2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 121st instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team (Mayo) received the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway.[1]

2020 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2020
TrophyJ. J. Nestor Cup
Winners
ChampionsMayo
Runners-up
Runners-upGalway

The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 8 October 2019.[2]

On 17 March, the GAA confirmed that the opening fixture – due to have taken place at Gaelic Park in The Bronx on 3 May – had been postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, London, New York and Sligo did not compete in the championship.[4] As a result, Galway advanced to the provincial final without playing a single match for the first time since 1965. Sligo returned for the 2021 championship. London and New York returned for the 2022 championship.

The Connacht semi-final between Galway and Sligo now rescheulded for the 2023 Connacht final. London and New York games rescheduled for 2025 season.

Only 4 teams for the first since 1952.

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Maroon and white Supermac's Pádraic Joyce Shane Walsh[5]
2001
2018
Leitrim Green and gold J.P. Clarke's Saloon, New York Terry Hyland Wayne McKeon
1994
London* Green and white
Mayo Green and red Intersport Elverys James Horan Aidan O'Shea
1951
2015
New York* Red, white and blue
Roscommon Blue and yellow Ballymore Anthony Cunningham Enda Smith
1944
2019
Sligo+ Black and white AbbVie Paul Taylor Paddy O'Connor
2007

Due to Covid-19 withdrew teams: + = Back in 2021, * = Back in 2022.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Galway w/o
Sligo conc
Galway 0-13
Mayo 0-14
Roscommon 0-13
Mayo 2-15 Mayo 1-16
Leitrim 0-10

Quarter-finals

Summary
Div Team 1 Score Team 2 Div
3 Leitrim 0-10 - 2-15 Mayo 1

Matches
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) Quarter-final Galway w/o – conc New York New York  
Venue: Gaelic Park


1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) Quarter-final London scr – w/o Roscommon Ruislip  
Venue: McGovern Park


1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) Quarter-final Leitrim 0–10 (10) – (21) 2–15 Mayo Carrick-on-Shannon  
13:15 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-06 – 1-06) Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Pts: K Beirne 5 (5f), C Dolan 1, S Quinn 1, E Sweeney 1, D Flynn 1, D Casey 1.		 Report Gls: C O'Connor 1, T Conroy 1.
Pts: C O’Connor 9 (4f, 2 ’45), A O’Shea 2, B Walsh 1, M Runae 1, J Carr 1, C Loftus 1.		 Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ News Now


Semi-finals

Summary
Div Team 1 Score Team 2 Div
1 Galway w/o - conc Sligo 4
2 Roscommon 0-13 - 1-16 Mayo 1

Matches
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) Semi-final Galway w/o – conc Sligo Galway  
Venue: Pearse Stadium


8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) Semi-final Roscommon 0–13 (13) – (19) 1–16 Mayo Roscommon  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0-05 – 1-08) Venue: Dr Hyde Park

Pts: C Cox 2 (1m, 1f), C McKeon 2 (2f), D Smith 3 (1f); D Murtagh 2; N Daly 1, T O'Rourke 1.		 Report Gls: D O’Connor 1
Pts: C O'Connor 9 (6f); P Durcan 2; A O'Shea 1, T Conroy 1, K McLoughlin 1, C Loftus 1, D O'Connor 1.		 Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ


Final
15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Galway 0-13 (13) – (14) 0-14 Mayo
(HT: 0-05 - 0-08)

Pts: S Walsh 7 (4f), P Conroy 3, D Conneely 1, P Kelly 1, G O’Donnell 1.
Pts: C O’Connor 4 (2f), T Conroy 3, M Ruane 2, B Walsh 2, P Durcan 1, D O’Connor 1, R O’Donoghue 1.
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 0

See also

References
  1. "The Tuam Herald – Connemara, Clonfert and Dunmore links to the Dublin hurling team". The Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Connacht SFC Draw 2020 Made". Connacht GAA. 8 October 2019.
  3. Cormican, Eoghan (18 March 2020). "Galway and New York clash first major casualty of pandemic". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. https://www.gaa.ie/football/connacht-gaa-football-senior-championship/fixtures GAA Fixtures
  5. "Shane Walsh to captain Galway for 2020". Galway Bay FM. 8 January 2020.
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