2014 Down football season
2014 season | |||
Manager | James McCartan, Junior | ||
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Stadium | Pairc Esler, Newry | ||
NFL D2 | 4th | ||
All Ireland SFC | Round 2B | ||
Ulster Championship | Preliminary Round | ||
Dr. McKenna Cup | Group stages (3rd) | ||
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The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2014 Gaelic football season. This season marks the 20th anniversary of Down's last All Ireland win in 1994, which is also the year they last won the Ulster Championship.
Kits
McKenna Cup and National League Kits
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Away
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr. McKenna Cup
The draw for the 2014 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 12 November 2013.[1]
The final McKenna Cup tie for UUJ vs Cavan was cancelled due to UUJ withdrawing from the competition.[2]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
5 Jan | Group | Down | 1-15 v 0-07 | UUJ | Páirc Esler, Newry |
12 Jan | Group | Cavan | 1-09 v 0-05 | Down | O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt |
15 Jan | Group | Down | 0-10 v 1-12 | Antrim | Páirc Esler, Newry |
Table
Qualified for next round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Cavan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-21 | 0-17 | 16 | 6 |
Antrim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-41 | 5-30 | 2 | 4 |
Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-30 | 2-28 | -1 | 2 |
UUJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-15 | 2-32 | -17 | 0 |
- 15/01/14 Cavan vs UUJ – UUJ Concede fixture due to inability to field team [3]
Results
5 January 2014 14:00 Group |
Down | 1-15 — 0-07 | UUJ |
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M Poland (0-5), C O Hare (0-3), P Fitzpatrick (1-0), E Mc Cartan (0-1), D Mc Cartan (0-1), Liam Devlin (0-1), K King (0-1), C Harrison (0-1), N Madine (0-1), G Mc Ardle (0-1) | Report | D Savage (0-3), D Mc Kay(0-1), C O Boyle (0-1), P Mc Polin (0-1), N Mc Keever (0-1) |
Pairc Esler, Newry Referee: J McQuillan |
12 January 2014 14:00 Group |
Cavan | 1-09 — 0-05 | Down |
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E Keating (0-3), K Tierney (1-0), T Mooney (0-2), D Givney (0-2), P Tinnelly (0-1), N Murray (0-1) | Report | N Madine (0-2), D O'Hanlon (0-1), R Boyle (0-1), B Coulter (0-1) |
O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt Referee: S Hurson |
15 January 2014 19:00 Group |
Down | 0-10 — 1-12 | Antrim |
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N Madine (0-4), D O'Hanlon (0-3), L Doyle (0-2), A Carr (0-1) | Report | P Cunningham (1-3), P Maguire (0-2), M Sweeney (0-1), M McCann (0-1), P Kelly (0-1), C Duffin (0-1), M Pollock (0-1, B Neeson (0-1), CJ McGourty (0-1) |
Pairc Esler, Newry Referee: S McNamee |
National Football League Division 2
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
1 Feb | Group | Down | Monaghan | Páirc Esler, Newry | |
2 Feb | Group | Down | 1-11 v 0-14 | Monaghan | Páirc Esler, Newry |
7 Feb | Group | Armagh | 2-05 v 2-07 | Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
1 Mar | Group | Down | 4-16 v 0-09 | Louth | Páirc Esler, Newry |
9 Mar | Group | Galway | 1-12 v 0-08 | Down | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
16 Mar | Group | Down | 1-09 v 0-10 | Donegal | Páirc Esler, Newry |
29 Mar | Group | Meath | 1-14 v 1-11 | Down | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
6 Apr | Group | Laois | 1-16 v 2-10 | Down | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
- 01/02/14 Down vs Monaghan – Postponed due to waterlogged pitch [4]
Table
Division final place & promotion Relegated
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Donegal (P) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9-97 | 7-67 | +36 | 11 |
Monaghan (P) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3-107 | 3-78 | +29 | 11 |
Meath | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8-87 | 8-95 | –5 | 9 |
Down | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11-72 | 5-80 | +10 | 7 |
Laois | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-89 | 6-100 | –8 | 6 |
