2023 Down county football team season
2023 season | |
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Manager | Conor Laverty |
Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
NFL D3 | 3rd |
Tailteann Cup | Runner-up |
Ulster SFC | Semi-finalist |
Dr McKenna Cup | Semi-finalist |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2023 season, which was its 120th year. On 9 August 2022, Conor Laverty was appointed Down manager. [1]
Competitions
[edit]Down will compete in the pre-season McKenna Cup tournament, with the main season consisting of the National Football League Division 3, the Ulster Championship and the Tailteann Cup.
Dr McKenna Cup
[edit]The McKenna Cup group draw took place on 15 December 2021.[2]
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Down | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 1.440 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Monaghan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 0.931 | 2 | |
3 | Donegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 35 | 0.743 | 0 |
Fixtures
[edit]4 January 2023 Group Stage | Monaghan | 0-12 – 2-10 | Down | Castleblayney | |
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19:30 GMT (UTC) | Venue: St Mary's Park | ||||
Report |
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15 January 2023 Semi-Finals | Down | 3-09 – 1-15 (2–3 pen) |
Derry | Newry | |
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13:30 GMT (UTC) | Venue: Páirc Esler | ||||
Report | |||||
Penalty shootout | |||||
National Football League Division 3
[edit]Down will compete in Division Three of the National League in 2023. The GAA released the fixtures for the league season on 8 December 2022.[3][4][5]
Fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground | Ref |
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Saturday 28 January | Group | Tipperary | 1-11 v 2-11 | Down | Semple Stadium, Thurles | [6] |
Saturday 4 February | Group | Down | 2-18 v 2-17 | Antrim | Páirc Esler, Newry | [7] |
Sunday 19 February | Group | Fermanagh | 2-14 v 3-10 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskillen | [8] |
Saturday 25 February | Group | Down | 1-10 v 0-11 | Westmeath | Páirc Esler, Newry | [9] |
Sunday 5 March | Group | Cavan | 2-14 v 1-10 | Down | Breffni Park, Cavan | [10] |
Sunday 18 March | Group | Down | 1-19 v 1-14 | Longford | Páirc Esler, Newry | [11] |
Sunday 26 March | Group | Offaly | 0-09 v 1-18 | Down | O'Connor Park, Tullamore | [12] |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fermanagh | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 94 | +20 | 12 | Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2024 NFL Division 2 |
2 | Cavan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 94 | +36 | 10 | |
3 | Down | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 114 | +15 | 10 | |
4 | Westmeath | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 79 | +56 | 8 | |
5 | Offaly | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 115 | −10 | 8 | |
6 | Antrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 158 | −34 | 4 | |
7 | Longford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 142 | −38 | 3 | Relegation to 2024 NFL Division 4 |
8 | Tipperary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 83 | 128 | −45 | 1 |
Reports
[edit]Tipperary | 1-11 - 2-11 | Down |
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C Sweeney (0-4, 3fs), T Doyle (1-00), M Russell (0-02), D Leahy (0-02), J Kennedy (0-01f), (0-01), S O’Connor (0-01f) | Report | P Havern (1-04, 0-01f, 0-01m), C Francis (1-00), A Gilmore (0-03, 2fs), E Brown (0-02), O Murdock (0-01), B O’Hagan (0-01f) |
Down | 2-18 - 2-17 | Antrim |
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Andrew Gilmore (1-04, 0-02f), Conor Poland (1-00), Odhran Murdock (0-03), Liam Kerr (0-03), Barry O’Hagan (0-03, 0-01f), Pat Havern (0-02), Eamon Brown (0-01), Shay Miller (0-01), Niall Kane (0-01) | Report | Ruairí McCann (2-01), Conor Stewart (0-03), Dominic McEnhill (0-03), Michael Byrne (0-02, 0-01f), Patrick Finnegan (0-02), Ryan Murray (0-02, 0-01f), James McAuley (0-01), Joseph Finnegan (0-01), Adam Loughran (0-01), Ruairí McCann (0-01, 0-01f) |
Fermanagh | 2-14 - 3-10 | Down |
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Darragh McGurn (0-05,1f), Conor McGee (1-0), Sean Quigley (1-00), Ryan Lyons (0-02f), Ultan Kelm (0-02), Aidan Breen (0-01), Ronan McCaffrey (0-01), Shane McGullion (0-01), Ryan Jones (0-01), Conor McShea (0-01) | Report | Pat Havern (0-5,2f), Odhran Murdock (1-00 pen), Pierce Laverty (1-00), Conor Francis (1-00), Niall Kane (0-01), Shane Annett (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01f), Shay Millar (0-01), Andrew Gilmore (0-01) |
Down | 1-10 - 0-11 | Westmeath |
