Down county football team 2013 football season
The following is a summary of Down county football team 's 2013 season.
Kits McKenna Cup and National League kits
Championship kits
Competitions Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr McKenna Cup Down made a strong start to their 2013 campaign with McKenna Cup group victories over Cavan and neighbouring county Armagh. Queen's University withdrew from the competition over a row regarding player availability and the fixture was simply written off. Down progressed into the latter stages of the McKenna Cup but fell short, against Monaghan, of a place in the final.
Fixtures Queen's withdraw from the McKenna Cup over a player availability dispute.[ 1]
Table Qualified for next round
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Down 3 2 0 0 3–22 1-22 6 4 Cavan 3 1 0 1 3–21 2-22 2 2 Armagh 3 0 0 2 2–21 5-21 -8 0
Results Cavan 0-12 — 1-11 Down M Dunne (0-9), G McKiernan (0-3) Report P McComiskey (1-0), C Harrison (0-3), R Kelly (0-2), L Doyle (0-2), B Coulter (0-2), R Boyle (0-1), D Savage (0-1)
16 January 2013
19:30
Group
Down 2-11 — 1-10 Armagh P McComiskey (1-5), C Laverty (0-2), C Harrison (0-2), B Coulter (0-1), L Doyle (0-1), K McKernan (1-0) Report S Forker (0-6), G McCooey (1-1), M Stevenson (0-2), C McKeever (0-1)
20 January 2013
14:00
Semi-finals
Monaghan 1-12 — 0-13 Down Conor McManus 1-7, Darren Hughes 0-2, Dick Clerkin 0-1, Owen Duffy 0-1, Paul Finlay 0-1. Report Mark Poland 0-4, Donal O'Hare 0-3, Connaire Harrison 0-2, Ryan Mallon 0-1, Keith Quinn 0-1, Arthur McConville 0-1, Danny Savage 0-1.
Down looked deserving relegation favourites in the National Football League Division 1, as they lost their first three games, two of which were at home. Down looked close to beating Cork at home but fell to a very late goal. A comeback looked on the cards as Down went out and beat Mayo at Páirc Esler; however, defeats to Kerry and Dublin sealed Down's fate and relegation was a certainty despite an impressive 3–13 to 1-12 hammering of Kildare in Newry.
Fixtures
Table Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Dublin 7 5 1 1 8-105 5-75 39 11 Tyrone 7 5 0 2 6-87 4-85 8 10 Kildare 7 4 0 3 10-74 8-93 -13 8 Mayo 7 3 0 4 2-87 5-75 3 6 Cork 7 3 0 4 6-73 4-85 -6 6 Kerry 7 3 0 4 2-66 7-70 -19 6 Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-78 4-75 0 5 Down 7 2 0 5 6-72 6-84 -12 4
1 Mayo, Cork and Kerry are ranked by points difference.
Results Down v Tyrone 2 February 2013 Round 1 Down 1-08 — 1-11 Tyrone Páirc Esler , Newry 19:00 R Mallon (0-2), B Coulter (0-2), C Harrison (0-1), D O'Hare (1-3) Report S O'Neill (0-3), N Morgan (0-2), S Cavanagh (0-2), C McAliskey (0-2), C Clarke (0-2), Mark Donnelly (1-0). Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Donegal v Down 9 February 2013 Round 2 Donegal 0-12 — 0-07 Down MacCumhaill Park , Ballybofey 19:00 M Murphy (0-6), D Walsh (0-1), L McLoone (0-1), R Kavanagh (0-1), C McFadden (0-1), R Wherity (0-1), D McLaughlin (0-1). Report D O'Hare (0-5), K McKernan (0-2). Referee: M Duffy
Down v Cork 3 March 2013 Round 3 Down 1-17 — 3-12 Cork Páirc Esler , Newry 14:00 D O'Hare (0-9), C Harrison (1-1), M Poland (0-2), R Mallon (0-1), A Carr (0-1), P McComiskey (0-1), K McKernan (0-1); C Laverty (0-1). Report A Walsh (0-5), C Sheehan (1-1), D O'Connor (0-3), M Cunningham (1-0), T Clancy (1-0), P Kerrigan (0-1), C O'Neill (0-2) Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Down v Mayo 9 March 2013 Round 4 Down 0-13 — 0-11 Mayo Páirc Esler , Newry 19:00 D O'Hare (0-9), R Mallon (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), M Poland (0-1), P McComiskey (0-1). Report J Doherty (0-4), C Carolan (0-3), K O'Malley (0-1), B Moran (0-1), K McLoughlin (0-1), M Conroy (0-1). Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Kerry v Down 16 March 2013 Round 5 Kerry 0-11 — 1-05 Down Austin Stack Park , Tralee 19:00 B Maguire (0-2), J Lyne (0-1), Buckley (0-5), Declan O'Sullivan (0-3). Report D O'Hare (1-2), C Harrison (0-1), B Coulter (0-1), A McConville (0-1). Referee: R Hickey
