The 2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 24 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually concluded on 19 June 2021.
The final was played on 19 June 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Éire Óg and Mallow, in what was their second meeting in that year's championship but their first meeting in a final in any grade. Éire Óg won the match by 2-13 to 1-07 to claim their first championship title and their second successive promotion.
Éire Óg's Daniel Goulding was the championship's top scorer with 2-34.
Overview
Format
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates after an expensive review process of the entire Cork championship system. 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, as well as straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which provided for one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with inter-county players available.
Participating teams
Team Location ColoursBandonBandonYellow and whiteBantry BluesBantryBlue and whiteBéal Átha'n GhaorthaidhBallingearyBlack and redClyda RoversMourne AbbeyBlack and yellowDohenysDunmanwayGreen and whiteÉire ÓgOvenRed and yellowFermoyFermoyBlack and yellowKiskeamKiskeamBlack and whiteMallowMallowRed and yellowO'Donovan RossaSkibbereenRed and whiteSt Michael'sBlackrockGreen and yellowSt. Nicholas'BlackpoolBlack and white
Group A
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffO'Donovan Rossa33007-525-27316St Michael's32018-434-32234Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh31022-394-46-132St. Nicholas'30033-237-52-410
Results
Group B
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffMallow32013-363-2884Éire Óg32012-331-3154Kiskeam32014-293-34-24Bantry Blues30031-273-32-110
Results
Group C
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffFermoy32015-344-2894Bandon31113-352-3173Clyda Rovers31112-244-26-83Dohenys30211-301-38-82
Results
Knockout stage
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Daniel GouldingÉire Óg2-344066.662Cian O'RiordanMallow2-202655.203Mark SugrueBandon1-192245.504Arthur CoakleyBantry Blues1-161944.755Donal Óg HodnettO'Donovan Rossa3-081744.25Kevin DavisO'Donovan Rossa1-141735.66Diarmuid Mac TomáisBéal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh0-171735.668Ruairí DeaneBantry Blues2-101635.33Mark BuckleyDohenys1-131635.33Ruairí O'HaganFermoy0-161644.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Daniel GouldingÉire Óg2-0713Kiskeam2Kevin DavisO'Donovan Rossa1-0811St. Nicholas'Arthur CoakleyBantry Blues1-0811St. Nicholas'4Barry CollinsBandon2-0410Fermoy5Daniel GouldingÉire Óg0-099St Michael's6Cian O'RiordanMallow1-058Bantry BluesCian O'RiordanMallow1-058BandonRuairí DeaneBantry Blues1-058MallowMark SugrueBandon1-058Mallow10Martin BrennanFermoy2-017Clyda RoversDonal Óg HodnettO'Donovan Rossa2-017St. Nicholas'Ben SeartenBéal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh1-047O'Donovan RossaMark BuckleyDohenys1-047Clyda RoversEoghan BuckleySt Michael's1-047Béal Átha'n GhaorthaidhMark SugrueBandon0-077Clyda Rovers
Miscellaneous
Éire Óg are the first winners of the Senior A Championship.
References
External links Cork GAA website