2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship

The 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 56th staging overall of a Gaelic football championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 22 June 2019 and ended on 3 August 2019.

2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates22 June – 3 August 2019
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (12th win)
CaptainPeter O'Driscoll
ManagerKeith Ricken
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
CaptainJames Doran
ManagerTom Gray
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played30
Top ScorerBorder Ciarán Archer (9–35)
Player of the YearBorder Ciarán Archer
2018
2020

Kildare entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois in the Leinster Championship.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 3 August 2019 at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise, between Cork and Dublin, in what was their first meeting in a final in 39 years. Cork won the match by 3-16 to 1-14 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since 2009.[3]

Dublin's Ciarán Archer was the championship's top scorer with 9-35.

Results edit

Connacht Under-20 Football Championship edit

Quarter-final edit

26 June 2019 Quarter-final Leitrim   4-13 - 3-17   Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
M Diffley 2-4 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), J Reynolds & O Bohan 1-1 each, J Gilheaney 0-3 (0-1f), C Cullen 0-2 each, J Clancy & A Hoare 0-1 each. Report R Dowd 1-7 (0-5f), P Carey 1-4 (0-2f), D Keenan 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 1-0, D Ruane 0-2, B Derwin 0-1.

Semi-finals edit

3 July 2019 Semi-final Mayo   1-25 - 1-06   Sligo MacHale Park
E O’Brien (0-6, 2f), T Conroy (0-5), S McGreal (0-3), A Orme (0-3, 1f), O Mullin (1-0), G Durcan (0-2), P Goldrick (0-2), J Gallagher (0-1), P Towey (0-1) N Moran (0-1), M Moran (0-1). Report B Gorman (0-4, 2f), S Carroll (1-0), A Reilly (0-1) S Deignan (0-1, 1f).
3 July 2019 Semi-final Roscommon   1-07 - 0-17   Galway Páirc Naomh Bríd
G Galvin 1-0, R Dowd 0-3 (1f), A Brady 0-1 (’45), B Derwin 0-1 (f), P Carey 0-1 (f), J Fitzpatrick 0-1. Report R Cunningham 0-4, D Silke 0-3 (3f), M Tierney 0-3 (2f), L Costello 0-2, P Costello 0-2, R Mahon 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, E Mannion 0-1.

Final edit

10 July 2019 Final Galway   0-16 - 0-10   Mayo Tuam Stadium
16:00 D Silke 0-5 (0-4f), L Costello 0-4, P Costello 0-3 (0-1f), R Cunningham 0-2, C Newell and M Tierney (0-1f) 0-1 each Report E O'Brien 0-4f, P Towey and T Conroy 0-3 each Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)

Leinster Under-20 Football Championship edit

First round edit

22 June 2019 First round Carlow   2-04 - 3-22   Offaly Netwatch Cullen Park
A Kehoe (1-2), P Hynes (1-0), D Ruth (0-2,1f). Report C Farrell (0-9, 45, f), C Johnson (1-3), K McDermott (1-2), A Brazil (1-0), J Bryant (0-3), J O'Brien (0-1); C Donnelly (0-1), C Donoghue (0-1); S Farrell (0-1), S O’Toole-Greene (0-1).
22 June 2019 First round Wexford   1-14 - 2-07   Wicklow Bellefield Complex
S Nolan (0-5, 1 free), S Forde (1-1), J Myler (0-3, 1 free), M Molloy (0-2); E Porter (0-1), E Minogue (0-1); D McVeigh (0-1). Report E Darcy (1-2, 1-0 pen., 0-1 free), J Deans (1-0), O McGraynor (0-2), P Hempenstall (0-1), R Stokes (0-1), F O'Shea (0-1).
25 June 2019 First round Kildare   1-11 - 0-17   Laois St. Conleth's Park
L Griffin 1-2 (1-0pen, 0-2fs), D Kirwan 0-3,C Joyce 0-2, J Cully 0-2(1f), B McDonnell 0-1, L O'Flynn 0-1 Report D Whelan 0-10 (3fs), M Doran 0-4, R Coffey 0-1, D Brophy 0-1, E Dunne 0-1'45

