2018 Donegal county football team season

Donegal county football team
2018 season
Manager	Declan Bonner
Stadium	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
NFL D1	7th (relegated)
All Ireland SFC	Quarter-final
Ulster Championship	Winner
	← 2017 2019 →

The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2018 season.

Shaun Patton came into the team versus Kildare in the National Football League. He began training in January 2018.^[1]

National Football League Division 1[]

Fixtures for the 2018 National League were announced on 13 October 2017.^[2]

Table[]

Possible problem: 875 total for != 873 total against

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	7	6	1	0	106	83	+23	13	Advance to Division 1 Final
2	Dublin	7	5	1	1	131	99	+32	11	Advance to Division 1 Final
3	Monaghan	7	5	0	2	106	100	+6	10
4	Tyrone	7	4	0	3	114	98	+16	8
5	Kerry	7	3	0	4	114	127	−13	6
6	Mayo	7	2	1	4	94	110	−16	5
7	Donegal	7	1	1	5	109	126	−17	3	Relegation to Division 2
8	Kildare	7	0	0	7	101	130	−29	0	Relegation to Division 2

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2018. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are level, the winner of the game between the two teams is ranked first 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Reports[]

Sunday, 28 January	Kerry	2-18 (24) – 3-14 (23)	Donegal	showFitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
2:00pm	Seán O'Shea 0-7 (0-4f), Paul Geaney 1-2 (0-1 pen), Stephen O'Brien 1-1, Barry John Keane 0-2, Gavin Crowley, Ronan Shanahan, Micheál Burns, David Clifford (0-1f), Daithi Casey, Killian Spillane 0-1 each	Report	Paddy McBrearty 0-10 (0-8f), Odhran MacNiallais 1-2, Tony McCleneghan and Darach O'Connor 1-0 each, Jamie Brennan and Stephen McBrearty 0-1 each	Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Paddy McBrearty (Kilcar)

Sunday, 4 February	Donegal	0-14 (14) – 1-12 (15)	Galway	showO'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
2:30pm	Paddy McBrearty 0-9 (0-6f), Stephen McBrearty 0-2, Ryan McHugh, Paul Brennan, Ciaran McGinley 0-1 each	Report	Shane Walsh 0-6 (0-4f), Eamonn Brannigan 1-0, Damien Comer 0-3, Johnny Heaney, Paul Conroy, Sean Armstrong 0-1 each	Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

Saturday, February 10	Dublin	0-20 (20) – 0-15 (15)	Donegal	showCroke Park, Dublin
7:00pm	Niall Scully and Colm Basquel (0-1f) 0-4 each, Brian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny, Paul Mannion (0-1f) 0-2 each, Eric Lowndes, Brian Howard, Paddy Andrews, Eoghan O'Gara, Ciaran Reddin, Paddy Small 0-1 each	Report	Paddy McBrearty 0-7 (0-3f), Ryan McHugh, Stephen McBrearty, Jamie Brennan 0-2 each, Mark McHugh and Ciarán Thompson 0-1 each	Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St. Enda's)

Sunday, February 25	Donegal	1-15 (18) – 3-07 (16)	Kildare	showFr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
2:00pm		Report

Saturday, March 10	Tyrone	2-13 (19) – 1-10 (13)	Donegal	showHealy Park, Omagh
7:00 pm	Lee Brennan 0-5 (0-4f), Niall Sludden and Mark Bradley 1-1 each, Conor McAliskey 0-3f, Niall Morgan (0-1f), Cathal McShane, Peter Harte 0-1 each	Report	Odhran Mac Niallais 1-2, Michael Murphy 0-3f, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Eamonn Doherty, Hugh McFadden, Mark McHugh, Stephen McBrearty 0-1 each	Attendance: 5,850 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Sunday, March 18	Monaghan	1-16 (19) – 1-10 (13)	Donegal	showSt Tiernach's Park, Clones
2:00pm		Report

Sunday, March 25	Donegal	0-13 (13) – 0-13 (13)	Mayo	showMacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
3:00pm	Paddy McBrearty 0-4 (0-2f), Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Jamie Brennan, Michael Murphy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Frank McGlynn, Ciarán Thompson, Odhran MacNiallais 0-1 each	Report	Conor Loftus 0-6 (0-5f), Andy Moran 0-3, Kevin McLoughlin 0-2, Eoin O'Donghue and Joason Doherty 0-1 each	Attendance: 11,250 Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Eoghan Ban Gallagher (Killybegs)

2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship[]

The draw for the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 19 October 2017.^[3] Donegal won their first Ulster title for four years.

Bracket[]

Preliminary Round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Ulster Final

Fermanagh

0-12

Armagh

0-7

Fermanagh

1-8

Monaghan

0-10

Tyrone

1-16

Monaghan

1-18

Fermanagh

0-12

Donegal

2-18

Down

1-18

Antrim

0-14

Down

1-12

Donegal

2-22

Derry

0-16

Donegal

2-20

Donegal

2-16

Cavan

1-15

Reports[]

BBC
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13 May 2018
4:00 pm
Preliminary Round

Report

Donegal	2-20 (26) – (18) 1-15	Cavan
(HT: 1-10 – 1-06)
Gls: R. McHugh 1, C. Mulligan 1 Pts: M. Murphy 6 (3f), P. McBrearty 4, C. Thompson 3, M. Langan 3, J. Brennan 2, C. Ward 1, L. McLoone 1		Gls: C. O'Reilly 1 Pts: G. McKiernan 7 (2f), C. O'Reilly 3 (3f), C. Mackey 2 (1f), N. Murray 1, B. Magee 1, A. Cole 1

Páirc MacCumhaill, Ballybofey
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 9,612

