2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship Explained

2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates:19 June 2021 - 7 August 2021
Teams:8
Sponsor:Bon Secours Hospital
Champions: Iveleary
Count:1
Champions Captain:Brian Cronin
Runners-Up: Boherbue
Runners-Up Captain:Kevin Murphy
Matches:7
Goals:24
Points:143
Top Scorer: Chris Óg Jones (6-17)
Previous Year:2019
Previous Tournament:2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 Cork Junior A Football Championship

The 2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but began on 19 June 2021 and ended on 7 August 2021.

On 7 August 2021, Iveleary win the championship after a 3–11 to 1–06 win over Boherbue in the final at Mallow GAA Complex.[1] It was their first championship title.

Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 6–17.

Format change

The championship had featured 16 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.[2]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipCharleville
BearaBeara Junior A Football ChampionshipUrhan
CarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipKilmacabea
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipValley Rovers
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipBoherbue
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipMidleton
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipIveleary
SeandúnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipPassage

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Chris Óg JonesIveleary6-1735311.66
2Denis McCarthyBoherbue0-141434.66
3Cathal VaughanIveleary1-101334.33
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Chris Óg JonesIveleary3-0817Boherbue
2Chris Óg JonesIveleary2-0612Kilmacabea
3Cathal VaughanIveleary1-0710Kilmacabea
4Luke DineenMidleton2-017Iveleary
Mark KavanaghCharleville1-047Kilmacabea

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title. Irish Examiner. 7 August 2021. 7 August 2021. John. Tarrant.
  2. Web site: Everything you need to know about Cork's intercounty and club seasons. Cork Beo website. 13 July 2020. 13 September 2020. Michael. Hayes.