2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship Explained

2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Dates:25 July 2020 - 1 August 2021
Teams:12
Sponsor:Bon Secours Hospital
Champions: Knocknagree
Count:1
Champions Captain:Kealan Buckley
Champions Manager:John Fintan Daly
Runners-Up: Kanturk
Runners-Up Captain:John McLoughlin
Runners-Up Manager:Tim Healy
Relegated: Gabriel Rangers
Matches:24
Goals:64
Points:549
Top Scorer: Fintan O'Connor (0-28)
Previous Year:2019
Previous Tournament:2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 15th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019.[1] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[2] The championship eventually began on 25 July 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 1 August 2021.[3] [4] [5]

The final was played on 1 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Knocknagree and Kanturk, in what was their first meeting in a final. Knocknagree won the match by 0-12 to 0-09 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.[6]

Knocknagree's Fintan O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-28.

Format change

On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. 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 and straight relegation and promotion.[7] On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which will see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.[8]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Results

Group 1

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Newmarket33007-363-27216
Aghada32011-394-2464
Castletownbere31026-265-36-72
Na Piarsaigh30035-247-38-200

Results

Group 2

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Cill an Martra330011-361-28386
Knocknagree31111-408-32-133
St. Vincent's31023-297-39-222
Naomh Abán30123-322-38-31

Results

Group 3

Table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Nemo Rangers320112-305-41104
Kanturk32015-425-3484
Macroom32016-388-2934
Garbriel Rangers30033-378-43-210

Results

Knock-out stage

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Fintan O'ConnorKnocknagree0-282864.66
2Conor O'KeeffeNewmarket1-202345.75
3Kyrle HollandKanturk2-162263.66
4Gary MurphyCastletownbere2-152137.00
Ian WalshKanturk0-212163.50
6Dylan TwomeyMacroom2-121836.00
Blake MurphySt. Vincent's1-151836.00
8Ronan DaltonNemo Rangers2-101635.33
Shane Ó DuinnínCill na Martra2-101644.00
Mícheál Ó DeasúnaCill na Martra1-131644.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Kyrle HollandKanturk2-0713Gabriel Rangers
2Conor O'KeeffeNewmarket1-069Na Piarsaigh
Gary MurphyCastletownbere1-069Newmarket
Blake MurphySt. Vincent's1-069Naomh Abán
5Ciarán Ó DuinnínCill na Martra2-028Knocknagree
Gary MurphyCastletownbere1-058Na Piarsaigh
7Damien Ó hÚrdailCill na Martra2-017Knocknagree
Dylan TwomeyMacroom1-047Nemo Rangers
Ronan DaltonNemo Rangers1-047Macroom
Ryan O'KeeffeNewmarket1-047Castletownbere
Dan DineenCill na Martra1-047Knocknagree
Mícheál Ó DeasúnaCill na Martra0-077Naomh Abán
Fintan O'ConnorKnocknagree0-077Naomh Abán
Ger O'CallaghanGabriel Rangers0-077Macroom

Miscellaneous

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Championship Draws. Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. 19 November 2019. 25 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191125031027/http://gaacork.ie/news/10057671/2020_Championship_Draws. dead.
  2. Web site: Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020. Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. 14 April 2020.
  3. Web site: GAA suspends all club games with immediate effect until further notice. The 42. 5 October 2020. 21 October 2020.
  4. Web site: County Executive Update 21/10/2020. Cork GAA website. 21 October 2020. 21 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers Cork Premier SFC final clash earmarked for August. Irish Examiner. 4 May 2021. 8 May 2021. Eoghan. Cormican.
  6. Web site: Knocknagree's meteoric rise takes them into senior ranks with victory over Kanturk. Irish Examiner. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Therese. O'Callaghan.
  7. Web site: Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships. Irish Examiner. 26 March 2019. 16 September 2019. Eoghan. Cormican.
  8. Web site: Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals. RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. 16 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Aghada pay tribute to Kieran O'Connor by retiring No.4 jersey. Irish Examiner. 25 July 2020. 25 July 2020. Stephen. BArry.