2012 Down football season

Down
2012 season
Manager James McCartan, Junior
Stadium Páirc Esler, Newry
NFL D1 3rd (Semi-finals)
All Ireland SFC Quarter Finals
Ulster Championship Runners Up
Dr. McKenna Cup Semi-finals

The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2012 Gaelic football season.

Kits

Home
Away

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Dr. McKenna Cup

Squad

Brendan McVeigh Gk, Damien Turley, Daniel McCartan, Dan Gordon, Niall Branigan, Aidan Branigan, Ciarán Brannigan, Kevin Duffen, Conor Gavery, Brendan McArdle, Mark Doran, Darren O'Hagan, Peter Turley, Conor Gough, Kalum King, Ambrose Rodgers, Aidan Carr, Daniel Hughes, Niall McParland, Arthur McConville, Brendan Coulter, Conor Laverty, Eoin McCartan, Paul McComiskey, Marcus Miskelly, Kevin Anderson, Liam Doyle, Michael McAlister Gk

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground
8 Jan Group Down 2-12 - 0-10 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry
15 Jan Group Monaghan 0-11 - 4-12 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones
18 Jan Group Down 1-5 - 0-8 St Marys Páirc Esler, Newry
22 Jan Semi-finals Down 0-9 - 0-11 Derry Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Table

  Qualified for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Down 3 2 1 0 7–29 0–29 21 5
Armagh 3 2 0 1 1–41 2–34 4 4
Monaghan 3 1 0 2 0–37 4–31 -6 2
St Marys 3 0 1 2 0–24 2–37 -19 1
Semi-finals Final
 Derry 0-11  
 Down 0-09      Derry 2-08
 Tyrone 2-12      Tyrone 1-14
 Fermanagh 1-04  

National Football League Division 1

Squad

Peter Turley, Damien Turley Keith Quinn, Donal O'Hare, Marcus Miskelly, Niall McParland, David McKibben, Arthur McConville, Conor Gough, Timmy Hanna, Owen Costllo, Ciaran Brannigan, Niall Branigan, Ryan Brady, Kevin Anderson, Michael McAllister, Declan Rooney, Ambrose Rodgers, Damien Rafferty, Mark Poland, Brendan McVeigh, Kevin McKernan, Gerard McCartan, Eoin McCartan, Daniel McCartan, Brendan McArdle, Anton McArdle, Conor Maginn, Conor Laverty, Kalum King, Daniel Hughes, Dan Gordan, Conor Garvey, Kevin Duffin, Liam Doyle, Brendan Coulter, Aidan Carr, Aidan Branigan, Paul McComiskey

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground
4 Feb Group Down 1-10 — 1-09 Donegal Páirc Esler, Newry
12 Feb Group Cork 4-11 — 0-10 Down Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
4 Mar Group Down 0-8 — 0-14 Kerry Páirc Esler, Newry
11 Mar Group Mayo 0-11 — 1-13 Down MacHale Park, Castlebar
18 Mar Group Down 0-15 — 1-10 Dublin Páirc Esler, Newry
24 Mar Group Armagh 1-14 — 0-16 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
8 Apr Group Laois 0-10 — 2-11 Down O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
15 Apr Semi-finals Cork 2-17 — 1-12 Down Croke Park, Dublin

Table

  NFL semi-final placing   Relegated

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Kerry 7 5 1 1 4–99 5–71 25 11
Cork 7 4 1 2 8–75 1–75 21 9
Down 7 4 0 3 4–83 7–79 -5 8
Mayo 7 3 1 3 4-88 2–83 19 7
Dublin 7 3 0 4 8–88 4–93 7 6
Donegal 7 3 0 4 5–73 8–74 -10 6
Armagh 7 2 1 4 5–73 7–92 -25 5
Laois 7 2 0 5 5–74 9-86 -24 4
Semi-finals Final
 Cork 2-17  
 Down 1-12      Mayo 0-11
 Mayo 1-17      Cork 2-10
 Kerry 2-15  

Results

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 6 October 2011.