Quarter-finals edit

2 July 2019 Quarter-final Westmeath   0-20 - 2-20   Laois Cusack Park
D Heavin 0-6 (4f); TJ Cox 0-4 (1f); N Cully 0-3; A Neary (1f), B Cox (1 lineball) 0-2 each; D Martin, A Flanagan, C Nolan 0-1 each. Report D Whelan 0-8 (5f); D McCormack 1-2; A Kinsella 0-5 (1f); M Doran 1-1; E Dunne 0-2; J Owens (f), R Tyrell 0-1 each. Westmeath:
2 July 2019 Quarter-final Meath   1-12 - 0-12   Offaly Páirc Tailteann
C McBride 1-0, D McGowan 0-3, L Byrne (1f, 1’45), L Mitchell 0-2 each, J Keane, M Costello, J Morris, C Ahearne, D Dixon 0-1 each. Report C Farrell 0-7 (5f), J O’Brien, S O’Toole Greene, C Johnson, J Bryant, N Poland 0-1 each.
2 July 2019 Quarter-final Louth   0-16 - 3-10   Wexford Gaelic Grounds
J Gallagher 0-6 (2f), F Malone 0-3 (2 45’), C Gillespie 0-2, L Jackson, S Hickey, K O’Neill, E Callaghan and L Grey 0-1 each. Report J Myler 2-3 (1-0pen, 1f ) Own Goal, S Nolan 0-2(2f), L Coleman, M Molloy, E Minogue, S Forde and D Brooks (145) 0-1 each.
2 July 2019 Quarter-final Longford   0-07 - 4-21   Dublin Pearse Park
O Kenny 0-4f, J Hagan 0-2,1f, A McGuire 0-1. Report C Archer 2-8 (5f); H Ladd 1-2; D Lacey 1-1, R McGarry 0-4 (1f); B O’Leary, J Doran 0-2 each; K Lynch Bissett, M Lavin 0-1 each.

Semi-finals edit

9 July 2019 Semi-final Dublin   1-17 - 0-06   Wexford Parnell Park
C Archer 1-8 (0-7f), R McGarry (0-1f), J Doran, B O’Leary, N O’Leary 0-2 each, C Kinsella 0-1. Report M Molloy 0-2, J Myler (0-1f), D Brooks (0-1f), S Nolan, C Kavanagh 0-1 each.
9 July 2019 Semi-final Laois   1-13 - 0-07   Meath O'Moore Park
A Kinsella 1-1; M Barry 0-4 (3f); R Coffey, D Whelan 0-2 each; C Slevin, J Owens, D McCormack, M Doran 0-1 each. Report L Mitchell 0-2f, A Lynch 0-2 (1f); D McGowan (f), M Costello (f), J Morris 0-1 each.

Final edit

19 July 2019 Final Dublin   4-18 - 0-17   Laois O'Connor Park
20:00 Ciaran Archer 3-8 (1-0 pen, 0-7f), Kieran Kennedy 1-0, James Doran 0-3, Brian O'Leary and Ross McGarry (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean Lambe, Niall O'Leary, Karl Lynch Bissett 0-1 each Report [1] Diarmuid Whelan 0-8 (0-6f), Mark Barry (0-1f) and Alan Kinsella 0-2 each, Eoin Dunne, Michael Doran, Ronan Coffey, Jack Owens, Niall Dunne 0-1 each Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Archer (St. Maurs)

Munster Under-20 Football Championship edit

Quarter-finals edit

2 July 2019 Quarter-final Waterford   1-10 - 1-09   Clare Fraher Field
D Corcoran 1-7 (4fs), T Barron, B Power, D O’Keeffe 0-1 each. Report D O’Donnell 0-5 (4fs), C Rouine 1-0, S Casey (1f), D Coughlan (1f) 0-2 each.
2 July 2019 Quarter-final= Tipperary   1-12 - 1-13   Limerick Semple Stadium
R Quigley (1-4, 0-2 frees); S O’Connor (0-5, 0-4 frees); K Grogan (0-2); C Kennedy (0-1 each). Report N Callanan (1-3); J Downey (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 ‘45), J Hayes (0-3, 0-3 frees); J Molyneaux (0-2); J Cummins, N McAuliffe (0-1 each).

