2018 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2018 season
ManagerÉamonn Burns
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D27th (relegated)
All-Ireland SFCRound 2 qualifier
Ulster SFCSemi-finalist
Dr McKenna CupGroup stage (3rd)
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2018 season.

Kits

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Home
Away

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Dr McKenna Cup

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The draw for the 2018 Dr McKenna Cup was made in November 2017.[1]

Fixtures

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Down's tie against the University of Ulster was postponed due to an unplayable pitch.[2]

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
3 Jan Group Down 0-13 v 2-12 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry [3]
7 Jan Group Down v University of Ulster St. Mary's Park, Burren [4]
10 Jan Group Derry 1-14 v 2-10 Down Owenbeg, Dungiven [5]
14 Jan Group Down 1-14 v 0-09 University of Ulster St. Mary's Park, Burren [6]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PR Pts Qualification
1 Armagh 3 2 1 0 47 38 1.237 5 Advance to semi-final
2 Derry 3 2 0 1 50 52 0.962 4
3 Down 3 1 0 2 46 44 1.045 2
4 Ulster University 3 0 1 2 40 49 0.816 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2018. Source: Ulster GAA

National Football League Division 2

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Down played in Division Two of the National Football League in 2018.[7]

Fixtures

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Fixtures for the 2018 National League were announced on 13 October 2017.[8] Down's fifth fixture against Cavan was postponed due to 2018 Great Britain and Ireland cold wave.[9] The game was rescheduled for 10 March 2018.[10] Due to further snow in March the fixture against Tipperary on 18 March was also postponed.[11]

Despite a victory on the final day of the campaign, Down were relegated to Division 3 following a win for Meath over Louth on the same day.

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
Sunday 27 January Group Louth 0-11 v 1-14 Down Drogheda Park [12]
Sunday 4 February Group Down 0-10 v 1-13 Cork Páirc Esler, Newry [13]
Sunday 11 February Group Roscommon 0-07 v 0-12 Down Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon [14]
Sunday 25 February Group Down 1-10 v 1-12 Clare Páirc Esler, Newry [15]
Saturday 3 March Group Cavan P v P Down Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan [16]
Saturday 10 March Group Cavan 0-17 v 0-14 Down Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan [17]
Sunday 18 March Group Down P v P Tipperary Páirc Esler, Newry [18]
Sunday 25 March Group Meath 4-14 v 1-14 Down Páirc Tailteann, Navan [19]
Saturday 31 March Group Down 2-10 v 1-10 Tipperary Páirc Esler, Newry [20]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Roscommon 7 5 1 1 126 105 +21 11 Advance to Division 2 Final
2 Cavan 7 5 1 1 122 99 +23 11
3 Clare 7 3 2 2 101 111 −10 8
4 Tipperary 7 3 1 3 128 106 +22 7
5 Meath 7 3 1 3 126 112 +14 7
6 Cork 7 3 0 4 111 108 +3 6
7 Down 7 3 0 4 100 106 −6 6 Relegation to Division 3
8 Louth 7 0 0 7 76 143 −67 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2018. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.


