2020 Armagh county football team season

The following is a summary of Armagh county football team's 2020 season. 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]

Armagh county football team
2020 season
ManagerKieran McGeeney
StadiumAthletic Grounds, Armagh
NFL D22nd (promoted)
All-Ireland SFCDid not compete
Ulster SFCSemi-finalist
Dr McKenna CupGroup Stage (2nd)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Dr McKenna Cup
Main article: 2020 Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup was made on 4 December 2019.[3][4]

Table

Section C
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PR Pts Qualification
1 Tyrone 2 2 0 0 46 37 1.243 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Armagh 2 1 0 1 47 43 1.093 2
3 Cavan 2 0 0 2 29 42 0.690 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 January 2020. Source: Ulster GAA

Ranking of section runners-up

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PR Pts Qualification
1 A Monaghan 2 1 0 1 34 29 1.172 2 Advance to semi-final
2 C Armagh 2 1 0 1 47 43 1.093 2
3 B Antrim 2 1 0 1 28 36 0.778 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 January 2020. Source: Ulster GAA

Reports
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) Round 1 Cavan 1-13 (16) – (23) 2-17 Armagh Cavan  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Breffni Park
Report Referee: Niall McKenna


8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) Round 3 Armagh 3-15 (24) – (27) 3-18 Tyrone Armagh  
20:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Athletic Grounds
Report


National Football League Division 2
Main article: 2020 National Football League (Ireland)

Armagh competed in Division Two for the 2020 National League season. Fixtures were published by the GAA on 26 November 2019.[5][6][7]

On 12 March 2020 the GAA suspended the National League in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Games resumed in October 2020. [2]

Fixtures
CompetitionHome teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreLink to report
NFL 2020 Round 1Armagh2-18Cavan1-08Match Report
NFL 2020 Round 2Laois0-16Armagh0-10Match Report
NFL 2020 Round 3Armagh0-16Kildare0-10Match Report
NFL 2020 Round 4Westmeath3-12Armagh2-15Match Report
NFL 2020 Round 5Fermanagh0-10Armagh3-14Match Report
NFL 2020 Round 6Armagh0-15Roscommon3-10Enter Link
NFL 2020 Round 7Clare1-13Armagh1-18Enter Link

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Roscommon (P) 7 5 1 1 113 90 +23 11 NFL Division 2 champions and
promotion to 2021 NFL Division 1
2 Armagh (P) 7 4 1 2 130 103 +27 9 Promotion to 2021 NFL Division 1
3 Kildare 7 4 0 3 106 99 +7 8
4 Westmeath 7 3 1 3 106 111 −5 7[lower-alpha 1]
5 Laois 7 3 1 3 104 113 −9 7[lower-alpha 1]
6 Clare 7 3 0 4 90 99 −9 6[lower-alpha 2]
7 Cavan (R) 7 3 0 4 115 119 −4 6[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 3
8 Fermanagh (R) 7 1 0 6 85 115 −30 2
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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Westmeath 1-18 – 0-13 Laois.
  2. Head-to-head result: Clare 1-14 – 0-15 Cavan.

Reports
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 1 Armagh 2-18 (24) – (11) 1-08 Cavan Armagh  
Venue: Athletic Grounds
Report Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)


1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 3 Laois 0-16 (16) – (10) 0-10 Armagh Portlaoise  
18:00 UTC (UTC) Venue: O'Moore Park
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)


8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 3 Armagh 0-16 (16) – (10) 0-10 Kildare Armagh  
19:00 Venue: Athletic Grounds
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)


23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 4 Westmeath 3-12 (21) – (21) 2-15 Armagh Mullingar  
Venue: TEG Cusack Park
Report Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)


7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 5 Fermanagh 0-10 (10) – (23) 3-14 Armagh Enniskillen  
Venue: Brewster Park
Report Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)


17 October 2020 6 Armagh 0-15 (15) – (19) 3-10 Roscommon Armagh  
Venue: Athletic Grounds


24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7 Clare 1-13 (16) – (21) 1-18 Armagh Ennis  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Cusack Park
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)


Ulster Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2019.[9][10][11]

Fixtures
Ulster Quarter FinalDerry0-15Armagh0-17Enter Link

Bracket
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Donegal 1–13
Tyrone 1–11
Donegal 1–22
Armagh 0–13
Derry 0–15
Armagh 0–17
Donegal 0–12
Cavan 1–13
Fermanagh 0–11
Down 1–15
Down 1–13
Cavan 1–14
Antrim 0–9
Monaghan 1–17 Cavan 0–13
Cavan 2–15

Reports
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01)
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Quarter-final
Derry 0-15 (15) – (17) 0-17 Armagh
(HT: 0-5 – 0–11)

Pts: S McGuigan 7 (7f); N Loughlin 4 (3f); E Doherty 1, C McFaul 1, P Kearney 1, C McKaigue 1.
Pts: R O'Neill 4 (4f); R Grugan 3 (1f), J Clarke 3; A Forker 2, O O'Neill 2; C O'Neill 1, M Shields 1, J Óg Burns 1
Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
13:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Semi-final
Donegal 1-22 (25) – (13) 0-13 Armagh
(HT: 1-12 – 0-3)
Gls: P Mogan 1.
Pts: M Langan 3, P Mogan 2, R McHugh 2, J Brennan 2, C McGonigle 2 (1m), C Thompson 2 (1f), N O’Donnell 2 (1m), M Murphy 2 (2f), EB Gallagher 1, H McFadden 1 (m), P McBrearty 1, O Gallen 1, A McClean 1
Pts: R O’Neill 7 (6f, 1x’45′), J Clarke 2, C Turbitt 2 (1m), O O’Neil 1, N Grimley 1 (1m).

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, the GAA announced that there would be no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Armagh did not win the Ulster Championship, they did not qualify for the 2020 All-Ireland Championship.

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

References
  1. "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. "McKenna Cup: Holders Tyrone drawn against Armagh and Cavan". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. "McKenna Cup draw: holders Tyrone grouped with Armagh and Cavan". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. "GAA Master Fixture schedule for 2020 published". GAA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. "Football League and All-Ireland Club SFC dates confirmed as GAA release fixture schedule". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. "Dubs and Kerry to renew battle in Allianz Football League opener". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. "Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals". GAA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. "Donegal to take on Tyrone in 2020 Ulster SFC quarter-finals". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. "Ulster SFC: Fierce rivals Donegal and Tyrone clash in quarter-finals". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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