2020 Dublin county football team season

Dublin county football team
2020 season
ManagerDessie Farrell
StadiumParnell Park, Donnycarney
NFL D12nd (runner-up)
All-Ireland SFCWinners
Leinster SFCWinners
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The following is a summary of Dublin county football team's 2020 season. It was a first season in charge for newly appointed Dublin manager Dessie Farrell. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The season resumed in mid-October of the same year.[2]

Competitions

National Football League Division 1

Main article: 2020 National Football League (Ireland)

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry (C) 7 5 1 1 133 112 +21 11 National Football League champions
2 Dublin 7 4 2 1 126 112 +14 10 Runners–up
3 Galway 7 4 0 3 128 127 +1 8[a]
4 Tyrone 7 4 0 3 109 126 −17 8[a]
5 Donegal 7 3 1 3 117 109 +8 7
6 Monaghan 7 2 2 3 113 114 −1 6
7 Mayo (R) 7 2 1 4 122 123 −1 5 Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 2
8 Meath (R) 7 0 1 6 103 128 −25 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
(C) League champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Galway 2-25 – 0-12 Tyrone.

Reports

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 1 Dublin 1-19 (22) – (22) 1-19 Kerry Drumcondra, Dublin  
19:15 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Croke Park
Report Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)


1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 2 Mayo 0-08 (08) – (14) 1-11 Dublin Castlebar  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: MacHale Park
Report Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)


8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 3 Dublin 1-15 (18) – (18) 1-15 Monaghan Drumcondra, Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Croke Park
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)


22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 4 Dublin 1-15 (18) – (17) 1-14 Donegal Drumcondra, Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Croke Park
Report Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)


29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 5 Tyrone 1-10 (13) – (10) 1-07 Dublin Omagh  
19:15 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Healy Park
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)


17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Dublin 1-20 (23) – (19) 0-19 Meath Donnycarney, Dublin  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Parnell Park
[3] Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
TV: eir Sport


25 October 2020 (2020-10-25) 7 Galway 0-15 (15) – (21) 2-15 Dublin Salthill  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Pearse Stadium
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
TV: TG4


Leinster Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals was released by Leinster GAA on 7 October 2019. In a change to previous years' championships, a separate draw for the semi-finals was due to take place once the quarter-final ties had been played.[4] However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games and the resultant rescheduling of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the draw for the semi-finals was made on 26 June 2020.[5]

Fixtures

7 November 2020
18:15
Quarter-final 		Dublin 0-22 - 0-11 Westmeath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Dean Rock 0-7 (0-6f), Ciarán Kilkenny 0-5, Sean Bugler and Paddy Small 0-2 each, Eoin Murchan, Jonny Cooper, Robbie McDaid, James McCarthy, Niall Scully, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each Report John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Ray Connellan, Luke Loughlin, Kieran Martin (0-1m) 0-2 each, Ronan O’Toole and Jack Smith 0-1 each
15 November 2020
15:30
Semi-final 		Dublin 2-23 - 0-7 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Ciarán Kilkenny 1-4, Cormac Costello 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1m, 1 '45), Brian Fenton 0-4, Sean Bugler 1-0, Niall Scully 0-3, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Robbie McDaid, Paddy Small, Con O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report Paul Kingston and Gary Walsh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, Evan O'Carroll (0-1m), Ross Munnelly (0-1f) 0-1 each
Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Final Meath 0-09 (9) – (30) 3-21 Dublin Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-02 - 2-12) Venue: Croke Park

Pts: J Morris 4 (1f); B Menton 1, C O'Sullivan 1, J Scully 1; T O'Reilly 1 (f); J Wallace 1 (m). 		Report Gls: D Rock 1, S Bugler 1, N Scully 1.
Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'); C Kilkenny 4; P Small 3 (2m); C O'Callaghan 2; S Bugler 2, J Small 1; P Mannion 1 (f), N Scully 1. 		Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ


Bracket

Dublin manager Dessie Farrell raises the Sam Maguire Cup aloft.
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Carlow 0-20
Offaly 3-14 Offaly 0-16
Kildare 0-20
Kildare 0-15
Wexford 0-11 Meath 5-09
Wicklow 2-09 Wicklow 0-07
Meath 7-14
Meath 0-09
Louth 1-07 Dublin 3-21
Longford 1-09 Longford 1-14
Laois 1-16
Laois 0-07
Dublin 2-23
Westmeath 0-11
Dublin 0-22

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Semi-final
Dublin 1–24 (27) – (12) 0–12 Cavan
(HT: 0–12 – 0-07)
Gls: R McDaid 1
Pts: D Rock 6 (2f); C Kilkenny 4 (1m), C O’Callaghan 4, B Fenton 4; R McDaid 2, P Small 2 (1f); B Howard 1, C Costello 1.
Pts: M Reilly 3; O Kiernan 2; J Smith 1, R Galligan 1, C Brady 1, G McKiernan 1 (f), C Conroy 1 (f), C Madden 1, J Smith 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Dublin 2–14 (20) – (15) 0–15 Mayo
(HT: 2-06 – 0–10)
Gls: D Rock 1, C O'Callaghan 1.
Pts: D Rock 4 (fs); C Kilkenny 3; C O'Callaghan 1, S Bugler 1, P Small 1, N Scully 1, B Fenton 1, P Mannion 1 (f), B Howard 1.
Pts: C O’Connor 9 (5fs, 2ms); R O’Donoghue 2; O Mullen 1, C Loftus 1, S Coen 1 (m), D Coen 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Management team

Dessie Farrell managed Dublin to the 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship and the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
As of December 2020:[6]

References

  1. ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan, Eoin (25 September 2020). "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ Graham, Brendan (17 October 2020). "Dublin stay rock solid in overcoming gutsy Meath". RTÉ.
  4. ^ "Draw for 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship". Leinster GAA. 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 Leinster Senior Football Champions Draw". Leinster GAA. 26 June 2020.
  6. ^ O'Kane, Cahair (18 December 2020). "To put Dublin's 29-man management team into context, Manchester United's football staff totals 26". The Irish News.