2019 Down county football team season
2019 season | |
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Manager | Paddy Tally |
Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
NFL D3 | 3rd |
All-Ireland SFC | Round 2 qualifier |
Ulster SFC | Quarter-finalist |
Dr McKenna Cup | Group stage (3rd) |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2019 season. This season marked the 25th anniversary of Down's last All-Ireland SFC win in 1994, which is also the year they last won the Ulster SFC. On 24 August 2018, Paddy Tally was announced as the new Down manager following the resignation of Éamonn Burns.[1]
Kits
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Away
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Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr McKenna Cup
[edit]The draw for the 2019 Dr McKenna Cup was made in December 2018. It was the first time in recent history that the competition would start in the previous calendar year as the regular season, with games starting in December 2018.[2] Down finished 3rd in the group following defeats to Cavan and Donegal.
Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground | Ref |
30 Dec 2018 | Group | Cavan | 0-13 v 1-09 | Down | Breffni Park, Cavan | [3] |
6 Jan 2019 | Group | Down | 0-10 v 1-17 | Donegal | Pairc Esler, Newry | [4] |
9 Jan 2019 | Group | Down | 4-18 v 1-05 | Queens University | Pairc Esler, Newry | [5] |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Donegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 36 | 1.778 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Cavan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 38 | 1.184 | 4 | |
3 | Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 41 | 1.268 | 2 | |
4 | Queen's University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 68 | 0.324 | 0 |
Reports
[edit]Cavan | 0-13 - 1-09 | Down |
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Raymond Galligan (0-3, three 45s), Ciaran Brady (0-2), Niall Murray (0-1), Simon Cadden (0-1), Pierce Smith (0-1f), Stephen Smith (0-2, 1f), Conor Madden (0-2), Jack Brady (0-1) | Report | Rory Burns (0-1f), Aaron McClements (0-1), Pat Havern (1-3, 1-0 pen, 1f), Rory Mason (0-1f), Conor McGrady (0-2), Ciaran Harney (0-1) |
Down | 0-10 - 1-17 | Donegal |
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R Johnston (0-1), J Johnston (0-1), P Havern (0-1), C Harney (0-1), C McGrady (0-2), P Devlin (0-3f), E McCabe (0-1) | Report | C McGonigle (1-1); H McFadden (0-1), M McElhinney (0-4); C Thompson (0-1), N O'Donnell (0-3, 2f), P Mogan (0-1); J Brennan (0-2), M Langan (0-2f), M O'Reilly (0-1), O Gallen (0-1) |
Down | 4-18 - 1-05 | Queens University |
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P Havern (2-3), P Devlin (0-5), K McClorey (0-1), D McClements (1-0), C Francis (0-2), R Burns (0-2), C McGrady (0-1), O McCabe (0-1), S Annett (1-0), C Quinn (0-2), J Johnston (0-1) | Report | K Hughes (0-2), R Treanor (0-2), C O'Neil (1-0), J Smith (0-1) |
National Football League Division 3
[edit]Down played in Division Three of the National Football League in 2019.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Fixtures for the 2019 National League were announced on 7 September 2018.[6]
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground | Ref |
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Saturday 26 January | Group | Down | 1-12 v 2-15 | Laois | Páirc Esler, Newry | [7] |
Sunday 3 February | Group | Sligo | 1-10 v 1-12 | Down | Connolly Park, Collooney | [8] |
Sunday 9 February | Group | Down | 0-10 v 0-09 | Westmeath | Páirc Esler, Newry | [9] |
Sunday 24 February | Group | Longford | 0-08 v 3-07 | Down | Pearse Park, Longford | [10] |
Sunday 2 March | Group | Down | 2-12 v 0-10 | Offaly | Páirc Esler, Newry | [11] |
Saturday 16 March | Group | Carlow | 1-11 v 0-15 | Down | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow | [12] |
Sunday 24 March | Group | Down | 1-06 v 0-10 | Louth | Páirc Esler, Newry | [13] |
Results by matchday
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Westmeath | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 84 | +15 | 10[a] | Advance to Division 3 Final |
2 | Laois | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 103 | +14 | 10[a] | |
3 | Down | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 85 | +13 | 10[a] | |
4 | Louth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 88 | +20 | 9 | |
5 | Longford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 7 | |
6 | Offaly | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 99 | −10 | 5 | |
7 | Carlow | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 94 | −4 | 5 | Relegation to Division 4 |
8 | Sligo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 92 | 140 | −48 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) League points; 2) Where two teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the League; 3) Score difference – subtracting the total scores against from the scores for; 4) Highest total score for; 5) Highest total goals for; 6) A play-off.
