2015 Down county football team season

Down county football team
2015 season
ManagerJim McCorry
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D21st (runner-up)
All-Ireland SFCRound 1 qualifier
Ulster SFCQuarter-finalist
Dr McKenna CupGroup stage (2nd)
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2015 season. It was the first and last season for newly appointed Down manager Jim McCorry in charge.

Kits

McKenna Cup and National League Kits

Home
Away

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2015 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 5 November 2014.

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground
4 Jan Group Down 1-09 v 2-11 Cavan Páirc Esler, Newry
11 Jan Group Monaghan 0-11 v 1-12 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
14 Jan Group Down 1-13 v 1-07 UUJ Páirc Esler, Newry

Table

  Qualification for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Cavan 3 2 0 1 3-34 2-30 7 4
Down 3 2 0 1 3-34 3-29 5 4
Monaghan 3 1 0 2 0-44 4-35 -3 2
UUJ 3 1 0 2 4-25 1-43 -9 2

Results

Group
Down1-09 — 2-11Cavan
C Laverty (1-1), P Devlin (0-4, 1f, 1 '45'), G Collins (0-1), C McKay (0-1), A McConville (0-1), D O'Hare (0-1, f) Report M Reilly (2-1, one pen, 1 '45'), G McKiernan (0-3), B Reilly (0-3, 2f), D McVeety (0-1), J Brady (0-2, 1f), T Hayes (0-1)
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Group
Monaghan0-11 — 1-12Down
D McKenna (0-3, 2f), D Hughes (0-2), P Finlay (0-2, 1f), P Kierans (0-1), N McAdam (0-1), T Connolly (0-1), P Meegan (0-1) Report D O'Hare (1-2, 0-1f), P Devlin (0-3, 1f, 1'45), K McKernan (0-2), N Madine (0-1), P Downey (0-1), A McConville (0-1), C Garvey (0-1), K Anderson (0-1)
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Group
Down1-13 — 1-07University of Ulster GAA
C Laverty (1-1), D O'Hare (0-4, 2f), P Devlin (0-2f), D McKay (0-1); N Madine (0-1), P Fitzpatrick (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), A McConville (0-1), C Crilly (0-1) Report N McKeever (1-1), C O'Connor (0-3f), P McBrearty (0-2), C Mooney (0-1)
Referee: S Laverty

National Football League Division 2

Main article: 2015 National Football League (Ireland)

Down played in Division Two of the National Football League in 2015. The fixtures were announced on 18 September 2014.

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground
1 Feb Group Kildare 1-15 v 3-13 Down St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
7 Feb Group Down 1-11 v 1-15 Roscommon Páirc Esler, Newry
28 Feb Group Cavan 0-08 v 1-09 Down Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
8 Mar Group Down 1-17 v 1-16 Galway Páirc Esler, Newry
15 Mar Group Westmeath 0-10 v 2-17 Down Cusack Park, Mullingar
28 Mar Group Down 0-10 v 2-11 Meath Páirc Esler, Newry
5 Apr Group Down 3-18 v 1-15 Laois Páirc Esler, Newry
26 Apr Final Down 0-15 v 1-17 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin

Table

  Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1
  Automatic relegation to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Down 7 5 0 2 11-89 6-90 14 10
Roscommon 7 4 1 2 7-99 6-94 8 9
Meath 7 4 1 2 7-87 4-80 16 9
Galway 7 4 0 3 9-88 8-85 6 8
Cavan 7 3 1 3 1-85 7-66 1 7
Laois 7 2 1 4 8-80 5-92 -3 5
Westmeath 7 2 0 5 4-75 11-83 -29 4
Kildare 7 2 0 5 7-87 7-100 -13 4

1Roscommon are placed ahead of Meath because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-10 to 0-14).

2Westmeath are placed ahead of Kildare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (0-15 to 0-12).


