2022 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2022 season
ManagerJames McCartan
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D28th (relegated)
Dr McKenna CupGroup Stages
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2022 season, which was its 119th year. On 24 November 2021 James McCartan was reappointed Down manager following a stint in the job between 2009 and 2014. [1]

2022 Dr McKenna Cup[]

The McKenna Cup returned for the first time since 2019 following a cancelation in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The group draw took place on 15 December 2021.[2][3][4]

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PR Pts Qualification
1 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2 2 0 0 31 26 1.192 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2 1 0 1 27 28 0.964 2
3 Colours of Down.svg Down 2 0 0 2 27 31 0.871 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source: Ulster GAA

Fixtures[]

National Football League Division 2[]

Down will compete in Division Two of the National League in 2022. The GAA released the fixtures for the league season on 21 December 2021. [5][6][7]

Fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
Saturday 29 January Group Derry 1-10 - 0-06 Down Celtic Park, Derry [8]
Saturday 5 February Group Down 0-09 - 1-12 Galway Páirc Esler, Newry [9]
Sunday 20 February Group Meath 2-06 - 2-06 Down Páirc Tailteann, Navan [10]
Saturday 26 February Group Down 0-10 - 1-18 Roscommon Páirc Esler, Newry [11]
Saturday 12 March Group Down 0-14 - 0-15 Offaly Páirc Esler, Newry [12]
Sunday 20 March Group Cork 1-16 - 1-12 Down Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [13]
Sunday 27 March Group Down Clare Páirc Esler, Newry

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Colours of Galway.svg Galway (P) 6 6 0 0 123 77 +46 12 Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and
promotion to
2 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 6 4 2 0 100 69 +31 10
3 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 6 4 1 1 91 65 +26 9
4 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 6 2 2 2 76 82 −6 6
5 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 6 1 2 3 68 75 −7 4
6 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 6 1 1 4 88 115 −27 3
7 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 6 1 1 4 75 109 −34 3 Relegation to
8 Colours of Down.svg Down 6 0 1 5 66 95 −29 1
First match(es) will be played on 29 January 2022. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Reports[]

Round 1
Derry Colours of Derry.svg1-10 - 0-06Down Colours of Down.svg
Conor Doherty (0-01), Padraig McGrogan (0-01), Ciaran McFaul (0-02), Matthew Downey (0-01), Paul Cassidy (0-02), Niall Loughlin (1-00), Shane McGuigan (0-01), Lachlan Murray (0-01), N Toner (0-01) Report Andrew Gilmore (0-03), Ruairi McCormack (0-01), Darren O’Hagan (0-01), Barry O’Hagan (0-01)
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Round 2
Down Colours of Down.svg1-10 - 0-06Galway Colours of Galway.svg
Cormac McCartan (0-01), Barry O’Hagan (0-05), Andrew Gilmore (0-03) Report Paul Conroy (1-02), Owen Gallagher (0-02), Tomo Culhane (0-01), Rob Finnerty (0-01), Shane Walsh (0-05), Damien Comer (0-01)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Round 3
Meath Colours of Meath.svg2-06 - 2-06Down Colours of Down.svg
Jason Scully 1-0, Robin Clarke 1-0, Shane Walsh 0-2, Harry Hogan 0-2, Jordan Morris 0-2 Report Pat Havern 1-3, Andrew Gilmore 1-2 (0-1), Darren O'Hagan 0-1
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Round 4
Down Colours of Down.svg0-10 - 1-18Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg
Pat Havern 0-4, Andrew Gilmore 0-2, Cory Quinn 0-1, Tiarnan Rushe 0-1, Liam Kerr 0-1, Caolan Mooney 0-1 Report Conor Cox 0-5, Enda Smith 1-1, Donie Smith 0-4, Cian McKeon 0-2, Eddie Nolan 0-1, Richard Hughes 0-1, Cathal Heneghan 0-1, Ciaran Sugrue 0-1, Ultan Harney 0-1, Ciarán Murtagh 0-1
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh).
Round 5
Down Colours of Down.svg0-14 - 0-15Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg
Barry O’Hagan 0-4, Liam Kerr 0-2, Andrew Gilmore 0-2, Conor Poland 0-1, Daniel Guinness 0-1, Caolan Mooney 0-1, Pat Havern 0-1, Ceilum Doherty 0-1, Niall Kane 0-1 Report Bernard Allen 0-3, Niall McNamee 0-3, Niall Darby 0-1, Jordan Hayes 0-1, Lee Pearson 0-1, Mark Abbott 0-1, Keith O’Neill 0-1, Dylan Hyland 0-1, Ruairi McNamee 0-1, Anton Sullivan 0-1, Paddy Dunican 0-1
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo).
Round 6
Cork Colours of Cork.svg1-16 - 1-12Down Colours of Down.svg
Stephen Sherlock 1-7, Cathal O’Mahony 0-3, Colm O’Callaghan 0-2, Daniel Dineen 0-1, John O’Rourke 0-1, Mark Cronin 0-1, Mattie Taylor 0-1 Report Tiernan Rushe 1-0, Andrew Gilmore 0-3, Pat Havern 0-3, Darren O’Hagan 0-2, Ryan McEvoy 0-1, Ceilum Doherty 0-1, Ryan O’Higgins 0-1, Cory Quinn 0-1
Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry).

2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship[]

The draw for the 2021 Ulster Championship was made on 28 November 2021. [14] [15]

Fixtures[]

Quarter Final
Colours of Monaghan.svg MonaghanVDown Down
Report

Bracket[]

Preliminary Round
  • v
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Quarter-final winner
Quarter-final winner
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
Semi-final winner
Semi-final winner
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan
Colours of Down.svg Down
Quarter-final winner
Quarter-final winner
Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Fermanagh/Tyrone
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone

2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]

Down's entry into the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is dependent on their performance in the Ulster Championship and will be known in due course.

References[]

  1. ^ "James McCartan: Two-time All-Ireland winner becomes Down boss for a second time". BBC Sport. 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ Loughran, Neil (2 December 2021). "Friday night lights as McKenna Cup gets county season under way". The Irish News.
  3. ^ Loughran, Neil (16 December 2021). "Team holiday forces Tyrone to miss Dr McKenna Cup opener". The Irish News.
  4. ^ "Tyrone to play Armagh in McKenna Cup". BBC Sport. 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "GAA publish Master Fixtures Schedule for 2022". GAA.ie. 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Allianz Leagues 2022: Your game-by-game guide". Irish Examiner. 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ "GAA: 2022 Allianz National Leagues fixtures guide". breakingnews.ie. 23 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Derry swan past under-strength Down in Owenbeg". rte.ie. 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Tribesmen continue winning ways up in Down". rte.ie. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Spoils shared at Páirc Tailteann". GAA.ie. 20 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Roscommon ease to victory". GAA.ie. 26 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Offaly finish strongly". GAA.ie. 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Cork claim vital win over Down". GAA.ie. 20 March 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 Senior Football and Hurling Provincial Championship draws". GAA.ie. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  15. ^ "2022 Football Championship draw: Galway pitted against Mayo in Connacht, Kerry paired with Cork in Munster". Sky Sports. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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