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2012 Donegal county football team season

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Donegal county football team
2012 season
ManagerJim McGuinness
StadiumMacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
All-Ireland SFCWinners
Ulster SFCWinners
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The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2012 season. It was the franchise's 108th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team ended the season as All-Ireland champions after winning Sam Maguire MMXII.

Jim McGuinness returned for his second season as the team's manager. Pioneer of the game's revolutionary tactic The System,[1] he entered the season having won the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship in his first season at the helm. Consecutive Ulster titles were a possibility, a first in team history, and the 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship duly followed. McGuinness then became only the second manager, after Brian McEniff at the helm of the fabled Sam MCMXCII side, to lead Donegal to the All-Ireland title.

Panel

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↑ Team as per Donegal v Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on 23 September 2012

No. Player Position Club
1 Paul Durcan Goalkeeper The Four Masters
2 Paddy McGrath Right corner back Ard an Rátha
3 Neil McGee Full back Gaoth Dobhair
4 Frank McGlynn Left corner back Glenfin
5 Eamon McGee Right half back Gaoth Dobhair
6 Karl Lacey Centre back The Four Masters
7 Anthony Thompson Left half back Naomh Conaill
8 Neil Gallagher Midfield Glenswilly
9 Rory Kavanagh Midfield St Eunan's
10 Ryan Bradley Right half forward Buncrana
11 Leo McLoone Centre forward Naomh Conaill
12 Mark McHugh Left half forward Cill Chartha
13 Patrick McBrearty Right corner forward Cill Chartha
14 Michael Murphy (c) Full forward Glenswilly
15 Colm McFadden Left corner forward St Michael's
No. Player Position Club
16 Michael Boyle Substitute Termon
17 Martin McElhinney Substitute St Michael's
18 Marty Boyle Substitute Naomh Conaill
19 David Walsh Substitute Naomh Bríd
20 Christy Toye Substitute St Michael's
21 Stephen Griffin Substitute St Naul's
22 Daniel McLaughlin Substitute St Michael's
23 Martin O'Reilly Substitute Seán MacCumhaill's
24 Dermot Molloy Substitute Naomh Conaill
25 Declan Walsh Substitute Malin
26 Adrian Hanlon Substitute An Clochán Liath
No. Player Position Club
Antoin McFadden Panelist St Michael's
Gary McFadden Panelist Glenswilly
Peter McGee Panelist Gaoth Dobhair
Tommy McKinley Panelist Naomh Colmcille
Kevin Rafferty Panelist St Eunan's
Peter Witherow Panelist St Michael's

Competitions

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Dr McKenna Cup

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Main article: 2012 Dr McKenna Cup

Conor McManus from Cork was part of the panel after transferring to Cill Chartha due to work commitments and being called into McGuinness's panel. He made his Donegal debut against UUJ at O'Donnell Park on 8 January, playing in midfield beside Neil Gallagher. He was half-time substitute against Cavan at Breffni Park on 15 January. His third and final appearance for the county came as a corner-forward against Derry at MacCumhaill Park on 18 January. McManus did not participate in Donegal's league campaign as by then his work brought him to Limerick, allowing him to return to his native club Clonakilty.[2]

League

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Main article: 2012 National Football League (Ireland)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Main article: 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round
Cavan1-10 - 1-16Donegal
N McDermott 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), E Keating 0-5, D Givney 0-2, G McKiernan, J Brady 0-1 each Report C McFadden 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), R Kavanagh 0-3, M McHugh, L McLoone 0-2 each, N McGee, F McGlynn, N Gallagher 0-1 each
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
Quarter-final
Donegal2-13 - 0-9Derry
C McFadden L McLoone 1-0, M Murphy 0-3 (3f), P McBrearty, D Walsh 0-2 each, R Bradley, N Gallagher, A Thompson, F McGlynn 0-1 each. Report P Bradley 0-6 (5f), M Lynch, SL McGoldrick, E Bradley (’45) 0-1 each.
Attendance: 11,207
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Semi-final
Tyrone0-10 - 0-12Donegal
Stephen O'Neill, J McMahon (2f) 0-2 each, C Clarke, C Gormley (45), D Carlin, Sean O'Neill; Mark Donnelly, M Penrose 0-1 each Report M Murphy (3f), C McFadden (2f) 0-3 each, R Kavanagh 0-2, R Bradley, K Lacey, P McBrearty, M McHugh 0-1 each
Attendance: 17, 730
Final
Down0-13 - 2-18Donegal
L Doyle (2f) 0-4 , D O'Hare (1f) 0-2 , C Laverty, A Rogers, K McKernan, A Brannigan, C Maginn, D Hughes, E McCartan 0-1 each Report L McLoone, F McGlynn 1-0 each, C McFadden (3f) 0-6 , Declan Walsh, R Bradley, M McHugh, M McElhinney 0-2 each, David Walsh, D McLaughlin, P McBrearty, M Murphy 0-1 each
Attendance: 34, 696
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Main article: 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final
Donegal1-12 - 1-10Kerry
C McFadden (1-00sl, 2f) 1-05 , M Murphy (2f) 0-03 , L McLoone, P McBrearty, C Toye, K Lacey 0-01 each Report C Cooper (2f) 0-04 , K Donaghy 1-00, A Maher 0-02, B Sheehan (1f), Declan O'Sullivan, J O'Donoghue, P Galvin 0-01 each
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Semi-final
Cork1-11 - 0-16Donegal
C O'Neill 1-03, C O'Neill 0-03, P Kerrigan 0-02, D Goulding (f), P Kelly, A Walsh 0-01 each Report C McFadden (2f, 1 '45) 0-05 , M Murphy (3f) 0-03 , K Lacey 0-02, M McHugh, A Thompson, F McGlynn, D Walsh, M McElhinney, R Kavanagh 0-01 each
Attendance: 55,169
Main article: 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Final
Donegal2-11 - 0-13Mayo
M Murphy (3f), C McFadden (3f) 1-04 each, R Bradley, N Gallagher, F McGlynn 0-1 each Report C O'Connor (5f) 0-05 , E Varley (1f), K McLoughlin 0-02 each, L Keegan, M Conroy, R Feeney, J Gibbons 0-01 each
Attendance: 82,269

