The 2020 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 85th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019.[1] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[2] The championship eventually began on 24 July 2020, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 21 August 2021.[3][4][5]
| Dates | 24 July 2020 - 21 August 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
| Champions |  Rockchapel (2ndth title)Kevin Collins (captain) Jerry Casey (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Mitchelstown | ||
| Relegated |  Mayfield | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 32 | ||
| Goals scored | 77 (2.41 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 685 (21.41 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Cathail O'Mahony (5-29) | ||
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The final was played on 21 August 2021 at Mallow GAA Complex, between Rockchapel and Mitchelstown, in what was their first meeting in the final. Rockchapel won the match by 1-10 to 0-09 to claim their second championship title overall and their first since 1989.[6]
Mitchelstown's Cathail O'Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 5-29.
Format change edit
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion.[7] On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which will see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.[8]
Group 1 edit
Group 1 table edit
Advance to play-offs Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Millstreet | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-39 | 3-23 | 16 | 4 |
| Ballinora | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-31 | 3-25 | 3 | 4 |
| St. Finbarr's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-32 | 3-43 | -14 | 2 |
| Glenville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-29 | 4-40 | -5 | 2 |
Group 1 results edit
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Glenville | 3-07 - 2-12 | Ballinora | Grenagh |
| A Murphy 2-2, S Desmond 1-2, J Gowen, C Cronin, J Cooke 0-1 each. | Report | N Lordan 0-4 (0-2 f), D Holmes 1-1 (1-0 penalty), J Lordan 0-3, A O’Shea 1-0, I Wycherley 0-2, B Murphy, C Lougheed 0-1 each. |
| 26 July 2020 Round 1 | Millstreet | 2-18 - 1-07 | St. Finbarr's | Carrigadrohid |
| N Flahive (1-9); J Broxton (1-1); C O’Leary (0-3); P Moynihan, D Kiely (0-2 each); D Cashman (0-1). | Report | F O’Shea (0-4, 2 frees); S Cunningham (1-0); A Murphy, A Turner, C Madden (0-1 each). |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | Millstreet | 0-08 - 0-05 | Ballinora | Macroom |
| S Hickey (0-2, frees), D Cashman, C O’Leary (0-2 each), P Moynihan, N Flahive (0-1 each). | Report | N Lordan (0-2, frees), B Ahern (free), L O’Donovan, D Corkery (0-1 each). | Referee: Eamonn Sheehy |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | St. Finbarr's | 1-15 - 1-11 | Glenville | Carrignavar |
| R O’Mahony (0-5), A Turner (1-0) C Madden (0-3), E Finn (0-2), F O’Shea, P Kennedy, B O’Connell, C McCarthy, M Griffin (0-1 each) | Report | J Cooke (0-8), S Desmond (1-0), S Field (0-2), PJ Dennehy (0-1). | Referee: A Hyland |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | Millstreet | 1-13 - 2-11 | Glenville | Donoughmore |
| N Flahive 0-5, P Moynihan 1-1, J Linehan 0-2, D Cashman 0-2, S Hickey 0-1, D Kiely 0-1, J Broxton 0-1. | S Field 1-1, PJ Dennehy 1-1, A Murphy 0-4, J Cooke 0-2, J Gowen 0-1, W Connolly 0-1, S Desmond 0-1. |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | St. Finbarr's | 0-10 - 0-14 | Ballinora | Ballincollig |
| R O'Mahony 0-3, D Calnan 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, A Turner 0-1, E Keane 0-1, F O'Shea 0-1. | B Ahern 0-5, D Holmes 0-4, D Corkery 0-3, A O'Neill 0-1, I Wycherley 0-1. |
Group 2 edit
Group 2 table edit
