2015 Down county football team season
Down county football team 2015 football season
The following is a summary of Down county football team’s 2015 season. It was the first and last season in charge for newly appointed Down manager Jim McCorry.
McKenna Cup and National League Kits
Competitions[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr McKenna Cup[edit]
The draw for the 2015 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 5 November 2014.[1][2]
Fixtures[edit]
Table[edit]
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[edit]
Down played in Division Two of the National Football League in 2015. The fixtures were announced on 18 September 2014.[3]
Fixtures[edit]
Table[edit]
Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1 Automatic relegation to Division 3
1Roscommon are placed ahead of Meath because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-10 to 0-14).
2Westmeath are placed ahead of Kildare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (0-15 to 0-12).
Results[edit]
| 1 February 2015 Round 1 | 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 |
| 7 February 2015 Round 2 | Down | 1-11 — 1-15 | Roscommon | Páirc 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 |
| 28 February 2015 Round 3 | 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 |
| 8 March 2015 Round 4 | Down | 1-17 — 1-16 | Galway | Páirc 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 |
| 15 March 2015 Round 5 | 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 |
| 28 March 2015 Round 6 | Down | 0-10 — 2-11 | Meath | Páirc 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 |
| 6 April 2015 Round 7 | Down | 3-12 — 1-15 | Laois | Páirc 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 |
| 26 April 2015 Final | 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 |
The draw for the 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2014.[4]
Fixtures[edit]
Bracket[edit]
Results[edit]
Following defeat to Derry in the Ulster Championship quarter finals, Down entered the All Ireland in Round 1 of the qualifiers.
Fixtures[edit]
Notable moments[edit]
- 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]
- On 20 August 2015 Jim McCorry resigned as Down manager.[7]
References[edit]
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