2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship

2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship

Tournament details
Level	Junior
Year	2020
Trophy	West County Hotel Cup
Sponsor	TG4, Lidl, AIG[1]
Date	25 October – 5 December
Teams	6
Winners
Champions	Fermanagh LGFA (2nd win)
Manager	Johnny Garrity
Captain	Courteney Murphy
Qualify for	Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
Runners-up
Runners-up	Wicklow LGFA
Manager	Mark Murnaghan
Captain	Laura Hogan
Other
Matches played	9
Total scored	41 goals (4.56 gpg) 152 points (16.89 ppg)
Player of the Year	Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) [2]
Top Scorer	Eimear Smyth (6,18) 36 points
Website	https://ladiesgaelic.ie/

The 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship was the 38th contested edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's tertiary inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games forced the delay of the tournament until late in the year.[3][4][5]

Fermanagh LGFA were the winners for the second time in their history and will play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship in 2021.[6]

Format

Group stage

6 counties competed in the 2020 tournament. There were two groups of three. Each team played the other team's in their group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Knockout stage

The winner of group A competed in the All-Ireland semi-final against the runner up of group B, and the winner of group B played the runner up of group A.

Teams

Counties	Flag colours	Captain (2020)	Manager (2020)	Junior Championships	Last Win
Antrim LGFA		Áine Tubridy	Damien McConville	2	2012
Carlow LGFA		Anne Roche	Mark Keating	—	—
Derry LGFA		Grace Conway	Paul Hasson	—	—
Fermanagh LGFA		Courteney Murphy	Johnny Garrity	2	2020
Limerick LGFA		Niamh McCarthy	Donal Ryan	2	2018
Wicklow LGFA		Laura Hogan	Mark Murnaghan	2	2011

Venues

Match Locations

Conneff Park

Kinnegad

Donaghmore

Lann Léire GFC

Parnell Park

Baltinglass

Augher

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Venues used for the 2020 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.

Fixtures and results

Key to colours

Advance to All-Ireland semi-finals

Group A Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Wicklow	2	2	0	0	6	+17
Fermanagh	2	1	0	1	3	–2
Carlow	2	0	0	2	0	–15

Group A results

Wicklow v Carlow

25 October 14:00 GMT Group A Rd 1

Wicklow	3–15 (24) – 2–05 (11)	Carlow
(HT: 2–10 – 1–01)
Gls: M Deeney 2, S Miley 1 Pts: M Deeney 6, M Kealy 4, L Hogan 3, L Ahern 1, C Fox 1		Gls: C Ní Shé 1, S Doyle 1 Pts: C Ní Shé 2, S Doyle 1, A Gilmartin 1, E Atkinson 1

Baltinglass, Wicklow Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan (Dublin) Attendance: 0

Fermanagh v Wicklow

31 October 13:00 GMT Group A Rd 2

Fermanagh	1–02 (5) – 0–09 (9)	Wicklow
(HT: 1–01 – 0–06)
Gls: E Smyth 1 Pts: E Smyth 1, B Bogue 1		Pts: M Deeney 0–4, M Kealy 3, Hogan 2

Lannleire GFC, Louth Referee: Gavin Finnegan (Down) Attendance: 0

Carlow v Fermanagh

8 November 13:00 GMT Group A Rd 3

Carlow	2–10 (16) – 3–09 (18)	Fermanagh
(HT: 2–05 – 1–04)
Gls: C Ní Shé 1, R Sawyer 1 Pts: C Ní Shé 7, R Sawyer 3		Gls: E Smyth 2, B Bogue 1 Pts: E Smyth 6, B Bogue 2, J Doonan 1

Lannleire GFC, Louth Referee: Kieran Mc Keever (Armagh) Attendance: 0

Group B Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Group Points	Score Difference
Limerick	2	2	0	0	6	+21
Antrim	2	1	0	1	3	+1
Derry	2	0	0	2	0	–22

