2020 Munster Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Tipperary |
| Manager | David Power |
| Captain | Conor Sweeney |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Cork |
The 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2020 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA.[1] The fixtures were announced on RTÉ Radio on 8 October 2019.[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, all GAA activity was suspended until late in the year.
On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the title after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.[3][4][5][6]
To mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday, Tipperary wore special commemorative jerseys in white and green in the final, a replica of the colours worn by the Tipperary team which played Dublin in Croke Park in 1920.[7][8]
Teams
[edit]The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| County | Colours | Manager | Captain | Most Recent Munster Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clare
|
Saffron and Blue | Colm Collins | Gary Brennan | |
| Cork
|
Red and white | Ronan McCarthy | Paul Kerrigan | |
 Kerry
|
Green and gold | Peter Keane | David Clifford[9] | |
 Limerick
|
Green and white | Billy Lee | Donal O'Sullivan | |
| Tipperary
|
Blue and gold (final) White and Green |
David Power | Conor Sweeney | |
 Waterford
|
White and blue | Benji Whelan | Paul Whyte |
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Waterford
| 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick
| 2-14 | Limerick
| 2-11 | |||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 2-11 | Tipperary
| 1-15 | |||||||||||
| Clare
| 1-11 | Tipperary
| 0-17 | |||||||||||
| Cork
| 0-14 | |||||||||||||
| Cork
| 1-12 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry
| 0-13 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]The four non-finalists of the 2019 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.
Summary
[edit]| Div | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Waterford
|
0-09 - 2-14 | Limerick
|
4 |
| 3 | Tipperary
|
2-11 - 1-11 | Clare
|
2 |
Matches
[edit]| 31 October 2020 Quarter-final | Waterford (4)
|
0–09 (09) – (20) 2–14 | Limerick (4)
|
Dungarvan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 0-04 – 2-05) | Venue: Fraher Field | |||
Pts: J Curry 3 (2f), C Murray 2, D Guiry 1, D Corcoran 1, T Grey 1, S Ahearne 1 (1m). |
Report | Gls: A Enright 1, C Fahy 1. Pts: H Bourke 4 (2f; 1m), D Lyons 2, S McSweeney 2 (1f), K Ryan 1, T McCarthy 1, I Corbett 1, C Fahy 1, G Brown 1, S O’Carroll 1. |
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
|
| 1 November 2020 Quarter-final | Tipperary (3)
|
2–11 (17) – (14) 1–11 | Clare (2)
|
Thurles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 1-06 – 0-05) | Venue: Semple Stadium | |||
| Gls: C Sweeney 1, B Maher 1. Pts: C Sweeney 4 (2f); J Kennedy 3 (3f); L Casey 2; L Boland 1, E Moloney 1. |
Report | Gls: J Feehan 1 (og). Pts: E Cleary 4 (4f); K Sexton 2 (2f), P Collins 2; Gary Brennan 1, C O'Connor 1, J Malone 1. |
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
|
Semi-finals
[edit]The two finalists from the 2019 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Limerick of Division 4.
Summary
[edit]| Div | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Limerick
|
2-11 - 1-15 | Tipperary
|
3 |
| 3 | Cork
|
1-12 - 0-13 | Kerry
|
1 |
Matches
[edit]| 7 November 2020 Semi-final | Limerick (4)
|
2–11 (17) – (18) 1–15 (a.e.t.) |
Tipperary (3)
|
Limerick | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 2–6 – 0–5) | Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds | |||
| Gls: S McSweeney 1, C Fahey 1 Pts: S McSweeney 2, H Bourke 2 (2f), D O’Sullivan (1f, ’45) 2, T Griffin 1, K Ryan 1, D Treacy 1, C Sheehan 1, C Fahey 1. |
Report | Gls: L Casey 1 Pts: C Sweeney 7 (5f), J Kennedy 2 (2f), L Boland 2, M Quinlivan 1, K Fahey 1, R Kiely 1, B Fox 1. |
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
|
| 8 November 2020 Semi-final | Cork (3)
|
1–12 (15) – (13) 0–13 (a.e.t.) |
Kerry (1)
|
Cork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 0-06 – 0-05) | Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh | |||
| Gls: M Keane 1. Pts: M Collins 4 (3fs), L Connolly 3 (2fs), K O'Hanlon 2 (1f 1 45), K O'Donovan 1, B Hurley 1 (m), S Powter 1. |
Report | Pts: K Spillane 4, D Clifford 4 (1f), S O'Shea 2 (1f), R Buckley 1, D Moynihan 1, T Brosnan 1. |
Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary) TV: RTÉ
|
Final
[edit]| Tipperary
|
0-17 (17) – (14) 0-14 | Cork
|
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-11 - 0-07) | ||
Pts: C Sweeney 7 (2fs, 2m); M Quinlivan 5 (1f); L Casey 2 (f); K Fahey 1, E Comerford 1 (free), P Austin 1. |
Pts: L Connolly 4 (2fs, 1 45), M Collins 4 (4fs); J O’Rourke 2; C O’Callaghan 1, B Hurley 1, S White 1, C O’Mahony 1 (f). | |
Tipperary advanced to the 2020 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2020 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures". munstergaa.ie. 18 February 2018.
- ^ 2020 Munster SFC fixtures announced, from rte.ie
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Greatest day of shocks in football history? How Tipperary and Cavan upset odds to taste provincial glory". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "TIPPERARY 0-17 CORK 0-14". GAA.ie. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Here are the jerseys Dublin and Tipperary will wear to mark Bloody Sunday centenary". The 42. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary footballers back in blue and gold for All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo". RTE Sport. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020". RTÉ Sport. 20 January 2020.
