2021 season | |
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Manager | Paddy Tally |
Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
NFL D2 | Relegation play-off winner |
All-Ireland SFC | Did not qualify |
Ulster SFC | Preliminary round |
Dr McKenna Cup | Cancelled |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2021 season, which was its 118th year. The season was suspended until May 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
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There was no McKenna Cup in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1]
Down were promoted to Division 2 following their 2020 campaign, however in December 2020, it was announced that each division would be divided into North and South sections in order to reduce fixtures and minimise cross-border matches.[2] Teams will play three league games, plus possibly two knockout matches, allowing the tournament to be finished in just five rounds of games.[3][4][5] In February 2021, it was announced that the league would be delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but that cancelling it would be a last resort.[6][7][8]
The National League began on 15 May 2021. Following two defeats Down entered into the relegation play-offs, beating Laois 2-19 - 2-12 to retain their Division 2 status for the 2022 campaign.[9]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mayo (P) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 6 | Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 1 |
2 | Meath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 2 | Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3 |
4 | Westmeath (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 0 |
Mayo | 2-21 - 1-11 | Down |
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Cillian O'Connor (0-8), Tommy Conroy (1-3), Ryan O'Donoghue (1-1), Matthew Ruane (0-2), Jordan Flynn (0-1), Fionn McDonagh (0-1), Michael Plunkett (0-1), Diarmuid O'Connor (0-1), Bryan Walsh (0-1), Eoghan McLaughlin (0-1) | Report | Barry O'Hagan 0-5 (0-4), Stephen McConville 1-0, Corey Quinn 0-2 (0-1), James Guinness (0-1), Daniel Guinness (0-1), Paul Devlin (0-1), Liam Kerr (0-1) |
Meath | 2-15 - 0-14 | Down |
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Cillian O'Sullivan (2-1), Jordan Morris (0-7), Thomas O'Reilly (0-1), Andrew Colgan (0-1) Cathal Hickey (0-1), Ethan Devine (0-1), Bryan McMahon (0-1), Matthew Costello (0-1), Eamon Wallace (0-1) | Report | Paul Devlin (0-5), Cory Quinn (0-4), Ryan McEvoy (0-2), Conor McCrickard (0-2), Barry O’Hagan (0-1) |
Westmeath | 1-09 - 0-13 | Down |
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John Heslin 0-6, Fola Ayorinde 1-0, Ronan O'Toole 0-1, Brandon Kelly 0-1, Ger Egan 0-1 | Report | Corey Quinn 0-7, Paul Devlin 0-2, Pierce Laverty (0-1), Ryan McEvoy (0-1), Liam Kerry (0-1), Caolan Molloy (0-1) |
Down | 2-19 - 2-12 | Laois |
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Barry O'Hagan (1-9), Caolan Mooney (1-2), Cory Quinn (0-2), Liam Kerr (0-1), Darren O'Hagan (0-1), Pierce Laverty (0-1), Gerard Collins (0-1), Stephen McConville (0-1), Conor McCrickard (0-1) | Report | Donie Kingston (1-3), Evan O'Carroll (1-0), Niall Corbet (0-3), Kieran Lillis (0-2), Colm Begley (0-1), Eoin Lowry (0-1), Colm Murphy (0-1), Gary Walsh (0-1) |
The draw for the 2021 Ulster Championship was made on 22 April 2021.[10] [11]
Down | 1-12 - 2-25 | Donegal |
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Caolan Mooney (1-0), Barry O'Hagan (0-8), Liam Kerr (0-2), James Guinness (0-1), Darren O'Hagan (0-1) | Report | Patrick McBrearty (1-6), Jamie Brennan (1-1), Ryan McHugh (0-4), Michael Langan (0-4), Peadar Mogan (0-3), Michael Murphy (0-2), Ciaran Thompson (0-1), Niall O'Donnell (0-1), Eoin McHugh (0-1), Conor O'Donnell (0-1), Ethan O'Donnell (0-1) |
Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 4-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 2-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 4-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 1-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 0-23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down | 1-12 | Donegal | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 2-25 |
Down could only enter the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship if they won the Ulster Championship. Following a defeat to Donegal, Down did not enter the 2021 All-Ireland Championship.