2018 season | |
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Manager | Éamonn Burns |
Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
NFL D2 | 7th (relegated) |
All-Ireland SFC | Round 2 qualifier |
Ulster SFC | Semi-finalist |
Dr McKenna Cup | Group stage (3rd) |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2018 season.
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Away
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Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
The draw for the 2018 Dr McKenna Cup was made in November 2017.[1]
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] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Down played in Division Two of the National Football League in 2018.[7]
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] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Louth | 0-11 - 1-14 | Down |
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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. |
Down | 0-10 - 1-13 | Cork |
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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). |
Roscommon | 0-07 - 0-12 | Down |
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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 |
Down | 1-10 - 1-12 | Clare |
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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 |
Cavan | 0-17 - 0-14 | Down |
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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 |
Meath | 4-14 - 1-14 | Down |
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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 |
Down | 2-10 - 1-10 | Tipperary |
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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). |
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.
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 |
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 |
Down | 0-11 - 1-14 | Antrim |
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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 |
Down | 1-12 - 2-22 | Donegal |
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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 |
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] |
Cavan | 1-14 - 0-15 | Down |
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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) |