Dublin v Down 23 March 2013 Round 6 Dublin 1-15 — 0-09 Down Croke Park , Dublin 19:00 P Mannion (0-5), D Connolly (0-4), P Andrews (0-2), S Cluxton (0-1), N Devereux (0-1), C O'Sullivan (0-1), B Cullen (0-1); K McManamon (1-0). Report D O'Hare (0-3), M Poland (0-2), B McArdle (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), P McComiskey (0-1), D Savage (0-1). Referee: F Kelly
Down v Kildare 7 April 2013 Round 7 Down 3-13 — 1-12 Kildare Páirc Esler , Newry 15:00 K McKernan (1-3), D O'Hare (0-4), E McCartan (2-0), N Madine (0-2), P Devlin (0-1), B Coulter (0-1), R Boyle (0-1), R Mallon (0-1). Report J Doyle (0-5), P Cribbin (0-2), E O'Flaherty (0-2), P Kelly (0-1), P O'Neill (1-0), E Callaghan (0-1), A Smith (0-1). Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Fixtures The draw for the 2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 4 October 2012.[ 2]
Having got to the 2012 Ulster final, Down started their Cup run away to Derry at Celtic Park. In what was regarded as one of the games of the summer, Down came out victors having been five points down at half-time. The semi-final paired last year's finalists again in what would be a closely fought affair. Donegal maintained a two-point lead throughout the match and eventually won 12 points to 9.
Rounds
Results 2 June 2013
14:00
Quarter-Final
Derry 1-15 - 2-17 Down J Kielt (0-5), M Lynch (1-1), E Bradley (0-4), B Heron (0-2), E Lynn (0-1), B McCallion (0-1), C Kielt (0-1) Report D O'Hare (1-4), K McKernan (0-4), M Poland (1-2), N Madine (0-3), J Johnston (0-1), A Rogers (0-1), K King (0-1), D Rooney (0-1)
23 June 2013
14:00
Semi-Final
Donegal 0-12 - 0-09 Down M Murphy (0-5), C McFadden (0-5), R Kavanagh (0-1), P McBrearty (0-1) Report D O'Hare (0-6), M Poland (0-1), J Johnston (0-1), D Savage (0-1)
Down entered the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in the round 2 qualifier stage. The draw for the second round took place on Monday 1 July 2013 and once again had Down travelling to Celtic Park, Derry. Down produced a poor display in this repeat fixture as they failed to score from open play in the entire second half and lost the game by five points.
Fixtures
Results Derry 0-13 - 1-05 Down R Bell (0-6), J Kielt (0-2), E Bradley (0-2), E McGuckin (0-2), L Kennedy (0-1) Report D O'Hare (1-4), A Rogers (0-1)
Referee: Cormac Reilly (
Meath )
O'Fiaich Cup On 27 November 2013, it was announced that the O'Fiaich Cup would return for the first time since the late 1990s.[ 3]
Fixtures
Table Qualified for final
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Derry (Q) 3 3 0 0 8-38 5-33 14 6 Armagh (Q) 3 2 0 1 4-42 7-40 -7 4 Down 3 1 0 2 6-48 3-36 21 2 Louth 3 0 0 3 4-27 7-46 -28 0
References ^ "Queen's pull out of McKenna Cup" – via www.bbc.co.uk. ^ GMT (4 October 2012). "BBC Sport - Donegal to face Tyrone in 2013 Ulster SFC first round". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2012 . ^ "O'Fiaich Cup's return ensures busy winter period" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Honours Managers Players Records and statistics Stadium Key historical figures Rivalries Competitions All-Ireland SFCs
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