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Andrew Gilmore (0-04, 0-01f), Pat Havern (0-03, 0-03f), Odhran Murdock (1-00, 1-00pen), Ceilum Doherty (0-02), Eamon Brown (0-01) | Report | John Heslin (0-06, 0-04f), Senan Baker (0-02), Sam McCartan (0-01), David Lynch (0-01), Conor McCormack (0-01) |
Cavan | 2-14 - 1-10 | Down |
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Paddy Lynch (2-05, 4f), Gearoid McKiernan (0-02, 1m), Dara McVeety (0-02, 1m), Cian Madden (0-02), Brandon Boylan (0-01), Raymond Galligan (0-1f), James Smith (0-01) | Report | Pat Havern (0-05, 3f), Micheál Rooney (1-0), Andrew Gilmore (0-03f), Donnacha McAleese (0-01m), Ryan McEvoy (0-01f) |
Down | 1-19 - 1-14 | Longford |
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Liam Kerr (1-05, 1-00pen, 0-03fs), Pat Havern (0-05, 0-02fs), Ryan Johnston (0-02), Miceál Rooney (0-02), Jerome Johnston (0-01), Michael Ireland (0-01), Conor McCrickard (0-01), Niall Kane (0-01, 0-01 '45), Eamon Brown (0-01) | Report | Dylan Farrell (0-05, 0-03fs), Dessie Reynolds (1-01), Michael Quinn (0-01), Jack Macken (0-01), Darren Gallagher (0-01), Daniel Mimnagh (0-01), Oran Kenny (0-01), Keelin McGann (0-01), D O’Brien (0-01), F Sheridan (0-01) |
Offaly | 0-09 - 1-18 | Down |
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Nigel Dunne (0-3, 3f), Bernard Allen (0-2), Cian Donohoe (0-1), Anton Sullivan (0-1), Jack Bryant (0-1), Cian Farrell (0-1, f) | Report | Liam Kerr (1-0), Conor McRickard (0-3), Eugene Branagan (0-3), Ryan Johnston (0-2), Danny Magill (0-2), Pat Havern (0-2), Rory Mason (0-2, 1f), Antony Morgan (0-1), Niall Kane (0-1,f), Ryan McEvoy (0-1), Miceal Rooney (0-1) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
[edit]The draw for the 2023 Ulster Championship was made on 15 October 2022.[13][14]
Fixtures
[edit]Down | 2-13 - 1-11 | Donegal |
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P Havern (1-03, 1-0 pen, 3f), R Johnston (0-03, 2m), L Kerr (1-00), D Guinness (0-02), A Gilmore (0-02, 1f), D Magill (0-01), E Brannigan (0-01), C Poland (0-01) | Report | J McGee (1-01), D O Baoill (0-03), C Thompson (0-02, 2f), C O’Donnell (0-02), O Gallen (0-01), S Patton (0-01, ’45), C Ward (0-01) |
Down | 0-12 - 4-10 | Armagh |
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Pat Havern (0-6), Ryan McEvoy (0-02), Ryan Johnston (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01), Patrick Branagan (0-01), Andrew Gilmore (0-01) | Report | Ciaran Mackin (1-00), Shane McPartlan (1-00), Rian O’Neill (1-00), Andrew Murnin (1-00), Jason Duffy (0-02), Conor O’Neill (0-01), Aidan Forker (0-01), Jemar Hall (0-01), Rory Grugan (0-02), Stefan Campbell (0-01), Aidan Nugent (0-01), Callum Cumiskey (0-01) |
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 2–8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry | 3–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry | 1–21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 2–10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 1–18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 2–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry | 1–15 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 0–18 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 2–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1–11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 0–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 4–10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 0–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 0–20 | Armagh | 1–14 | ||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 1–8 |
Tailteann Cup
[edit]Due to their National League ranking and because they never progressed to the Ulster Championship final, Down will enter the Tailteann Cup in 2023 for the 2nd time. The draw for the 2023 competition was made on 2 May with Down being drawn into Group B with Meath, Waterford and Tipperary. [15]
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Meath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 6 | Advance to quarter-final |
2 | Down | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 4 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
3 | Tipperary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 2 | |
4 | Waterford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 0 |
Knockout Stage
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 0–15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 1–20 | Down | 1–17 | ||||||||||||||||
Longford | 1–12 | Down | 8–16 | ||||||||||||||||
Laois | 2–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Limerick | 0–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 1–9 | Laois | 1–14 | ||||||||||||||||
Laois | 1–11 | Down | 0–14 | ||||||||||||||||
Meath | 2–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Meath | 2–23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Offaly | 2–14 | Wexford | 0–12 | ||||||||||||||||
