2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship
Tournament details | |
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Year | 2020 |
Trophy | J. J. Nestor Cup |
Winners | |
Champions | Mayo |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Galway |
The 2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 121st instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners Mayo received the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway.[1]
The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 8 October 2019.[2]
On 17 March, the GAA confirmed that the opening fixture – due to have taken place at Gaelic Park in The Bronx on 3 May – had been postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[3]
Due to the ongoing pandemic, London, New York and Sligo did not compete in the Championship.[4] As a result, Galway advanced to the provincial final without playing a single match.Sligo would return for the 2021 championship. But London and New York are yet to take part again due to international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams[]
The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.
Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
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All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
Galway | ![]() |
Supermac's | Pádraic Joyce | Shane Walsh[5] | ||
Leitrim | ![]() |
J.P. Clarke's Saloon, New York | Terry Hyland | Wayne McKeon | ||
London* | ![]() |
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Mayo | ![]() |
Intersport Elverys | James Horan | Aidan O'Shea | ||
New York* | ![]() |
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Roscommon | ![]() |
Ballymore | Anthony Cunningham | Enda Smith | ||
Sligo+ | ![]() |
AbbVie | Paul Taylor | Paddy O'Connor[citation needed] |
Due to Covid-19 withdrew teams: + = Back in 2021, * = Back in 2022.
Bracket[]
Quarter-Finals
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||
![]() | conc | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0-14 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2-15 | ![]() | 1-16 | |||||||||||
![]() | 0-10 |
Matches[]
Quarter-Final[]
Semi-Finals[]
Final[]
Galway ![]() |
0-13 (13) – (14) 0-14 | ![]() |
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(HT: 0-05 - 0-08) | ||
Pts: S Walsh 7 (4f), P Conroy 3, D Conneely 1, P Kelly 1, G O’Donnell 1. |
Pts: C O’Connor 4 (2f), T Conroy 3, M Ruane 2, B Walsh 2, P Durcan 1, D O’Connor 1, R O’Donoghue 1. |
Pearse Stadium, Galway Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Attendance: 0 |
See also[]
- 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
References[]
- ^ "The Tuam Herald – Connemara, Clonfert and Dunmore links to the Dublin hurling team". The Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Connacht SFC Draw 2020 Made". Connacht GAA. 8 October 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (18 March 2020). "Galway and New York clash first major casualty of pandemic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ https://www.gaa.ie/football/connacht-gaa-football-senior-championship/fixtures GAA Fixtures
- ^ "Shane Walsh to captain Galway for 2020". Galway Bay FM. 8 January 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 in Gaelic football
- Connacht Senior Football Championship
- Gaelic games events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic