2020 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

2020 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Dates24 July 2020 - 21 August 2021
Teams16
SponsorBon Secours Hospital
Champions Rockchapel (2ndth title)
Kevin Collins (captain)
Jerry Casey (manager)
Runners-up Mitchelstown
Relegated Mayfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored77 (2.41 per match)
Points scored685 (21.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cathail O'Mahony (5-29)
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The 2020 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 85th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. 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 24 July 2020, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 21 August 2021.[3][4][5]

The final was played on 21 August 2021 at Mallow GAA Complex, between Rockchapel and Mitchelstown, in what was their first meeting in the final. Rockchapel won the match by 1-10 to 0-09 to claim their second championship title overall and their first since 1989.[6]

Mitchelstown's Cathail O'Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 5-29.

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]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to play-offs   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Millstreet 3 2 0 1 3-39 3-23 16 4
Ballinora 3 2 0 1 2-31 3-25 3 4
St. Finbarr's 3 1 0 2 2-32 3-43 -14 2
Glenville 3 1 0 2 6-29 4-40 -5 2

Group 1 results

25 July 2020 Round 1 Glenville 3-07 - 2-12 Ballinora Grenagh
A Murphy 2-2, S Desmond 1-2, J Gowen, C Cronin, J Cooke 0-1 each. Report N Lordan 0-4 (0-2 f), D Holmes 1-1 (1-0 penalty), J Lordan 0-3, A O’Shea 1-0, I Wycherley 0-2, B Murphy, C Lougheed 0-1 each.
26 July 2020 Round 1 Millstreet 2-18 - 1-07 St. Finbarr's Carrigadrohid
N Flahive (1-9); J Broxton (1-1); C O’Leary (0-3); P Moynihan, D Kiely (0-2 each); D Cashman (0-1). Report F O’Shea (0-4, 2 frees); S Cunningham (1-0); A Murphy, A Turner, C Madden (0-1 each).
15 August 2020 Round 2 Millstreet 0-08 - 0-05 Ballinora Macroom
S Hickey (0-2, frees), D Cashman, C O’Leary (0-2 each), P Moynihan, N Flahive (0-1 each). Report N Lordan (0-2, frees), B Ahern (free), L O’Donovan, D Corkery (0-1 each). Referee: Eamonn Sheehy
16 August 2020 Round 2 St. Finbarr's 1-15 - 1-11 Glenville Carrignavar
R O’Mahony (0-5), A Turner (1-0) C Madden (0-3), E Finn (0-2), F O’Shea, P Kennedy, B O’Connell, C McCarthy, M Griffin (0-1 each) Report J Cooke (0-8), S Desmond (1-0), S Field (0-2), PJ Dennehy (0-1). Referee: A Hyland
5 September 2020 Round 3 Millstreet 1-13 - 2-11 Glenville Donoughmore
N Flahive 0-5, P Moynihan 1-1, J Linehan 0-2, D Cashman 0-2, S Hickey 0-1, D Kiely 0-1, J Broxton 0-1. S Field 1-1, PJ Dennehy 1-1, A Murphy 0-4, J Cooke 0-2, J Gowen 0-1, W Connolly 0-1, S Desmond 0-1.
5 September 2020 Round 3 St. Finbarr's 0-10 - 0-14 Ballinora Ballincollig
R O'Mahony 0-3, D Calnan 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, A Turner 0-1, E Keane 0-1, F O'Shea 0-1. B Ahern 0-5, D Holmes 0-4, D Corkery 0-3, A O'Neill 0-1, I Wycherley 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to play-offs   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Rockchapel 3 2 1 0 3-41 2-34 10 5
Kinsale 3 2 0 1 4-32 3-36 -1 4
Dromtariffe 3 1 1 1 4-34 4-29 5 3
Ballydesmond 3 0 0 3 1-30 3-38 -14 0