Squad

Ambrose Rodgers, Daniel Hughes, Kalum King, Brendan McVeigh, Gerard McCartan, Declan Rooney, Brendan McArdle, Aidan Burns, Kevin McKernan, Conor Garvey, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter, Conor Maginn, Dan Gordan, Conor Laverty, Daniel McCartan, Aidan Carr, Aidan Branigan, Eoin McCartan, Kevin Duffin, Anton McArdle, Liam Doyle, Gerard McAnulty, Peter Turley, Damien Turley, Marcus Miskelly, Arthur McConville, Niall McParland, Niall Branigan, Ciaran Brannigan, Owen Costello, Timmy Hanna, Michael McAlister, Shane Harrison, Ben O'Reilly, Donal O'Hare, Darren O'Hagan

Fixtures

Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground
3 June 2012 Quarter final Fermanagh 1-08 - 2-10 Down Brewster Park, Enniskillen
24 June 2012 Semi final Monaghan 1-13 - 1-14 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
22 July 2012 Final Donegal 2-18 - 0-13 Down St Tiernach's Park, Monaghan

Rounds

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Ulster final
 Cavan 1-10  
 Donegal 1-16      Donegal 2-13  
          Derry 0-09  
            Donegal 0-12  
            Tyrone 0-10  
          Tyrone 0-19  
          Armagh 1-13  
            Donegal 2-18
            Down 0-13
          Monaghan 1-12  
          Antrim 1-09  
            Monaghan 1-13  
            Down 1-14  
          Down 2-10       
          Fermanagh 1-08       
      

Results

3 June 2012
3:30pm
Quarter Final
Fermanagh 1-08 - 2-10 Down
D. Kelly 1-1, D. Kille 0-3 (2f), S. Quigley 0-2 (2f), T. Corrigan, P. Ward 0-1 each. Report D O’Hare 1-1, C Laverty 1-0, C Maginn, A Carr (f), A Rogers, K King, K McKernan, D McCartan, B McArdle, D O’Hagan, K Duffin 0-1 each.
Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Attendance: 12,435
Referee: S Doyle Wexford

24 June 2012
2:00pm
Semi Final
Monaghan 1-13 - 1-14 Down
P Finlay (3f), C McManus (3f) 0-5 each, T Freeman 1-0, D Hughes 0-2 (1f, 1 45), D Clerkin 0-1. Report D O'Hare 0-5 (5f), A Carr 1-2, (1-0 pen, 1f), C Laverty 0-2, A Rogers (f), D O'Hagan, K Duffin, L Doyle (f), B Coulter 0-1 each.
Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: M Duffy Sligo

22 July 2012
2:00pm
Final
Down 0-13 - 2-18 Donegal
L Doyle (2f) 0-04 , D O’Hare (1f) 0-02 , C Laverty, A Rogers, K McKernan, A Brannigan, C Maginn, D Hughes, E McCartan 0-01 each Report L McLoone, F McGlynn 1-00 each, C McFadden (3f) 0-06 , Declan Walsh, R Bradley, M McHugh, M McElhinney 0-02 each, David Walsh, D McLaughlin, P McBrearty, M Murphy 0-01 each
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 34, 696
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Fixtures

Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground
28 June 2012 Round 4 Qualifier Tipperary 0-11 - 1-13 Down Cusack Park, Mullingar
4 August 2012 Quarter Finals Mayo 3-18 - 2-09 Down Croke Park, Dublin

Rounds

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
         
Cork 2-19
Kildare 0-12
Cork 1-11
Donegal 0-16
Donegal 1-12
Kerry 1-10
Donegal 2-11
Mayo 0-13
Mayo 3-18
Down 2-09
Mayo 0-19
Dublin 0-16
Dublin 1-12
Laois 0-12

Results

28 July 2012
16:00
Round 4
Down 1-13 - 0-11 Tipperary
B Coulter 1-02, A Rogers (1f), M Poland (1f) 0-04 each, D Gordon, B McArdle, K Duffin (1f) 0-01 each Report A Maloney (2f), M Quinlivan (2f) 0-03 each, P Austin 0-02, B Fox, P Acheson, B Mulvihill 0-01 each
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: C Reilly Meath

4 August 2012
17:00
Quarter-final
Mayo 3-18 - 2-09 Down
M Conroy 2-01, J Doherty 1-00, C O’Connor (6f) 0-07 , A Dillon 0-04, K McLoughlin 0-02, L Keegan, A O’Shea, A Moran, E Varley 0-01 each Report B Coulter 1-01, K King 1-00, A Carr (5f) 0-07, L Doyle (1f) 0-01
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M Deegan Laois

Awards

References

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