# 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship

The 2020 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship was the 23rd contested edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's secondary inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football tournament.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games forced the delay of the tournament until late in the year.
Meath LGFA were the winners for the first time in their history and were promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2021.

## Format
### Group stage

13 counties competed in the 2020 tournament. There were three groups of three and one group of four. Each team played the other team's in their group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

### Knockout stage

The winners of each group competed in the All-Ireland semi-finals.

## Teams

| Counties | Captain (2020) | Manager (2020) | Intermediate Championships | Last Win |
| Clare LGFA | Ellie O'Gorman | James Murrihy | 3 | 2009 |
| Down LGFA | Kate McKay | Caoibhe Sloan & Peter Lynch | 1 | 2014 |
| Kildare LGFA | Grace Clifford | Daniel Moynihan | 1 | 2016 |
| Laois LGFA | Anna Healy | Donie Brennan | 1 | 2000 |
| Leitrim LGFA | Clare Owens | Hugh Donnelly | 1 | 2007 |
| Longford LGFA | Michelle Farrell | Enda Sheridan | 1 | 1996 |
| Louth LGFA | Aoife Byrne | Wayne Freeman | – | – |
| Meath LGFA | Máire O'Shaughnessy | Eamon Murray | 1 | 2020 |
| Offaly LGFA | Annie Kehoe | John Ryan | – | – |
| Roscommon LGFA | Laura Fleming & Jenny Higgins | Michael Finneran | 1 | 2005 |
| Sligo LGFA | Nicola Brennan | Micheál Bohan | – | – |
| Westmeath LGFA | Fiona Claffey | Sean Finnegan | 2 | 2011 |
| Wexford LGFA | Aoife Tormey | Paul Carty | – | – |

## Fixtures and results

Key to colours :
* Advance to All-Ireland semi-finals

### Group 1 Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Roscommon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +12 |
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
| Offaly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | –17 |

#### Group 1 Results

* 21st of October 2020 13:00 GMT Group 1 Rd 1
| Wexford | 3-10 (19) – 1-08 (11) | Offaly |
| (HT: 3-05 – 0-5) |||
| Gls: B Breen 1, C Murray 1, A Murphy 1 Pts: B Breen 2, S Hamilton 2, A Wilson 1, C Murray 5 | | Gls: C Sheridan 1 Pts: M Byrne 1, G Egan 3, K Kenny 2, E McEvoy 2 |
* Clane, County Kildare Referee: Kevin Phelan (County Laois) Attendance: 0
* 8th of November 13:00 GMT Group 1 Rd 2
| Offaly | 1-15 (18) – 2-09 (15) | Wexford |
| (HT: 1-10 – 1-04) |||
| Gls: S Glennon 1 Pts: L Fleming 3, A Gavin 4, A O'Connor 5, S Fleming 1, J Cregg 1, L Brady 1 | | Gls: C Murray 1, A Murphy 1 Pts: C Murray 4, C Banville 3, A Murphy 1, S Harding Kenny 1 |
* St. Tiernach's Park, Clones, County Monaghan Referee: Brendan Rice (County Down) Attendance: 0
* 15th of November 13:00 GMT Group 1 Rd 3
| Offaly | 4-04 (16) – 5-10 (25) | Roscommon |
| (HT: 3-02 – 2-04) |||
| Gls: K Kenny 1, E McEvoy 1, M Byrne 1, G Egan 1 Pts: K Kenny 2, G Egan 2 | | Gls: J Cregg 1, S Glennon 2, A O'Connor 1, L O'Rourke 1 Pts: L Fleming 3, A Gavin 1, S Glennon 1, A O'Connor 5 |
* Kinnegad, County Westmeath Referee: Shane Curley (County Galway) Attendance: 0

### Group 2 Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Westmeath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +36 |
| Louth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −3 |
| Longford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −33 |