Semi-finals edit

11 July 2019 Semi-final Kerry   0-18 - 1-03   Limerick Austin Stack Park
D O’Sullivan 0-9 (3f); F Clifford 0-3; C Ferriter 0-2; J O’Connor, K Falvey, E Horan and P O’Shea 0-1 each. Report J Molyneaux 1-1; J Downey (f) and J Hayes (f) 0-1 each.
12 July 2019 Semi-final Cork   5-23 - 0-07   Waterford Ahamilla Complex
M Cronin 1-4, C O’Mahony 1-4 (0-1 f), D Gore 1-3, J McCarthy, C O’Callaghan 1-0 each, G O’Donovan and P O’Driscoll 0-2 each, M Hodnett 0-2, 1f, M O’Mahony, B Hartnett, C Barrett, B Murphy, F Herlihy, J Murphy 0-1 each. Report D Corcoran 0-4 (0-1 f), S Whelan-Barrett, S Curry and B Power 0-1 each.

Final edit

18 July 2019 Final Cork   3-16 - 0-12   Kerry Pairc Ui Rinn
20:00 C O’Mahony 1-5 (0-2f), M Cronin 0-5 (0-1f), B Murphy 1-1, F Herlihy 1-0, C Barrett and D Gore 0-2 each, C O’Callaghan 0-1 Report D O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4f), E Horan 0-3, C Gammel, S O’Leary, F Clifford, P O’Shea 0-1 each Referee: A Kissane (Waterford)

Ulster Under-20 Football Championship edit

Preliminary round edit

23 June 2019 Preliminary round Down   1-16 - 0-11   Antrim St. Tiernach's Park
L Kerr 0-5 (0-3fs), S Loughran 0-4 (0-1f), R Carr 0-4 (0-2 45s), A Devlin 1-0, C Clarke 0-1, S Annett 0-1; D McClements 0-1. Report T McAteer 0-2, D McErlaine 0-2 (0-2fs); E Nagle 0-2, E McCabe 0-1, P Shivers 0-1 (0-1f), J McCaffrey 0-1; D McAteer 0-1, R Brolly 0-1.

Quarter-finals edit

28 June 2019 Quarter-final Derry   5-12 - 2-13   Armagh Owenbeg Complex
P Cassidy (1-04), L McWilliams (1-02), P McGrogan (1-00), E Doherty (1-00), K Friel (1-00), B McCarron (0-03), C McShane (0-01), D Cassidy (0-01), I Donaghy (0-01). Report C Turbit (1-06), C McConville (1-01), T Kelly (0-02); N McGuinness (0-01), C Cosgrove (0-01), E McConville (0-01).
28 June 2019 Quarter-final Fermanagh   0-14 - 0-12   Donegal Brewster Park
C Jones (0-3), D McGurn (0-2, 1f), C Love (0-2), E Beacom (0-2), U Kelm (0-1), C McBrien (0-1), L McStravick (0-1), S Cassidy (0-1). Report P Dolan (0-3); C O’Donnell (0-3), S McDevitt (0-2f), C O’Donnell (0-21f), R Cunningham (0-1), P Mogan (0-1).
30 June 2019 Quarter-final Tyrone   2-11 - 1-12   Down Healy Park
T Quinn (0-06, 4f), D Canavan (1-01), M McKearney (1-00); R Gormley (0-01), S Og McAleer (0-01, f), M Conroy (0-01), O Mallon (0-01). Report C Clarke (1-03), L Kerr (0-04, 2f), S Loughran (0-02, 2f), D McClements (0-02), R McEvoy (0-01).
30 June 2019 Quarter-final Cavan   1-13 - 2-04   Monaghan Kingspan Breffni Park
P Lynch (0-9, 7F), T Reilly (1-1), C O’Reilly (0-1), C Madden (0-1), O Brady (0-1). Report S Jones (1-0), A Mohan (1-0), A Woods (0-2, 1f), D Connolly (0-1), R Mohan (0-1).

