2014 Down county football team season
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2014 season. This season marked the 20th anniversary of Down's last All-Ireland win in 1994, which is also the year they last won the Ulster Championship.
| 2014 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | James McCartan, Junior |
| Stadium | Pairc Esler, Newry |
| NFL D2 | 4th |
| All Ireland SFC | Round 2B |
| Ulster Championship | Preliminary Round |
| Dr McKenna Cup | Group stages (3rd) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Group
| Down | 1-15 — 0-07 | UUJ |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Referee: J McQuillan
Group
| Cavan | 1-09 — 0-05 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Preliminary Round
| Tyrone | 2-11 v 3-08 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Preliminary Round Replay
| Down | 0-12 v 3-11 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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
Round 1B
| Down | 4-18 v 0-09 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Referee: A Nolan
Round 2B
| Down | 0-11 v 1-18 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| 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 manager Jim McCorry was named as the new Down boss on a 3-year deal.[6]
References
- http://ulster.gaa.ie/mckennacup2014/
- https://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/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/25925406 | Football League: Down clash with Monaghan postponed to Sunday
- GMT (4 October 2013). "BBC Sport - Tyrone to face Down in Ulster SFC preliminary round tie". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/29274945
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