#### Group 2 Results

* 31st of October 13:00 GMT Group 2 Rd 1
| Longford | 2-06 (12) – 9-09 (36) | Westmeath |
| (HT: 1-04 – 5-04) |||
| Gls: M Farrell 1, G Shannon 1 Pts: A Darcy 4, K Shannon 4, M Farrell 1 | | Gls: A Jones 1, L McCartan 1, L Archibold 1, C Blundell 1, K Hegarty 2, V Carr 1, S McCormack 2 Pts: A Jones 1, L McCartan 3, L Archibold 2, K Hegarty 2 |
* Mullahoran, County Cavan Referee: Declan Carolan (County Down) Attendance: 0
* 8th of November 13:00 GMT Group 2 Rd 2
| Louth | 4-10 (22) – 2-07 (13) | Longford |
| (HT: 1-05 – 0-04) |||
| Gls: A Breen 1, E Byrne 1, L Boyle 1, K Flood 1 Pts: C Donnelly 1, A Byrne 1, E Byrne 1, L Boyle 4, K Flood 3 | | Gls: A Darcy 1, C Lohan 1-0 Pts: G Shannon 1, A Darcy 4, E Heaney 1, L McGuire 1 |
* St. Tiernach's Park, Clones, County Monaghan Referee: Brendan Rice (County Down) Attendance: 0
* 15th of November 13:00 GMT Group 2 Rd 3
| Westmeath | 3-11 (20) – 1-05 (8) | Louth |
| (HT: 1-07 – 0-02) |||
| Gls: L Archibold 1, C Blundell 2 Pts: J Maher 1, R Dillon 1, V Carr 1, L Archibold 3, C Blundell 1, A Jones 1, L Slevin 3 | | Gls: N Rice 1 Pts: K Flood 1, E Byrne 1, N Rice 1, L Boyle 2 |
* Donaghmore Ashbourne, County Meath Referee: Barry Redmond (County Wexford) Attendance: 0

### Group 3 Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Meath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +25 |
| Down | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +6 |
| Leitrim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −31 |

#### Group 3 Results

* 1st of November 13:00 GMT Group 3 Rd 1
| Meath | 0-11 (11) – 1-06 (9) | Down |
| (HT: 0-8 – 0-0) |||
| Pts: N Gallogly 2, M O'Shaughnessy 1, M Thynne 1, E Duggan 2, S Grimes 4, B Lynch 1 | | Gls: J Foy 1 Pts: J Foy 5, N Ferris 1 |
* Lannleire GFC, County Louth Referee: Shane Curley (County Galway) Attendance: 0
* 8th of November 13:00 GMT Group 3 Rd 2
| Leitrim | 0-10 (10) – 5-18 (33) | Meath |
| (HT: 0-04 – 3-10) |||
| Pts: L O'Dowd 1, M Devaney 2, L Fox 1, V Egan 1, M Guckian 5 | | Gls: M Thynne 1, S Grimes 2, B Lynch 2 Pts: M O'Shaughnessy 1, K Byrne 1, M Thynne 1, E Duggan 5, V Wall 1, N O'Sullivan 3, S Grimes 5, B Lynch 1 |
* Mullahoran, County Cavan Referee: Mel Kenny (County Mayo) Attendance: 0
* 15th of November 13:00 GMT Group 3 Rd 3
| Down | 3-12 (21) – 1-10 (13) | Leitrim |
| (HT: 2-06 – 0-07) |||
| Gls: A McCarvill 1, J Foy 1, N Ferris 1 Pts: M Kavanagh 1, A McCarvill 1, O Swail 1, K McKay 2, J Foy 3, N Ferris 4 | | Gls: R McHugh 1 Pts: L O'Dowd 2, V Egan 2, M Guckian 2, M Devaney 2, R McHugh 2 |
* Inniskeen, County Monaghan Referee: Garryowen McMahon (County Mayo) Attendance: 0

### Group 4 Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points | Score Difference |
| Clare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +44 |
| Kildare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +24 |
| Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +9 |
| Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −77 |