Semi-finals edit

5 July 2019 Semi-final Derry   1-14 - 1-11   Fermanagh Healy Park
D Cassidy (1-02), L McWilliams (0-04, 3f), C McShane (0-03), F Bradley (0-02, 2 ’45); P Cassidy (0-02), A Doherty (0-01). Report D McGurn (0-05, 5f), C McBrien (1-01), J Largo Ellis (0-1), C Jones (0-01), D McBrien (0-01); P Breen (0-01, f), J Reihill (0-01). Referee: N McKenna (Monaghan)
6 July 2019 Semi-final Cavan   0-09 - 0-13   Tyrone St. Tiernach's Park
P Lynch (0-05, 3f, 1 ’45), C O’Reilly (0-01), C Madden (0-01), O Brady (0-01), P Rogers (0-01). Report D Canavan (0-04, 1f), S Og McAleer (0-02, 2f), P Og McCartan (0-02), M Conroy (0-02, 1f), L Gray (0-01), R Gormley (0-01), E Jordan (0-01). Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)

Final edit

14 July 2019 Final Tyrone   4-13 - 1-10   Derry Athletic Grounds
S Óg McAleer 1-2, C Quinn 1-0, J Oguz 1-0, J Garrity 1-0 pen, T Quinn (0-2f) and M Conroy (0-1f) 0-3 each, L Quinn (2 '45) and D Canavan 0-2 each, C Grimes 0-1 Report M McGrogan 0-5 (0-3f), T McHugh 1-0, B McCarron 0-3 (0-2f), C McShane and P Cassidy 0-1 each Referee: P Faloon (Down)

All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship edit

Semi-finals edit

27 July 2019 Semi-final Dublin   2-14 - 1-10   Galway Pearse Park
C Archer 2-6 (0-4f), R McGarry 0-3, B O’Leary 0-2, N O’Leary, J Doran, D Lacey 0-1 each Report B Harlowe 1-0, T Gill 0-3 and P Costello (0-2f) 0-3 each, R Cunningham 0-2, L Boyle and M Tierney 0-1 each. Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
28 July 2019 Semi-final Cork   2-17 - 1-18   Tyrone O'Connor Park
C O'Mahony 0-7 (0-5f), M Cronin 1-2 (0-1f), J Murphy 1-0, C Barrett, E O'Hanlon, F Herlihy 0-2 each, B Hartnett and M Hodnett 0-1 each Report T Quinn 0-6 (0-2f), S Óg McAleer 0-5 (0-2f), D Canavan 1-1, J Garrity and M Conroy (0-1f) 0-2 each, P Óg McCartan and E Jordan 0-1 each Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)

Final edit

3 August 2019 Final Cork   3-16 - 1-14   Dublin O'Moore Park
M Cronin 1-3 (0-2f), B Murphy 1-2, C O'Mahony (0-3f) and D Gore 0-4 each, C O'Callaghan 1-0, D O'Connell, J Murphy, F Herlihy 0-1 each Report C Archer 1-5 (0-3f), B O'Leary 0-3, J Doran and R McGarry (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Ryan and D Lacey 0-1 each Referee: D O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ciarán Archer Dublin 9-35 62 5 12.40
2 Diarmuid Whelan Laois 0-28 28 4 7.00
3 Cathail O'Mahony Cork 2-20 26 4 6.50
4 Mark Cronin Cork 3-14 23 4 5.75
5 Cian Farrell Offaly 0-16 16 2 8.00
6 Darragh Canavan Tyrone 2-08 14 4 3.50
Darragh Corcoran Waterford 1-11 14 2 7.00
Donal O'Sullivan Kerry 0-14 14 2 7.00
Paddy Lynch Cavan 0-14 14 2 7.00
7 Jamie Myler Wexford 2-07 13 3 4.33
Ronan Dowd Roscommon 1-10 13 2 6.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ciarán Archer Dublin 3-08 17 Laois
2 Ciarán Archer Dublin 2-08 14 Longford
3 Ciarán Archer Dublin 2-06 12 Galway
4 Ciarán Archer Dublin 1-08 11 Wexford
5 Mark Diffley Leitrim 2-04 10 Roscommon
Ronan Dowd Roscommon 1-07 10 Leitrim
Darragh Corcoran Waterford 1-07 10 Clare
Diarmuid Whelan Laois 0-10 10 Kildare
6 Jamie Myler Wexford 2-03 9 Louth
Cian Farrell Offaly 0-09 9 Carlow
Donal O'Sullivan Kerry 0-09 9 Limerick
Paddy Lynch Cavan 0-09 9 Monaghan

References edit

  1. ^ Scully, Niall (5 August 2018). "'The future is looking good' - Kildare seal Under-20 All Ireland title with victory over Mayo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ Farrell, Sinéad (25 June 2019). "Laois U20s dump reigning All-Ireland champions Kildare out of Leinster". The 42. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Cork stun Dublin in All-Ireland U-20 Football Final". GAA website. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2020.