Global Information2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship information
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Naomh Conaill (5th title) |
| Relegated | ??? |
| Winning captain | Ciarán Thompson |
| Man of the Match | Ciarán Thompson |
| Winning manager | Martin Regan |
| Matches played | 42[1] |
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The 2020 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 98th official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. 16 teams competed, with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Generally, the championship begins with four groups of four and continues with a knock-out format. However, this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format was changed.
Naomh Conaill was defending champion after defeating Gaoth Dobhair by a scoreline of 0–8 to 0–7, after a second replay in the 2019 final.[2]
The 2020 competition progressed as far as the final but this match was twice postponed due to issues arising from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. It was eventually played on Saturday, 14 August 2021, with Naomh Conaill winning a fifth title.
This was St Naul's return to the senior grade (for the first time since 2012), after a seven-year exodus concluded with the club winning the 2019 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship. The club defeated Cloich Cheann Fhaola by 1–10 to 0–10 in the IFC final.[3]
- ^ Molloy, Edward (18 November 2021). "Donegal Senior Club Championship Scorers 2021". Donegal News. p. 66.
Total Scored in 2021 Championship 82–1001 (1247pts) 2020 total was 98–956 (1250pts) Total games played = 46 (42 in 2020) Scoring average per match = 27.1pts (29.76pts in 2020) Total number different scorers = 226 + 2 Own goals by opponents (201 in 2020) Top scoring goalie is again Andrew Walsh Glenfin 0.04 Seven of last year's players feature this year in scoring charts. Six of current county senior panel make the [2021] list. [Ed: These seem to have been M. Murphy, O. Gallen, N. O'Donnell, P. McBrearty, M. Langan and P. Mogan, in descending order with 'Top 18 Scorers' given by Edward Molloy for 2021].
- ^ "John O'Malley's last-minute point sees Naomh Conaill prevail in Donegal: Glenties side take second replay by a point against 13-man Gaoth Dobhair". The Irish Times. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "St. Naul's -vs- Cloughaneely (2019 I.F.C. Final)". Donegaldaily.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.