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2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship

2020 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2020
Winners
ChampionsDublin (59th win)
Runners-up
Runners-upMeath
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The 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship is the 2020 iteration of Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[1]

The tournament was won by Dublin, their 59th Leinster championship, and tenth in a row, en route to their sixth consecutive All-Ireland title.

Teams

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The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow Red, green and gold Niall Carew
1944
Dublin Sky blue and navy AIG Dessie Farrell Stephen Cluxton
2019
2019
Kildare White Jack O'Connor
1928
2000
Laois Blue and white
2003
Longford Royal blue and gold Padraic Davis
1968
Louth Red and white Wayne Kierans
1957
1957
Meath Green and gold Andy McEntee
1999
2010
Offaly White, green and gold John Maughan
1982
1997
Westmeath Maroon and white Jack Cooney Kieran Martin[2]
2004
Wexford Purple and gold Shane Rochei
1918
1945
Wicklow Royal blue and gold Joule Davy Burke Dean Healy

(i) = interim

Shane Roche was originally a selector but was appointed interim manager of Wexford after Paul Galvin left suddenly in September 2020.[3] Roche was formally ratified for a two-year term as manager in January 2021.[4]

Championship draw

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The draw for the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals was released by Leinster GAA on 7 October 2019. In a change to previous years' championships, a separate draw for the semi-finals was due to take place once the quarter-final ties had been played,[5] however, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games and the resultant rescheduling of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the draw for the semi-finals was made on 26 June 2020.[6]

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Carlow 0-20
Offaly 3-14 Offaly 0-16
Kildare 0-20
Kildare 0-15
Wexford 0-11 Meath 5-09
Wicklow 2-09 Wicklow 0-07
Meath 7-14
Meath 0-09
Louth 1-07 Dublin 3-21
Longford 1-09 Longford 1-14
Laois 1-16
Laois 0-07
Dublin 2-23
Westmeath 0-11
Dublin 0-22

Matches

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Preliminary round

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1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) First round Carlow 0–20 (20) – (23) 3–14 Offaly Tullamore  
13:30 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 2-06 – 0-09) Venue: O'Connor Park

Pts: P Broderick 8 (5f, 1 '45', 0-1 pen); C Blake 3; E Ruth 1, D Foley (f) 1, R Dunphy 1, J Morrissey 1, J Clarke 1, J Murphy 1, S Bambrick 1, C Hulton 1, D Murphy (f) 1. 		Report Gls: B Allen 1, N McNamee 1, J Hayes 1.
Pts: B Allen 4 (1f, 1m); C Farrell 4 (2f, 1 '45); N McNamee 2 (1f); A Sullivan 2; P Cunningham 1, C Mangan 1. 		Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Attendance: 0


1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) First round Wexford 0–11 (11) – (15) 2-09 Wicklow Wexford  
13:30 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-08 – 1-03) Venue: Wexford Park

Pts: B Brosnan 5 (5f), A Tobin 2 (1f), M Rossiter 1, D Waters 1, E Nolan 1 (m), M O’Connor, 1. 		Report Gls: C Byrne 1, D Healy 1.
Pts: S Furlong 4 (2f), C Byrne 1 (1f), G Murphy 1, P O’Toole 1, R Finn 1, M Jackson (’45) 1. 		Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Attendance: 0


1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) First round Louth 1–07 (10) – (12) 1-09 Longford Mullingar  
13:30 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 1-04 – 1-05) Venue: Cusack Park
Gls: S Mulroy 1
Pts: S Mulroy 7 (4f, 1 45). 		Report Gls: D Gallagher 1
Pts: D Gallagher 3 (1f), R Smyth 2 (1m), R Brady 2, D Mimnagh 1, L Connerton 1. 		Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 0