Group 2 results

26 July 2020 Round 1 Ballydesmond 0-09 - 1-12 Kinsale O'Connell Park
D O'Connor 0-5, N Fleming 0-2, B Fleming 0-1, R Flynn 0-1. G Finn 0-5, H Sheehan 1-1, C Donnellan 0-2, T Broderick 0-2, A Gould 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.
26 July 2020 Round 1 Rockchapel 2-08 - 0-14 Dromtariffe O'Connor-McLoughlin Memorial Park
J Curtin 2-4, J Walsh 0-2, J Forrest 0-1, S Hickey 0-1. E Murphy 0-6, C O'Callaghan 0-5, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.
15 August 2020 Round 2 Dromtariffe 2-10 - 0-09 Ballydesmond Boherbue
C O’Callaghan (1-6, 5f), E Murphy (1-2), A Buckley, M Healy (0-1 each). Report D O’Connor (0-4, 2 frees), N Fleming (0-4, 1 free), D Moynihan (0-1).
15 August 2020 Round 2 Rockchapel 1-17 - 1-08 Kinsale Donoughmore
M McAuliffe 1-3, J Curtin 0-4 (0-3f), J Forrest 0-3, S Hickey 0-3, W Murphy 0-2, J Walsh, N Lenihan 0-1 each. Report D Coughlan 1-1, G Finn 0-4f, C Donnellan, B Coughlan, B O’Neill 0-1 each.
5 September 2020 Round 3 Rockchapel 0-16 - 1-12 Ballydesmond Kiskeam
S Hickey 0-5, J Forrest 0-3, J Curtin 0-2, M McAuliffe 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, N Linehan 0-1, L Collins 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. D O'Connor 1-6, D Moynihan 0-2, N Fleming 0-1, R Flynn 0-1, S Cronin 0-1, J Healy 0-1.
5 September 2020 Round 3 Dromtariffe 2-10 - 2-12 Kinsale Kilmurry
E Murphy 1-5, C Coleman 1-0, C O'Callaghan 0-4, J Murphy 0-1. G Finn 0-6, S O'Brien 1-0, H Sheehan 1-0, B Coughlan 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Advance to play-offs   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Mitchelstown 3 3 0 0 6-43 4-18 31 6
Glanworth 3 2 0 1 3-32 2-35 0 4
Adrigole 3 1 0 2 3-27 7-28 -14 2
Mayfield 3 0 0 3 4-23 3-42 -16 0

Group 3 results

25 July 2020 Round 1 Mayfield 2-08 - 2-11 Adrigole Inchigeelagh
D Lucey 0-3 (0-2 f), S Hackett 1-0 pen, R Lynch 1-0, N Kelly 0-2, D Malone, P Condon (f), S Duggan 0-1 each. Report K Goggin 1-3, 0-3 f, D Harrington 1-2, S O’Sullivan 0-2 (0-1 f), K O’Sullivan, J Harrington 0-2 each. Referee: A Whelton (Clonakilty)
26 July 2020 Round 1 Mitchelstown 2-14 - 1-09 Glanworth Mallow GAA Complex
C O’Mahony (1-8, 6 frees); S Cahill (1-1), M Walsh (0-2, frees), A Walsh, D Reidy-Price, C English (0-1 each). Report D Colfer (1-0); M Sheehan (0-3); S Condon (0-2); E O’Donoghue (free), S O’Riordan, G O’Neill, D Connolly (0-1 each).
15 August 2020 Round 2 Mitchelstown 4-12 - 1-07 Adrigole Carrigadrohid
C O’Mahony (2-1), S O’Sullivan (2-0), J Cott (0-3), J Sheehan (0-3 frees), S Cahill (0-2, 1 free), P Magee, S Walsh, D Flynn (0-1 each). Report K Goggin (1-2, 2 frees), S O’Sullivan (0-3, 0-1 free), C O’Neill, R O’Sullivan (0-1 each), A Jer O’Sullivan (0-1 free). Referee: James Regan
16 August 2020 Round 2 Glanworth 1-14 - 0-12 Mayfield Blarney
S O’Riordan 0-7 (0-3 f), M Sheehan 0-4, S Condon 1-0, E O’Donoghue, P Blackburn and R Murphy 0-1 each. Report P Condon 0-8 (0-6 f), C O’Neill, J Sheehy, D Malone and D Lucey 0-1 each. Referee: Michael Walsh
5 September 2020 Round 3 Mitchelstown 0-17 - 2-03 Mayfield Páirc Mac Gearailt
C O'Mahony 0-6, J Sheehan 0-3, P Magee 0-2, S Beston 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, S Cahill 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. M Barry 1-0, D O'Neill 1-0, D Lucey 0-2, K Punch 0-1.
5 September 2020 Round 3 Glanworth 1-09 - 0-09 Adrigole Ovens
S O'Riordan 0-5, S Condon 1-0, D Pyne 0-2, M Sheehan 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1. K Goggin 0-2, D Harrington 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Advance to play-offs   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilshannig 3 3 0 0 6-42 2-32 22 6
Aghabullogue 3 2 0 1 4-24 3-21 6 4
Kildorrery 3 1 0 2 5-29 8-29 -9 2
Glanmire 3 0 0 3 3-27 5-40 -19 0

