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SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2020, 4PM ATHLETIC GROUNDS REFEREE: KEVIN FALOON LINESMAN: SHANE MURPHY STANDBY REFEREE: MARTIN CONROY ARMAGHGAA.NET #ARMAGHCLUB20 CLÁR ARMAGH Sunday 13 September 2020 Throw-in 4pm, Athletic Grounds Armagh Senior Football Championship Final Maghery v Crossmaglen Rangers 3:30pm Crossmaglen team photo 3:32pm Maghery team photo 3:50pm Toss of coin 3:54pm Parade 3:57pm National Anthem 4.00pm Throw-in 4:32pm Halftime 5:18pm* Final whistle (*approx) 5:20pm Presentation on the pitch MATCH DAY PRESENTATION The presentation will take place on the pitch. Spectators are not permitted to enter the pitch enclosure at any time. Please respect this guidance for your safety and the safety of players and volunteers. THE MAN ARMAGH IN THE MIDDLE Today's man in the middle is Kevin Faloon who will be officiating in his second Senior Championship final. He took charge of the 2017 final involving Armagh Harps and Maghery - a highly experienced and well-established referee within the county and further afield. Kevin has progressed to the National Football Panel for 2020, receiving 2 NFL appointments. As well the 2017 Armagh Senior County final, other notable appointments include the 2019 Ulster IFC Final between Padraig Pearse’s, Galbally (Tyrone) & John Mitchel’s, Magheracloone (Monaghan) as well as taking charge of the North America finals. We wish Kevin and his officials well in today's county final. THE GERRY THE BILL FEGAN MCCORRY CUP CUP The Armagh Senior Football Championship Man of the Match Award trophy is known as the Gerry Fegan Cup. In honour of one of the greatest ever players, In memory of a Clann Éireann and Armagh and indeed one of Armagh’s finest footballers, legend. Gerry had a long playing career for club the Wolfe Tones club presented the Bill and county, followed by a refereeing career McCorry Cup to the County Board for the Man taking charge of Ulster finals and an All-Ireland of the Match in the Armagh Senior Football semi-final. Final. As County Secretary, Gerry provided vision and Bill will always be remembered for his guidance to the county board and during his infamous penalty miss in the 1953 All-Ireland time as Rúnaí, Armagh won Ulster final, but he starred for the county in the 1950 championships and reached All-Ireland finals at Ulster final victory over Cavan, a game in various grades. which he converted a penalty. Gerry excelled as a GAA administrator including, The Man of the Match award is selected in Armagh Assistant Secretary from 1952 to 1956, consultation with members from the media. Central Council Delegate from 1965 to 1994 and County Secretary from 1968 to 1994. A WORD ARMAGH FROM THE CHAIRMAN As Cathaoirleach of Armagh GAA, I would like I want to pay tribute to the late Gerard Devlin to welcome you all here this evening to the (RIP) who was a member of our field Cormac Leonard Commercials Senior Football committee, stewarding team and referee Championship Final. who recently passed away. Gerard was a dear friend and dedicated gael who will be sadly I would like to give a special welcome to the missed and always remembered. Ar dheis players, managers and supporters of both Dé go raibh a anam. Crossmaglen Rangers and Maghery Sean McDermotts. Once again, I would like to thank Cormac Leonard Commercials for the continued Both teams have shown their experience and sponsorship of our championship. craft by getting to today’s final. Crossmaglen, after seeing off Silverbridge and Mullaghbawn I want to thank all our sponsors and those respectfully, called on their experience to get who have supported our county over the over the line against a young and improving past year. Without you, it would be Killeavy side. Maghery, after a good win over impossible to run our games the way in Dromintee, had to avail of their wisdom during which we do. extra time to get past a young Clann Eireann team, before getting the better of gallant Today’s game is brought to you by Linwoods Pearse Og in the Semi Final. Both teams will Armagh TV for those at home and abroad. feel confident going into today's final. What a job they have done this year. With people unable to attend due to the Thanks to both teams for supporting the pandemic, these volunteers are a credit to mental health awareness by wearing bib in our association. their watm-up today with the Take 5 steps to wellbeing message. I want to thank our CCC for all their work during this very difficult year. When this Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic season began, no one knew where we would numbers at today's