#### Group 4 Results

* 1st of November 13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 1
| Kildare | 2-11 (17) – 1-12 (15) | Clare |
| (HT: 0-06 – 1-07) |||
| Gls: N Dooley 1, E Dowling 1 Pts: G Clifford 1, L Curran 3, N Dooley 2, R Byrne 0-5 | | Gls: C Moloney 1 Pts: E O'Connor 1, N O'Dea 1, R Considine 1, G Nolan 1, F Marrinan 2, C Moloney 5, C Blake 1 |
* St. Rynaghs Banagher, County Offaly Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (County Kerry) Attendance: 0
* 1st of November 13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 1
| Sligo | 1-04 (7) – 5-08 (23) | Laois |
| (HT: 1-02 – 3-05) |||
| Gls: L Boles 1 Pts: L Boles 1, S Regan 1, R O'Brien 2 | | Gls: E Lawlor 1, R Fitzgerald 1, L Nerney 1, S A Fitzgerald 1, A Moran 1 Pts: M Nerney 3, E Lawlor 1, L Tarpey 2, O Hennessy 2 |
* Kiltoom, County Roscommon Referee: Mel Kenny (County Mayo) Attendance: 0
* 8th of November 13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 2
| Sligo | 0-04 (4) – 5-13 (28) | Kildare |
| (HT: 0-02 – 4-07) |||
| Pts: C Gilroy 1, S Cunney 1, R O'Brien 1, L Boles 1 | | Gls: R Byrne 2, N Dooley 1, S O'Sullivan 1, E Burke 1 Pts: L Curran 4, R Byrne 4, N Dooley 2, G Clifford 3 |
* Kinnegad, County Westmeath Referee: Garryowen McMahon (County Mayo) Attendance: 0
* 8th of November 13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 2
| Clare | 5-07 (22) – 1-10 (13) | Laois |
| (HT: 3-04 – 0-05) |||
| Gls: N O'Dea 2, C Moloney 2, G Nolan 1 Pts: R Considine 1, C Moloney 5, G Nolan 1 | | Gls: M Nerney 1 Pts: L Tarpey 2, L Nerney 1, M Nerney 6, K Whelan 1, E Lawlor 1 |
* Clonmel, County Tipperary Referee: Eamonn Moran (County Kerry) Attendance: 0
* 15th of November 13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 3
| Kildare | 3-08 (17) – 2-13 (19) | Laois |
| (HT: 0-03 – 1-08) |||
| Gls: R Byrne 2, N Dooley 1 Pts: L Curran 2, R Byrne 3, N Dooley 2, E Dowling 1 | | Gls: L Tarpey 1, S A Fitzgerald 1 Pts: E Healy 1, M Nerney 8, E Lawlor 2, S A Fitzgerald 1, R Williams 1 |
* Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Eamonn Moran (County Kerry) Attendance: 0
* 15th of November 13:00 GMT Group 4 Rd 3
| Clare | 7-18 (39) – 0-02 (2) | Sligo |
| (HT: 5-05 – 0-02) |||
| Gls: N O'Dea 2, G Nolan 2, A Sexton 3 Pts: C Harvey 1, N O'Dea 2, C Moloney 2, G Nolan 7, F Marrinan 4, T Kelly 1, E Keane 1 | | Pts: L Kelly 1, R O'Brien 1 |
* St. Jarlath's Park, Tuam, County Galway Referee: John Devlin (County Galway) Attendance: 0

## All-Ireland Semi-Finals

* TG4
* 28th of November 2020 13:30 GMT Semi-Final 2
* Report
| Clare | 0-04 (4) – 4-13 (25) | Meath |
| (HT: 0-04 – 2-06) |||
| Pts: N O'Dea 1, G Nolan 3 | | Gls: N O'Sullivan 1-0, S Grimes 2, B Lynch 1 Pts: E Troy 1, V Wall 1, S Grimes 6, M Thynne 1, E Duggan 1, M O'Shaughnessy 1, E White 1 |
* O'Moore Park, Laois Referee: Shane Curley (Galway) Attendance: 0
* TG4
* 29th of November 2020 13:00 GMT Semi-Final 1
* Report
| Roscommon | 0-13 (13) – 2-09 (15) | Westmeath |
| (HT: 0-08 – 2-06) |||
| Pts: L Fleming 1, A O'Connor 2, J Cregg 1, J Higgins 1, N McHugh 1 | | Gls: C Blundell 1, K Hegarty 1 Pts: C Blundell 2, J Maher 1, L Archibold 4, K Hegarty 1, L Slevin 1 |
* Pearse Park, Longford Referee: John Devlin (Galway) Attendance: 0

## All Ireland Intermediate Final

* TG4
* 20th of December 2020 13:15 GMT Final
* Report
| Meath | 2-17 (23) – 4-05 (17) | Westmeath |
| (HT: 2-08 – 3-03) |||
| Gls: V Wall 1, B Lynch 1 Pts: E Duggan 7 (5f), V Wall 3, S Grimes 3 (3f), E Troy 1, M O’Shaughnessy 1, N O’Sullivan 1, A Leahy 1 | | Gls: A Jones 1, L McCartan 2, L Archibold 1 (1 pen) Pts: A Jones 5 (4f) |
* Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry) Attendance: 0

## Awards
### TG4 Intermediate Players’ Player of the Year

Vikki Wall Meath

### Intermediate Team of the Championship

| No. | Position | Player | Team |
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Monica McGuirk | Meath |
| 2 | Right corner back | Rachel Dillon | Westmeath |
| 3 | Full back | Lucy Power | Westmeath |
| 4 | Left corner back | Emma Troy | Meath |
| 5 | Right half back | Róisín Considine | Clare |
| 6 | Centre half back | Fiona Claffey | Westmeath |
| 7 | Left half back | Megan Thynne | Meath |
| 8 | Midfield | Jennifer Higgins | Roscommon |
| 9 | Midfield | Máire O’Shaughnessy | Meath |
| 10 | Right half forward | Emma Duggan | Meath |
| 11 | Centre half forward | Vikki Wall | Meath |
| 12 | Left half forward | Anna Jones | Westmeath |
| 13 | Right corner forward | Stacey Grimes | Meath |
| 14 | Full forward | Niamh O'Dea | Clare |
| 15 | Left corner forward | Róisín Byrne | Kildare |