Post-season

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Further information: Match for Michaela

Played under floodlights[3] at Casement Park in Belfast on Saturday 3 November 2012, this game was held in memory of Michaela McAreavey. Donegal, in their first outing as All-Ireland champions, played a team comprising players from the rest of Ulster in an event intended to raise funds for The Michaela Foundation.[4][5]

Kit

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Management team

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Awards

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Donegal News Sports Personality of the Month

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The Sunday Game Team of the Year

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The Sunday Game selected Paul Durcan, Neil McGee, Frank McGlynn, Karl Lacey, Mark McHugh, Neil Gallagher, Colm McFadden and Michael Murphy on its Team of the Year.[11]

All Stars

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Donegal achieved eight All Stars, a record for a single season in team history. Karl Lacey was named All Stars Footballer of the Year.

Pos. Player Team Appearances
GK Paul Durcan Donegal 1
RCB Neil McGee Donegal 2
FB Ger Cafferkey Mayo 1
LCB Keith Higgins Mayo 1
RWB Lee Keegan Mayo 1
CB Karl LaceyFOTY Donegal 4
LWB Frank McGlynn Donegal 1
MD Neil Gallagher Donegal 1
MD Aidan Walsh Cork 2
RWF Paul Flynn Dublin 2
CF Alan Dillon Mayo 2
LWF Mark McHugh Donegal 1
RCF Colm O'Neill Cork 1
FF Michael Murphy Donegal 1
LCF Colm McFadden Donegal 1
County breakdown
  • Donegal = 8
  • Mayo = 4
  • Cork = 2
  • Dublin = 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Duggan, Keith (2 September 2014). "Neil McGee: pushing bodies on was key to Dublin upset — 'We went away to a training camp for four, five days and Jim more or less broke down their game plan and we exploited it'". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2014. One of the lazier stereotypes about the Donegal defensive game — generally labelled 'the system' — is that it somehow does the work on its own. But McGee had plenty of moments in the spotlight with Brogan on Sunday and took his turn roaming forward like the other Donegal back six.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (22 August 2012). "Sampling Gaelic football life with the Rebels and Tír Chonaill". The42.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ^ Bogue, Declan (25 October 2012). "GAA Match for Michaela squads announced". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ^ Bogue, Declan (27 October 2012). "GAA stars to turn out for Michaela". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Jim McGuinness names strong Donegal side to compete in Match for Michaela". The Score. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ^ Craig, Frank (17 September 2020). "Devenney doesn't expect the decider to be a classic". Donegal News. p. 57. Devenney said [regarding the 2020 Donegal SFC final, ahead of its second postponement]: 'Kilcar are so well conditioned. They've Adam Speer in the background. He's a top man. He was with Donegal in 2012 and he knows how to get teams into that frame of physical fitness'.
  7. ^ Craig, Frank. "Interview: Keepers deserve their 'Pat' on the back". Ardara. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. As well as Pat, the hospital's surgical consultant, Kevin Moran; team doctor, Charlie McManus and team physio, Dermot Simpson, are all part of McGuinness' backroom team.
  8. ^ McNulty, Chris (26 July 2012). "Frank McGlynn – June 2012 Donegal News Sports Personality Winner". Donegal News. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  9. ^ McNulty, Chris (10 September 2012). "Neil Gallagher – August 2012 Donegal News Sports Personality winner". Donegal News. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  10. ^ McNulty, Chris (19 October 2012). "Michael Murphy – September 2012 Donegal News Sports Personality Winner". Donegal News. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  11. ^ Maguire, Stephen (23 September 2012). "Donegal team clean up on Sunday Game Team of the Year". Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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