BBC
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27 May 2018
4:00 pm
Quarter-Final D

Report

Derry	0-16 (16) – (22) 2-16	Donegal
(HT: 0-07 – 1-10)
Pts: E Bradley 8 (5f), M Lynch 5 (4f), J Kielt 2, N Toner 1		Gls: H McFadden 1, C Mulligan 1 Pts: P McBrearty 8 (3f), L McLoone 3, M Murphy 2 (1 ’45), R McHugh 2, J Brennan (0-01)

Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Attendance: 9,356

BBC
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10 June 2018
4:00 pm
Semi-Final 2

Report

Down	1-12 (15) – (28) 2-22	Donegal
(HT: 0-07 – 1-12)
Gls: N Donnelly 1 Pts: D O’Hare 4 (3f), C Harrison 4, C Maginn 2, C Mooney 1, N Donnelly 1		Gls: L McLoone 1, J Brennan 1 Pts: P McBrearty 6 (3f), M Murphy 5 (3f), J Brennan 3, P Brennan 2, R McHugh 2, C Ward 1, C Thompson 1, S McMenamin 1, M McHugh 1

St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 12,051

RTÉ
BBC

24 June 2018
2:00pm
Ulster Final

Report

Fermanagh	0-12 (12) – (24) 2-18	Donegal
(HT: 0-05 – 2-07)
Pts: Sean Quigley 5 (5f), Seamus Quigley 3 (1f), B Mulrone 1, E Donnelly 1, C Jones 1, C Corrigan 1		Gls: EB Gallagher 1, R McHugh 1 Pts: M Murphy 4 (3f), C Thompson 3 (1f), P Brennan 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, O MacNiallais 1, M Langan 1, P McBrearty 1, J Brennan 1, M McHugh 1, D O’Connor 1

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 28,150

2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals Group 2 table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	3	3	0	74	52	+22	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Tyrone	3	2	1	73	51	+22	4	Advance to semi-finals
3	Donegal	3	1	2	52	57	−5	2
4	Roscommon	3	0	3	53	92	−39	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 August 2018. Source: GAA.ie

Reports[]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Phase 1	Dublin	2-15 (21) – (16) 0-16	Donegal	Dublin	show
19:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-09 – 0-08)		Venue: Croke Park
	Gls: N Scully 2 Pts: D Rock 7 (5f, 1 '45'), B Howard 2, C Costello 2, P Flynn 2, C Kilkenny 1, J McCarthy 1	Report	Pts: M Murphy 6 (3f, 1 '45'), J Brennan 3, M Langan 2, R McHugh 2, C Thompson 1, F McGlynn 1, É Doherty 1	Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Attendance: 53,501 (double header) TV: RTÉ

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Phase 2	Roscommon	0-13 (13) – (20) 0-20	Donegal	Roscommon	show
17:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0-05 – 0-10)		Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
	Pts: C Murtagh 5 (3f), D Murtagh 2, B Stack 2, C Lennon 2, C Compton 1, E Smith 1	Report	Pts: M Murphy 9 (3f, 1'45), OM Niallais 4, C Thompson 2 (1f), M Langan 1, L McLoone 1, J Brennan 1, R McHugh 1, M Reilly 1	Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Attendance: 9,583 TV: Sky Sports

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Phase 3	Donegal	1-13 (16) – (23) 2-17	Tyrone	Ballybofey	show
15:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-06 – 0-06)		Venue: MacCumhaill Park
	Gls: M Murphy 1 Pts: J Brennan 3, M Murphy 2 (1f, 1 45’), OM Niallais 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, M Langan 1, R McHugh 1, C Thompson 1, N O’Donnell 1	Report	Gls: H Loughran 1, D McClure 1 Pts: L Brennan 4 (1f), C McAliskey 2 (2f), P Hampsey 2, M Donnelly 2, N Morgan 1 (1f), R McNamee 1, T McCann 1, P Harte 1 (1f), C Cavanagh 1, M Bradley 1, K McGeary 1	Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Attendance: 16,242 TV: RTÉ

Awards[]

Player of the Year[]

Eoghan Bán Gallagher^[4]

Donegal News Sports Personality of the Month[]

Eoghan Bán Gallagher: June^[5]

References[]

^ Dollery, Paul (14 January 2018). "From a League of Ireland debut at 16 to the Donegal senior panel in 2018: Shaun Patton is leaving professional football behind to pursue success in a different code". The42.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^ "Draft 2018 Allianz League fixtures released". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^ The GAA [@officialgaa] (19 October 2017). "2018 @UlsterGAA SFC QFs @TyroneGAALive v @monaghangaa & @OfficialDownGAA v @AontroimGAA" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "CLG Dhún na nGall County Banquet & Awards Night". 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ "Eoghan 'Ban' Gallagher savours Ulster triumph". Donegal News. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018. Gallagher was this week revealed as the Donegal News Sports Personality of the Month award winner for June, and he was happy to reflect back on that famous win.

[1] Dollery, Paul (14 January 2018). "From a League of Ireland debut at 16 to the Donegal senior panel in 2018: Shaun Patton is leaving professional football behind to pursue success in a different code". The42.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[2] "Draft 2018 Allianz League fixtures released". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

[3] The GAA [@officialgaa] (19 October 2017). "2018 @UlsterGAA SFC QFs @TyroneGAALive v @monaghangaa & @OfficialDownGAA v @AontroimGAA" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[4] "CLG Dhún na nGall County Banquet & Awards Night". 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[5] "Eoghan 'Ban' Gallagher savours Ulster triumph". Donegal News. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018. Gallagher was this week revealed as the Donegal News Sports Personality of the Month award winner for June, and he was happy to reflect back on that famous win.

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