Results

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Round 1
Louth 0-11 - 1-14Down
William Woods 0-6 (5fs), Tommy Durnin 0-2, Derek Maguire 0-2, Andy McDonnell 0-1. Report Connaire Harrison 1-3, Darragh O’Hanlon 0-3 (3fs), Aaron Morgan and Caolan Mooney 0-2 each, Niall Donnelly, and Shay Millar, Donal O'Hare and Kevin McKernan 0-1 each.
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
Round 2
Down 0-10 - 1-13Cork
A Doherty (0-3, 3f); D O'Hanlon (0-2, 2f), C Mooney, C Maginn, S Millar (0-1); C Harrison, K McKernan (all 0-1). Report M Collins (1-5, 2f), C O'Neill (0-5, 4f), S White (0-2), P Kelleher (0-1).
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Round 3
Roscommon 0-07 - 0-12Down
Cian McKeon (2fs), Diarmuid Murtagh (2fs) and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Conor Devaney 0-1. Report Donal O'Hare 0-3 (2fs), Niall Donnelly, Caolan Mooney, Ryan Johnston, Colm Flanagan, Anthony Doherty ('45), Darren O'Hagan, Darragh O’Hanlon (f), Barry O'Hagan, Niall Madine 0-1 each
Round 4
Down 1-10 - 1-12Clare
Donal O'Hare 1-4 (3f), Anthony Doherty 0-2 (1f, one '45'), Shay Millar 0-1, Darragh O'Hanlon 0-1, Caolan Mooney 0-1, Aaron Morgan 0-1 Report Eoin Cleary 0-7 (6f), Sean O'Donoghue 1-0, Cian O'Dea 0-1, Kieran Malone 0-1, Keelan Sexton 0-1, Eoghan Collins 0-1, David Tubridy 0-1
Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
Round 5
Cavan 0-17 - 0-14Down
Gearoid McKiernan 0-4, Caoimhin O'Reilly 0-3 (2fs), Cian Mackey 0-2, Conor Bradley 0-2, Raymond Galligan 0-1 (45), Bryan Magee 0-1 (f), Dara McVeety 0-1, Conor Moynagh 0-1, Oisin Kiernan 0-1 Report Donal O'Hare 0-4 (3fs), Connaire Harrison 0-3 (1f), Anthony Doherty 0-2 (2fs), Shay Millar 0-1, Ryan Johnston 0-1, Caolan Mooney 0-1, Ruairi Wells 0-1, Kevin McKernan 0-1
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Round 6
Meath 4-14 - 1-14Down
Donal Lenihan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 3fs, 1'45); Graham Reilly 1-2, Padraig McKeever 1-1, Sean Tobin 1-0, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-3, Ben Brennan 0-1, Bryan Menton 0-1, Paddy Kennelly 0-1 Report Donal O'Hare 0-5 (5fs), Anthony Doherty 1-1, Connaire Harrison 0-2, Darragh O'Hanlon 0-2 (2fs), Kevin McKernan 0-1, Darren O'Hagan 0-1, Caolan Mooney 0-1, Ryan McAleenan 0-1
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Round 7
Down 2-10 - 1-10Tipperary
Donal O'Hare 1-2 (pen, 2f), Sean Dornan 1-1, Caolan Mooney 0-3, Conor Maginn 0-2, Peter Turley 0-1, Anthony Doherty 0-1 ('45'), Ryan Johnston 0-1 Report Michael Quinlivan 1-1, Jack Kennedy 0-3 (2f), Conor Sweeney 0-3 (1f), Kevin O'Halloran 0-2 (1f), Kevin Fahey 0-1, Josh Keane 0-1 (f).

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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The draw for the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 19 October 2017, with Down being drawn at home to Antrim in the quarter-final stage.[21] Down progressed to the Ulster semi-finals but lost to Donegal in Clones on 10 June.

Fixtures

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Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground Ref
Saturday 26 May 2018 Quarter Final Down 1-18 v 0-14 Antrim Pairc Esler, Newry [22]
Sunday 10 June 2018 Semi Final Down 1-12 v 2-22 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Bracket

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Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Fermanagh 0-12
Armagh 0-7
Fermanagh 1-8
Monaghan 0-10
Tyrone 1-16
Monaghan 1-18
Fermanagh 0-12
Donegal 2-18
Down 1-18
Antrim 0-14
Down 1-12
Donegal 2-22
Derry 0-16
Donegal 2-20 Donegal 2-16
Cavan 1-15