Advance to play-offs Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Rockchapel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-41 | 2-34 | 10 | 5 |
| Kinsale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-32 | 3-36 | -1 | 4 |
| Dromtariffe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-34 | 4-29 | 5 | 3 |
| Ballydesmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-30 | 3-38 | -14 | 0 |
Group 2 results edit
| 26 July 2020 Round 1 | Ballydesmond | 0-09 - 1-12 | Kinsale | O'Connell Park |
| D O'Connor 0-5, N Fleming 0-2, B Fleming 0-1, R Flynn 0-1. | G Finn 0-5, H Sheehan 1-1, C Donnellan 0-2, T Broderick 0-2, A Gould 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1. |
| 26 July 2020 Round 1 | Rockchapel | 2-08 - 0-14 | Dromtariffe | O'Connor-McLoughlin Memorial Park |
| J Curtin 2-4, J Walsh 0-2, J Forrest 0-1, S Hickey 0-1. | E Murphy 0-6, C O'Callaghan 0-5, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | Dromtariffe | 2-10 - 0-09 | Ballydesmond | Boherbue |
| C O’Callaghan (1-6, 5f), E Murphy (1-2), A Buckley, M Healy (0-1 each). | Report | D O’Connor (0-4, 2 frees), N Fleming (0-4, 1 free), D Moynihan (0-1). |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | Rockchapel | 1-17 - 1-08 | Kinsale | Donoughmore |
| M McAuliffe 1-3, J Curtin 0-4 (0-3f), J Forrest 0-3, S Hickey 0-3, W Murphy 0-2, J Walsh, N Lenihan 0-1 each. | Report | D Coughlan 1-1, G Finn 0-4f, C Donnellan, B Coughlan, B O’Neill 0-1 each. |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | Rockchapel | 0-16 - 1-12 | Ballydesmond | Kiskeam |
| S Hickey 0-5, J Forrest 0-3, J Curtin 0-2, M McAuliffe 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, N Linehan 0-1, L Collins 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. | D O'Connor 1-6, D Moynihan 0-2, N Fleming 0-1, R Flynn 0-1, S Cronin 0-1, J Healy 0-1. |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | Dromtariffe | 2-10 - 2-12 | Kinsale | Kilmurry |
| E Murphy 1-5, C Coleman 1-0, C O'Callaghan 0-4, J Murphy 0-1. | G Finn 0-6, S O'Brien 1-0, H Sheehan 1-0, B Coughlan 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1. |
Group 3 edit
Group 3 table edit
Advance to play-offs Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Mitchelstown | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-43 | 4-18 | 31 | 6 |
| Glanworth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-32 | 2-35 | 0 | 4 |
| Adrigole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-27 | 7-28 | -14 | 2 |
| Mayfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-23 | 3-42 | -16 | 0 |
Group 3 results edit
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Mayfield | 2-08 - 2-11 | Adrigole | Inchigeelagh |
| D Lucey 0-3 (0-2 f), S Hackett 1-0 pen, R Lynch 1-0, N Kelly 0-2, D Malone, P Condon (f), S Duggan 0-1 each. | Report | K Goggin 1-3, 0-3 f, D Harrington 1-2, S O’Sullivan 0-2 (0-1 f), K O’Sullivan, J Harrington 0-2 each. | Referee: A Whelton (Clonakilty) |
| 26 July 2020 Round 1 | Mitchelstown | 2-14 - 1-09 | Glanworth | Mallow GAA Complex |
| C O’Mahony (1-8, 6 frees); S Cahill (1-1), M Walsh (0-2, frees), A Walsh, D Reidy-Price, C English (0-1 each). | Report | D Colfer (1-0); M Sheehan (0-3); S Condon (0-2); E O’Donoghue (free), S O’Riordan, G O’Neill, D Connolly (0-1 each). |
| 15 August 2020 Round 2 | Mitchelstown | 4-12 - 1-07 | Adrigole | Carrigadrohid |
| C O’Mahony (2-1), S O’Sullivan (2-0), J Cott (0-3), J Sheehan (0-3 frees), S Cahill (0-2, 1 free), P Magee, S Walsh, D Flynn (0-1 each). | Report | K Goggin (1-2, 2 frees), S O’Sullivan (0-3, 0-1 free), C O’Neill, R O’Sullivan (0-1 each), A Jer O’Sullivan (0-1 free). | Referee: James Regan |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | Glanworth | 1-14 - 0-12 | Mayfield | Blarney |