Galway | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-84 | 8-87 | –16 | 5 |
Armagh (R) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-86 | 8-86 | –10 | 5 |
Louth (R) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8-83 | 13-114 | –43 | 2 |
Results
2 February 2014 Round 1 | Down | 1-11 — 0-14 | Monaghan | Páirc Esler, Newry |
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14:00 | D O'Hare (0-4), J Johnston (0-2), R Boyle (0-1), C Garvey (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), C Maginn (1-0), R Johnston (0-1), E McCartan (0-1) | Report | J McCarron (0-7), T Kerr (0-2), C McManus (0-2), C McGuinness (0-1), R Beggan (0-1), P Finlay (0-1) | Referee: C Reilly |
7 February 2014 Round 2 | Armagh | 2-05 — 2-07 | Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
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19:00 | K Dyas (1-0), S Harold (1-0), C Rafferty (0-1), S Campbell (0-1), J Clarke (0-1), T Kernan (0-1), R Tasker (0-1) | Report | M Poland (2-0), K McKernan (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2), N Madine (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), E McCartan (0-1) | Attendance: 5,557 Referee: D Coldrick |
1 March 2014 Round 3 | Down | 4-16 — 0-09 | Louth | Páirc Esler, Newry |
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19:00 | D O Hare (1-10), B Coulter (2-00), C Maginn (1-00), N Madine (0-02), K McKernan (0-01), J Johnston (0-01), M Poland (0-01), P Fitzpatrick (0-01) | Report | D Byrne (0-03), C Judge (0-02), D Clarke (0-02), B White (0-01), K Rodgers (0-01) | Referee: M Higgins |
9 March 2014 Round 4 | Galway | 1-12 — 0-08 | Down | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
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14:00 | M Martin (0-3), E Hoare (0-3), J Kavanagh (0-2), P Varley (0-1), T Flynn (0-1), S Armstrong (0-1), G Sice (0-1), D Cummins (1-0) | Report | D O'Hare (0-6), K McKernan (0-2) | Referee: D O Mahoney |
16 March 2014 Round 5 | Down | 1-09 — 0-10 | Donegal | Páirc Esler, Newry |
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14:00 | N Madine (1-1), M Poland (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2), C Garvey (0-2), K McKernan (0-1), C Laverty (0-1) | Report | M Murphy (0-3), C McFadden (0-2), D Molloy (0-2), L McLoone (0-1), M McElhinney (0-1), N Gallagher (0-1) | Referee: C O'Hagan |
29 March 2014 Round 6 | Meath | 1-14 — 1-11 | Down | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
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19:00 | Graham Reilly 1-2; Stephen Bray 0-3; Shane O'Rourke 0-2, Andrew Tormey 0-2, Damien Carroll 0-2; Michael Newman 0-1, Seamus Kenny 0-1, Bryan Menton 0-1. | Report | Donal O'Hare 0-6; Ambrose Rodgers 1-0; Daniel McCartan 0-1, Mark Polan 0-1, Niall Madine 0-1, Jerome Johnston 0-1, Paul Devlin 0-1 | Referee: C O'Sullivan |
6 April 2014 Round 7 | Laois | 1-16 — 2-10 | Down | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
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15:00 | R Munnelly (0-6), J O'Loughlin (1-2), D Kingston (0-3), D Conway (0-3) D Strong (0-1), C Meredith (0-1) | Report | O'Hare (0-4), Carr (1-0), Maginn (1-0), J Johnston (0-2), C Garvey (0-1), M Poland (0-1), N Madine (0-1), C Laverty (0-1) | Referee: C Lane |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Fixtures
The draw for the 2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 3 October 2013.[5]
Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
18 May 2014 | Preliminary Round | Tyrone | 2-11 v 3-08 | Down | Healy Park, Omagh, |
24 May 2014 | Preliminary Round Replay | Down | 0-12 v 3-11 | Tyrone | Pairc Esler, Newry, |
Bracket
Preliminary Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Ulster final | |||||||||||||||
Tyrone (R) |
2-11 3-11 |
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Down (R) |
3-08 0-12 |
Tyrone | 0-14 | |||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 1-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Monaghan (R) |
0-14 1-18 |
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Armagh (R) |
0-14 1-13 |