Group B results

Limerick v Derry

25 October 14:00 GMT Group B Rd 1

Limerick	4–10 (22) – 0–07 (7)	Derry
(HT: 1–07 – 0–03)
Gls: C Mee 2, A Corbett 1, A Ryan 1 Pts: C Mee 3, A Ryan 1, R Ambrose 2, A Cunningham 2, A O'Sullivan 1, N McCarthy 1		Pts: E Doherty 0–6, E Sainsbury 0–1

Lannleire GFC, Louth Referee: Ciaran Groome (Offaly) Attendance: 0

Antrim v Limerick

1 November 13:00 GMT Group B Rd 2

Antrim	1–05 (8) – 2–08 (14)	Limerick
(HT: 1–02 – 1–04)
Gls: M McCurdy 1 Pts: G McLoughlin 2, A Taggart 2, C Taggart 1		Gls: C Mee 1, A Ryan 1 Pts: C Mee 4, A Ryan 1, L Coughlan 1, A O'Sullivan 1, R Ambrose 1

Conneff Park, Clane, Kildare Referee: Austin O'Connell (Galway) Attendance: 0

Derry v Antrim

8 November 13:00 GMT Group B Rd 3

Derry	1–07 (10) – 2–11 (17)	Antrim
(HT: 1–04 – 1–06)
Gls: C McGurk 1 Pts: C McGurk 1, E Doherty 4, K Holly 1, C Moore 1		Gls: C Carey 1, M McCurdy 1 Pts: C Carey 3, M McCurdy 1, A Taggart 4, F Rocks 1, D Connolly 1, G McLoughlin 1

Augher, Tyrone Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal) Attendance: 0

All-Ireland Semi-finals

Antrim v Wicklow

22 November 13:00 GMT Semi-final 1

Report

Antrim	3–10 (19) – 7–11 (32)	Wicklow
(HT: 0–05 – 4–04)
Gls: B Devlin 1, C Carey 1, A Taggart 1 Pts: C Carey 4, A Taggart 1, M McCurdy 1, L Dahunsi 3, G McLoughlin 1		Gls: M Deeney 2, C Fox 3, M Kealy 1, L Hogan 1 Pts: M Deeney 1, M Kealy 5, L Hogan 2, S Miley 2

Donaghmore Ashbourne, Meath Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan (Dublin) Attendance: 0

Fermanagh v Limerick

22 November 13:00 GMT Semi-final 2

Report

Fermanagh	4–10 (22) – 4–03 (15)	Limerick
(HT: 4–05 – 1–02)
Gls: E Smyth 2, J Doonan 1, R O'Reilly 1 Pts: E Smyth 6, J Doonan 2, R O'Reilly 1, S McCausland 1		Gls: A Ryan 2, A Cunningham 1, A O'Sullivan 1 Pts: A Cunningham 2 (2fs) A O'Sullivan 1

Kinnegad, Westmeath Referee: Kevin Corcoran (Mayo) Attendance: 0

All-Ireland final

Fermanagh v Wicklow

5 December 16:00 GMT Final

Report

Fermanagh	2–09 (15) – 0–12 (12)	Wicklow
(HT: 1–07 – 0–06)
Gls: E Smyth 1, R McDonald 1 Pts: E Smyth 5 (4f), J Doonan 2, S McCausland 1, A Flanagan 1		Pts: M Kealy 7 (4f), L Hogan 3, M Deeney 2 (2f)

Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal) Attendance: 0

Awards

TG4 Junior Players' Player of the Year

Eimear Smyth Fermanagh[7]

Junior Team of the Championship

No.	Position	Player	Team	Flag
1	Goalkeeper	Shauna Murphy		Fermanagh
2	Right corner back	Emily Mulhall		Wicklow
3	Full back	Sarah Jane Winders		Wicklow
4	Left corner back	Rebekah Daly		Limerick
5	Right half back	Alanna Conroy		Wicklow
6	Centre half back	Saoirse Tennyson		Antrim
7	Left half back	Sarah McCarville		Fermanagh
8	Midfield	Aoife Gorman		Wicklow
9	Midfield	Róisín O'Reilly		Fermanagh
10	Right half forward	Áine Cunningham		Limerick
11	Centre half forward	Laura Hogan		Wicklow
12	Left half forward	Aishling Maguire		Fermanagh
13	Right corner forward	Eimear Smyth		Fermanagh
14	Full forward	Meadhbh Deeney		Wicklow
15	Left corner forward	Marie Kealy		Wicklow