Group 4 results

24 July 2020 Round 1 Glanmire 0-14 - 2-18 Kilshannig Blarney Sportsfield
D Molden (0-4f), J Murphy 0-4 each, S O’Driscoll 0-2, W Jones, T Lonergan, D McCarthy, C Shine 0-1 each. Report É O’Hanlon (0-2f), D O’Sullivan 0-4 each, K O’Hanlon, J Twomey 1-1 each, C McMahon 0-3, B O’Shea, K Twomey (0-1f) 0-2 each, J Kearney 0-1.
24 July 2020 Round 1 Aghabullogue 2-07 - 2-06 Kildorrery Mallow GAA Complex
D Thompson (1-3 frees); I Barry-Murphy (1-1); S O’Connell, E O’Sullivan, L Casey (free) (0-1 each). Report T Monaghan, J O’Sullivan (1-0 each); P O’Brien (0-2, 1 free); F Stapleton, Jamie O’Gorman, K Hurley, R McEniry (0-1 each).
16 August 2020 Round 2 Aghabullogue 0-07 - 0-10 Kilshannig Cullen
L Casey (0-3, 2 frees, 1 45), D Thompson (0-1 free); P O’Sullivan, S O’Connell and M Bradley (0-1 each. Report E O’Hanlon (0-4, 3 frees, 1 45), K Twomey (0-3, 2 frees), S Murphy, B O’Shea, J Kearney and D O’Sullivan (0-1 each). Referee: Teddy O'Donovan
16 August 2020 Round 2 Kildorrery 1-12 - 2-08 Glanmire Rathcormac
D McNamara (1-0), A O’Brien (0-3, 2 frees); S O’Neill (0-2, 1 free); J O’Gorman (0-2); P O’Brien (free), J O’Sullivan, D Kent, D Kelly, T Monaghan (0-1 each). Report D Molden (0-4 frees); T Leahy (1-0); K Kenneally (1-0); D McCarthy (0-2), C Murray, C Crowley (0-1 each). Referee: Cathal Egan
5 September 2020 Round 3 Aghabullogue 2-10 - 1-05 Glanmire Blarney Sportsfield
E O'Sullivan 1-6, M Bradley 1-2, L Casey 0-2. S O'Driscoll 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, Daniel Molden 0-1, T Lonergan 0-1.
5 September 2020 Round 3 Kildorrery 2-11 - 4-14 Kilshannig Mallow GAA Complex
T Monaghan 1-3; S O’Neill 0-4 (all frees); A O’Brien 1-0; S Fitzgerald 0-2; PJ Keating, D Kelly 0-1 each. Report E O’Sullivan 2-1; E O’Hanlon 1-3 (one free); K Twomey 0-5 (0-3f); D O’Sullivan 1-0; B O’Shea 0-2, J Kearney, K O’Hanlon (one free), J Twomey 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

18 September 2020 Playoff Glanmire 0-14 - 1-05 Mayfield Páirc Uí Chonaire
D Molden 0-5 (0-3f); J Murphy 0-4 (0-1f); C Shine, C Crowley, C Murray, B Lagrue, K Kenneally (0-1 each). Report P Condon 0-4 (0-2f), D Malone 1-0, D O’Neill 0-1.