Notes:
Reports
[edit]Down | 1-12 - 2-15 | Laois |
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C Francis (0-1), C McGrady (0-2, 1m), P Devlin (0-4f), P Havern (0-3, 2f), J Johnston (0-1m), D O'Hare (1-1) | Report | C Boyle (0-3), C Murphy (1-1, 0-1f), E O'Carroll (0-8, 5f, 1m), (0-3, 1f, 1m), P Cahillane (1-0) |
Sligo | 1-10 - 1-12 | Down |
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P Hughes 1-2, L Gaughan 0-2, S Carribine 0-2, N Murphy 0-3, A Devaney 0-1 | Report | P Devlin 0-2, P Havern 0-1, J Johnston 0-1, R Johnston 0-2, D O'Hare 0-4, C Mooney 1-2 |
Down | 0-10 - 0-09 | Westmeath |
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Conor Poland (0-01), Kevin McKernan (0-01), Ryan Johnston (0-03), Donal O'Hare (0-04, 0-03f), Jerome Johnstone (0-01, 0-01m) | Report | James Dolan (0-01), Boidu Sayeh (0-01), Sam Duncan (0-02), Ronan O'Toole (0-01), Luke Loughlin (0-01), Ger Egan (0-03, 0-03f) |
Longford | 0-08 - 3-07 | Down |
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D Gallagher (0-4,2f, ‘14), L Connerton (0-2), C Berry (0-2,1f) | Report | G Collins (0-1), C Poland (0-1), D O'Hare (3-2,1f), D Guinness (0-1), J Johnston (0-2) |
Down | 2-12 v 0-10 | Offaly |
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O'Hare 0-6, Quinn 2-0, Mooney 0-2, McKernan 0-1, O'Hagan 0-1, Johnston 0-1, R Burns 0-1 | Report | Allen 0-6, Horan 0-2, Cunningham 0-1, McNamee 0-1 |
Carlow | 1-11 v 0-15 | Down |
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Eoghan Ruth (1-00), Brendan Murphy (0-01), Jordan Morrissey (0-01), Darragh Foley (0-07fs), Diarmuid Walshe (0-02fs) | Report | Darren O'Hagan (0-01), Caolan Mooney (0-01); Daniel Guinness (0-01), Conor Poland (0-02), Donal O'Hare (0-05, 4fs), Ryan Johnston (0-1), Paul Devlin (0-4) |
Down | 1-06 v 0-10 | Louth |
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Darren O'Hagan (1-01), Caolan Mooney (0-01), Ryan Johnston (0-01), Conor Poland (0-01), Paul Devlin (0-01) | Report | Fergal Donohoe (0-01), Tommy Durnin (0-01), James Califf (0-02), Sam Mulroy (0-05, 0-05f), Declan Byrne (0-01) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
[edit]The draw for the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 12 October 2018.[14]
Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground | Ref |
19 May 2019 | Quarter Final | Down | 3-13 v 2-17 | Armagh | Pairc Esler, Newry | [15] |
Bracket
[edit]Preliminary round 12 May 2019 | Quarter-finals 18, 19, 25, 26 May 2019 | Semi-finals 2 & 8 June 2019 | Final 23 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan (R) | 0-17 0-23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh (R) | 1-14 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 3-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 2-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1-24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 2-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 1-19 | Tyrone | 2-23 | ||||||||||||||||
Derry | 1-13 |
Reports
[edit]Down | 3-13 (22) – (23) 2-17 (a.e.t.) |
Armagh |
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(HT: 1-05 – 0-07) (FT: 2-10 – 1-13) | ||
Gls: Donal O'Hare, Paul Devlin, Pat Havern Pts: Donal O'Hare (2, 2f), Paul Devlin (2, 2f), Pat Havern, James Guinness (2), Jerome Johnston (2, f), Conor Poland, Conor Francis, Connaire Harrison, Barry O'Hagan |
Gls: Mark Shields, Andrew Murnin Pts: Rian O'Neill (8, 4f), Jamie Clarke (2), Ryan Kennedy (2), Stefan Campbell (2), Aidan Nugent, James Morgan, Andrew Murnin |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
[edit]Down entered the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in Round 1 of the qualifiers. Following a win over Tipperary in Round 1 Down progressed into the 2nd round of the All Ireland qualifiers where they were defeated by Mayo bringing an end to their 2019 campaign.
Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground | Ref |
9 June 2019 | Round 1 | Down | 1-13 v 1-10 | Tipperary | Pairc Esler. Newry | [16] |
22 June 2019 | Round 2 | Down | 1-11 v 1-16 | Mayo | Pairc Esler. Newry | [17] |
Reports
[edit]9 June 2019 Round 1 | Down | 1-13 – 1-10 | Tipperary | Newry | |
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14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
Gls: Donal O'Hare 1-0 Pts: Pat Havern and Cory Quinn 0-3 each, Connaire Harrison 0-2, Jerome Johnstone, Rory Burns (45), Barry O'Hagan, Paul Devlin and Darren O'Hagan 0-1 each |
Report | Gls: Philip Austin 1-1 Pts: Conor Sweeney 0-4 (4fs), Liam McGrath 0-2, Michael Quinlavin, Jack Kennedy (45) and Liam Casey 0-1 each |
Referee: F Kelly (Longford)
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22 June 2019 Round 2 | Down | 1-11 – 1-16 | Mayo | Newry | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
Gls: C Mooney (1-1) Pts: P Havern (0-1), D O'Hare (0-3, 2fs), C Harrison (0-2), C Quinn (0-2), J Johnston (0-1), O McCabe (0-1) |
Report | Gls: C Loftus (1-4, 3fs) Pts: L Keegan (0-3), A Moran (0-2), F McDonagh (0-2), C Barrett (0-1), D O'Connor (0-1), A O’Shea (0-1), K McLoughlin (0-1), C Treacy (0-1) |
Referee: F Kelly (Longford)
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References
[edit]- ^ "Paddy Tally named as new Down boss". RTÉ.ie. 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Draw 2019 takes place". 7 December 2018.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (30 December 2018). "Dr McKenna Cup 2019 Down 1.09 Cavan 0.13 Full time @bankofireland #BOIDrMcKennaCup" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (6 January 2019). "BOI Dr McKenna Cup 2019 Down 0:10(10) Donegal 1:17(20) Donegal win by 10 points Full Time #BOIDrMcKennaCup19 And Barry Cassidy sounds the long whistle and it's Donegal who prevail. Both teams with experimental teams out but Donegal having the stronger front six. QUB next" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (9 January 2019). "BOI Dr McKenna Cup Down 4:18(30) QUB 1:5(8) Full Time @ulstergaa #BOIDrMcKennaCup19 And that's time up here in Newry. We will be back here for the opening league game v Laois on Saturday 26 January at 7pm" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Revealed: The provisional 2019 football and hurling league fixtures as training-camp sanctions are avoided". 5 September 2018.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (26 January 2019). "Allianz NFL Div 3 R1 DOWN 1:12 LAOIS 2:15 Full Time here in Pairc Esler and it's @CLGLaois who come out on top" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sligo 1-10 1-12 Down".
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (9 February 2019). "Allianz Leagues Division 3 Down 0:10(10) Westmeath 0:9(9) Down win by 1 point Full Time #AllianzLeagues And a superb win for the 14 of Down who really duf this one out" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (24 February 2019). "Allianz League Div 3 Rd 4 Full time Down 3.07 Longford 0.08" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (2 March 2019). "NFL Div3 #Allianz DOWN 2:12(18) OFFALY 0:10(10) DOWN win by 8 points Full Time A great win and we go top this evening. Thanks for following and enjoy the rest of the weekend" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (16 March 2019). "Allianz Football League Div 3 Rd 6 Donal O'Hare free at the end saves the day! Full time Down 0.15 Carlow 1.11" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (24 March 2019). "NFL Div3 #Allianz Full time DOWN: 1-6(9) LOUTH: 0-10(10) Frees conceded https://t.co/av40qbq8zl" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Old rivalries to be renewed in 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship". 12 October 2018.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (19 May 2019). "Ulster SFC 1/4 Final #RivalryRenewed #Ulster19 Full time AN DÚN: 3-13(22) ARD MHACHA: 2-17(23) Ulster SFC 1/4 Final #RivalryRenewed #Ulster19. Score after 2nd half extra time: AN DÚN 3-13(22) ARD MHACHA 2-17(23)" (Tweet) (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (9 June 2019). "AI SFC QUAL. R1 #AnDúnAbú Full time AN DÚN: 1-13(16) TIOBRAID ÁRANN: 1-10(13) TIOBRAID ÁRANN shots https://t.co/f2rVJtt2iG" (Tweet) (in Welsh). Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Finnerty, Mike (22 June 2019). "Mayo do enough to see off Down challenge". RTÉ.ie.