2015 Down football season
2015 season | |||
Manager | Jim McCorry | ||
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Stadium | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
NFL D2 | 1st (Runner-Up) | ||
All Ireland SFC | Round 1 (Qualifiers) | ||
Ulster Championship | Quarter Finals | ||
Dr. McKenna Cup | Group Stages (2nd) | ||
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The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2015 Gaelic football season. It is the first season for new Down manager Jim McCorry.
Contents
Kits
McKenna Cup and National League Kits
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr. McKenna Cup
The draw for the 2015 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 5 November 2014.[1][2]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
4 Jan | Group | Down | 1-09 v 2-11 | Cavan | Páirc Esler, Newry |
11 Jan | Group | Monaghan | 0-11 v 1-12 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
14 Jan | Group | Down | 1-13 v 1-07 | UUJ | Páirc Esler, Newry |
Table
Qualification for next round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Cavan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-34 | 2-30 | 7 | 4 |
Down | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-34 | 3-29 | 5 | 4 |
Monaghan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-44 | 4-35 | -3 | 2 |
UUJ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-25 | 1-43 | -9 | 2 |
Results
4 January 2015
14:00 Group |
Down | 1-09 — 2-11 | Cavan |
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C Laverty (1-1), P Devlin (0-4, 1f, 1 '45'), G Collins (0-1), C McKay (0-1), A McConville (0-1), D O'Hare (0-1, f) | Report | M Reilly (2-1, one pen, 1 '45'), G McKiernan (0-3), B Reilly (0-3, 2f), D McVeety (0-1), J Brady (0-2, 1f), T Hayes (0-1) |
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: B Cassidy |
11 January 2015
14:00 Group |
Monaghan | 0-11 — 1-12 | Down |
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D McKenna (0-3, 2f), D Hughes (0-2), P Finlay (0-2, 1f) , P Kierans (0-1), N McAdam (0-1), T Connolly (0-1), P Meegan (0-1) | Report | D O'Hare (1-2, 0-1f), P Devlin (0-3, 1f, 1'45), K McKernan (0-2), N Madine (0-1), P Downey (0-1), A McConville (0-1), C Garvey (0-1), K Anderson (0-1) |
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: B Cassidy |
14 January 2015
20:00 Group |
Down | 1-13 — 1-07 | University of Ulster GAA |
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C Laverty (1-1), D O’Hare (0-4, 2f), P Devlin (0-2f), D McKay (0-1); N Madine (0-1), P Fitzpatrick (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), A McConville (0-1), C Crilly (0-1) | Report | N McKeever (1-1), C O’Connor (0-3f), P McBrearty (0-2), C Mooney (0-1) |
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: S Laverty |
National Football League Division 2
Down will play in Division Two of the National Football League in 2015. The fixtures were announced on 18 September 2014.[3]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
1 Feb | Group | Kildare | 1-15 v 3-13 | Down | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
7 Feb | Group | Down | 1-11 v 1-15 | Roscommon | Páirc Esler, Newry |
28 Feb | Group | Cavan | 0-08 v 1-09 | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
8 Mar | Group | Down | 1-17 v 1-16 | Galway | Páirc Esler, Newry |
15 Mar | Group | Westmeath | 0-10 v 2-17 | Down | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
28 Mar | Group | Down | 0-10 v 2-11 | Meath | Páirc Esler, Newry |
5 Apr | Group | Down | 3-18 v 1-15 | Laois | Páirc Esler, Newry |
26 Apr | Final | Down | 0-15 v 1-17 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
Table
Division final place & promotion Relegated
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Down (P) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11–89 | 6–90 | 14 | 10 |
Roscommon (P) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7–99 | 6–94 | 8 | 9 |
Meath | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7–87 | 4–80 | 16 | 9 |
Galway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9–88 | 8–85 | 6 | 8 |
Cavan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1–85 | 7–66 | 1 | 7 |
Laois | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8–80 | 5–92 | -3 | 5 |
Westmeath (R) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4–75 | 11-83 | -29 | 4 |
Kildare (R) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-87 | 7-100 | -13 | 4 |
Results
1 February 2015 Round 1 | Kildare | 1-15 — 3-13 | Down | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
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14:00 | N Kelly (1-1), E O’Flaherty (0-4, 3f); D Mulhall (0-4, 2f), F Dowling (0-4), P Fogarty (0-2) | Report | D O’Hare (1-6, 0-4f), P Devlin (0-6, 2f), D O'Hagan (0-1), C Mooney (1-0), A McConville (1-0) | Referee: A Nolan |
7 February 2015 Round 2 | Down | 1-11 — 1-15 | Roscommon | Pairc Esler, Newry |
