2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship Explained

2020 Fermanagh SFC
County:Fermanagh
Province:Ulster
Year:2020
Trophy:New York Cup
Level:Senior
Sponsor:Quinn Building Products
Date:28 August - 27 September 2020
Num Teams:8
Defending Champions:Derrygonnelly Harps
Winners:Ederney St Joseph's
Ordinal:2
Manager:Mickey Cassidy[1]
Captain:Declan McCusker[2]
Runnersup:Derrygonnelly Harps
Runnerupmanager:Sean Flanagan[3]
Runnerupcaptain:Ryan Jones
Relegated:Erne Gaels Belleek
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 114th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of eight teams. The championship had a straight knock-out format (the format was not changed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic). The draw for the championship was made on 29 June 2020.[4] [5]

Derrygonnelly Harps were the defending champions, seeking their sixth title in a row.[6] They were denied in the final by Ederney St Joseph's, who won their second title and their first since 1968.[7] [8]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2019 Intermediate Championship

From Championship

Relegated to 2020 Intermediate Championship

Relegation playoffs

The four losers of the quarter-finals playoff in this round. The two losers will playoff in the relegation final, the loser of which will be relegated to the 2021 Intermediate Football Championship.

Relegation final

Notes and References

  1. News: Cassidy driving Ederney on to another Fermanagh SFC Final. 24 September 2020. The Irish News. 27 December 2021.
  2. News: Ederney captain Declan McCusker says 'it was now or never'. 27 September 2020. The Impartial Reporter. 27 December 2021.
  3. News: Derrygonnelly Harps manager Flanagan: ‘Six in a row doesn’t come into it’. 26 September 2020. The Impartial Reporter. 27 December 2021.
  4. Web site: 2020 Club Championship Draw. 29 June 2020. Fermanagh GAA. 29 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Revised Fixture Masterplan. 29 June 2020. Fermanagh GAA. 29 June 2020.
  6. News: Derrygonnelly make it a Fermanagh five in a row. 22 September 2019. RTÉ. 27 December 2021.
  7. News: Ederney stun Derrygonnelly to end 52-year wait for Fermanagh SFC. 28 September 2020. The Irish News. 27 December 2021.
  8. News: Ederney deny Derrygonnelly Harps six in a row in Fermanagh. 27 September 2020. The Irish Times. 27 December 2021.
  9. News: Dominant Kinawley lift Intermediate title. 7 September 2020. The Impartial Reporter. 3 December 2021.