2020 Derry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the Derry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Derry County Board in 1887. The championship had been scheduled to begin earlier, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 25 June 2020.[2] The championship eventually began on 25 July 2020 and ended on 13 September 2020.

2020 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates25 July - 13 September 2020
Teams8
SponsorLeadon Timberframe
ChampionsBorder Slaughtneil (14th title)
Cormac O'Doherty (captain)
Michael McShane (manager)
Runners-upBorder Kevin Lynch's
Geoffrey McGonagle (manager)
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Slaughtneil entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 13 September 2020 at Celtic Park, between Slaughtneil and Kevin Lynch's, in what was their second successive meeting in a final. Slaughneil won the match by 0–23 to 0–11 to claim their 14th championship title overall and an eighth title in succession.[4]

Results

Semi-finals
29 August 2020 Semi-final Kevin Lynch's 3-23 - 0-09 Ballinascreen Lavey GAC Grounds
30 August 2020 Semi-final Slaughtneil 5-33 - 0-08 Swatragh Dean McGlinchey Park

Final
13 September 2020 Final Slaughtneil 0-23 - 0-11 Kevin Lynch's Celtic Park
C O’Doherty (0-12, 9f, 1 ’65’), B Rogers (0-3); J McGuigan (0-2), B Cassidy (0-2), S Cassidy (0-2), M McGuigan (0-1), G Bradley (0-1). Report E Cassidy (0-6, 5f), N Ferris (0-3); P O’Kane (0-1), D McGilligan (0-1). Referee: E Hassan (Swatragh)

References
  1. O'Kane, Cahair (13 June 2020). "County-by-county: How and when club fixtures will be run". Irish News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. McMullan, Michael (25 June 2020). "Derry draw pairings for the 2020 club championships". Derry Now. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Slaughtneil dig deep to seal seven-in-a-row". RTÉ Sport. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "SHC Final: Kevin Lynch's 0-11 Slaughtneil 0-23". Derry GAA website. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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