| S O’Riordan 0-7 (0-3 f), M Sheehan 0-4, S Condon 1-0, E O’Donoghue, P Blackburn and R Murphy 0-1 each. | Report | P Condon 0-8 (0-6 f), C O’Neill, J Sheehy, D Malone and D Lucey 0-1 each. | Referee: Michael Walsh |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | Mitchelstown | 0-17 - 2-03 | Mayfield | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| C O'Mahony 0-6, J Sheehan 0-3, P Magee 0-2, S Beston 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, S Cahill 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. | M Barry 1-0, D O'Neill 1-0, D Lucey 0-2, K Punch 0-1. |
Group 4 edit
Group 4 table edit
Advance to play-offs Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilshannig | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-42 | 2-32 | 22 | 6 |
| Aghabullogue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-24 | 3-21 | 6 | 4 |
| Kildorrery | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-29 | 8-29 | -9 | 2 |
| Glanmire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-27 | 5-40 | -19 | 0 |
Group 4 results edit
| 24 July 2020 Round 1 | Glanmire | 0-14 - 2-18 | Kilshannig | Blarney Sportsfield |
| D Molden (0-4f), J Murphy 0-4 each, S O’Driscoll 0-2, W Jones, T Lonergan, D McCarthy, C Shine 0-1 each. | Report | É O’Hanlon (0-2f), D O’Sullivan 0-4 each, K O’Hanlon, J Twomey 1-1 each, C McMahon 0-3, B O’Shea, K Twomey (0-1f) 0-2 each, J Kearney 0-1. |
| 24 July 2020 Round 1 | Aghabullogue | 2-07 - 2-06 | Kildorrery | Mallow GAA Complex |
| D Thompson (1-3 frees); I Barry-Murphy (1-1); S O’Connell, E O’Sullivan, L Casey (free) (0-1 each). | Report | T Monaghan, J O’Sullivan (1-0 each); P O’Brien (0-2, 1 free); F Stapleton, Jamie O’Gorman, K Hurley, R McEniry (0-1 each). |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | Aghabullogue | 0-07 - 0-10 | Kilshannig | Cullen |
| L Casey (0-3, 2 frees, 1 45), D Thompson (0-1 free); P O’Sullivan, S O’Connell and M Bradley (0-1 each. | Report | E O’Hanlon (0-4, 3 frees, 1 45), K Twomey (0-3, 2 frees), S Murphy, B O’Shea, J Kearney and D O’Sullivan (0-1 each). | Referee: Teddy O'Donovan |
| 16 August 2020 Round 2 | Kildorrery | 1-12 - 2-08 | Glanmire | Rathcormac |
| D McNamara (1-0), A O’Brien (0-3, 2 frees); S O’Neill (0-2, 1 free); J O’Gorman (0-2); P O’Brien (free), J O’Sullivan, D Kent, D Kelly, T Monaghan (0-1 each). | Report | D Molden (0-4 frees); T Leahy (1-0); K Kenneally (1-0); D McCarthy (0-2), C Murray, C Crowley (0-1 each). | Referee: Cathal Egan |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | Aghabullogue | 2-10 - 1-05 | Glanmire | Blarney Sportsfield |
| E O'Sullivan 1-6, M Bradley 1-2, L Casey 0-2. | S O'Driscoll 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, Daniel Molden 0-1, T Lonergan 0-1. |
| 5 September 2020 Round 3 | Kildorrery | 2-11 - 4-14 | Kilshannig | Mallow GAA Complex |
| T Monaghan 1-3; S O’Neill 0-4 (all frees); A O’Brien 1-0; S Fitzgerald 0-2; PJ Keating, D Kelly 0-1 each. | Report | E O’Sullivan 2-1; E O’Hanlon 1-3 (one free); K Twomey 0-5 (0-3f); D O’Sullivan 1-0; B O’Shea 0-2, J Kearney, K O’Hanlon (one free), J Twomey 0-1 each. |
Knockout stage edit
Relegation playoff edit
| 18 September 2020 Playoff | Glanmire | 0-14 - 1-05 | Mayfield | Páirc Uí Chonaire |
| D Molden 0-5 (0-3f); J Murphy 0-4 (0-1f); C Shine, C Crowley, C Murray, B Lagrue, K Kenneally (0-1 each). | Report | P Condon 0-4 (0-2f), D Malone 1-0, D O’Neill 0-1. |
Quarter-finals edit
| 19 September 2020 Quarter-final | Mitchelstown | 3-20 - 2-10 | Kinsale | Páirc Shéamuis de Barra |
| C O’Mahony (0-8, 3 frees), A O’Brien (2-0), S O’Sullivan (1-0), M Walsh and J Sheehan (0-3, 1 frees) each, D Flynn (0-2), P Molloy, S Walsh, C English and S Cahill (0-1 each). | Report | T Broderick (1-2, 1 free), G Finn (1-4, 1-0 pen, 3 frees), H Sheehan (0-2), B Coughlan and D O’Mahony (0-1 each). |
| 19 September 2020 Quarter-final | Kilshannig | 1-12 - 1-13 | Glanworth | The Mill Field |
