2020 Armagh county football team season
2020 season | |
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Manager | Kieran McGeeney |
Stadium | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
NFL D2 | 2nd (promoted) |
All-Ireland SFC | Did not compete |
Ulster SFC | Semi-finalist |
Dr McKenna Cup | Group Stage (2nd) |
The following is a summary of Armagh county football team's 2020 season. 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]
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr McKenna Cup
[edit]The draw for the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup was made on 4 December 2019.[3][4]
Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tyrone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 37 | 1.243 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Armagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 1.093 | 2 | |
3 | Cavan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 42 | 0.690 | 0 |
Ranking of section runners-up
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Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A | Monaghan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29 | 1.172 | 2 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | C | Armagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 1.093 | 2 | |
3 | B | Antrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 0.778 | 2 |
Reports
[edit]29 December 2019 Round 1 | Cavan | 1-13 (16) – (23) 2-17 | Armagh | Cavan | |
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14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Breffni Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Niall McKenna
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8 January 2020 Round 3 | Armagh | 3-15 (24) – (27) 3-18 | Tyrone | Armagh | |
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20:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Athletic Grounds | ||||
Report |
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National Football League Division 2
[edit]Armagh competed in Division Two for the 2020 National League season. Fixtures were published by the GAA on 26 November 2019.[5][6][7]
On 12 March 2020 the GAA suspended the National League in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Games resumed in October 2020. [2]
Fixtures
[edit]Competition | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Link to report |
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NFL 2020 Round 1 | Armagh | 2-18 | Cavan | 1-08 | Match Report |
NFL 2020 Round 2 | Laois | 0-16 | Armagh | 0-10 | Match Report |
NFL 2020 Round 3 | Armagh | 0-16 | Kildare | 0-10 | Match Report |
NFL 2020 Round 4 | Westmeath | 3-12 | Armagh | 2-15 | Match Report |
NFL 2020 Round 5 | Fermanagh | 0-10 | Armagh | 3-14 | Match Report |
NFL 2020 Round 6 | Armagh | 0-15 | Roscommon | 3-10 | Enter Link |
NFL 2020 Round 7 | Clare | 1-13 | Armagh | 1-18 | Enter Link |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Roscommon (P) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 90 | +23 | 11 | NFL Division 2 champions and promotion to 2021 NFL Division 1 |
2 | Armagh (P) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 103 | +27 | 9 | Promotion to 2021 NFL Division 1 |
3 | Kildare | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 99 | +7 | 8 | |
4 | Westmeath | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 106 | 111 | −5 | 7[a] | |
5 | Laois | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 104 | 113 | −9 | 7[a] | |
6 | Clare | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 99 | −9 | 6[b] | |
7 | Cavan (R) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 119 | −4 | 6[b] | Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 3 |
8 | Fermanagh (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 115 | −30 | 2 |
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:
Reports
[edit]25 January 2020 1 | Armagh | 2-18 (24) – (11) 1-08 | Cavan | Armagh | |
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Venue: Athletic Grounds | |||||
Report | Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
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1 February 2020 3 | Laois | 0-16 (16) – (10) 0-10 | Armagh | Portlaoise | |
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18:00 UTC (UTC) | Venue: O'Moore Park | ||||
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
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8 February 2020 3 | Armagh | 0-16 (16) – (10) 0-10 | Kildare | Armagh | |
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19:00 | Venue: Athletic Grounds | ||||
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
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23 February 2020 4 | Westmeath | 3-12 (21) – (21) 2-15 | Armagh | Mullingar | |
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Venue: TEG Cusack Park | |||||
Report | Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
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7 March 2020 5 | Fermanagh | 0-10 (10) – (23) 3-14 | Armagh | Enniskillen | |
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Venue: Brewster Park | |||||
Report | Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
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24 October 2020 7 | Clare | 1-13 (16) – (21) 1-18 | Armagh | Ennis | |
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14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Cusack Park | ||||
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
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Ulster Senior Football Championship
[edit]The draw for the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2019.[9][10][11]
Fixtures
[edit]Ulster Quarter Final | Derry | 0-15 | Armagh | 0-17 | Enter Link |
Bracket
[edit]Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 1–11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1–22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 0–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry | 0–15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 0–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 0–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 1–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 0–11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 1–15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 1–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 1–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 0–9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 1–17 | Cavan | 0–13 | ||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 2–15 |
Reports
[edit]Derry | 0-15 (15) – (17) 0-17 | Armagh |
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(HT: 0-5 – 0–11) | ||
Pts: S McGuigan 7 (7f); N Loughlin 4 (3f); E Doherty 1, C McFaul 1, P Kearney 1, C McKaigue 1. |
Pts: R O'Neill 4 (4f); R Grugan 3 (1f), J Clarke 3; A Forker 2, O O'Neill 2; C O'Neill 1, M Shields 1, J Óg Burns 1 |
Donegal | 1-22 (25) – (13) 0-13 | Armagh |
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(HT: 1-12 – 0-3) | ||
Gls: P Mogan 1. Pts: M Langan 3, P Mogan 2, R McHugh 2, J Brennan 2, C McGonigle 2 (1m), C Thompson 2 (1f), N O’Donnell 2 (1m), M Murphy 2 (2f), EB Gallagher 1, H McFadden 1 (m), P McBrearty 1, O Gallen 1, A McClean 1 |
Pts: R O’Neill 7 (6f, 1x’45′), J Clarke 2, C Turbitt 2 (1m), O O’Neil 1, N Grimley 1 (1m). |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
[edit]Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the GAA announced that there would be no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Armagh did not win the Ulster Championship, they did not qualify for the 2020 All-Ireland Championship.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
References
[edit]- ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "McKenna Cup: Holders Tyrone drawn against Armagh and Cavan". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "McKenna Cup draw: holders Tyrone grouped with Armagh and Cavan". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "GAA Master Fixture schedule for 2020 published". GAA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Football League and All-Ireland Club SFC dates confirmed as GAA release fixture schedule". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Dubs and Kerry to renew battle in Allianz Football League opener". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals". GAA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Donegal to take on Tyrone in 2020 Ulster SFC quarter-finals". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Fierce rivals Donegal and Tyrone clash in quarter-finals". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2019.