2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Explained

Year:	2020
Dates:	31 October – 20 December 2020
Teams:	12
Matches:	15
Poty:	Aimee Mackin
Team:	Dublin
Titles:	5th
Captain:	Sinéad Aherne
Manager:	Mick Bohan
Team2:	Cork
Captain2:	Doireann O'Sullivan
Manager2:	Ephie Fitzgerald
Totalgoals:	59 (3.93 per game)
Totalpoints:	363 (24.20 per game)
Topscorer:	Aimee Mackin (5-17) (32 points)
Previous:	2019
Next:	2021

The 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 47th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic Football tournament.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games forced the delay of the tournament until late in the year, and it was shortened, with no provincial championships taking place.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

were the winners for the fourth year in a row.^[4]

Format

Group stage

The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three teams. Each team play each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Knockout stage

The winners of each group compete in the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Teams

Counties	Flag colours	Captain (2020)	Manager (2020)	Championships won	Last championship
Armagh LGFA		Kelly Mallon	Ronan Murphy	—	—
Cavan LGFA		Neasa Byrd	James Daly	1	1977
Cork LGFA		Doireann O'Sullivan	Ephie Fitzgerald	11	2016
Donegal LGFA		Geraldine McLaughlin	Maxi Curran	—	—
Dublin LGFA		Sinéad Ahearne	Mick Bohan	5	2020
Galway LGFA		Louise Ward	Tim Rabbitt	1	2004
Kerry LGFA		Anna Galvin	Darragh Long & Declan Quill	11	1993
Mayo LGFA		Sinéad Cafferky	Peter Leahy	4	2003
Monaghan LGFA		Cora Courtney	Ciarán Murphy	2	1997
Tipperary LGFA		Samantha Lambert	Shane Ronayne	3	1980
Tyrone LGFA		Neamh Woods	Gerry Moane	—	—
Waterford LGFA		Karen McGrath	Ciaran Curran	5	1998

Fixtures and results

Group games took place between 30 October and 15 November 2020.^[5]

Key to colours
	Advance to All-Ireland semi-finals

Group 1 table result

Pld	W	L	Group Points	Score Difference
2	2	0	6	+21
2	1	1	3	+13
2	0	2	0	–34

Group 1 results

Group 2 table result

Pld	W	L	Group Points	Score Difference
2	2	0	6	+2
2	1	1	3	0
2	0	2	0	–2

Group 2 results

Group 3 table result

Pld	W	L	Group Points	Score Difference
2	2	0	6	+7
2	1	1	3	+7
2	0	2	0	–14

Group 3 results

Group 4 table result

Pld	W	L	Group Points	Score Difference
2	2	0	6	+17
2	1	1	3	+20
2	0	2	0	–37

Group 4 results

All-Ireland semi-finals

After the semi-final between Cork and Galway, LGFA president Marie Hickey criticised the Galway ladies for not vacating their dressing room in sufficient time to complete their warm-up, after they complained about being hurried into doing so.^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

All-Ireland final

See main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final.

Awards

Senior Team of the Year

No.	Position	Player	Team	Flag	No. of All Stars
1	Goalkeeper	Martina O'Brien			1
2	Right corner back	Martha Byrne			1
3	Full back	Clodagh McCambridge			1
4	Left corner back	Eimear Meaney			1
5	Right half back	Melissa Duggan			2
6	Centre half back	Blaithin Mackin			1
7	Left half back	Sinéad Goldrick			8
8	Midfield	Jennifer Dunne			1
9	Midfield	Louise Ward			2
10	Right half forward	Carla Rowe			4
11	Centre half forward	Lyndsey Davey			6
12	Left half forward	Aimee Mackin			3
13	Right corner forward	Áine O'Sullivan			1
14	Full forward	Aishling Moloney			1
15	Left corner forward	Noëlle Healy			5

