2020 Louth Senior Football Championship

2020 Louth Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County	Louth
Year	2020
Trophy	Joe Ward Cup
Sponsor	Anchor Tours
Date	August – September 2020
Teams	12
Defending champions	Newtown Blues
Winners
Champions	Naomh Mairtin (1st win)
Manager	Fergal Reel
Captain	Mick Fanning
Qualify for	Leinster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Ardee St Marys
Manager	???
Captain	Darren Clarke
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	???
	← 2019 →

The 2020 Louth Senior Football Championship is the 127th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no changes made to the format of the championship.

Newtown Blues were the defending champions for the third year in a row after they defeated the Naomh Máirtín in the previous years final. ^[1]

This was Mattock Rangers' return to the senior grade after at 4 year absence (they were relegated from the S.F.C. to the I.F.C. back in 2015) when claiming the 2019 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title with a final victory over Kilkerley Emmets. ^[2]

Team Changes[]

^[3] ^[4]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

To S.F.C.[]

Promoted from 2019 Louth I.F.C.

Mattock Rangers - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.[]

Relegated to 2020 Louth I.F.C.

Seán O'Mahony's

Group stage[]

There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. ^[5]

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St. Patrick's Lordship	2	1	0	1	33	26	+7	3
Geraldines	2	0	0	2	30	30	+0	2
O'Raghallaighs	2	0	1	1	30	37	-7	1

Round 1:

St. Patrick's 1-10, 1-10 Geraldines, Dowdallshill, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

Geraldines 2-11, 2-11 O'Raghallaighs, Darver, 25/8/2020,

Round 3:

St. Patrick's 2-14, 1-10 O'Raghallaighs, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Naomh Máirtín	2	2	0	0	37	21	+16	4
St. Mochta's	2	0	1	1	30	32	-2	1
Dreadnots	2	0	1	1	23	37	-14	1

Round 1:

Dreadnots 0-16, 1-13 St. Mochta's, Dunleer, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

Naomh Máirtín 2-15, 0-07 Dreadnots, Darver, 23/8/2020,

Round 3:

Naomh Máirtín 1-13, 1-11 St. Mochta's, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Group C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St. Joseph's Dromisken	2	2	0	28	22	+6	4
Dundalk Gaels	2	1	1	29	24	+5	2
O'Connells	2	0	2	19	30	-11	0

Round 1:

Dundalk Gaels 0-17, 0-09 O'Connells, Ardee, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

St. Joseph's 2-09, 2-06 Dundalk Gaels, Darver, 23/8/2020,

Round 3:

St. Joseph's 0-13, 0-10 O'Connells, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ardee St. Mary's	2	2	0	42	34	+8	4
Newtown Blues	2	1	1	32	31	+1	2
Mattock Rangers	2	0	2	36	45	-9	0

Round 1:

Newtown Blues 2-12, 2-10 Mattock Rangers, Drogheda Park, 16/8/2020,

Round 2:

Ardee St. Mary's 1-12, 0-14 Newtown Blues, Darver, 23/8/2020,

Round 3:

Ardee St. Mary's 4-15, 0-20 Mattock Rangers, Darver, 30/8/2020,

Knock-out Stages[]

Relegation Play Off[]

The four bottom finishers from each group qualify for the Relegation Play-Off. The team to lose both matches will be relegated to the 2021 I.F.C.

?? September 2020 Relegation Semi-Final	???	-vs-	???	???
				???

?? September 2020 Relegation Semi-Final	???	-vs-	???	???
				???

?? September 2020 Relegation Final	???	-vs-	???	???
				???

Finals Newtown Blues1-27 Dundalk Gales 0-18[]

Quarter-Finals[]

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.

6 September 2020 13:00 Quarter-Final	St. Joseph's Dromisken	-vs-	Newtown Blues	Darver
				Darver

6 September 2020 15:00 Quarter-Final	Ardee St. Mary's	4-15 - 3-11	Geraldines	Darver
				Darver

6 September 2020 17:00 Quarter-Final	St. Patrick's Lordship	1-11 - 1-15	St. Mochta's	Darver
				Darver

6 September 2020 19:00 Quarter-Final	Naomh Máirtín	4-12 - 0-06	Dundalk Gaels	Darver
				Darver

Semi-Finals[]

20 September 2020 Semi-Final	Naomh Mairtin	4-16 - 2-11	St Mochtas	Dunleer
				Dunleer

20 September 2020 Semi-Final	Newtown Blues	0-13 - 1-13	Ardee St. Mary's	Darver
				Darver

Final[]

27 September 2020 Final	Naomh Martin	1-13 - 1-9	Ardee St. Mary's	Darver
				Darver

References[]

^ "Newtown Blues -vs- Naomh Mairtin (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Mattock Rangers -vs- Kilkerley Emmets (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Dundalk Democrat Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ "Louth Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ "2020 Louth S.F.C. Draw". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

[1] "Newtown Blues -vs- Naomh Mairtin (2019 S.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[2] "Mattock Rangers -vs- Kilkerley Emmets (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[3] "Dundalk Democrat Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[4] "Louth Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[5] "2020 Louth S.F.C. Draw". Dundalkdemocrat.ie. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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