Quarter-finals

19 September 2020 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 3-20 - 2-10 Kinsale Páirc Shéamuis de Barra
C O’Mahony (0-8, 3 frees), A O’Brien (2-0), S O’Sullivan (1-0), M Walsh and J Sheehan (0-3, 1 frees) each, D Flynn (0-2), P Molloy, S Walsh, C English and S Cahill (0-1 each). Report T Broderick (1-2, 1 free), G Finn (1-4, 1-0 pen, 3 frees), H Sheehan (0-2), B Coughlan and D O’Mahony (0-1 each).
19 September 2020 Quarter-final Kilshannig 1-12 - 1-13 Glanworth The Mill Field
K O'Hanlon 1-3 (0-1 f), K Twomey 0-5 (0-4 f), D O'Sullivan, J Kearney, G Kennefick, B O'Shea 0-1 each. Report S O'Riordan 0-8 (0-3 f, 0- 1 45), S Finn 1-0, M Sheehan 0-2, R Murphy, P O'Driscoll, R O'Driscoll 0-1 each.
19 September 2020 Quarter-final Rockchapel 2-14 - 1-11 Ballinora Mallow GAA Complex
J Curtin (1-6, 3 frees); S Hickey (1-4); C Curtin, J Walsh, W Murphy, N Linehan (0-1 each). Report D Corkery (1-1, 1 free); B Ahearn (2 frees), I Wycherley (0-2 each); G Forde, A O’Shea, N Lordan, L O’Donovan, A O’Neill, D Holmes (0-1 each).
19 September 2020 Quarter-final Millstreet 0-09 - 2-15 Aghabullogue Páirc Abán
S Hickey (0-5, 2 frees), D Cashman, N Flahive, J Linehan, D Kiely (0-1 each). Report L Casey (1-6, 2 frees), E O’Sullivan (0-6, 1 free), M Bradley (0-4, 1 free), P O’Sullivan (1-0), S O’Connell (0-1).

Semi-finals

3 October 2020 Semi-final Glanworth 1-07 - 1-13 Rockchapel Dromina Sportsfield
S Condon 1-0, S O’Riordan 0-5 (5f), P Hannon, G O’Neill 0-1 each. Report J Curtin 1-5 (4f), M McAuliffe 0-2, K Collins, S Hickey, M O’Keeffe, L Collins, J O’Callaghan, C Curtin 0-1 each.
4 October 2020 Semi-final Mitchelstown 2-13 - 0-07 Aghabullogue Mallow GAA Complex
C O’Mahony 2-5 (0-3 f), S Cahill, M Walsh (0-1 f) 0-2 each, S Walsh, P Magee, S O’Sullivan, S Coleman 0-1 each. Report L Casey 0-4 (0-3 f, 0-1 45), M Bradley 0-2, E O’Sullivan 0-1 f. Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Final

21 August 2021 Final Rockchapel 1-10 - 0-09 Mitchelstown Mallow GAA Complex
J Curtin 0-4, K Collins 1-0, J O’Callaghan 0- 3, M McAulliffe 0-2, N O’Callaghan 0-1 each. Report M Walsh 0-2 f, P Magee 0-2, J Sheehan (f), S Cahill, D Flynn, J O’Sullivan, C O’Mahony (f) 0-1 each. Referee: M Collins (CLonakilty)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Cathail O'Mahony Mitchelstown 5-29 44 6 7.33
2 Jack Curtin Rockchapel 4-25 37 6 6.16
3 Shane O'Riordan Glanworth 0-26 26 5 5.20
4 Evan O'Sullivan Aghabullogue 3-15 24 5 4.80
5 Gearóid Finn Kinsale 1-19 22 4 5.50
6 Evan Murphy Dromtarriffe 2-13 19 3 6.33
Luke Casey Aghabullogue 1-16 19 5 3.80
Neil Flahive Millstreet 1-16 19 4 4.75
9 Conor O'Callaghan Dromtarriffe 1-15 18 3 6.00
Donncha O'Connor Ballydesmond 1-15 18 3 6.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Neil Flahive Millstreet 1-09 12 St. Finbarr's
2 Cathail O'Mahony Mitchelstown 2-05 11 Aghabullogue
Cathail O'Mahony Mitchelstown 1-08 11 Glanworth
4 Jack Curtin Rockchapel 2-04 10 Dromtarriffe
5 Jack Curtin Rockchapel 1-06 9 Ballinora
Conor O'Callaghan Dromtarriffe 1-06 9 Ballydesmond
Luke Casey Aghabullogue 1-06 9 Millstreet
Donncha O'Connor Ballydesmond 1-06 9 Rockchapel
Evan O'Sullivan Aghabullogue 1-06 9 Glanmire
10 Adam Murphy Glenville 2-02 8 Ballinora
Evan Murphy Dromtarriffe 1-05 8 Kinsale
Jack Curtin Rockchapel 1-05 8 Glanworth
Cathail O'Mahony Mitchelstown 0-08 8 Kinsale
Josh Cooke Glenville 0-08 8 St. Finbarr's
Paul Condon Mayfield 0-08 8 Glanworth
Shane O'Riordan Glanworth 0-08 8 Kilshannig

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