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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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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)

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

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.

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