## Season Statistics

Scoring list :
| No. | Name | Team | Goals | Points | Total points |
| 1 | Stacey Grimes | Meath | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Róisín Byrne | Kildare | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Chloe Moloney | Clare | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| | Gráinne Nolan | Clare | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Mo Nerney | Laois | 1 | 17 | 20 |
| 5 | Leona Archibold | Westmeath | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Niamh O'Dea | Clare | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Ciara Blundell | Westmeath | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| | Emma Duggan | Meath | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| | Aimee O'Connor | Roscommon | 1 | 12 | 15 |
| | Neasa Dooley | Kildare | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| | Catriona Murray | Wexford | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | Bridgetta Lynch | Meath | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| | Laura Fleming | Roscommon | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| | Jessica Foy | Down | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | Anna Jones | Westmeath | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Karen Hegarty | Westmeath | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| | Lucy McCartan | Westmeath | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Aoife Darcy | Longford | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Sinead Glennon | Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Amy Sexton | Clare | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| | Lara Curran | Kildare | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| | Lauren Boyle | Louth | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | Gráinne Egan | Offaly | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| | Natasha Ferris | Down | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| | Vikki Wall | Meath | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Kate Kenny | Offaly | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | Niamh O'Sullivan | Meath | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | Leah Tarpey | Laois | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | Kate Flood | Louth | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | Emma Lawlor | Laois | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | Michelle Guckian | Leitrim | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| | Sarah Anne Fitzgerald | Laois | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| | Aishling Murphy | Wexford | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Fidelma Marrinan | Clare | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Megan Thynne | Meath | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| | Sarah McCormack | Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Eimear Byrne | Louth | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | Roisin McHugh | Leitrim | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | Bernie Breen | Wexford | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | Lauren Boles | Sligo | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | Joanne Cregg | Roscommon | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | Ellie McEvoy | Offaly | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | Leanne Slevin | Westmeath | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| | Aoife Gavin | Roscommon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | Laura Nerney | Laois | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Grace Shannon | Longford | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Marie Byrne | Offaly | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Ellen Dowling | Kildare | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Muireann Devaney | Leitrim | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | Aoibheann McCarvill | Down | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Niamh Rice | Louth | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Vicky Carr | Westmeath | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Michelle Farrell | Longford | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Rachel O'Brien | Sligo | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | Grace Clifford | Kildare | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | Máire O'Shaughnessy | Meath | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Lisa O'Rourke | Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Rachel Fitzgerald | Laois | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Andrea Moran | Laois | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Chloe Sheridan | Offaly | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Erica Burke | Kildare | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Siobhan O'Sullivan | Kildare | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Clodagh Lohan | Longford | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | Vivienne Egan | Leitrim | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Ciara Banville | Wexford | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Laura O'Dowd | Leitrim | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | Aine Breen | Louth | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Johanna Maher | Westmeath | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Shereen Hamilton | Wexford | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Roisin Considine | Clare | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Kate McKay | Down | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Niamh Gallogly | Meath | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Emma Troy | Meath | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Orla Hennessy | Laois | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Sarah Harding Kenny | Wexford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Ellen Healy | Laois | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Claire Donnelly | Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Louise Brady | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sarah Cunney | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Natalie McHugh | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Tara Kelly | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Lauren McGuire | Longford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Emer Heaney | Longford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Jenny Higgins | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mairead Kavanagh | Down | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Eimear Keane | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Ciara Gilroy | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Cliodhna Blake | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Orla Swail | Down | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Shauna Fleming | Roscommon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sinéad Regan | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Rachel Dillon | Westmeath | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Claire Donnelly | Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Caoimhe Harvey | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Aoibheann Leahy | Meath | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Rachel Williams | Laois | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Aoife Byrne | Louth | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Kate Whelan | Laois | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Leah Fox | Leitrim | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Kara Shannon | Longford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Emma White | Meath | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Amy Wilson | Wexford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Leahy Kelly | Sligo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Eimear O'Connor | Clare | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Season Statistics Breakdown :
| Teams | Total score | Games | Points per game average | Goals | Points | First half (total score) | Average points (first half) | Second half (total score) | Average points (second half) | Clean sheets (goals) | No. of scoring players in season |
| Clare | 80 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 11.75 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 11 |
| Down | 30 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Kildare | 62 | 3 | 20.67 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 9.33 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 7 |
| Laois | 56 | 3 | 18.67 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 11 |
| Leitrim | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Longford | 32 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5.5 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Louth | 30 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Meath | 92 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 59 | 53 | 13.25 | 39 | 9.75 | 2 | 12 |
| Offaly | 27 | 2 | 13.5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Roscommon | 46 | 3 | 15.3 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 11.33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Sligo | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 6 |
| Westmeath | 88 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 34 | 53 | 13.25 | 35 | 8.75 | 1 | 10 |
| Wexford | 34 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |