2020 Down county football team season
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2020 season, which was its 117th year. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The season resumed in mid-October of the same year.[2]
2020 season | |
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Manager | Paddy Tally |
Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
NFL D3 | 2nd (Promoted) |
All Ireland SFC | Did not compete |
Ulster Championship | Semi Final |
Dr McKenna Cup | Semi Final |
Kits
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Away
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr McKenna Cup
The draw for the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup was made on 4 December 2019.[3][4]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground | Ref |
29 December 2019 | Group | Fermanagh | 0-07 v 1-11 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskillen | [5] |
8 January 2020 | Group | Down | 2-17 v 0-15 | Antrim | Páirc Esler, Newry | [6] |
12 January 2020 | Semi-final | Tyrone | 2-16 v 1-10 | Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh | [7] |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Down | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
2 | Antrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 2 | |
3 | Fermanagh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 0 |
Reports
Fermanagh | 0-07 - 1-11 | Down |
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L Kerr (1-03), R McGarry (0-01), P Havern (0-03), J Flynn (0-01), C Poland (0-01), L Middleton (0-01), R Carr (0-01) | Report | R Jones (0-01), G Jones (0-01), C Jones (0-03), D McGurn (0-02) |
Down | 2-17 - 0-15 | Antrim |
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B OHagan (1-02), P Havern (0-05), C Quinn (1-03), D OHagan (0-02), L Kerr (0-02), D Hughes (0-01), C Maginn (0-01), D McGuinness (0-01) | Report | P McBride (0-06), E Fyfe (0-01), E Walsh (0-01), R McCann (0-03), C Duffin (0-02), A Loughran (0-02) |
Tyrone | 2-16 - 1-10 | Down |
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B Gallen (0-1), R McNamee (0-1), B McDonnell (0-1), F Burns (0-1), D McCurry (0-7), C McCann (1-2), R O’Neill (0-2), R McHugh (1-1) | Report | D O’Hagan (0-1), C Poland (0-3), C Quinn (1-0), S Dornan (0-1), P Havern (0-2), L Kerr (0-1), D O’Hare (0-1) R McGarry (0-1) |
National Football League Division 3
Down will compete in Division Three for the 2020 National League season. Fixtures were published by the GAA on 26 November 2019.[8][9][10]
On 12 March 2020 the GAA suspended the National League in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Games resumed in October 2020. [2]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground | Ref |
Saturday 26 January | Group | Tipperary | 0-10 v 0-10 | Down | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel | [12] |
Saturday 1 February | Group | Down | 0-14 v 0-12 | Derry | Páirc Esler, Newry | [13] |
Sunday 9 February | Group | Cork | 0-16 v 1-08 | Down | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | [14] |
Saturday 22 February | Group | Down | 2-13 v 1-14 | Longford | Páirc Esler, Newry | [15] |
Sunday 1 March | Group | Offaly | 0-09 v 0-17 | Down | O'Connor Park, Tullamore | [16] |
Saturday 14 March | Group | Down | P v P | Leitrim | Páirc Esler, Newry | [17] |
Sunday 22 March | Group | Louth | P v P | Down | Drogheda Park, Drogheda | [18] |
Saturday 17 October | Group | Down | C v C | Leitrim | Páirc Esler, Newry | [19] |
Sunday 25 October | Group | Louth | 3-14 v 0-16 | Down | Drogheda Park, Drogheda | [20] |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cork (P) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 90 | +42 | 14 | NFL Division 3 champions and promotion to 2021 NFL Division 2 |
2 | Down (P) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Promotion to 2021 NFL Division 2 |
3 | Derry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 110 | 95 | +15 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Longford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 90 | +6 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | Tipperary | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 104 | −5 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | Offaly | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 102 | 111 | −9 | 5 | |
7 | Leitrim (R) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 109 | −19 | 3 | Relegation to 2021 NFL Division 4 |
8 | Louth (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 135 | −30 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Head-to-head result: Down 0-14 – 0-12 Derry.
- Head-to-head result: Longford 3-12 – 3-7 Tipperary.
