2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship


The 2020 Cork Senior A Football Championship is the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. The championship eventually began on 24 July 2020 and is scheduled to end in October 2020.

Overview

Format

On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates after an expensive review process of the entire Cork championship system. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, as well as straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which provided for one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with inter-county players available.

Participating teams

TeamLocationColours
BandonBandonYellow and white
Bantry BluesBantryBlue and white
Béal Átha'n GhaorthaidhBallingearyBlack and red
Clyda RoversMourne AbbeyBlack and yellow
DohenysDunmanwayGreen and white
Éire ÓgOvenRed and yellow
FermoyFermoyBlack and yellow
KiskeamKiskeamBlack and white
MallowMallowRed and yellow
O'Donovan RossaSkibbereenRed and white
St. Michaels'BlackrockGreen and yellow
St. Nicholas'BlackpoolBlack and white

Fixtures/results

Group 1

Table

Results

Group 2

Table

Results

Group 3

Table

Results

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Kevin DavisO'Donovan Rossa1-0811St. Nicholas'
2Donal Óg HodnettO'Donovan Rossa2-017St. Nicholas'
2Eoghan BuckleySt. Michael's1-047Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
2Mark SugrueBandon0-077Clyda Rovers
3Tom O'SullivanKiskeam1-036Mallow
4Davis BrosnanSt. Nicholas'1-025O'Donovan Rossa
4Mark O'ReganBandon1-025Clyda Rovers
4David ShannonO'Donovan Rossa0-055St. Nicholas'
4Diarmuid Mac ThomáisBéal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh0-055St. Michael's
4Daniel GouldingÉire Óg0-055Bantry Blues
4Mark BuckleyDohenys0-055Fermoy