Results

1 February 2015 Round 1 Kildare 1-15 — 3-13 Down St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
14:00 N Kelly (1-1), E O’Flaherty (0-4, 3f); D Mulhall (0-4, 2f), F Dowling (0-4), P Fogarty (0-2) Report D O'Hare (1-6, 0-4f), P Devlin (0-6, 2f), D O'Hagan (0-1), C Mooney (1-0), A McConville (1-0) Referee: A Nolan
7 February 2015 Round 2 Down 1-11 — 1-15 Roscommon Páirc Esler, Newry
19:00 A McConville (1-1), D O'Hare (0-3, 1f), J Johnston (0-3), P Devlin (0-2, 1'45, 1f), P Fitzpatrick (0-1); C Maginn (0-1) Report D Murtagh (1-4, 0-2f), C Cregg (0-3), C Murtagh (0-2), N Daly (0-1), C Cafferky (0-1), M Nally (0-1), D Shine (0-1f), S Kilbride (0-1), D Smith (0-1) Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
28 February 2015 Round 3 Cavan 0-08 — 1-09 Down Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
19:00 J McLoughlin (0-1), M Reilly (0-2f), M Dunne (0-1), N McDermott (0-4f) Report D O'Hare (1-3, 0-2f), K McKernan (0-2), L Howard (0-1), D Turley (0-1), C McGovern (0-1), J Johnston (0-1) Referee: P Hughes
8 March 2015 Round 4 Down 1-17 — 1-16 Galway Páirc Esler, Newry
14:00 D O'Hare (1-5, 0-3f), P Devlin (0-4, 2f, 1'45), C Laverty (0-3, 1f), M Poland (0-2), R McGarry (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), D O'Hanlon, C Mooney (0-1) Report M Martin (0-5, 4f), D Cummins (0-4, 2f), A Varley (0-2), S Denvir (0-2), G Bradshaw (0-1), P Sweeney (1-0), D Comer (0-1), P Conroy (0-1) Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
15 March 2015 Round 5 Westmeath 0-10 — 2-17 Down Cusack Park, Mullingar
14:00 R Connellan (0-1f); C McCormack (0-2, 1'45), J Heslin (0-4, 3f, 1sl), S Dempsey (0-3) Report D O'Hare (1-4, 0-1f), A McConville (1-2), C Laverty (0-4), M Poland (0-3), D O'Hanlon (0-2), P Devlin (0-1f), K McKernan (0-1) Referee: J Hickey
28 March 2015 Round 6 Down 0-10 — 2-11 Meath Páirc Esler, Newry
19:00 P Devlin (0-3, 2f), K McKernan (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2f), D O'Hanlon (0-1), C Mooney (0-1), J Johnston (0-1) Report B Menton (1-2), P Harnan (1-1), M O'Sullivan (0-3f), P O'Rourke (0-1'45), C Gillespie (0-1), J McEntee; E Wallace (0-1), S O'Rourke (0-1), J Wallace (0-1) Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
6 April 2015 Round 7 Down 3-12 — 1-15 Laois Páirc Esler, Newry
15:00 P Devlin (1-2, 0-2f), C Laverty (1-1), G Collins (0-1), C McGovern (0-2), C Maginn (0-2), C Mooney (0-2), D O'Hare (0-1f), A McConville (1-0), M Poland (0-1) Report R Munnelly (1-4, 1-0pen, 0-3f), E O'Carroll (0-7, 5f, 2'45), D Strong (0-1), R Kehoe (0-1), J O'Loughlin (0-1), N Donoher (0-1 Referee: R Hickey
26 April 2015 Final Down 0-15 — 1-17 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
14:00 D O'Hare (0-5, 3f), K McKernan (0-2), B McArdle (0-1), P Devlin (0-1); C Maginn (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), C Mooney (0-1), P Fitzpatrick (0-1), R Johnston (0-1), J Johnston (0-1f) Report C Murtagh (1-2, 0-1f), C Connolly (0-5, 4f), S Kilbride (0-4), C Cregg (0-1), D Murtagh (0-1), U Harney (0-1), D Shine (0-1f), Cafferkey (0-1), D Smith (0-1) Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2014.

Fixtures

Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground
7 June 2015 Quarter Final Derry 0-12 v 0-11 Down Celtic Park, Derry

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Cavan 0-15
Monaghan 0-16
Monaghan 1-20
Fermanagh 0-13
Fermanagh 1-13
Antrim 0-08
Monaghan 0-11
Donegal 0-10
Derry 0-12
Down 0-11
Derry 0-10
Donegal 1-09
Armagh 0-08
Donegal 1-13 Donegal 2-11
Tyrone 1-10

Results

Quarter-Final
Derry 0-12 - 0-11 Down
Report
Attendance: 10,541

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Following defeat to Derry in the Ulster Championship quarter-finals, Down entered the All-Ireland in Round 1 of the qualifiers.

Fixtures

Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground
27 June 2015 Round 1B Wexford 2-16 v 2-11 Down Wexford Park, Wexford

Notable events

  • On Saturday 19 September 2014, Kilcoo manager Jim McCorry was named as the new Down boss on a three-year deal.
  • On Monday 24 November 2014, former Down All Star Benny Coulter retired from inter-county football following a 15-year career.
  • On 20 August 2015, Jim McCorry resigned as Down manager.

References

  1. ^ "Gaelic Games - BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup 2015".
  3. ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport". RTÉ.ie. 18 September 2014.
  4. ^ GMT (9 October 2014). "BBC Sport - Donegal to face Tyrone in Ulster SFC preliminary round". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. ^ "McCorry named as new Down manager". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Down star Coulter retires from inter-county action". 24 November 2014 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "McCorry quits as Down manager". BBC Sport.