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19:00 | A McConville (1-1), D O'Hare (0-3, 1f), J Johnston (0-3), P Devlin (0-2, 1'45, 1f), P Fitzpatrick (0-1); C Maginn (0-1) | Report | D Murtagh (1-4, 0-2f), C Cregg (0-3), C Murtagh (0-2), N Daly (0-1), C Cafferky (0-1), M Nally (0-1), D Shine (0-1f), S Kilbride (0-1), D Smith (0-1) | Referee: B Cassidy |
28 February 2015 Round 3 | Cavan | 0-08 — 1-09 | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
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19:00 | J McLoughlin (0-1), M Reilly (0-2f), M Dunne (0-1), N McDermott (0-4f) | Report | D O'Hare (1-3, 0-2f), K McKernan (0-2), L Howard (0-1), D Turley (0-1), C McGovern (0-1), J Johnston (0-1) | Referee: P Hughes |
8 March 2015 Round 4 | Down | 1-17 — 1-16 | Galway | Pairc Esler, Newry |
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14:00 | D O'Hare (1-5, 0-3f), P Devlin (0-4, 2f, 1'45), C Laverty (0-3, 1f), M Poland (0-2), R McGarry (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), D O'Hanlon, C Mooney (0-1) | Report | M Martin (0-5, 4f), D Cummins (0-4, 2f), A Varley (0-2), S Denvir (0-2), G Bradshaw (0-1), P Sweeney (1-0), D Comer (0-1), P Conroy (0-1) | Referee: P Neilan |
15 March 2015 Round 5 | Westmeath | 0-10 — 2-17 | Down | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
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14:00 | R Connellan (0-1f); C McCormack (0-2, 1'45), J Heslin (0-4, 3f, 1sl), S Dempsey (0-3) | Report | D O’Hare (1-4, 0-1f), A McConville (1-2), C Laverty (0-4), M Poland (0-3), D O'Hanlon (0-2), P Devlin (0-1f), K McKernan (0-1) | Referee: J Hickey |
28 March 2015 Round 6 | Down | 0-10 — 2-11 | Meath | Pairc Esler, Newry |
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19:00 | P Devlin (0-3, 2f), K McKernan (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2f), D O'Hanlon (0-1), C Mooney (0-1), J Johnston (0-1) | Report | B Menton (1-2), P Harnan (1-1), M O'Sullivan (0-3f), P O'Rourke (0-1'45), C Gillespie (0-1), J McEntee; E Wallace (0-1), S O'Rourke (0-1), J Wallace (0-1) | Referee: B Cassidy |
6 April 2015 Round 7 | Down | 3-12 — 1-15 | Laois | Pairc Esler, Newry |
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15:00 | P Devlin (1-2, 0-2f), C Laverty (1-1), G Collins (0-1), C McGovern (0-2), C Maginn (0-2), C Mooney (0-2), D O'Hare (0-1f), A McConville (1-0), M Poland (0-1) | Report | R Munnelly (1-4, 1-0pen, 0-3f), E O'Carroll (0-7, 5f, 2'45), D Strong (0-1), R Kehoe (0-1), J O'Loughlin (0-1), N Donoher (0-1 | Referee: R Hickey |
26 April 2015 Final | Down | 0-15 — 1-17 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
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14:00 | D O’Hare (0-5, 3f), K McKernan (0-2), B McArdle (0-1), P Devlin (0-1); C Maginn (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), C Mooney (0-1), P Fitzpatrick (0-1), R Johnston (0-1), J Johnston (0-1f) | Report | C Murtagh (1-2, 0-1f), C Connolly (0-5, 4f), S Kilbride (0-4), C Cregg (0-1), D Murtagh (0-1), U Harney (0-1), D Shine (0-1f), Cafferkey (0-1), D Smith (0-1) | Referee: M Deegan |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2014.[4]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
7 June 2015 | Quarter Final | Derry | 0-12 v 0-11 | Down | Celtic Park, Derry |
Bracket
2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
20px Cavan | 0-15 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-16 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-20 | |||||||||||||||||
20px Fermanagh | 0-13 | |||||||||||||||||
20px Fermanagh | 1-13 | |||||||||||||||||
20px Antrim | 0-08 | |||||||||||||||||
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20px Derry | 0-12 | |||||||||||||||||
20px Down | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
20px Derry | ||||||||||||||||||
20px Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||
20px Armagh | 0-08 | |||||||||||||||||
20px Donegal | 1-13 | 20px Donegal | 2-11 | |||||||||||||||
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Results
2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Following defeat to Derry in the Ulster Championship quarter finals, Down entered the All Ireland in Round 1 of the qualifiers.
Fixtures
Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
27 June 2015 | Round 1B | Wexford | 2-16 v 2-11 | Down | Wexford Park, Wexford |
Notable moments
- On Saturday 19 September 2014 Kilcoo manager Jim McCorry was named as the new Down boss on a 3-year deal.[5]
- On Monday 24 November 2014 former Down All Star Benny Coulter retired from intercounty football following a 15-year career.[6]
- On 20 August 2015 Jim McCorry resigned as Down manager.[7]
References
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- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/gaelic-games/
- ↑ http://ulster.gaa.ie/mckennacup2015/
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2014/0918/644691-mayo-to-launch-league-campaign-against-kerry/
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- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/29274945
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDownGAA/posts/754309037977475
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/34011338