| K O'Hanlon 1-3 (0-1 f), K Twomey 0-5 (0-4 f), D O'Sullivan, J Kearney, G Kennefick, B O'Shea 0-1 each. | Report | S O'Riordan 0-8 (0-3 f, 0- 1 45), S Finn 1-0, M Sheehan 0-2, R Murphy, P O'Driscoll, R O'Driscoll 0-1 each. |
| 19 September 2020 Quarter-final | Rockchapel | 2-14 - 1-11 | Ballinora | Mallow GAA Complex |
| J Curtin (1-6, 3 frees); S Hickey (1-4); C Curtin, J Walsh, W Murphy, N Linehan (0-1 each). | Report | D Corkery (1-1, 1 free); B Ahearn (2 frees), I Wycherley (0-2 each); G Forde, A O’Shea, N Lordan, L O’Donovan, A O’Neill, D Holmes (0-1 each). |
| 19 September 2020 Quarter-final | Millstreet | 0-09 - 2-15 | Aghabullogue | Páirc Abán |
| S Hickey (0-5, 2 frees), D Cashman, N Flahive, J Linehan, D Kiely (0-1 each). | Report | L Casey (1-6, 2 frees), E O’Sullivan (0-6, 1 free), M Bradley (0-4, 1 free), P O’Sullivan (1-0), S O’Connell (0-1). |
Semi-finals edit
| 3 October 2020 Semi-final | Glanworth | 1-07 - 1-13 | Rockchapel | Dromina Sportsfield |
| S Condon 1-0, S O’Riordan 0-5 (5f), P Hannon, G O’Neill 0-1 each. | Report | J Curtin 1-5 (4f), M McAuliffe 0-2, K Collins, S Hickey, M O’Keeffe, L Collins, J O’Callaghan, C Curtin 0-1 each. |
| 4 October 2020 Semi-final | Mitchelstown | 2-13 - 0-07 | Aghabullogue | Mallow GAA Complex |
| C O’Mahony 2-5 (0-3 f), S Cahill, M Walsh (0-1 f) 0-2 each, S Walsh, P Magee, S O’Sullivan, S Coleman 0-1 each. | Report | L Casey 0-4 (0-3 f, 0-1 45), M Bradley 0-2, E O’Sullivan 0-1 f. | Referee: C Dineen (Douglas) |
Final edit
| 21 August 2021 Final | Rockchapel | 1-10 - 0-09 | Mitchelstown | Mallow GAA Complex |
| J Curtin 0-4, K Collins 1-0, J O’Callaghan 0- 3, M McAulliffe 0-2, N O’Callaghan 0-1 each. | Report | M Walsh 0-2 f, P Magee 0-2, J Sheehan (f), S Cahill, D Flynn, J O’Sullivan, C O’Mahony (f) 0-1 each. | Referee: M Collins (CLonakilty) |
Championship statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathail O'Mahony | Mitchelstown | 5-29 | 44 | 6 | 7.33 |
| 2 | Jack Curtin | Rockchapel | 4-25 | 37 | 6 | 6.16 |
| 3 | Shane O'Riordan | Glanworth | 0-26 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 4 | Evan O'Sullivan | Aghabullogue | 3-15 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 5 | Gearóid Finn | Kinsale | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 6 | Evan Murphy | Dromtarriffe | 2-13 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| Luke Casey | Aghabullogue | 1-16 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | |
| Neil Flahive | Millstreet | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | |
| 9 | Conor O'Callaghan | Dromtarriffe | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Donncha O'Connor | Ballydesmond | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Flahive | Millstreet | 1-09 | 12 | St. Finbarr's |
| 2 | Cathail O'Mahony | Mitchelstown | 2-05 | 11 | Aghabullogue |
| Cathail O'Mahony | Mitchelstown | 1-08 | 11 | Glanworth | |
| 4 | Jack Curtin | Rockchapel | 2-04 | 10 | Dromtarriffe |
| 5 | Jack Curtin | Rockchapel | 1-06 | 9 | Ballinora |
| Conor O'Callaghan | Dromtarriffe | 1-06 | 9 | Ballydesmond | |
| Luke Casey | Aghabullogue | 1-06 | 9 | Millstreet | |
| Donncha O'Connor | Ballydesmond | 1-06 | 9 | Rockchapel | |
| Evan O'Sullivan | Aghabullogue | 1-06 | 9 | Glanmire | |
| 10 | Adam Murphy | Glenville | 2-02 | 8 | Ballinora |
| Evan Murphy | Dromtarriffe | 1-05 | 8 | Kinsale | |
| Jack Curtin | Rockchapel | 1-05 | 8 | Glanworth | |
| Cathail O'Mahony | Mitchelstown | 0-08 | 8 | Kinsale | |
| Josh Cooke | Glenville | 0-08 | 8 | St. Finbarr's | |
| Paul Condon | Mayfield | 0-08 | 8 | Glanworth | |
| Shane O'Riordan | Glanworth | 0-08 | 8 | Kilshannig |
References edit
- ^ "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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