2020 Tipperary county football team season

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Tipperary county football team
2020 season
Manager David Power
Captain Conor Sweeney
All-Ireland SFC Semi-finalists
Munster SFC Winners
National League 5th Division 3

The following is a summary of Tipperary county football team's 2020 season. David Power was in his first year as manager. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The season resumed in mid-October of the same year.[2]

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0–17 to 0–14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster SFC title in 85 years.[3][4][5][6]

To mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday, Tipperary wore special commemorative jerseys in white and green in the final, a replica of the colours worn by the Tipperary team which played Dublin at Croke Park in 1920.[7][8]

Tipperary went on to play Mayo in the All-Ireland Semi-final on 6 December.[9] In foggy conditions they lost the game by 5–20 to 3-13 after being behind by 4–12 to 1–5 at half-time.[10][11][12][13]

2020 National Football League[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork (P) 7 7 0 0 132 90 +42 14 NFL Division 3 champions and
promotion to 2021 NFL Division 2
2 Colours of Down.svg Down (P) 7 4 1 2 87 87 0 9[a] Promotion to 2021 NFL Division 2
3 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 7 4 1 2 110 95 +15 9[a]
4 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 7 3 1 3 96 90 +6 7[b]
5 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 7 3 1 3 99 104 −5 7[b]
6 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7 2 1 4 102 111 −9 5
7 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim (R) 7 1 1 5 90 109 −19 3 Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 4
8 Colours of Louth.svg Louth (R) 7 1 0 6 105 135 −30 2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2020. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Down 0-14 – 0-12 Derry.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Longford 3-12 – 3-7 Tipperary.


2020 Munster Senior Football Championship[]

Round of 16
Quarter-Finals
  • v
Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 0-9
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 2-14
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 2-11
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1-15
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2-11
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1-11
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 0-17
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-14
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-12
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 0-13
Main article: 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship Final
22 November 2020 (2020-11-22)
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Tipperary Colours of Limerick.svg 0-17 (17) – (14) 0-14 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
(HT: 0-11 - 0-07)

Pts: C Sweeney 7 (2fs, 2m); M Quinlivan 5 (1f); L Casey 2 (f); K Fahey 1, E Comerford 1 (free), P Austin 1.
Pts: L Connolly 4 (2fs, 1 45), M Collins 4 (4fs); J O’Rourke 2; C O’Callaghan 1, B Hurley 1, S White 1, C O’Mahony 1 (f).

2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)
15:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Semi-Final
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 5-20 (35) – (22) 3-13 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
(HT: 4-12 – 1-05)
Gls: C O'Connor 4, D O'Connor 1.
Pts: C O’Connor 9 (6fs); T Conroy 4 (1m); D Coen 2; M Ruane 1, P Durcan 1, K McLoughlin 1, A O’Shea 1, C Loftus 1.		 Gls: C Sweeney 1, B Fox 1, P Feehan 1.
Pts: C Sweeney 9 (8fs); C O’Riordan 2; S O’Brien 1, K Fahey 1.

Awards[]

In January 2021, Kevin Fahey, Bill Maher, Colin O’Riordan and Conor Sweeney were nominated for an All-Star award.[14][15]

On 19 February 2021, Conor Sweeney was named at full-forward on the All-Star team for 2020, becoming the third ever Tipperary player to win an All-Star award.[16][17][18]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Greatest day of shocks in football history? How Tipperary and Cavan upset odds to taste provincial glory". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "TIPPERARY 0-17 CORK 0-14". GAA.ie. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Here are the jerseys Dublin and Tipperary will wear to mark Bloody Sunday centenary". The 42. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Tipperary footballers back in blue and gold for All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo". RTE Sport. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13: Westerners demolish Premier to set up Dublin finale". Sky Sports. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  10. ^ "All-Ireland semi-final recap: Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13". RTE Sport. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13: as it happened". The 42. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ^ "All-Ireland SFC semi-final: O'Connor on fire in the fog as Mayo maul Tipp". Hogan Stand. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  13. ^ "All-Ireland Football semi-final: Mayo maul Tipperary to set up Dublin decider". BBC Sport. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  14. ^ "2020 PwC All-Stars Football nominations announced". GAA.ie. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Dublin dominate football All Star nominations with 13". Irish Times. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  16. ^ "9 awards for Dublin as 2020 All-Star football team is named". The 42. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Cavan trio recognised as Dublin dominate All-Stars". RTE Sport. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  18. ^ "All-Stars 2020: Dublin claim joint-record nine awards". Irish Examiner. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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