Results

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Quarter Final
Down 0-11 - 1-14Antrim
D O'Hare 7 (5f), A Doherty 3 (3f), S Millar 2, S Dornan 2, B McArdle 1, C Mooney 1, K McKernan 1-1, C Harrison 1 Report P McBride 4 (2f), C Murray 4 (1f), R Murray 2 (1f), M Fitzpatrick 1, C Duffin 1
Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Semi Final
Down 1-12 - 2-22Donegal
D O'Hare 0-4 (3f), C Harrison 0-4, C Maginn 0-2, C Mooney 0-1, N Donnelly 1-1 Report P McBrearty 0-6 (3f), M Murphy 0-5 (3f), J Brennan 0-3, P Brennan 1-2, R McHugh 0-2, C Ward 0-1, C Thompson 0-1, S McMenamin 0-1, M McHugh 0-1, L McLoone 1-0
Attendance: 12,051
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Fixtures

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Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground Ref
Saturday 23 June Round 2 Cavan 1-14 v 0-15 Down Brewster Park, Enniskillen [23]

Results

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Round 2
Cavan 1-14 - 0-15Down
Padraig Faulkner (0-1), Enda Ciaran Brady (0-2), Sean McCormack (0-1), Oisin Kiernan (0-1), Gearoid McKiernan (1-2), Niall Murray (0-2), Conor Bradley (0-1), Dara McVeety (0-1), Sean Johnston (0-3f) Report Anthony Doherty (0-4f), Peter Turley (0-1), Ronan Millar (0-4, 3f), Kevin McKernan (0-1), Conor Maginn (0-1), Sean Dornan (0-2), Connaire Harrison (0-1), David McKibbin (0-1)
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, William; Hasson, Michael (1 December 2017). "Bank of Ireland Renew Dr McKenna Cup Sponsorship". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (7 January 2018). "BOI McKenna Cup Down vs UU is postponed to another dated use to unplayable pitch, new date to be announced within 24 hrs" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (3 January 2018). "BOI Dr Mc Kenna cup first round result from Pairc Esler Armagh 2.12 Down 0.13 fairly lively second half from both teams" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (7 January 2018). "BOI McKenna Cup Down vs UU is postponed to another dated use to unplayable pitch, new date to be announced within 24 hrs" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (10 January 2018). "BOI McKenna Cup Full time Down 2.10 Derry 1.14 #BOIMcKennaCup" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (14 January 2018). "BOI McKenna Cup 2nd half Down 1.14 UU 0.09 point by Barry O'Hagan #BOIMcKennaCup" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Down secure status with Cork draw". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Draft 2018 Allianz League fixtures released". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (1 March 2018). "All Allianz Football and Hurling league fixtures scheduled for this weekend have been postponed. https://t.co/JUEOiAdAR8" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "This weekend's Allianz League fixtures". Gaelic Athletic Association. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  11. ^ The GAA [@officialgaa] (18 March 2018). "#GAA news: #AllianzLeagues Division 2 - @OfficialDownGAA v @TipperaryGAA OFF - CCCC will confirm re-fixture details on Tuesday" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Harrison nets decisive goal".
  13. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Collins helps Cork to first win".
  14. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Fine away success for Down".
  15. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Clare stun Down".
  16. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (1 March 2018). "All Allianz Football and Hurling league fixtures scheduled for this weekend have been postponed. https://t.co/JUEOiAdAR8" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (10 March 2018). "Allianz League Div 2 Cavan 0.17 Down 0.14 full time" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ The GAA [@officialgaa] (18 March 2018). "#GAA news: #AllianzLeagues Division 2 - @OfficialDownGAA v @TipperaryGAA OFF - CCCC will confirm re-fixture details on Tuesday" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (25 March 2018). "Allianz Leagues Div 2 Full time Down 1.14 Meath 4.14" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (31 March 2018). "Allianz Leagues Div 2 Second half Down 2.10 Tipperary 1.10" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ The GAA [@officialgaa] (19 October 2017). "2018 @UlsterGAA SFC QFs @TyroneGAALive v @monaghangaa & @OfficialDownGAA v @AontroimGAA" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ The GAA [@officialgaa] (19 October 2017). "2018 @UlsterGAA SFC QFs @TyroneGAALive v @monaghangaa & @OfficialDownGAA v @AontroimGAA" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (23 June 2018). "Cavan come from behind to defeat Down in fiery clash".

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