Championship statistics

Scoring list

Scoring list! No.
Name	Team	Flag	Goals	Points	Total points
1	Aimee Mackin			5	17	32
2	Aishling Moloney			2	17	23
	Orla Finn			1	20	23
3	Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh			2	14	20
4	Carla Rowe			3	10	19
5	Sarah Rowe			2	11	17
	Sinéad Ahearne			1	14	17
	Tracey Leonard			0	17	17
6	Aine O'Sullivan			4	4	16
	Geraldine McLaughlin			2	10	16
7	Ellen McCarron			2	8	14
	Kelly Mallon			2	8	14
8	Aoife McCoy			4	1	13
	Saoirse Noonan			3	4	13
	Chloe Fennell			0	13	13
9	Niamh O'Neill			2	5	11
10	Síofra O'Shea			2	4	10
	Noëlle Healy			1	7	10
11	Karen Guthrie			1	6	9
	Deirdre Doherty			1	6	9
	Aisling Gilsenan			0	9	9
12	Ciara O'Sullivan			1	5	8
	Doireann O'Sullivan			0	8	8
13	Chloe McCaffrey			1	4	7
	Grace Kelly			0	7	7
	Olivia Divilly			0	7	7
14	Catherine Marley			1	3	6
15	Louise Ward			1	2	5
	Fiona Doherty			1	2	5
	Andrea Murphy			1	2	5
	Nicole Owens			1	2	5
	Roisin Howard			1	2	5
	Caroline O'Hanlon			1	2	5
	Roisin Tobin			1	2	5
	Lucy Hannon			1	2	5
16	Lynsey Noone			1	1	4
	Melissa Duggan			1	4	4
	Geraldine Sheridan			1	1	4
	Sadhbh O'Leary			1	1	4
	Nicole Gordon			1	1	4
	Lauren McVeety			1	1	4
	Mairéad Seoighe			0	4	4
	Gráinne Rafferty			0	4	4
17	Tamara O'Connor			1	0	3
	Therese Scott			1	0	3
	Louise Kerley			0	3	3
	Donna English			0	3	3
	Katy Herron			0	3	3
	Sarah McCaffrey			0	3	3
	Aishling Sheridan			0	3	3
	Emma Brennan			0	3	3
	Shauna Coyle			0	3	3
	Lyndsey Davey			0	3	3
	Ciara McAnespie			0	3	3
	Yvonne Bonner			0	3	3
	Cora Courtney			0	3	3
18	Blaithin Mackin			0	2	2
	Emma Morrissey			0	2	2
	Niamh McEvoy			0	2	2
	Megan Glynn			0	2	2
	Jennifer Dunne			0	2	2
	Sinéad Cafferky			0	2	2
	Kate Sullivan			0	2	2
	Muireann Atkinson			0	2	2
	Andrea Trill			0	2	2
	Eve Lavery			0	2	2
	Katie Murray			0	2	2
	Lorraine Scanlon			0	2	2
	Aileen Gilroy			0	2	2
	Fiadhna Tangney			0	2	2
	Ailbhe Davoren			0	2	2
	Aileen Wall			0	2	2
	Mary McHale			0	2	2
19	Sinéad Goldrick			0	1	1
	Orlagh Nolan			0	1	1
	Emma Halton			0	1	1
	Lauren Magee			0	1	1
	Aoife McAnespie			0	1	1
	Orla O'Dwyer			0	1	1
	Anna Galvin			0	1	1
	Eilish O'Leary			0	1	1
	Caitlin Kelly			0	1	1
	Ciara Finnegan			0	1	1
	Clodagh McManamon			0	1	1
	Tiarna Grimes			0	1	1
	Samantha Lambert			0	1	1
	Aoife Kane			0	1	1
	Nicole Ward			0	1	1
	Máire O'Callaghan			0	1	1
	Siobhán Killeen			0	1	1
	Lucy Collins			0	1	1
	Rosemary Courtney			0	1	1
	Laura McEneaney			0	1	1
	Caitlin Kennedy			0	1	1
	Eimear Kiely			0	1	1
	Hannah O'Donoghue			0	1	1
	Danielle O'Leary			0	1	1

Team statistics

Team statistics breakdown
Teams	Total score	Games	Points per game average	Points Per Game Rank	Goals	Points	Goals Rank	Points Rank	First half (total score)	Average points (first half)	Second half (total score)	Average points (second half)	Clean sheets (goals)	No. of scoring players in season
	78	4	19.5	4th	11	45	2nd	2nd	39	9.75	39	9.75	2	9
	75	3	25	1st	13	36	1st	4th	47	15.67	28	9.33	0	8
	71	4	17.75	5th	6	53	3rd	1st	32	8	39	9.75	0	16
	49	3	16.33	8th	3	40	6th	3rd	27	9	22	7.33	0	10
	48	2	24	2nd	5	33	4th	5th	22	11	26	13	1	9
	43	2	21.5	3rd	5	28	4th	6th	21	10.5	22	11	1	9
	35	2	17.5	6th	4	23	5th	9th	17	8.5	18	9	1	5
	35	2	17.5	6th	3	26	6th	7th	18	9	17	8.5	0	11
	33	2	16.5	7th	3	24	6th	8th	17	8.5	16	8	1	6
	26	2	13	9th	3	17	6th	11th	16	8	10	5	0	5
	25	2	12.5	10th	2	19	7th	10th	14	7	11	5.5	0	7
	22	2	11	11th	1	19	8th	10th	12	6	10	5	1	4

Miscellaneous statistics

Most goals by team in the season – 13 goals
Most points by team in the season – 53 points
Top scorer in a single game – Sarah Rowe (2,09) 15 points (vs) (Group 4 Round 2)
Widest winning margin – 25 points ((4–17) vs (0–04)) (Group 4 Round 2)
Most goals in a single match – 9 goals (3–13) vs (6–16) & (2–06) vs (7–09)
Most points in a single match – 30 points (2–17) vs (0–13) (Semi-Final 2)
Most goals by one team in a match – 7 goals (2–06) vs (7–09) (Group 1 Round 3)
Highest aggregate score in a single match – 56 points (3–13) vs (6–16) (Group 4 Round 1)
Lowest aggregate score in a single match – 21 points (1–10) vs (1–05) (Final)

Notes and References

News: Draws made for All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship. June 30, 2020. RTE.
Web site: London Ladies call for decision barring them from 2020 All-Ireland Championship to be reviewed. Fiona. Audley. The Irish Post.
Web site: Tipperary drawn with Galway and Monaghan in Ladies Football Championship. Nenagh Guardian. July 2020 .
Web site: As it happened: Dublin v Cork, All-Ireland senior ladies football final. Emma. Duffy. The42. 20 December 2020 .
Web site: 2020 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Fixtures revealed. July 21, 2020.
News: LGFA President blames Galway for changing slowly in semi-final. 7 December 2020.
News: 'We thought we were doing something brilliant by getting the game into Croke Park'. 7 December 2020.
News: 'They had the opportunity to get onto the pitch earlier' - LGFA President shrugs off criticism from Galway camp. Irish Independent. 7 December 2020.