2-10 Down Kingspan Breffni Park
T O’Flaherty 0-5 (4 frees), J Mulchrone 0-2, C Keaveney 0-2, O Cronin 0-2, C Dawson 0-1, D Duffy 0-1, S Morahan 0-1, D Dolan 0-1 (free). Report D Scullion 2-1, J Doran 0-3, E Rogers 0-1, F Murdock 0-1, S Carr 0-1, R Quinn 0-1, C O'Reilly 0-1, M Murdock 0-1.

All-Ireland final

18 May 2024Final Westmeath 0-10 - 1-10 Down Páirc Tailteann
B Cooney 0-5 (4f), D Lowry, L Daly, J Duncan, R Murray, S Corcoran 0-1 each. Report D Rafferty 1-0, J Doran (1f, 1‘45’), S Carr 0-3 each, D Scullion 0-2, C Cunningham, D Ruddy 0-1 each.Referee: M Farrelly (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Brian Cooney Westmeath 4-183047.50
2Liam Gavin Carlow 2-091527.50
3Matthew Carey Longford 0-121226.00
4Darragh Beirne Mayo 2-051025.00
5Mattie McDermott Fermanagh 1-05824.00

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References

  1. ↑ "2024 EirGrid Ulster U20 Football Championship details confirmed". Ulster GAA website. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "EirGrid launches the 2024 GAA Football U20 All-Ireland Championship". GAA website. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "U20 All Ireland 'B' final in Navan on Saturday". Westmeath Examiner. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rafferty's late goal decisive as Down edge out Westmeath". Westmeath Examiner. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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