# 2020 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2020 Lory Meagher Cup was the twelfth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fifth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by three GAA county teams ranked 30–32 in the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
This year's cup was contested between Cavan, Fermanagh and Louth. Lancashire were supposed to compete in the competition; however, they didn't due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship was scheduled to begin in May but will take place in October and November.
The previous year's cup was won by Leitrim after defeating Lancashire in the final. Leitrim advanced to the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup. Louth were relegated from the 2019 Nicky Rackard Cup after losing a relegation playoff against Monaghan.
Louth were the winners, defeating Fermanagh in the final.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Louth

### From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Leitrim
Withdrew from Championship
* Lancashire

## Group stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fermanagh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-26 | 2-28 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Louth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-29 | 3-26 | 0 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Cavan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-29 | 1-30 | –1 | 1 | |

#### Round 3
## Knockout stage
### Final

* TG4 Youtube
* 28 November 2020
| Fermanagh | 2-08 (14) – (25) 2-19 | Louth |
| (HT: 1-03 – 1-06) |||
| Gls: J Duffy 1 (pen), C Corrigan 1 Pts: J Duffy 3fs, C Corrigan 1, C Duffy 1, S Corrigan 1f, T Keenan 1, C McShea 1 | | Gls: A Mackin 2 Pts: D Geoghegan 9fs, David Kettle 2, Paul Mathews 2, C Deane 1, N Keenan 1, R Walsh 1, P Fallon 1, A Mackin 1, F Joyce 1 |
* Croke Park Referee: Gearóid McGrath (Wexford)
| GK | 1 | Mark Curry |
| RCB | 2 | Ciarán Duffy |
| FB | 3 | Andrew Breslin |
| LCB | 4 | Rory Porteous |
| RHB | 5 | Aidan Flanagan |
| CHB | 6 | Daniel Teague |
| LHB | 7 | Francis McBrien |
| MF | 8 | Conor McShea |
| MF | 9 | Dylan Bannon |
| RHF | 10 | Caolan Duffy |
| CHF | 11 | Mark Slevin |
| LHF | 12 | John Duffy (c) |
| RCF | 13 | Tom Keenan |
| FF | 14 | Seán Corrigan |
| LCF | 15 | Ciarán Corrigan |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Barry McPhillips for S. Corrigan |
| | 17 | John Paul McGarry for Bannon |
| | 18 | Luca McCusker for Slevin |
| | 19 | Shea Curran for Flanagan |
| | 20 | Adam McShea for Keenan |
| Manager: ||
| Joe Baldwin ||
| GK | 1 | Donal Connolly (Naomh Moninne) |
| RCB | 2 | Matthew Fee (Naomh Moninne) |
| FB | 3 | Ronan Byrne (Knockbridge) |
| LCB | 4 | Liam Molloy (Knockbridge) (c) |
| RHB | 5 | Conor Deane (Knockbridge) |
| CHB | 6 | Jamie McDonnell (St Fechin's) |
| LHB | 7 | Andrew McCrave (Pearse Óg) |
| MF | 8 | Niall Keenan (Tremane, Roscommon) |
| MF | 9 | James Costelloe (Knockbridge) |
| RHF | 10 | Darren Geoghegan (Naomh Moninne) |
| CHF | 11 | Feidhelm Joyce (Naomh Moninne) |
| LHF | 12 | Seánie Crosbie (St Kevin's) |
| RCF | 13 | Paul Matthews (St Fechin's) |
| FF | 14 | Andrew Mackin (Naomh Moninne) |
| LCF | 15 | David Kettle (Knockbridge) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne) for Costelloe |
| | 17 | Ryan Walsh (St Fechin's) for Kettle |
| | 18 | Pádraig Fallon (Naomh Moninne) for Joyce |
| | 19 | Gavin Kerrigan (Knockbridge) for Matthews |
| | 20 | Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) for Keenan |
| Manager: ||
| Paul McCormack ||

## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Darren Geoghegan | Louth | 0-20 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 2 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 3 | Brian Fitzgerald | Cavan | 0-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Brian Fitzgerald | Cavan | 0-11 | 11 | Louth |
| 2 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 1-07 | 10 | Louth |
| 3 | Darren Geoghegan | Louth | 0-09 | 9 | Fermanagh |
| 4 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 0-08 | 8 | Cavan |
| 5 | John Duffy | Fermanagh | 1-03 | 6 | Louth |

## Miscellaneous

* Louth won their 1st championship in 4 years, last winning the 2016 Lory Meagher Cup.