Season Statistics

Scoring list

No.	Name	Team	Flag	Goals	Points	Total points
1	Eimear Smyth		Fermanagh	6	18	36
2	Meadhbh Deeney		Wicklow	4	13	25
3	Marie Kealy		Wicklow	1	19	22
4	Cathy Mee		Limerick	3	7	16
5	Clíodhna Ní Shé		Carlow	2	9	15
6	Amy Ryan		Limerick	4	2	14
7	Laura Hogan		Wicklow	1	10	13
	Cathy Carey		Antrim	2	7	13
8	Clodagh Fox		Wicklow	3	1	10
	Aoife Taggart		Antrim	1	7	10
	Emma Doherty		Derry	0	10	10
9	Joanne Doogan		Fermanagh	1	5	8
	Meabh McCurdy		Antrim	2	2	8
10	Aine Cunningham		Limerick	1	4	7
11	Blaithin Bogue		Fermanagh	1	3	6
	Rachel Sawyer		Carlow	1	3	6
	Andrea O'Sullivan		Limerick	1	3	6
12	Sara Doyle		Carlow	1	1	4
	Grainne McLoughlin		Antrim	0	4	4
	Roisin O'Reilly		Fermanagh	1	1	4
	Ciara McGurk		Derry	1	1	4
13	Bronagh Devlin		Antrim	1	0	3
	Róisín McDonald		Fermanagh	1	0	3
	Róisín Ambrose		Limerick	0	3	3
	Lara Dahunsi		Antrim	0	3	3
	Aoife Corbett		Limerick	1	0	3
14	Sarah McCausland		Fermanagh	0	2	2
15	Ellen Atkinson		Carlow	0	1	1
	Aoibhinn Gilmartin		Carlow	0	1	1
	Danielle Connolly		Antrim	0	1	1
	Ciara Moore		Derry	0	1	1
	Aoife Flanagan		Fermanagh	0	1	1
	Ellen Atkinson		Carlow	0	1	1
	Niamh McCarthy		Limerick	0	1	1
	Fionnuala Rocks		Antrim	0	1	1
	Ella Siansbury		Derry	0	1	1
	Caitlin Taggart		Antrim	0	1	1
	Katy Holly		Derry	0	1	1
	Leah Coughlan		Limerick	0	1	1

Season Statistics Breakdown

Teams	Total score	Games	Points per game average	Goals	Points	First half (total score)	Average points (first half)	Second half (total score)	Average points (second half)	Clean sheets (goals)	No. of scoring players in season
Antrim	44	3	14.67	6	35	19	6.33	9	3	0	9
Carlow	27	2	13.5	4	15	15	7.55	12	6	0	5
Derry	17	2	8.5	1	14	10	5	7	3.5	0	5
Fermanagh	60	4	15	10	30	42	10.5	18	4.5	2	7
Limerick	51	3	17	10	21	22	7.33	29	9.67	1	8
Wicklow	77	4	16.25	10	47	44	11	33	8.25	0	6

See also

• 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
• 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
• All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
• All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
• All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
• Ladies' Gaelic football
• Ladies' Gaelic Football Association
• Ladies' Gaelic Football All Stars Awards
• Ladies' National Football League

References

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4. "London Ladies call for decision barring them from 2020 All-Ireland Championship to be reviewed". Irish Post. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
5. "Draws made for All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships". RTE. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
6. Rooney, Declan (5 December 2020). "Smyth's goal decisive as Fermanagh hold off Wicklow in Junior final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
7. "Aimee Mackin, Vikki Wall and Eimear Smyth named as 2020 TG4 Players' Player of the Year award winners". LGFA. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.