The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 15th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. 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 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship eventually began on 25 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 1 August 2021.
The final was played on 1 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Knocknagree and Kanturk, in what was their first meeting in a final. Knocknagree won the match by 0-12 to 0-09 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.
Knocknagree's Fintan O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-28.
Format change
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. 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.
Team changes
To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Gabriel Rangers Knocknagree
From Championship Promoted to the Cork Senior A Football Championship
Bandon Bantry Blues Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh Éire Óg St Michael's
Results Group 1 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffNewmarket33007-363-27216Aghada32011-394-2464Castletownbere31026-265-36-72Na Piarsaigh30035-247-38-200
Results
Group 2 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCill an Martra330011-361-28386Knocknagree31111-408-32-133St. Vincent's31023-297-39-222Naomh Abán30123-322-38-31
Results
Group 3 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffNemo Rangers320112-305-41104Kanturk32015-425-3484Macroom32016-388-2934Garbriel Rangers30033-378-43-210
Results
Knock-out stage Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Fintan O'ConnorKnocknagree0-282864.662Conor O'KeeffeNewmarket1-202345.753Kyrle HollandKanturk2-162263.664Gary MurphyCastletownbere2-152137.00Ian WalshKanturk0-212163.506Dylan TwomeyMacroom2-121836.00Blake MurphySt. Vincent's1-151836.008Ronan DaltonNemo Rangers2-101635.33Shane Ó DuinnínCill na Martra2-101644.00Mícheál Ó DeasúnaCill na Martra1-131644.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Kyrle HollandKanturk2-0713Gabriel Rangers2Conor O'KeeffeNewmarket1-069Na PiarsaighGary MurphyCastletownbere1-069NewmarketBlake MurphySt. Vincent's1-069Naomh Abán5Ciarán Ó DuinnínCill na Martra2-028KnocknagreeGary MurphyCastletownbere1-058Na Piarsaigh7Damien Ó hÚrdailCill na Martra2-017KnocknagreeDylan TwomeyMacroom1-047Nemo RangersRonan DaltonNemo Rangers1-047MacroomRyan O'KeeffeNewmarket1-047CastletownbereDan DineenCill na Martra1-047KnocknagreeMícheál Ó DeasúnaCill na Martra0-077Naomh AbánFintan O'ConnorKnocknagree0-077Naomh AbánGer O'CallaghanGabriel Rangers0-077Macroom
Miscellaneous Knocknagree win the title for the first time. Aghada marked the passing of former player Kieran O'Connor by retiring their No.4 shirt for their first-round match against Castletownbere. O'Connor was also listed on the Aghada team sheet.
References
External links Cork GAA website