2015 Down football season
| 2015 season | |
| Manager | Jim McCorry |
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| Stadium | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| NFL D2 | 1st (Runner-Up) |
| Dr. McKenna Cup | Group Stages (2nd) |
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← 2014 2016 → | |
The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2015 Gaelic football season. It is the first season for new Down manager Jim McCorry.
Kits
McKenna Cup and National League Kits
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Round 1 1 February 2015 | Kildare | 1-15 — 3-13 | Down | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge | ||
| 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 | ||
| Round 2 7 February 2015 | Down | 1-11 — 1-15 | Roscommon | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
| 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 | ||
| Round 3 28 February 2015 | Cavan | 0-08 — 1-09 | Down | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan | ||
| 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 | ||
| Round 4 08 March 2015 | Down | 1-17 — 1-16 | Galway | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
| 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 | ||
| Round 5 15 March 2015 | Westmeath | 0-10 — 2-17 | Down | Cusack Park, Mullingar | ||
| 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 | ||
| Round 6 28 March 2015 | Down | 0-10 — 2-11 | Meath | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
| 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 | ||
| Round 7 6 April 2015 | Down | 3-12 — 1-15 | Laois | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
| 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 | ||
| Final 26 April 2015 | Down | 0-15 — 1-17 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin | ||
| 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 | v | Down | Celtic Park, Derry |
Bracket
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Ulster final | |||||||||||||||
| Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | Armagh | |||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary Round Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Final Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter Final Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Final Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Cavan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fermanagh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Down's entrance into the 2015 All Ireland Senior Football Championship is dependent on their 2015 provincial championship progress.
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]
References
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ GMT (2014-10-09). "BBC Sport - Donegal to face Tyrone in Ulster SFC preliminary round". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/29274945
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDownGAA/posts/754309037977475
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