The 2020 Armagh Senior Football Championship is the 120th edition of Armagh GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The winners will not represent Armagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship as the Club Championships were cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maghery Seán MacDermott's (2nd S.F.C. Title) |
| Relegated | ??? (7th in the SBFL) ??? (8th in the SBFL) |
| All Ireland SCFC | n/a |
| Winning Captain | David Lavery |
| Man of the Match | Aidan Forker |
| Winning Manager | ??? |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The original championship format was for all sixteen teams to compete in four groups of four teams before proceeding to a knock-out format with the overall winners receiving the Gerry Fegan Cup. Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic however, clubs were asked by the Armagh County Board to back the proposal to run a straight-knockout championship, which was passed.[citation needed]
Crossmaglen Rangers were the defending champions after they defeated Ballymacnab Round Towers in the 2019 final.[2]
This was Grange St. Colmcille's and Mullaghbawn Cuchulainns' return to the senior grade after they claimed the 2019 I.F.C./I.A.F.L. titles and second in I.A.F.L. respectively.[citation needed]
Maghery Seán MacDermott's won their second Armagh Senior Football Championship by defeating Crossmaglen Rangers 4–9 to 0–17 in the final.[3]
Team Changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.
Promoted To S.F.C. from I.F.C.edit
Relegated to I.F.C. from S.F.C.edit
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Round 1
edit| 7 August 2020 Round 1 |
Clann Éireann Lurgan | 2-8 - 1-10 | Granemore St. Mary's | |
| 7 August 2020 Round 1 |
Mullaghbawn Cuchulainns | 4-13 - 0-13 | Annaghmore Pearses | |
| 8 August 2020 Round 1 |
Killeavy St. Moninna's | 2-15 - 0-14 | Grange St. Colmcille's | |
| 8 August 2020 Round 1 |
Maghery Seán McDermott's | 1-13 - 1-9 | Dromintee St. Patrick's | |
| 8 August 2020 Round 1 |
Madden Rapparees | 2-16 - 2-12 | Ballymacnab Round Towers | |
| 9 August 2020 Round 1 |
Armagh Harps | 2-21 - 2-11 | St. Peter's Lurgan | |
| 9 August 2020 Round 1 |
Crossmaglen Rangers | 3-10 - 1-8 | Silverbridge Haprs | |
| 9 August 2020 Round 1 |
Pearse Óg | 1-11 - 0-12 | St. Patrick's Cullyhanna | |
Quarter-finals
edit- Pearse Óg win 5 - 3 on penalties.
| 15 August 2020 Quarter-Final |
Pearse Óg | 0-17 - 2-11 (a.e.t.) | Madden Raparees | Athletic Grounds |
| 16 August 2020 Quarter-Final |
Crossmaglen Rangers | 4-18 - 0-10 | Mullaghabawn Cúchulainns | Athletic Grounds |
| 16 August 2020 Quarter-Final |
Killeavy St. Moninna's | 0-17 - 0-9 | Armagh Harps | Athletic Grounds |
| 17 August 2020 Quarter-Final |
Maghery Seán McDermott's | 0-13 - 0-12 | Clann Éireann Lurgan | Athletic Grounds |
Semi-finals
edit| 29 August 2020 19:00 Semi-Final |
Maghery Seán MacDermott's | 1-12 - 0-10 | Pearse Óg | Athletic Grounds |
| 30 August 2020 17:30 Semi-Final |
Crossmaglen Rangers | 0-15 - 0-13 | Killeavy St. Moninna's | Athletic Grounds |
Final
edit| 13 September 2020 16:00 Final |
Crossmaglen Rangers | 0-17 - 4-9 | Maghery Seán MacDermott's | Athletic Grounds |
References
edit- ^ "2020 GAA provincial and All-Ireland club championships CANCELLED". Extra.ie. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Crossmaglen Rangers -vs- Ballymacnab Round Towers (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Irishtimes.com. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Goals critical as Maghery fight back to claim Armagh crown against Crossmaglen". rte.ie. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Armagh News Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Armagh Football". Orchardfans.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Armagh HoganStand". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.