2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 114th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of eight teams. The championship had a straight knock-out format (the format was not changed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic). [1] [2]

Fermanagh S.F.C.
Season2020
ChampionsEderney St. Joseph's (2nd title)
RelegatedErne Gaels
Winning CaptainDeclan McCusker
Man Of The MatchMartin McGrath
Winning ManagerMickey Cassidy
← 2019
2021 →

Derrygonnelly Harps were the defending champions for the fifth year running after they defeated Roslea Shamrocks in the previous years final. [3]

This season marked Kinawley Brian Boru's swift return to the senior grade after claiming the 2019 I.F.C. against Enniskillen Gaels in the final. They last played top-flight football in 2017.

Ederney St. Joseph's won their second title in history and first since 1968 by beating reigning champions Derrygonnelly Harps 2-8 to 1-6 in the final.[4]

Team changes

[5][6]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 championship season.

Quarter-finals
28 August 2020
Quarter-Final		 Ederney St. Joseph's 1-11 – 2-02 Belnaleck Art McMurroughs Brewster Park, Enniskillen
29 August 2020
Quarter-Final		 Kinawley Brian Boru's 2-08 – 1-09 Erne Gaels Brewster Park, Enniskillen
30 August 2020
Quarter-Final		 Tempo Maguires 0-13 – 2-08 Teemore Shamrocks Brewster Park, Enniskillen
30 August 2020
Quarter-Final		 Derrygonnelly Harps 0-10 – 0-06 Roslea Shamrocks Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Semi-finals
11 September 2020
20:00
Semi-Final		 Derrygonnelly Harps 2-7 - 1-2 Kinawley Brian Boru's Brewster Park, Enniskillen
13 September 2020
19:00
Semi-Final		 Ederney St. Joseph's 2-16 - 3-7 Teemore Shamrocks Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Final

Relegation playoffs

The four losers of the quarter-finals playoff in this round. The two losers will playoff in the relegation final, the loser of which will be relegated to the 2021 Intermediate Football Championship.

Relegation semi-finals
  • Roslea Shamrocks 0-7 - 0-5 Belnaleck Art McMurroughs, Donagh, 13/9/2020,
  • Erne Gaels 2-6 - 1-12 Tempo Maguires, Derrygonnelly, 13/9/2020,

Relegation final
  • Belnaleck Art McMurroughs 3-10, 1-10 Erne Gaels, St. Mary's GAA, 27/9/2020,

References
  1. "2020 Fermanagh S.F.C. Draw". Fermanaghgaa.ie. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "2020 Fermanagh Master Fixture Planner". Fermanaghgaa.ie. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Fermanagh SFC Final: Derrygonnelly Harps win again". Thetricolour.com. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. "Fermanagh SFC final: Ederney end 52-year wait". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "Fermanagh Herald Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. "Fermanagh HoganStand". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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