2013 Down football season

Down

2013 season

Manager

James McCartan, Junior

Stadium

8th (Relegated)

Round 2

Semi-finals

Semi-finals

2013 O'Fiaich Cup

3rd (Group Stage)

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The following is a summary of Down GAA's 2013 Gaelic football season.

Kits

McKenna Cup and National League kits

Home	Away

Championship Kits

Home	Away

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled

Dr. McKenna Cup

Down made a strong start to their 2013 campaign with McKenna Cup group victories over Cavan and neighbouring county Armagh. Queens University withdrew from the competition over a row regarding player availability and the fixture was simply written off. Down progressed into the latter stages of the McKenna Cup but fell sort of a place in the final at the hands of Monaghan.

Fixtures

Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Ground
6 Jan	Group	Cavan	0-12 v 1-11	Down	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
13 Jan	Group	Down		Queens	Páirc Esler, Newry
16 Jan	Group	Down	2-11 v 1-10	Armagh	Páirc Esler, Newry
20 Jan	Semi-final	Down	0-13 v 1-12	Monaghan	Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Queens withdraw from McKenna Cup over player availability row ^[1]

Table

Qualified for next round

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Down	3	2	0	3–22	1-22	6	4
Cavan	3	1	1	3–21	2-22	2	2
Armagh	3	0	2	2–21	5-21	-8	0

Semi-finals		Final

Monaghan	1-12
Down	0-13	Monaghan	1-10
Tyrone	2-09	Tyrone	4-11
Fermanagh	0-07

Results

Cavan v Down

6 January 2013
14:00
Group

Cavan	0-12 — 1-11	Down
M Dunne (0-9), G McKiernan (0-3)	Report	P McComiskey (1-0), C Harrison (0-3), R Kelly (0-2), L Doyle (0-2), B Coulter (0-2), R Boyle (0-1), D Savage (0-1)

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: N Cullen

Down v Armagh

16 January 2013
19:30
Group

Down	2-11 — 1-10	Armagh
P McComiskey (1-5), C Laverty (0-2), C Harrison (0-2), B Coulter (0-1), L Doyle (0-1), K McKernan (1-0)	Report	S Forker (0-6), G McCooey (1-1), M Stevenson (0-2), C McKeever (0-1)

Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: S Hurson

Monaghan v Down

20 January 2013
14:00
Semi-finals

Monaghan	1-12 — 0-13	Down
Conor McManus 1-7, Darren Hughes 0-2, Dick Clerkin 0-1, Owen Duffy 0-1, Paul Finlay 0-1.	Report	Mark Poland 0-4, Donal O'Hare 0-3, Connaire Harrison 0-2, Ryan Mallon 0-1, Keith Quinn 0-1, Arthur McConville 0-1, Danny Savage 0-1.

Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: Noel Mooney

National Football League Division 1

Down looked deserving relegation favourites in the National Football League Division 1, as they lost their first 3 games, two of which were at home. Down looked close to beating Cork at home but fell to a very late goal. A comeback looked on the cards as Down went out and beat Mayo at Pairc Esler, however defeats to Kerry and Dublin sealed Down's fate and relegation was a certainty despite an impressive 3-13 to 1-12 hammering of Kildare in Newry.

Fixtures

Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Ground
2 Feb	Group	Down	1-08 v 1-11	Tyrone	Páirc Esler, Newry
9 Feb	Group	Donegal	0-12 v 0-07	Down	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
3 Mar	Group	Down	1-17 v 3-12	Cork	Páirc Esler, Newry
9 Mar	Group	Down	0-13 v 0-11	Mayo	Páirc Esler, Newry
16 Mar	Group	Kerry	0-11 v 1-05	Down	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
23 Mar	Group	Dublin	1-15 v 0-09	Down	Croke Park, Dublin
7 Apr	Group	Down	3-13 v 1-12	Kildare	Páirc Esler, Newry

Table

NFL semi-final placing Relegation Zone

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Dublin (Q)	7	5	1	1	8–105	5–73	41	11
Tyrone (Q)	7	5	0	2	6–87	4–75	18	10
Kildare (Q)	7	4	0	3	10–72	8–93	-15	8
Mayo (Q)	7	3	0	4	2–87	5–75	3	6
Cork	7	3	0	4	6–73	4–85	-6	6
Kerry	7	3	0	4	2–65	7–70	-20	6
Donegal (R)	7	2	1	4	3–78	4–74	1	5
Down (R)	7	2	0	5	6–81	7–84	-6	4

Results

2 February 2013 Round 1	Down	1-08 — 1-11	Tyrone	Páirc Esler, Newry
19:00	R Mallon (0-2), B Coulter (0-2), C Harrison (0-1), D O'Hare (1-3)	Report	S O'Neill (0-3), N Morgan (0-2), S Cavanagh (0-2), C McAliskey (0-2), C Clarke (0-2), Mark Donnelly (1-0).	Referee: B Cassidy

9 February 2013 Round 2	Donegal	0-12 — 0-07	Down	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
19:00	M Murphy (0-6), D Walsh (0-1), L McLoone (0-1), R Kavanagh (0-1), C McFadden (0-1), R Wherity (0-1), D McLaughlin (0-1).	Report	D O'Hare (0-5), K McKernan (0-2).	Referee: M Duffy

3 March 2013 Round 3	Down	1-17 — 3-12	Cork	Páirc Esler, Newry
14:00	D O'Hare (0-9), C Harrison (1-1), M Poland (0-2), R Mallon (0-1), A Carr (0-1), P McComiskey (0-1), K McKernan (0-1); C Laverty (0-1).	Report	A Walsh (0-5), C Sheehan (1-1), D O'Connor (0-3), M Cunningham (1-0), T Clancy (1-0), P Kerrigan (0-1), C O'Neill (0-2)	Referee: M Deegan

9 March 2013 Round 4	Down	0-13 — 0-11	Mayo	Páirc Esler, Newry
19:00	D O'Hare (0-9), R Mallon (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), M Poland (0-1), P McComiskey (0-1).	Report	J Doherty (0-4), C Carolan (0-3), K O'Malley (0-1), B Moran (0-1), K McLoughlin (0-1), M Conroy (0-1).	Referee: D Coldrick

16 March 2013 Round 5	Kerry	0-11 — 1-05	Down	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
19:00	B Maguire (0-2), J Lyne (0-1), Buckley (0-5), Declan O'Sullivan (0-3).	Report	D O'Hare (1-2), C Harrison (0-1), B Coulter (0-1), A McConville (0-1).	Referee: R Hickey

23 March 2013 Round 6	Dublin	1-15 — 0-09	Down	Croke Park, Dublin
19:00	P Mannion (0-5), D Connolly (0-4), P Andrews (0-2), S Cluxton (0-1), N Devereux (0-1), C O'Sullivan (0-1), B Cullen (0-1); K McManamon (1-0).	Report	D O'Hare (0-3), M Poland (0-2), B McArdle (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), P McComiskey (0-1), D Savage (0-1).	Referee: F Kelly

7 April 2013 Round 7	Down	3-13 — 1-12	Kildare	Páirc Esler, Newry
15:00	K McKernan (1-3), D O'Hare (0-4), E McCartan (2-0), N Madine (0-2), P Devlin (0-1), B Coulter (0-1), R Boyle (0-1), R Mallon (0-1).	Report	J Doyle (0-5), P Cribbin (0-2), E O'Flaherty (0-2), P Kelly (0-1), P O'Neill (1-0), E Callaghan (0-1), A Smith (0-1).	Referee: D Gough

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Fixtures

The draw for the 2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 4 October 2012.^[2]

Having got to the 2012 Ulster final, Down started their Cup run away to Derry at Celtic Park. In what was regarded as one of the games of the summer, Down came out victors having been 5 points down at half time. The semi final paired last year's finalists again in what would be a closely fought affair. Donegal maintained a 2 point lead throughout the match and eventually won 12 points to 9.