Quarter-finals

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7 November 2020
18:15
Quarter-final 		Dublin 0-22 - 0-11 Westmeath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Dean Rock 0-7 (0-6f), Ciaran Kilkenny 0-5, Sean Bugler and Paddy Small 0-2 each, Eoin Murchan, Jonny Cooper, Robbie McDaid, James McCarthy, Niall Scully, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each Report John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Ray Connellan, Luke Loughlin, Kieran Martin (0-1m) 0-2 each, Ronan O’Toole and Jack Smith 0-1 each
8 November 2020
13:30
Quarter-final 		Meath 7-14 - 0-7 Wicklow Aughrim County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Shane McEntee (St Peters Dunboyne)
Jordan Morris 3-4 (2-0 pen, 0-1f), Bryan Menton 1-1, Matthew Costello, Joey Wallace, Cathal Hickey 1-0 each, Shane Walsh 0-3 (0-1f), Bryan McMahon and James Conlon 0-2 each, Shane McEntee and Cillian O'Sullivan 0-1 each Report Mark Jackson (0-2f) and Seanie Furlong (0-2f) 0-2 each, Andy Maher, Dean Healy, Eoin Darcy 0-1 each
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) Quarter-final Longford 1–14 (17) – (19) 1–16 Laois Longford  
13:30 Venue: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
Gls: D Reynolds 1
Pts: R Brady 5 (3fs), D McElligott 2, D Minmagh 2, D Reynolds 1, L Connerton 1, D Gallagher 1 (f), I O’Sullivan 1, J Hagan 1. 		Report Gls: P Kingston
Pts: G Walsh 8 (7fs); P Kingston 1; E O’Carroll 1, T Collins 1, S O’Flynn 1, R Munnelly 1 (m), M Keogh 1, M Barry 1, J O’Loughlin 1. 		Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 0


8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) Quarter-final Offaly 0–16 (16) – (20) 0–20 Kildare Portlaoise  
17:30 (HT: 0-09 – 0–10) Venue: O'Moore Park

Pts: C Farrell 6 (1f, 0-2 '45), N McNamee 4f, R McNamee 2, B Allen 1, A Sullivan 1, J O'Connor 1, P Dunican 1f 		Report
Pts: D Kirwan 6 (0-1m), P Brophy 3, N Flynn 3 (2f, 1m), J Hyland 2 (1f), B McCormack 2, D Flynn 1, D Malone 1, A Masterson 1, P Cribbin 1 		Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 0
TV: GAAGO


Semi-finals

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15 November 2020 (2020-11-15) Semi-final Kildare 0-15 (15) – (24) 5-09 Meath Dublin  
13:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-10 - 0-04) Venue: Croke Park

Pts: J Hyland 5 (3f, 1m), D Kirwan 2, P Brophy 2, D Flynn 1, B McCormack 1, M Byrne 1, K Flynn 1, F Conway 1, D Hyland 1. 		Report Gls: J Morris 1, M Costello 1, C O'Sullivan 1, J Scully 1, J Wallace 1.
Pts: T O'Reilly 2, S Walsh 1, C Hickey 1, S McEntee 1, J Conlon 1, J Morris 1 (1f), M Costello 1, C O'Sullivan 1. 		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ News Now


15 November 2020
15:30
Semi-final 		Dublin 2-23 - 0-7 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Ciaran Kilkenny 1-4, Cormac Costello 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1m, 1 '45), Brian Fenton 0-4, Sean Bugler 1-0, Niall Scully 0-3, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Robbie McDaid, Paddy Small, Con O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report Paul Kingston and Gary Walsh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, Evan O'Carroll (0-1m), Ross Munnelly (0-1f) 0-1 each

Final

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Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship final
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Final Meath 0-09 (9) – (30) 3-21 Dublin Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-02 - 2-12) Venue: Croke Park

Pts: J Morris 4 (1f); B Menton 1, C O'Sullivan 1, J Scully 1; T O'Reilly 1 (f); J Wallace 1 (m). 		Report Gls: D Rock 1, S Bugler 1, N Scully 1.
Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'); C Kilkenny 4; P Small 3 (2m); C O'Callaghan 2; S Bugler 2, J Small 1; P Mannion 1 (f), N Scully 1. 		Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Draw". 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Kevin Maguire Named Westmeath Football Captain for 2021". Midlands 103. 12 May 2021. He takes over from Kieran Martin who has held the role for two campaigns.
  3. ^ Furlong, Brendan (26 September 2020). "Roche relishes new role: Selector elevated to football boss after Galvin departs". Enniscorthy Guardian.
  4. ^ "Shane Roche steps down as Wexford manager". RTÉ. 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Draw for 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship". Leinster GAA. 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 Leinster Senior Football Champions Draw". Leinster GAA. 26 June 2020.
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