2014 Down county football team season

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2014 season. This season marked the 20th anniversary of Down's last All-Ireland SFC win in 1994, which is also the year they last won the Ulster SFC.

Down county football team
2014 season
ManagerJames McCartan Jnr
StadiumPairc Esler, Newry
NFL D24th
All-Ireland SFCRound 2B qualifier
Ulster SFCPreliminary round
Dr McKenna CupGroup stage (3rd)

Kits

McKenna Cup and National League Kits

Home
Away

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Dr McKenna Cup
Main article: 2014 Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2014 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 12 November 2013.[1]

The final McKenna Cup tie for UUJ vs Cavan was cancelled due to UUJ withdrawing from the competition.[2]

Fixtures
DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
5 JanGroupDown1-15 v 0-07UUJPáirc Esler, Newry
12 JanGroupCavan1-09 v 0-05DownO'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt
15 JanGroupDown0-10 v 1-12AntrimPáirc Esler, Newry

Table

  Qualified for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Cavan 33004-210-17166
Antrim 32012-415-3024
Down 31021-302-28-12
UUJ 30032-152-32-170
  • 15/01/14 Cavan vs UUJ – UUJ concede fixture due to inability to field team.[3]

Results
Group
Down1-15 — 0-07UUJ
M Poland (0-5), C O Hare (0-3), P Fitzpatrick (1-0), E Mc Cartan (0-1), D Mc Cartan (0-1), Liam Devlin (0-1), K King (0-1), C Harrison (0-1), N Madine (0-1), G Mc Ardle (0-1) Report D Savage (0-3), D Mc Kay(0-1), C O Boyle (0-1), P Mc Polin (0-1), N Mc Keever (0-1)
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Group
Cavan1-09 — 0-05Down
E Keating (0-3), K Tierney (1-0), T Mooney (0-2), D Givney (0-2), P Tinnelly (0-1), N Murray (0-1) Report N Madine (0-2), D O'Hanlon (0-1), R Boyle (0-1), B Coulter (0-1)
O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Group
Down0-10 — 1-12Antrim
N Madine (0-4), D O'Hanlon (0-3), L Doyle (0-2), A Carr (0-1) Report P Cunningham (1-3), P Maguire (0-2), M Sweeney (0-1), M McCann (0-1), P Kelly (0-1), C Duffin (0-1), M Pollock (0-1, B Neeson (0-1), CJ McGourty (0-1)
Referee: S McNamee

National Football League Division 2
Main article: 2014 National Football League (Ireland)

Fixtures
DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
1 FebGroupDownMonaghanPáirc Esler, Newry
2 FebGroupDown1-11 v 0-14MonaghanPáirc Esler, Newry
7 FebGroupArmagh2-05 v 2-07DownAthletic Grounds, Armagh
1 MarGroupDown4-16 v 0-09LouthPáirc Esler, Newry
9 MarGroupGalway1-12 v 0-08DownSt Jarlath's Park, Tuam
16 MarGroupDown1-09 v 0-10DonegalPáirc Esler, Newry
29 MarGroupMeath1-14 v 1-11DownPáirc Tailteann, Navan
6 AprGroupLaois1-16 v 2-10DownO'Moore Park, Portlaoise
  • 01/02/14 Down vs Monaghan – Postponed due to waterlogged pitch[4]

Table

  Compete in Division 2 final
  Automatic relegation to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Donegal 75119-977-673611
Monaghan 75113-1073-782911
Meath 74129-878-95-59
Down 731311-725-80107
Laois 73047-896-100-86
Galway 72147-848-97-165
Armagh 72147-8610-86-95
Louth 70256-7612-95-372

1Donegal are placed ahead of Monaghan because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-11 to 0-10).

2Galway are placed ahead of Armagh because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-14 to 1-13).

Results
2 February 2014 Round 1 Down 1-11 — 0-14 Monaghan Páirc Esler, Newry
14:00 D O'Hare (0-4), J Johnston (0-2), R Boyle (0-1), C Garvey (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), C Maginn (1-0), R Johnston (0-1), E McCartan (0-1) Report J McCarron (0-7), T Kerr (0-2), C McManus (0-2), C McGuinness (0-1), R Beggan (0-1), P Finlay (0-1) Referee: C Reilly
7 February 2014 Round 2 Armagh 2-05 — 2-07 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
19:00 K Dyas (1-0), S Harold (1-0), C Rafferty (0-1), S Campbell (0-1), J Clarke (0-1), T Kernan (0-1), R Tasker (0-1) Report M Poland (2-0), K McKernan (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2), N Madine (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), E McCartan (0-1) Attendance: 5,557
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
1 March 2014 Round 3 Down 4-16 — 0-09 Louth Páirc Esler, Newry
19:00 D O Hare (1-10), B Coulter (2-00), C Maginn (1-00), N Madine (0-02), K McKernan (0-01), J Johnston (0-01), M Poland (0-01), P Fitzpatrick (0-01) Report D Byrne (0-03), C Judge (0-02), D Clarke (0-02), B White (0-01), K Rodgers (0-01) Referee: M Higgins
9 March 2014 Round 4 Galway 1-12 — 0-08 Down St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
14:00 M Martin (0-3), E Hoare (0-3), J Kavanagh (0-2), P Varley (0-1), T Flynn (0-1), S Armstrong (0-1), G Sice (0-1), D Cummins (1-0) Report D O'Hare (0-6), K McKernan (0-2) Referee: D O Mahoney
16 March 2014 Round 5 Down 1-09 — 0-10 Donegal Páirc Esler, Newry
14:00 N Madine (1-1), M Poland (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2), C Garvey (0-2), K McKernan (0-1), C Laverty (0-1) Report M Murphy (0-3), C McFadden (0-2), D Molloy (0-2), L McLoone (0-1), M McElhinney (0-1), N Gallagher (0-1) Referee: C O'Hagan
29 March 2014 Round 6 Meath 1-14 — 1-11 Down Páirc Tailteann, Navan
19:00 Graham Reilly 1-2; Stephen Bray 0-3; Shane O'Rourke 0-2, Andrew Tormey 0-2, Damien Carroll 0-2; Michael Newman 0-1, Seamus Kenny 0-1, Bryan Menton 0-1. Report Donal O'Hare 0-6; Ambrose Rodgers 1-0; Daniel McCartan 0-1, Mark Polan 0-1, Niall Madine 0-1, Jerome Johnston 0-1, Paul Devlin 0-1 Referee: C O'Sullivan
6 April 2014 Round 7 Laois 1-16 — 2-10 Down O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
15:00 R Munnelly (0-6), J O'Loughlin (1-2), D Kingston (0-3), D Conway (0-3) D Strong (0-1), C Meredith (0-1) Report O'Hare (0-4), Carr (1-0), Maginn (1-0), J Johnston (0-2), C Garvey (0-1), M Poland (0-1), N Madine (0-1), C Laverty (0-1) Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship

Fixtures

The draw for the 2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 3 October 2013.[5]

DateRoundTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ground
18 May 2014Preliminary RoundTyrone2-11 v 3-08DownHealy Park, Omagh,
24 May 2014Preliminary Round ReplayDown0-12 v 3-11TyronePairc Esler, Newry,

Bracket
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Tyrone
(R) 		2-11
3-11
Down
(R) 		3-08
0-12 		Tyrone 0-14
Monaghan 1-12
Monaghan
(R) 		0-14
1-18
Armagh
(R) 		0-14
1-13
Armagh 1-12
Cavan 0-09
Monaghan 1-09
Donegal 0-15
Fermanagh 3-13
Antrim 2-18
Antrim 0-12
Donegal 3-16
Derry 0-11
Donegal 1-11

Results
Preliminary Round
Tyrone2-11 v 3-08Down
D McCurry (1-2), Cavanagh (0-5), P Harte (1-0), K Coney (0-3). N Morgan (0-1) Report D O'Hare (1-2), A Carr (1-0), C Maginn (1-0), C Garvey (0-1), A Rogers (0-1), M Poland (0-1), N Madine (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), B Coulter (0-1)
Attendance: 13,266
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Preliminary Round Replay
Down0-12 v 3-11Tyrone
D O'Hare (0-6), C Laverty (0-2), C Garvey (0-1), D Gordon (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), B Coulter (0-1) Report C McGinley (2-1), P Harte (1-1), N Morgan (0-3), D McCurry (0-2), M Donnelly (0-1), R O'Neill (0-1), N McKenna (0-1), C McAliskey (0-1)
Referee: C Reilly

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2014 saw the introduction of a new qualifiers set up with the fixtures being split into two sections A and B.

Down entered the All-Ireland series in Round 1B of the qualifiers. The draw for Round 1B took place on Monday 9 June and paired Down with Leitrim in Pairc Esler on Sunday 29 June at 2pm. Down were favourites to win and they hammered Leitrim 4-18 to 0-09 on the day to progress to Round 2B. The draw for Round 2B took place at 8:30am on Monday 30 June live on Morning Ireland, with Down being paired with Leinster side Kildare.

Down exited the 2014 All-Ireland series with a poor performance against Kildare, scoring only 3 points in the first half, only one of which was from open play. In the second half Down staged a comeback but eventually lost when Kildare hit 1-06 without reply.

Fixtures
DateRoundTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ground
29 June 2014Round 1BDown4-18 v 0-09LeitrimPairc Esler, Newry
13 July 2014Round 2BDown0-11 v 1-18KildarePairc Esler, Newry

Results
Round 1B
Down4-18 v 0-09Leitrim
C Laverty (2-4), D O'Hare (0-4), L Doyle (0-2), B Coulter (0-2), M Poland (0-2), D Turley (1-0), K McKernan (0-1), D Gordon (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), N Madine (1-0) Report E Mulligan (0-5), G Reynolds (0-1), S McWeeney (0-1), R Lowe (0-1), N Moore (0-1)
Referee: A Nolan
Round 2B
Down0-11 v 1-18Kildare
B Coulter (0-4), D O'Hare (0-3), D Rooney (0-1), D O'Hagan (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), C Laverty (0-1) Report P Fogarty (0-4), T Moolick (1-0), A Smith (0-3), P O'Neill (0-3), C McNally (0-2), N Kelly (0-2), E Bolton (0-1), G White (0-1), E Callaghan (0-1), E O'Flaherty (0-1)
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Notable events
  • On Saturday 26 July, James McCartan Jnr stepped down as Down manager after five full seasons in charge.
  • On Wednesday 8 August, former All Star goalkeeper Brendan McVeigh announced his retirement from inter-county football.
  • On Saturday 19 September, Kilcoo manager Jim McCorry was named as the new Down boss on a three-year deal.[6]

References
  1. "McKenna Cup 2014". ulster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  2. "UUJ forfeit final McKenna Cup game" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Cavan into semi-finals as UUJ concede fixture". gaa.ie. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/25925406 | Football League: Down clash with Monaghan postponed to Sunday
  5. GMT (4 October 2013). "BBC Sport - Tyrone to face Down in Ulster SFC preliminary round tie". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  6. "McCorry named as new Down manager" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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