2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 132nd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 9 October 2019.^[1]

2020 Ulster SFC

Tournament details
Year	2020
Trophy	Anglo-Celt Cup
Winners
Champions	Cavan (40th win)
Manager	Mickey Graham
Captain	Raymond Galligan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Donegal
Manager	Declan Bonner
Captain	Michael Murphy
Other
Top Scorer	Gearóid McKiernan (0-11) Rian O'Neill (0-11) Donal O'Hare (1-8)
← 2019 2021 →

The BBC showed six televised games live.^[2]

The Athletic Grounds in Armagh hosted the final, as the fixture was behind closed doors.^[3]

Donegal were the two-time defending champions, but were beaten by Cavan in a repeat of the previous year's final.

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Manager	Captain	Most recent success
All-Ireland	Provincial
Antrim	Saffron and white	Fona Cab	Lenny Harbinson	Declan Lynch		1951
Armagh	Orange and white	Simply Fruit	Kieran McGeeney	Rory Grugan	2002	2008
Cavan	Royal blue and white	Kingspan Group	Mickey Graham	Raymond Galligan	1952	1997
Derry	Red and white	H&A Mechanical Services	Rory Gallagher	Enda Lynn	1993	1998
Donegal	Gold and green	KN Group	Declan Bonner	Michael Murphy	2012	2019
Down	Red and black	EOS IT Solutions	Paddy Tally	Darren O'Hagan	1994	1994
Fermanagh	Green and white	Tracey Concrete	Ryan McMenamin	Eoin Donnelly
Monaghan	White and blue	Investec	Séamus "Banty" McEnaney	Ryan Wylie[4]		2015
Tyrone	White and Red	Tyrone Fabrication	Mickey Harte	Mattie Donnelly	2008	2017

Championship draw

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Donegal

1–13

Tyrone

1–11

Donegal

1–22

Armagh

0–13

Derry

0–15

Armagh

0–17

Donegal

0–12

Cavan

1–13

Fermanagh

0–11

Down

1–15

Down

1–13

Cavan

1–14

Antrim

0–9

Monaghan

1–17

Cavan

0–13

Cavan

2–15

Matches

Preliminary round

Monaghan v Cavan

Sky Sports Mix

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) Preliminary round

Report

Monaghan	1-17 (20) – (21) 2-15 (a.e.t.)	Cavan
(HT: 1–11 – 1-4)
Gls: C McManus 1. Pts: C McManus 4 (2f), M Bannigan 2, K Duffy 1, D Ward 1, F Kelly 1, K Hughes 1, R McAnespie 1, S O’Hanlon 1, C McCarthy 1, A Woods 1, C Walshe 1, S Carey 1 (m), R Beggan 1 (f).		Gls: M Reilly 1, O Pierson 1. Pts: G McKiernan 3, S Smith 2, L Fortune 2, G Smith 1, J Smith 1, M Reilly 1, O Kiernan 1, T Galligan 1, N Murray 1 (1m), C Conroy 1 (1 ‘45), R Galligan 1 (f).

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Quarter-finals

Donegal v Tyrone

RTÉ, BBC NI

1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final

Report

Donegal	1-13 (16) – (14) 1-11	Tyrone
(HT: 1-5 – 0-6)
Gls: M Langan 1. Pts: C Thompson 7 (5fs), M Langan 2, J Brennan 2, O Gallen 1, P Brennan 1.		Gls: D Canavan 1. Pts: D McCurry 3 (1f), M Bradley 2, M Donnelly 1, C McKenna 1 (f), P Harte 1, F Burns 1, N Morgan 1 (45), D Canavan 1.

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Derry v Armagh

BBC NI

1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final

Report

Derry	0-15 (15) – (17) 0-17	Armagh
(HT: 0-5 – 0–11)
Pts: S McGuigan 7 (7f); N Loughlin 4 (3f); E Doherty 1, C McFaul 1, P Kearney 1, C McKaigue 1.		Pts: R O'Neill 4 (4f); R Grugan 3 (1f), J Clarke 3; A Forker 2, O O'Neill 2; C O'Neill 1, M Shields 1, J Óg Burns 1

Celtic Park, Derry Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Antrim v Cavan

BBC NI

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final

Report

Antrim	0-9 (09) – (13) 0-13	Cavan
(HT: 0-6 – 0-5)
Pts: P Cunningham 2 (1f), C Murray 2 (1m); M McCann 1, K Quinn 1, D McAleese 1, P McBride 1 (f), T McCann 1 (f).		Pts: G McKiernan 3 (1f), TE Donoghue 3 (1m 1f); C Brady 2, O Kiernan 2; K Clarke 1, C Timoney 1, O Pierson 1

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: Paul Faloon (Down) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Fermanagh v Down

RTÉ, BBC NI

8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Quarter-final

Report

Fermanagh	0-11 (11) – (18) 1-15	Down
(HT: 0-6 – 0-7)
Pts: T Corrigan 6 (4f, 1m), C Corrigan 1, D McGurn 1, C Jones 1, D Teague 1, P McCusker 1.		Gls: D O'Hare 1 Pts: D O'Hare 4 (3f), B O'Hagan 4, J Johnston 2, C Mooney 2, R Johnston 2, C Quinn 1

Brewster Park, Enniskillen Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Semi-finals

Donegal v Armagh

Sky Sports Mix

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 13:15 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-final

Report

Donegal	1-22 (25) – (13) 0-13	Armagh
(HT: 1-12 – 0-3)
Gls: P Mogan 1. Pts: M Langan 3, P Mogan 2, R McHugh 2, J Brennan 2, C McGonigle 2 (1m), C Thompson 2 (1f), N O’Donnell 2 (1m), M Murphy 2 (2f), EB Gallagher 1, H McFadden 1 (m), P McBrearty 1, O Gallen 1, A McClean 1		Pts: R O’Neill 7 (6f, 1x’45′), J Clarke 2, C Turbitt 2 (1m), O O’Neil 1, N Grimley 1 (1m).

Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Down v Cavan

BBC NI

15 November 2020 (2020-11-15) 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) Semi-final

Report

Down	1-13 (16) – (17) 1-14	Cavan
(HT: 1-9 – 0-4)
Gls: C Doherty 1. Pts: J Johnston 6 (1m), D O’Hare 4 (3f), P Devlin 2 (1x’45′).		Gls: M Reilly 1 (pen). Pts: G McKiernan 3 (3f), T Galligan 3 (1m), C Madden 3, K Brady 2, P Faulkner 1, C Brady 1, S Smith 1 (f).

Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) Attendance: 0[note 1]

Final

Donegal v Cavan

RTÉ BBC NI

22 November 2020 (2020-11-22) 16:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Report

Donegal	0-12 (12) – (16) 1-13	Cavan
(HT: 0-9 - 0-7)
Pts: P McBrearty 4 (2f), N O’Donnell 2, C McGonigle 2, R McHugh 1, P Mogan 1, M Langan 1, M Murphy 1.		Gls: C Madden 1. Pts: C Madden 2, J Smith 2, O Kiernan 2, G McKiernan 2 (2f), J McLoughlin 1, G Smith 1, C Brady 1, T Galligan 1, M Reilly 1.

Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Attendance: 0[note 1]

See also

• 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  • 2020 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  • 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship
  • 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship

Notes

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