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Armagh | 1-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 0-09 | |||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 1-09 | |||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 0-15 | |||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 3-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 2-18 | |||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 0-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 3-16 | |||||||||||||||||
Derry | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Results
Sunday 18 May 2014 16:00 Preliminary Round |
Tyrone | 2-11 v 3-08 | Down |
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D McCurry (1-2), Cavanagh (0-5), P Harte (1-0), K Coney (0-3). N Morgan (0-1) | Report | D O'Hare (1-2), A Carr (1-0), C Maginn (1-0), C Garvey (0-1), A Rogers (0-1), M Poland (0-1), N Madine (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), B Coulter (0-1) |
Saturday 24 May 2014 18:30 Preliminary Round Replay |
Down | 0-12 v 3-11 | Tyrone |
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D O'Hare (0-6), C Laverty (0-2), C Garvey (0-1), D Gordon (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), B Coulter (0-1) | Report | C McGinley (2-1), P Harte (1-1), N Morgan (0-3), D McCurry (0-2), M Donnelly (0-1), R O'Neill (0-1), N McKenna (0-1), C McAliskey (0-1) |
Pairc Esler, Newry Referee: C Reilly |
2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
2014 saw the introduction of a new qualifiers set up with the fixtures being split into two sections A and B.
Down entered the All Ireland series in Round 1B of the qualifiers. The draw for Round 1B took place on Monday 9 June and paired Down with Leitrim in Pairc Esler on Sunday 29 June at 2pm. Down played up to the favourites tag perfectly as they hammered Leitrim 4-18 to 0-09 on the day to progress to Round 2B. The draw for Round 2B took place at 8:30am on Monday 30 June live on Morning Ireland, with Down being paired with Leinster side Kildare.
Down exited the 2014 All Ireland series with a poor performance against Kildare, scoring only 3 points in the first half, only one of which was from open play. In the second half Down staged a comeback but eventually lost when Kildare hit 1-06 without reply.
Fixtures
Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
29 June 2014 | Round 1B | Down | 4-18 v 0-09 | Leitrim | Pairc Esler, Newry |
13 July 2014 | Round 2B | Down | 0-11 v 1-18 | Kildare | Pairc Esler, Newry |
Results
29 June 2014 14:00 Round 1B |
Down | 4-18 v 0-09 | Leitrim |
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C Laverty (2-4), D O'Hare (0-4), L Doyle (0-2), B Coulter (0-2), M Poland (0-2), D Turley (1-0), K McKernan (0-1), D Gordon (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), N Madine (1-0) | Report | E Mulligan (0-5), G Reynolds (0-1), S McWeeney (0-1), R Lowe (0-1), N Moore (0-1) |
Pairc Esler, Newry Referee: A Nolan |
13 July 2014 14:00 Round 2B |
Down | 0-11 v 1-18 | Kildare |
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B Coulter (0-4), D O'Hare (0-3), D Rooney (0-1), D O'Hagan (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), C Laverty (0-1) | Report | P Fogarty (0-4), T Moolick (1-0), A Smith (0-3), P O'Neill (0-3), C McNally (0-2), N Kelly (0-2), E Bolton (0-1), G White (0-1), E Callaghan (0-1), E O'Flaherty (0-1) |
Notable Moments
- On Saturday 26 July, James McCartan stepped down as Down manager after 5 full seasons in charge.
- On Wednesday 8 August, former All Star goalkeeper Brendan McVeigh announced his retirement from intercounty football.
- On Saturday 19 September [Kilcoo GAC|Kilcoo] manager Jim McCorry was named as the new Down boss on a 3-year deal.[6]
References
- ↑ http://ulster.gaa.ie/mckennacup2014/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/25726979
- ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/2/1401141218-cavan-into-semi-finals-as-uuj-concede-fixture/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/25925406 | Football League: Down clash with Monaghan postponed to Sunday
- ↑ GMT (2013-10-04). "BBC Sport - Tyrone to face Down in Ulster SFC preliminary round tie". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/29274945