2020 Dublin county football team season

The following is a summary of Dublin county football team's 2020 season. It was a first season in charge for newly appointed Dublin manager Dessie Farrell. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The season resumed in mid-October of the same year.[2]

Dublin county football team
2020 season
ManagerDessie Farrell
StadiumParnell Park, Donnycarney
NFL D12nd (runner-up)
All-Ireland SFCWinners
Leinster SFCWinners

Competitions

National Football League Division 1
Main article: 2020 National Football League (Ireland)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry (C) 7 5 1 1 133 112 +21 11 National Football League champions
2 Dublin 7 4 2 1 126 112 +14 10 Runners–up
3 Galway 7 4 0 3 128 127 +1 8[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tyrone 7 4 0 3 109 126 −17 8[lower-alpha 1]
5 Donegal 7 3 1 3 117 109 +8 7
6 Monaghan 7 2 2 3 113 114 −1 6
7 Mayo (R) 7 2 1 4 122 123 −1 5 Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 2
8 Meath (R) 7 0 1 6 103 128 −25 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2020. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
(C) League champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Galway 2-25 – 0-12 Tyrone.

Reports
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 1 Dublin 1-19 (22) – (22) 1-19 Kerry Drumcondra, Dublin  
19:15 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Croke Park
Report Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)


1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 2 Mayo 0-08 (08) – (14) 1-11 Dublin Castlebar  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: MacHale Park
Report Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)


8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 3 Dublin 1-15 (18) – (18) 1-15 Monaghan Drumcondra, Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Croke Park
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)


22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 4 Dublin 1-15 (18) – (17) 1-14 Donegal Drumcondra, Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Croke Park
Report Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)


29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 5 Tyrone 1-10 (13) – (10) 1-07 Dublin Omagh  
19:15 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Healy Park
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)


17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Dublin 1-20 (23) – (19) 0-19 Meath Donnycarney, Dublin  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Parnell Park
[3] Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
TV: eir Sport


25 October 2020 (2020-10-25) 7 Galway 0-15 (15) – (21) 2-15 Dublin Salthill  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Pearse Stadium
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
TV: TG4


Leinster Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals was released by Leinster GAA on 7 October 2019. In a change to previous years' championships, a separate draw for the semi-finals was due to take place once the quarter-final ties had been played.[4] However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games and the resultant rescheduling of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the draw for the semi-finals was made on 26 June 2020.[5]

Fixtures
7 November 2020
18:15
Quarter-final		 Dublin 0-22 - 0-11 Westmeath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Dean Rock 0-7 (0-6f), Ciarán Kilkenny 0-5, Sean Bugler and Paddy Small 0-2 each, Eoin Murchan, Jonny Cooper, Robbie McDaid, James McCarthy, Niall Scully, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each Report John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Ray Connellan, Luke Loughlin, Kieran Martin (0-1m) 0-2 each, Ronan O’Toole and Jack Smith 0-1 each
15 November 2020
15:30
Semi-final		 Dublin 2-23 - 0-7 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Ciarán Kilkenny 1-4, Cormac Costello 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1m, 1 '45), Brian Fenton 0-4, Sean Bugler 1-0, Niall Scully 0-3, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Robbie McDaid, Paddy Small, Con O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report Paul Kingston and Gary Walsh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, Evan O'Carroll (0-1m), Ross Munnelly (0-1f) 0-1 each
Main article: 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) Final Meath 0-09 (9) – (30) 3-21 Dublin Dublin  
19:00 GMT (UTC+0) (HT: 0-02 - 2-12) Venue: Croke Park

Pts: J Morris 4 (1f); B Menton 1, C O'Sullivan 1, J Scully 1; T O'Reilly 1 (f); J Wallace 1 (m).		 Report Gls: D Rock 1, S Bugler 1, N Scully 1.
Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'); C Kilkenny 4; P Small 3 (2m); C O'Callaghan 2; S Bugler 2, J Small 1; P Mannion 1 (f), N Scully 1.		 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ


Bracket
Dublin manager Dessie Farrell raises the Sam Maguire Cup aloft.
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Carlow 0-20
Offaly 3-14 Offaly 0-16
Kildare 0-20
Kildare 0-15
Wexford 0-11 Meath 5-09
Wicklow 2-09 Wicklow 0-07
Meath 7-14
Meath 0-09
Louth 1-07 Dublin 3-21
Longford 1-09 Longford 1-14
Laois 1-16
Laois 0-07
Dublin 2-23
Westmeath 0-11
Dublin 0-22

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Semi-final
Dublin 1–24 (27) – (12) 0–12 Cavan
(HT: 0–12 – 0-07)
Gls: R McDaid 1
Pts: D Rock 6 (2f); C Kilkenny 4 (1m), C O’Callaghan 4, B Fenton 4; R McDaid 2, P Small 2 (1f); B Howard 1, C Costello 1.
Pts: M Reilly 3; O Kiernan 2; J Smith 1, R Galligan 1, C Brady 1, G McKiernan 1 (f), C Conroy 1 (f), C Madden 1, J Smith 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Main article: 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Final
Dublin 2–14 (20) – (15) 0–15 Mayo
(HT: 2-06 – 0–10)
Gls: D Rock 1, C O'Callaghan 1.
Pts: D Rock 4 (fs); C Kilkenny 3; C O'Callaghan 1, S Bugler 1, P Small 1, N Scully 1, B Fenton 1, P Mannion 1 (f), B Howard 1.
Pts: C O’Connor 9 (5fs, 2ms); R O’Donoghue 2; O Mullen 1, C Loftus 1, S Coen 1 (m), D Coen 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Notes
  1. The game was played behind closed doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Management team
Dessie Farrell managed Dublin to the 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship and the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
As of December 2020:[6]

References
  1. "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. Ryan, Eoin (25 September 2020). "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. Graham, Brendan (17 October 2020). "Dublin stay rock solid in overcoming gutsy Meath". RTÉ.
  4. "Draw for 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship". Leinster GAA. 7 October 2019.
  5. "2020 Leinster Senior Football Champions Draw". Leinster GAA. 26 June 2020.
  6. O'Kane, Cahair (18 December 2020). "To put Dublin's 29-man management team into context, Manchester United's football staff totals 26". The Irish News.
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