Wexford | 1–22 | Meath | 2–16 | ||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 2–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 1–19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlow | 0–15 | Carlow | 1–15 | ||||||||||||||||
New York | 0–10 |
Fixtures
[edit]Down | 2–14 – 1–6 | Waterford |
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Pat Havern 0–5 (0–2f, 0–1m), Andrew Gilmore 0–4 (0–2f), Eamon Brown 1–0, Odhran Murdock 1–0, Donagh McAleenan 0–2, Anthony Morgan 0–1, Shealan Johnston 0–1, Eugene Branagan 0–1 | Report | Conor Murray 1–0, Jason Curry 0–2 (0–2f), Darragh Corcoran 0–2, Jason Gleeson 0–1 (0–1f), Dermot Ryan 0–1 |
Tipperary | 0-06 - 2-18 | Down |
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Jack Kennedy, 0-4 (01f), Sean O’Connor 0-2 | Report | Pat Havern 0-6 (0-5f), Shealan Johnston 1-1, Danny Magill 0-3, Odhran Murdock 1-0, Ceilum Doherty 0-2, Eamon Brown 0-2 (0-2f), Conor Francis 0-1, Ryan Johnston 0-1, Andrew Gilmore 0-1, Ross Carr 0-1 |
Meath | 1–11 – 1–9 | Down |
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Jordan Morris 1–3 (1–0 pen, 0–1m), Daithi McGowan 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), James McEntee 0–2, Jack Flynn 0–1 (0–1f), Donal Lenihan 0–1 (0–1f), Jack O'Connor 0–1, Matthew Costello 0–1 | Report | Pat Havern 0–5 (0–5f), Odhran Murdock 1–0, Liam Kerr 0–2 (0–1f), Niall Kane 0–1 (0–1 '45), Daniel Guinness 0–1 |
Down | 1-20 - 1-12 | Longford |
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Pat Havern 0-6 (0-2f), Andrew Gilmore 0-3, (0-1f), Danny Magill 1-0, Rory Mason 0-3 (0-2f), Eugene Branagan 0-2, Ross Carr 0-2 (0-1m), Patrick McCarthy 0-1, Liam Kerr 0-1, Ceilum Doherty 0-1, Donach McAleenan 0-1 | Report | Joe Hagan 1-3, Keelin McGann 0-2, Dylan Farrell 0-2, (0-1 45’, 0-1f), Darragh Doherty 0-2 (0-1f), Patrick Fox 0-1, Ryan Moffett 0-1, Dessie Reynolds 0-1 |
Cavan | 0-15 - 1-17 | Down |
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Oisin Brady 0–8 (0–4f, 0–2m), Padraig Faulkner 0–2, Gearóid McKiernan 0–1 (0–1f), Oisín Kiernan 0–1, Cian Madden 0–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–1, Brandon Boylan 0–1 | Report | Pat Havern 0–5 (0–2f, 0–1m), Rory Mason 0–4 (0–1f), Liam Kerr 0–4, Danny Magill 1–1, Patrick McCarthy 0–1, Ryan Johnston 0–1, Shane Annett 0–1 |
Down | 8–16 – 2–12 | Laois |
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Liam Kerr 3–2, Danny Magill 2–0, Pat Havern 1–3, Rory Mason 1–1 (0-1f), Odhrán Murdock 1–1, Eugene Branagan 0–3, Ceilum Doherty 0–2 (0-1m), Patrick Branagan 0-2, Niall Kane 0–1, Ryan Johnston 0–1 | Report | Mark Barry 1–6 (1–0 pen, 4f, 1m), Kevin Swayne 1-0, Eoin Lowry 0–2 (0-1m), Paul Kingston 0–1, Evan O'Carroll 0–1, Killian Roche 0–1, Dylan Kavanagh 0-1 |
Down | 0–14 – 2–13 | Meath |
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Pat Havern 0–4 (0–3f), Niall Kane 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Liam Kerr 0–2, Ryan Johnston 0–2, Ceilum Doherty 0–1, Odhran Murdock 0–1, Shealan Johnston 0–1, Andrew Gilmore 0–1 | Report | Jack O'Connor 1–2, Jack Flynn 0–4, Ronan Jones 1–1, Matthew Costello 0–3 (0–2f), Cathal Hickey 0–2, Jordan Morris 0–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Conor Laverty announced as new Down senior football manager". Sky Sports. 9 August 2022.
- ^ "2023 Dr McKenna Cup draw throws up intriguing early-season fixtures". Belfast Live. 14 December 2022.
- ^ "GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2023". GAA.ie. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "GAA announces 2023 fixture schedule for all competitions with later dates for All-Ireland finals". Irish Independent. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland finals pushed back one week as GAA Master Fixtures Plan for 2023 announced". Sky Sports. 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Down regain winning feeling after edging past Tipperary in Division 3 opener". RTE. 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Antrim come unstuck by Down's frenzied finish". RTE. 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Sean Quigley strikes late as Fermanagh edge Down in thriller". RTE. 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Second-half surge from Down sees them defeat Westmeath". RTE. 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Cavan recover from slow start to defeat Down and edge closer to promotion". RTE. 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Longford relegated as Down pull away late on". RTE. 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Second-half domination sees Down sign off in style away to Offaly". RTE. 28 March 2023.
- ^ "2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship Draw". Ulster GAA. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "2023 All-Ireland SFC draws RECAP as Ulster champions Derry are pitted against Fermanagh". Belfast Live. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "All-Ireland draw: Mayo and Cork in tough-looking Group 1". RTE. 2 May 2023.