2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates	19 June 2021 – 7 August 2021
Teams	8
Sponsor	Bon Secours Hospital
Champions	Iveleary (1st title); Brian Cronin (captain)
Runners-up	Boherbue; Kevin Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	24 (3.43 per match)
Points scored	143 (20.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Chris Óg Jones (6–17)
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122nd of the 1895 establishment by the Cork County Board

The 2020 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but began on 19 June 2021 and ended on 7 August 2021.

On 7 August 2021, Iveleary win the championship after a 3–11 to 1–06 win over Boherbue in the final at Mallow GAA Complex.^[1] It was their first championship title.

Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 6–17.

Format change

The championship had featured 16 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.^[2]

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Charleville
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Urhan
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Kilmacabea
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Valley Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Boherbue
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Midleton
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Iveleary
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Passage

Results

Quarter-finals

Midleton v Iveleary

19 June 2021 Quarter-final	Midleton	2–06 – 2–12	Iveleary	Inniscarra
	L Dineen 2–1 C Beausang 0–5 (0–1 f).	Report	C Óg Jones 1–3, C O’Leary 1–0 B Cronin 0–3, I Jones, K Manning, D O’Riordan, A O’Donovan, S Galvin, C Vaughan 0–1 each.

Charleville v Kilmacabea

19 June 2021 Quarter-final	Charleville	2–07 – 0–15	Kilmacabea	Coachford
	M Kavanagh 1–4 (1–0 pen, 0–2 f), J Callaghan 1–1 (0–1 f), D Butler, and D Casey 0–1 each.	Report	D Gore 0–5 (0–3 f), C McCarthy 0–4 f, R O’Sullivan 0–2, D McCarthy, I Jennings, D O’Donovan and J Collins 0–1 each.

Passage v Urhan

19 June 2021 Quarter-final	Passage	2–10 – 2–05	Urhan	Sam Maguire Park
	A Kidney 1–3 (1–0 f, 0–3 45); M Guinane 1–0; S Harrington and S Howard (f) 0–2 each; N McCarthy, R Carroll, G Carroll 0–1 each.	Report	J Neill 0–3 (0–2 f); F Dwyer and C O’Sullivan 1–0 each; C Lowney (f) and P Shea 0–1 each.

Boherbue v Valley Rovers

19 June 2021 Quarter-final	Boherbue	1–14 – 2–09	Valley Rovers	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	D McCarthy 0–6 f, A O’Connor 0–3, G O’Sullivan 0–3 (0–2 f), L Moynihan 1–0, D Buckley, A Murphy 0–1 each.	Report	P Hurley 1–2 (0–1 f), H O’Donovan 0–4 f; M Savic 1–0, A O’Leary 0–2, G Deane 0–1.

Semi-finals

Passage v Boherbue

26 June 2021 Semi-final	Passage	0–11 – 1–13	Boherbue	Mallow GAA Complex
	S Howard 0–4 (0-3f), G Carroll 0–3, N McCarthy, R Carroll, R Cooney, C McCarthy 0–1 each	Report	D McCarthy 0–6 (0-6f), R Moynihan 1–1, B Herlihy 0–2, D Buckley, K Cremin, A O'Connor, A Murphy 0–1 each	Referee: R. Whelan (Aghada)

Iveleary v Kilmacabea

1 August 2021 Semi-final	Iveleary	5–16 – 1–08	Kilmacabea	Sam Maguire Park
	C Óg Jones 2–6 (0-1f), C Vaughan 1–7 (0–3), I Jones 2–0, B Cronin, B O'leary, L O'Sullivan 0–1 each	Report	I Jennings 1–2, D Gore 0–4, D O'Donovan, D O'Sullivan 0–1 each

Final

Boherbue v Iveleary

7 August 2021 Final	Boherbue	1–06 – 3–11	Iveleary	Mallow GAA Complex
	K Cremin (1–0), D McCarthy (0–2, frees), B Herlihy (0–2), L Moynihan, G O’Connor (free) (0–1 each).	Report	C Óg Jones (3–8, 2f), C Vaughan (0–2, frees), C Galvin (0–1).	Referee: J O'Regan (Lough Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	6–17	35	3	11.66
2	Denis McCarthy	Boherbue	0–14	14	3	4.66
3	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	1–10	13	3	4.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	3–08	17	Boherbue
2	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	2–06	12	Kilmacabea
3	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	1–07	10	Kilmacabea
4	Luke Dineen	Midleton	2–01	7	Iveleary
4	Mark Kavanagh	Charleville	1–04	7	Kilmacabea

References

^ Tarrant, John (7 August 2021). "Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Hayes, Michael (13 July 2020). "Everything you need to know about Cork's intercounty and club seasons". Cork Beo website. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

2020 Cork JAFC fixtures

[1] Tarrant, John (7 August 2021). "Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[2] Hayes, Michael (13 July 2020). "Everything you need to know about Cork's intercounty and club seasons". Cork Beo website. Retrieved 13 September 2020.