county final are finish, but thankfully we made it here to significantly reduced, but as a county, the today's county final. health and safety of our patrons is our number one priority. I would ask all our spectators to I want to thank our groundsman Ronan and follow the safety guidance for post-match his assistants Noel and Liam for the presentations and not enter the pitch marvellous work that they do in having our enclosure. pitch in great condition. As the championship season draws to a close, I I would just like to finish off by wishing our want to take this opportunity to thank referee, his officials, and both our competing everyone who has attended our games. teams, an enjoyable day. Let’s hope we have another great final here in our magnificent Your help, patience and co-operation has stadium. I wish everyone an enjoyable been exemplary and without this, it would afternoon and wherever you are watching, have been impossible for our stewards to their enjoy the game and stay safe. job in the way in which they did. Michéal Ó Sabhaois I want to thank our stewards; these volunteers Cathaoirleach are certainly the unsung heroes of our Coiste Contae Ard Mhacha association. The way they have worked throughout this very difficult time has been simply amazing. MATCH ARMAGH PREVIEW County decider Crossmaglen or Maghery? There’s a group that has been running for a Given how the game was going, it seems quarter of a century now and its more than probable that the Killeavy men membership is incredibly exclusive. In fact would have seen it out if that had rattled the it has only one club enrolled, Kilmacud net. Croke’s. Maghery bring with them plenty of experience The group contains all those who have beaten but it’s fair to say that they haven’t put in any Crossmaglen in finals since their period of exceptional displays to date. incredible dominance began in 1996 and today Maghery will be aiming to double the They had it all too easy in the first round sun as membership. a previously in-form Dromintee produced a really poor performance while they needed The Rangers are an incredible beast in finals. extra-time to see off Clann Eireann in the This will be their 40th final at county, Ulster or quarter-final with the latter missing a host of All-Ireland level in that period and they have chances. won 38 of the previous 39. It was in their semi-final win over Pearse Og Kilmacud are the one sore point after winning that they started to regain some of the form the 2009 All-Ireland final on a 1-9 to 0-7 that they have shown in recent years. They scoreline. Aaron Kernan and Tony Kernan are moved the ball quicker, got a handle on the only two remaining from the starting team midfield and put pressure on the Ogs as they that day while eldest brother Stephen is now shot. It was by no means perfect, but it was a team manager. Kyle Carragher came off the reminder that they still have plenty to offer. bench. Their losses within Armagh since ’96 have all come at earlier stages of the These two clubs have never met in the final, competition and only one team has managed which is surprising given that they have been to beat them more than once, Maghery. the big two in the Orchard county over the last five or six years. That should give Finnian Moriarty’s side hope that they can go against the grain again. Cross Cross are big favourites and with that final are fortunate to be here though after narrowly record to call on, it’s hard to see their three fending off Killeavy in the semi-final. Tony in-a-row being stopped. Kernan was dismissed early on and eventually the underdogs started to make use of their By Niall McCoy numerical advantage. The game was in the balance when goalkeeper Tiernan McConville brilliantly saved from Niall Magennis. ‘Take 5’ for mental wellbeing TODAY our county finalists will wear bibs in their Working together to promote mental wellbeing, pre-match warm-up to raise awareness of the Armagh Chairman Michael Savage said, “As a 'Take 5 steps to wellbeing’ as this week marks sporting organisation we recognise the the launch of a regional mental health and importance of promoting positive mental emotional wellbeing campaign - ‘Working wellbeing with all our members. Mental illness Together To Promote Mental Wellbeing'. can affect anyone, including family, friends, colleagues or teammates. By building these five The Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing are a set of tools steps into our daily lives, we can look after our to help us maintain and improve our wellbeing - mental wellbeing. by thinking of them as our ‘five a day’ we should build these into our daily lives.