Date	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Ground
2 June 2013	Quarter final	Derry	1-15 v 2-17	Down	Celtic Park, Derry
23 June 2013	Semi final	Donegal	0-12 v 0-09	Down	Breffni Park, Cavan

Rounds

Preliminary Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Ulster final

Cavan

1-15

Armagh

1-11

Cavan

0-13

Fermanagh

0-11

Cavan

0-12

Monaghan

1-10

Antrim

0-06

Monaghan

0-11

Monaghan

0-13

Donegal

0-07

Tyrone

0-10

Donegal

2-10

Donegal

0-12

Down

0-09

Derry

1-15

Down

2-17

Results

Derry v Down

2 June 2013
14:00
Quarter-Final

Derry	1-15 - 2-17	Down
J Kielt (0-5), M Lynch (1-1), E Bradley (0-4), B Heron (0-2), E Lynn (0-1), B McCallion (0-1), C Kielt (0-1)	Report	D O'Hare (1-4), K McKernan (0-4), M Poland (1-2), N Madine (0-3), J Johnston (0-1), A Rogers (0-1), K King (0-1), D Rooney (0-1)

Celtic Park, Derry
Attendance: 10,509
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Donegal v Down

23 June 2013
14:00
Semi-Final

Donegal	0-12 - 0-09	Down
M Murphy (0-5), C McFadden (0-5), R Kavanagh (0-1), P McBrearty (0-1)	Report	D O'Hare (0-6), M Poland (0-1), J Johnston (0-1), D Savage (0-1)

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
Attendance: 21,715
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Down entered the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in the round 2 qualifier stage. The draw for the second round took place on Monday 1 July 2013 and once again had Down travelling to Celtic Park, Derry. Down produced a poor display in this repeat fixture as they failed to score from open play in the entire second half and lost the game by 5 points.

Fixtures

Date	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Ground
6 July 2013	Round 2	Derry	0-13 v 1-05	Down	Celtic Park, Derry

Results

Derry v Down

6 July 2013
17:00
Round 2

Derry	0-13 - 1-05	Down
R Bell (0-6), J Kielt (0-2), E Bradley (0-2), E McGuckin (0-2), L Kennedy (0-1)	Report	D O'Hare (1-4), A Rogers (0-1)

Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

O'Fiaich Cup

On 27 November 2013, it was announced that the O'Fiaich Cup would return for the first time since the late 1990s.^[3]

Fixtures

Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Ground
5 Dec	Group	Armagh	2-15 v 1-17	Down	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
8 Dec	Group	Down	1-10 v 1-11	Derry	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
13 Dec	Group	Louth	0-10 v 4-21	Down	Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Table

Qualified for final

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Derry (Q)	3	3	0	8-38	5-33	14	6
Armagh (Q)	3	2	1	4-42	7-40	-7	4
Down	3	1	2	6-48	3-36	21	2
Louth	3	0	3	4-27	7-46	-28	0

References

↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/20786395
↑ GMT (2012-10-04). "BBC Sport - Donegal to face Tyrone in 2013 Ulster SFC first round". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
↑ http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/ofiaich-cups-return-ensures-busy-winter-period-29787727.html

Down GAA

Founded in 1903
Based in Down, Northern Ireland

Players

Footballers
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List of senior football team captains

Stadiums

Páirc Esler

Club scene

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles (5)

Affiliations

Championship: Ulster

League: Division 2

Cup: McKenna

Seasons

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2013 GAA season

Football

Championship	Ulster Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Connacht Championship All-Ireland qualifiers All-Ireland series All-Ireland Final

NFL	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

Cups	McKenna O'Byrne McGrath

Other	All Stars International Rules Series

Seasons	Donegal Down

Hurling

Championship	Leinster Championship (Final) Munster Championship (Final) Ulster Championship (Final) All-Ireland qualifiers All-Ireland series All-Ireland Final

NHL	Division 1A Division 1B Division 2A Division 2B Division 3A Division 3B

Cups	Christy Ring Nicky Rackard Lory Meagher Waterford Crystal Kehoe Walsh

Other	All Stars Composite Rules Series

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