2021 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2021 season
ManagerPaddy Tally
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D2Relegation play-off winner
All Ireland SFCDid not qualify
Ulster ChampionshipPreliminary Round
Dr McKenna CupCancelled
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2021 season, which was its 118th year. The season was suspended until May 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Kits[]

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2021 Dr McKenna Cup[]

There will be no McKenna Cup in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

National Football League Division 2 North[]

Down were promoted to Division 2 following their 2020 campaign, however in December 2020, it was announced that each division would be divided into North and South sections in order to reduce fixtures and minimise cross-border matches.[2] Teams will play three league games, plus possibly two knockout matches, allowing the tournament to be finished in just five rounds of games.[3][4][5] In February 2021, it was announced that the league would be delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but that cancelling it would be a last resort.[6][7][8]

The National League began on the 15th May 2021. Following two defeats Down entered into the relegation play-offs, beating Laois 2-19 - 2-12 to retain their Division 2 status for the 2022 campaign. [9]

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 3 3 0 0 74 50 +24 6 Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 1
2 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 3 2 0 1 55 55 0 4
3 Colours of Down.svg Down 3 1 0 2 41 60 −19 2 Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3
4 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3 0 0 3 45 50 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers


Fixtures[]

Round 1
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg2-21 - 1-11Down Colours of Down.svg
Cillian O‘Connor (0-8), Tommy Conroy (1-3), Ryan O’Donoghue (1-1), Matthew Ruane (0-2), Jordan Flynn (0-1), Fionn McDonagh (0-1), Michael Plunkett (0-1), Diarmuid O’Connor (0-1), Bryan Walsh (0-1), Eoghan McLaughlin (0-1) Report Barry O’Hagan 0-5 (0-4), Stephen McConville 1-0, Corey Quinn 0-2 (0-1), James Guinness (0-1), Daniel Guinness (0-1), Paul Devlin (0-1), Liam Kerr (0-1)
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Round 2
Meath Colours of Meath.svg2-15 - 0-14Down Colours of Down.svg
Cillian O’Sullivan (2-1), Jordan Morris (0-7), Thomas O’Reilly (0-1), Andrew Colgan (0-1) Cathal Hickey (0-1), Ethan Devine (0-1), Bryan McMahon (0-1), Matthew Costello (0-1), Eamon Wallace (0-1) Report Paul Devlin (0-5), Cory Quinn (0-4), Ryan McEvoy (0-2), Conor McCrickard (0-2), Barry O’Hagan (0-1)
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Round 3
Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg1-09 - 0-13Down Colours of Down.svg
John Heslin 0-6, Fola Ayorinde 1-0, Ronan O’Toole 0-1, Brandon Kelly 0-1, Ger Egan 0-1 Report Corey Quinn 0-7, Paul Devlin 0-2, Pierce Laverty (0-1), Ryan McEvoy (0-1), Liam Kerry (0-1), Caolan Molloy (0-1)
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Relegation play-off
Down Colours of Down.svg2-19 - 2-12Laois Colours of Laois.svg
Barry O’Hagan (1-9), Caolan Mooney (1-2), Cory Quinn (0-2), Liam Kerr (0-1), Darren O’Hagan (0-1), Pierce Laverty (0-1), Gerard Collins (0-1), Stephen McConville (0-1), Conor McCrickard (0-1) Report Donie Kingston (1-3), Evan O’Carroll (1-0), Niall Corbet (0-3), Kieran Lillis (0-2), Colm Begley (0-1), Eoin Lowry (0-1), Colm Murphy (0-1), Gary Walsh (0-1)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship[]

The draw for the 2021 Ulster Championship was made on 22 April 2021. [10] [11]

Fixtures[]

Preliminary Round
Colours of Down.svg Down1-12 - 2-25Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg
Caolan Mooney (1-0), Barry O’Hagan (0-8), Liam Kerr (0-2), James Guinness (0-1), Darren O’Hagan (0-1) Report Patrick McBrearty (1-6), Jamie Brennan (1-1), Ryan McHugh (0-4), Michael Langan (0-4), Peadar Mogan (0-3), Michael Murphy (0-2), Ciaran Thompson (0-1), Niall O’Donnell (0-1), Eoin McHugh (0-1), Conor O’Donnell (0-1), Ethan O’Donnell (0-1)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Bracket[]

Preliminary Round
  • v
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 4-15
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 0-14
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 2-21
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 4-17
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-21
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-14
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 0-15
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-16
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1-18
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0-13
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-23
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1-14
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-15
Colours of Down.svg Down 1-12 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 0-16
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-25

2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]

Down will only enter the All Ireland Senior Football Championship if they win the Ulster Championship. Following a defeat to Donegal, Down did not enter the 2021 All Ireland Championship.

References[]

  1. ^ "GAA fixture calendar for 2021 revealed". Impartial Reporter. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Inter-county leagues and championships revamped for 2021 season". BBC Sport. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ Fogarty, John (19 December 2020). "New League structure as GAA master calendar for 2021 revealed". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ "Longford pitted with provincial champions in 2021 National Football League". www.longfordleader.ie.
  5. ^ "2021 League and Championships – Overview". www.gaa.ie.
  6. ^ "No Activity For Clare GAA Sides Until Easter At The Earliest". 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ Fogarty, John (27 January 2021). "What will the delayed GAA season look like? Here are four possible scenarios". Irish Examiner.
  8. ^ Fogarty, John (26 January 2021). "GAA officials redrawing League and Championship calendars". Irish Examiner.
  9. ^ "Division Two: Down defeat Laois in relegation play-off". BBC Sport. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  10. ^ "2021 GAA Football and Hurling Championship Draws: Munster, Connacht, Leinster and Ulster pairings decided". Sky Sports. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Ulster SFC: Reigning champions Cavan draw Tyrone in quarter-finals". BBC. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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