Reports
Tipperary | 0-10 - 0-10 | Down |
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Conor Sweeney (0-05), Evan Comerford (0-02), Steven O’Brien (0-01), Jack Kennedy (0-01), Liam Boland (0-01) | Report | Donal O’Hare (0-03), Owen McCabe(0-02), Rory Burns (0-02), Barry O’Hagan (0-01), Cory Quinn (0-01), Pat Havern (0-01) |
Down | 0-14 - 0-12 | Derry |
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Conor Poland (0-01); Barry O’Hagan (0-02), Owen McCabe (0-01), Jerome Johnston (0-02), Cory Quinn (0-01), Donal O’Hare (0-06), Daniel Guinness (0-01) | Report | Shay Downey (0-01), Chrissy McKaigue (0-01), Benny Heron (0-01), Shane McGuigan (0-07, Alex Doherty (0-01), Christopher Bradley (0-01) |
Cork | 0-16 - 1-08 | Down |
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Liam O’Donovan (0-01), Thomas Clancy (0-01), Tadhg Corkery (0-01), Ian Maguire (0-02), Brian Hartnett (0-01), Ruairí Deane (0-01), John O’Rourke (0-01); Damien Gore (0-03), Ciarán Sheehan (0-01), Cathail O’Mahony (0-03), Luke Connolly (0-01) | Report | Darren O’Hagan (0-02), Owen McCabe (0-02), Paul Devlin (0-01), Donal O’Hare (0-02), Jerome Johnston (1-01) |
Down | 2-13 - 1-14 | Longford |
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D O’Hagan (0-01), J Flynn (0-02), B O’Hagan (0-03), K McKernan (0-01), L Kerr (0-02), D O’Hare (0-02), C Quinn (1-02), J Guinness (1-00) | Report | P Collum (0-02), D Gallagher (0-05), D Reynolds (0-01), P Lynn (0-02), L Connerton (1-01), D Mimnagh (0-03) |
Offaly | 0-09 - 0-17 | Down |
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Eoin Carroll (0-1), Michael Brazil (0-1), Anton Sullivan (0-2), Bernard Allen (0-1), Ruairi McNamee (0-3), Aaron Leavy (0-1) | Report | James Guinness (0-3), Barry O'Hagan (0-6), Ceilum Doherty (0-1), Liam Kerr (0-3), Cory Quinn (0-2), Owen McCabe (0-1), Connaire Harrison (0-1) |
Louth | 3-14 - 0-16 | Down |
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D Campbell 0-01, J Clutterbuck (0-01), T Durnin (0-01), B Duffy (0-01); L Jackson (0-01), C Keenan (1-01), C McKeever (1-00), S Mulroy (1-07, 0-06f) | Report | D Ward (0-02), R Johnston (0-04), P Devlin (0-06, 0-04f), B O’Hagan (0-04, 0-04f) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2019.[21][22][23] On 26 November 2019 it was confirmed that Down will face Fermanagh on 24 May 2020.[24] This date was then changed to 8 November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Fixtures
Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground | Ref |
8 November 2020 | Quarter Final | Fermanagh | 0-11 v 1-15 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskillen | [25] |
15 November 2020 | Semi Final | Cavan | 1-14 v 1-13 | Down | Athletic Grounds, Armagh | [26] |
Bracket
Preliminary Round |
Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Tyrone | 1-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 1-22 | |||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 0-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Derry | 0-15 | |||||||||||||||||
Armagh | 0-17 | |||||||||||||||||
Donegal | 0-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 1-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Fermanagh | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Down | 1-15 | |||||||||||||||||
Down | 1-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Cavan | 1-14 | |||||||||||||||||
Antrim | 0-9 | |||||||||||||||||
Monaghan | 1-17 | Cavan | 0-13 | |||||||||||||||
Cavan | 2-15 |
Reports
Fermanagh | 0-11 - 1-15 | Down |
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C Corrigan (0-1) D McGurn (0-1), T Corrigan (0-6), D Teague (0-1), Jones (0-1), P McCusker (0-1) | Report | C Mooney (0-2), B O'Hagan (0-4), J Johnston (0-2), D O'Hare (1-4), C Quinn (0-1), R Johnston (0-2) |
Cavan | 1-14 - 1-13 | Down |
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P Faulkner (0-01), K Clarke (0-01), C Brady (0-01), K Brady (0-01), M Reilly (1-00 (pen), G McKiernan (0-03), T Galligan (0-03, 1m), S Smith (0-01), C Madden (0-03) | Report | P Delvin (0-03), J Johnston (0-04), D O’Hare (0-04), C Doherty (1-01), S Johnston (0-01) |
2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the GAA announced that there would be no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Down did not win the Ulster Championship, they did not qualify for the 2020 All-Ireland Championship.
References
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- "Leinster bides time as GAA confirms 2020 inter-county fixtures". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- "McKenna Cup: Holders Tyrone drawn against Armagh and Cavan". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- "McKenna Cup draw: holders Tyrone grouped with Armagh and Cavan". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- "Dr McKenna Cup: Wins for Monaghan, Armagh and Down on opening day". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Dr McKenna Cup round-up: Tyrone remain on course for title defence". RTÉ. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Dr McKenna Cup: Tyrone set up Monaghan final with 2-16 to 1-10 win over Down". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "GAA Master Fixture schedule for 2020 published". GAA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Football League and All-Ireland Club SFC dates confirmed as GAA release fixture schedule". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Dubs and Kerry to renew battle in Allianz Football League opener". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Down forced to settle for draw with 14-man Tipp". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Late surge sees Down overcome Derry in Newry". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Cork in cruise control as they dispatch Down to make it three from three in Division 3". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Guinness strikes late to give Down a priceless victory". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "Down on track for promotion as Offaly swatted away". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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- "Louth finish campaign on high with victory against Down". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals". GAA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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- "Ulster SFC: Fierce rivals Donegal and Tyrone clash in quarter-finals". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Fixture details confirmed for the Ulster Senior Football Championship". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1108/1176726-down-overcome-depleted-fermanagh-to-reach-ulster-semi/
- https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/1115/1178257-cavan-overturn-ten-point-deficit-to-reach-ulster-final/