2021 Down county football team season

Down county football team 2021 football season

Down county football team2021 season

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

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2022 ->

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.

## Kits

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## Competitions

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### Dr McKenna Cup

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There was no McKenna Cup in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1]

### National Football League Division 2 North

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Main article: 2021 National Football League (Ireland)

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]

#### Table

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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

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

#### Fixtures

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15 May 2021

14:00

Round 1

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)

MacHale Park, Castlebar

Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

23 May 2021

15:45

Round 2

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)

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

30 May 2021

13:45

Round 3

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)

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

12 June 2021

18:15

Relegation play-off

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)

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

### Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Main article: 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2021 Ulster Championship was made on 22 April 2021.[10] [11]

#### Fixtures

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27 June 2021

19:00

Preliminary Round

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)

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

#### Bracket

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| Preliminary round | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| | | |  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 | |

### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Main article: 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

## References

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1. ^ "GAA fixture calendar for 2021 revealed". Impartial Reporter. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
2. ^ "Inter-county leagues and championships revamped for 2021 season". BBC Sport. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
3. ^ Fogarty, John (19 December 2020). "New League structure as GAA master calendar for 2021 revealed". Irish Examiner.
4. ^ "Longford pitted with provincial champions in 2021 National Football League". www.longfordleader.ie.
5. ^ "2021 League and Championships – Overview". www.gaa.ie.
6. ^ "No Activity For Clare GAA Sides Until Easter At The Earliest". 11 February 2021.
7. ^ Fogarty, John (27 January 2021). "What will the delayed GAA season look like? Here are four possible scenarios". Irish Examiner.
8. ^ Fogarty, John (26 January 2021). "GAA officials redrawing League and Championship calendars". Irish Examiner.
9. ^ "Division Two: Down defeat Laois in relegation play-off". BBC Sport. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
10. ^ "2021 GAA Football and Hurling Championship Draws: Munster, Connacht, Leinster and Ulster pairings decided". Sky Sports. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
11. ^ "Ulster SFC: Reigning champions Cavan draw Tyrone in quarter-finals". BBC. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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* Seán O'Neill
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Football|

| Championship|

* Connacht SFC
* final
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* final
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* final

* All-Ireland Series:
* Qualifiers
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League (NFL)|

* Division 1
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* Division 3
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Preseason competitions|

* Dr McKenna Cup
* FBD Connacht
* McGrath Cup
* O'Byrne Cup (all cancelled due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic)

Other adult competitions|

* Club Championship
* International Rules Series
* Sigerson (cancelled due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic)

Youth competitions|

| Under-20|

* All-Ireland
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Under-17|

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Hurling|

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Tier 1|

* Leinster SHC
* final
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* final

* All-Ireland Series:
* Championship
* final

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Tiers 2 to 5|

* Joe McDonagh Cup
* final
* Christy Ring Cup
* final
* Nicky Rackard Cup
* final
* Lory Meagher Cup

League (NHL)|

* Division 1 (Group A · Group B)
* Division 2A
* Division 2B
* Division 3A
* Division 3B

Preseason competitions|

* Walsh Cup
* Kehoe Cup
* Munster Senior Hurling League (all cancelled due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic)

Other adult competitions|

* Club Championship
* Fitzgibbon (cancelled due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic)

Youth competitions|

| Under-20|

* All-Ireland
* Leinster
* Munster

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Under-17|

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County team seasons|

* Tipperary

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*[PD]: Point difference
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