| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Tipperary |
| Manager | David Power |
| Captain | Conor Sweeney |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
The 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2020 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA. The fixtures were announced on RTÉ Radio on 8 October 2019. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, all GAA activity was suspended until late in the year.
On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the title after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.
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 in Croke Park in 1920.
Teams
The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
| County | Colours | Manager | Captain | Most Recent Munster Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Saffron and Blue | Colm Collins | Gary Brennan | |
| Cork | Red and white | Ronan McCarthy | Paul Kerrigan | |
| Kerry | Green and gold | Peter Keane | David Clifford | |
| Limerick | Green and white | Billy Lee | Donal O'Sullivan | |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold (final) White and Green |
David Power | Conor Sweeney | |
| Waterford | White and blue | Benji Whelan | Paul Whyte |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Waterford | 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 2-14 | Limerick | 2-11 | |||||||||||
| Tipperary | 2-11 | Tipperary | 1-15 | |||||||||||
| Clare | 1-11 | Tipperary | 0-17 | |||||||||||
| Cork | 0-14 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 1-12 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-13 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The four non-finalists of the 2019 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.
Summary
| Div | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Waterford | 0-09 - 2-14 | Limerick | 4 |
| 3 | Tipperary | 2-11 - 1-11 | Clare | 2 |
Matches
| 31 October 2020 Quarter-final | Waterford (4) | 0–09 (09) – (20) 2–14 | Limerick (4) | Dungarvan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 0-04 – 2-05) | Venue: Fraher Field | |||
Pts: J Curry 3 (2f), C Murray 2, D Guiry 1, D Corcoran 1, T Grey 1, S Ahearne 1 (1m). |
Report | Gls: A Enright 1, C Fahy 1. Pts: H Bourke 4 (2f; 1m), D Lyons 2, S McSweeney 2 (1f), K Ryan 1, T McCarthy 1, I Corbett 1, C Fahy 1, G Brown 1, S O’Carroll 1. |
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
|
| 1 November 2020 Quarter-final | Tipperary (3) | 2–11 (17) – (14) 1–11 | Clare (2) | Thurles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 1-06 – 0-05) | Venue: Semple Stadium | |||
| Gls: C Sweeney 1, B Maher 1. Pts: C Sweeney 4 (2f); J Kennedy 3 (3f); L Casey 2; L Boland 1, E Moloney 1. |
Report | Gls: J Feehan 1 (og). Pts: E Cleary 4 (4f); K Sexton 2 (2f), P Collins 2; Gary Brennan 1, C O'Connor 1, J Malone 1. |
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
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Semi-finals
The two finalists from the 2019 championship entered this round along with the two quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Limerick of Division 4.
Summary
| Div | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Limerick | 2-11 - 1-15 | Tipperary | 3 |
| 3 | Cork | 1-12 - 0-13 | Kerry | 1 |
Matches
| 7 November 2020 Semi-final | Limerick (4) | 2–11 (17) – (18) 1–15 (a.e.t.) |
Tipperary (3) | Limerick | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 2–6 – 0–5) | Venue: LIT Gaelic Grounds | |||
| Gls: S McSweeney 1, C Fahey 1 Pts: S McSweeney 2, H Bourke 2 (2f), D O’Sullivan (1f, ’45) 2, T Griffin 1, K Ryan 1, D Treacy 1, C Sheehan 1, C Fahey 1. |
Report | Gls: L Casey 1 Pts: C Sweeney 7 (5f), J Kennedy 2 (2f), L Boland 2, M Quinlivan 1, K Fahey 1, R Kiely 1, B Fox 1. |
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
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| 8 November 2020 Semi-final | Cork (3) | 1–12 (15) – (13) 0–13 (a.e.t.) |
Kerry (1) | Cork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) | (HT: 0-06 – 0-05) | Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh | |||
| Gls: M Keane 1. Pts: M Collins 4 (3fs), L Connolly 3 (2fs), K O'Hanlon 2 (1f 1 45), K O'Donovan 1, B Hurley 1 (m), S Powter 1. |
Report | Pts: K Spillane 4, D Clifford 4 (1f), S O'Shea 2 (1f), R Buckley 1, D Moynihan 1, T Brosnan 1. |
Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary) TV: RTÉ
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Final
| Tipperary | 0-17 (17) – (14) 0-14 | 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). | |
Tipperary advanced to the 2020 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.
See also
References
- ^ "2020 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures". munstergaa.ie. 18 February 2018.
- ^ 2020 Munster SFC fixtures announced, from rte.ie
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TIPPERARY 0-17 CORK 0-14". GAA.ie. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Here are the jerseys Dublin and Tipperary will wear to mark Bloody Sunday centenary". The 42. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary footballers back in blue and gold for All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo". RTE Sport. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020". RTÉ Sport. 20 January 2020.
