2016 Donegal county football team season

The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2016 season.[1][2]

Donegal county football team
2016 season
StadiumMacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
NFL D1Semi-finalist
All-Ireland SFCQuarter-finalist
Ulster SFCFinalist

The 'KN Group' began appearing as title sponsor on the front of player shirts, while the 'MCR Group' became Tier 2 sponsors, thus featuring on the back of player shirts.[3] Goalkeeping coach was James Gallagher.[4]

Personnel changes

Brendan Kilcoyne replaced Gary McDaid on the management team.[5][6]

Twelve players were added ahead of the season: Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Ciarán Thompson, Stephen McMenamin, Caolan McGonagle, Tony McClenaghan, Kieran Gillespie (Gaoth Dobhair), Michael Carroll, Stephen McBrearty, Jack O'Brien, Danny Rodgers (Dungloe; goalkeeper), Rory Carr (St Eunan's) and Caolan Ward. Ward was the eldest of those additions.[7] O'Brien played for Donegal in the 2016 National Football League semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park.[8]

Paul Durcan emigrated to Qatar at the end of the previous season.[9][10]

Competitions

Dr McKenna Cup
Main article: 2016 Dr McKenna Cup

National Football League Division 1
Main article: 2016 National Football League (Ireland)

The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015.[11]

Table

  Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
  Automatic relegation to Division 2

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Dublin 77008-914-752814
Kerry 75025-1095-773210
Roscommon 74039-988-77248
Donegal 73048-846-78126
Mayo 73045-887-91-96
Monaghan 73046-837-91-116
Cork 73049-899-105-166
Down 70072-606-108-600

1Donegal, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork are ranked by scoring difference.

Reports
30/01/16
Round 1		 Down 0-7 - 3-15 Donegal Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: D Gough
D O'Hare (0-4), A McConville (0-2), C McGovern (0-1) Report M Murphy (0-8), P McBrearty (1-3), R McHugh (2-0), L McLoone (0-2), C Thompson (0-1), F McGlynn (0-1)
07/02/16
Round 2		 Donegal 2-14 - 1-7 Cork Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
Referee: J McQuillan
O MacNiallais (1-4), P McBrearty (0-4), M O'Reilly (1-1), A Thompson (0-2), C Thompson (0-1), F McGlynn (0-1), M Murphy (0-1) Report D Goulding (0-5), D Og Hodnett (1-0), B O'Driscoll (0-1)
28/02/16
Round 3		 Donegal 1-14 - 1-12 Mayo MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
Referee: B Cassidy
M Murphy (0-5), P McBrearty (0-4), L McLoone (1-0), O MacNiallais (0-2), R McHugh (0-2), R Kavanagh (0-1) Report E Regan (0-4), D O'Connor (1-0), R Hennelly (0-2), A O'Shea (0-1), B Harrison (0-1), C Loftus (0-1), L Keegan (0-1), S Nally (0-1), S O'Shea (0-1)
06/03/16
Round 4		 Kerry 1-13 - 1-8 Donegal Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Attendance: 7,056
Referee: E Kinsella
B Sheehan (0-8), D Walsh (0-3), P Crowley (1-0), BJ Keane (0-1), C Cooper (0-1) Report M Murphy (1-4), P McBrearty (0-3), N Gallagher (0-1)
13/03/16
Round 5		 Donegal 0-17 - 1-19 Roscommon O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
Referee: P Hughes
M Murphy (0-7), P McBrearty (0-6), C Toye (0-1), E McHugh (0-1), O MacNiallais (0-1), R McHugh (0-1) Report C Murtagh (0-6), F Cregg (0-5), C Cregg (1-2), N Daly (0-3), C Daly (0-1), C Devaney (0-1), E Smith (0-1)
26/03/16
Round 6		 Dublin 1-10 - 0-7 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Lane
Man of the Match: Kevin McManamon
C Costello (0-3), K McManamon (0-3), P McMahon (1-0), B Fenton (0-1), C Kilkenny (0-1), D Rock (0-1), P Andrews (0-1) Report P McBrearty (0-3), E McGee (0-1), M Murphy (0-1), O MacNiallais (0-1), R Kavanagh (0-1)
03/04/16
Round 7		 Monaghan 1-10 - 1-9 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: R Hickey
C McManus (0-6), D McKenna (1-1), C Walshe (0-1), D Hughes (0-1), R McAnespie (0-1) Report M Murphy (0-3), M McElhinney (1-0), P McBrearty (0-2), A Thompson (0-1), E McHugh (0-1), O MacNiallais (0-1), R McHugh (0-1)
10/04/16
4:00 pm
Semi-final		 Dublin 1-20 - 0-13 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M Deegan
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny
D Rock (0-5), B Brogan (1-2), C Kilkenny (0-3), P Mannion (0-2), P Andrews (0-2), P McMahon (0-1), J Cooper (0-1), J McCarthy (0-1), J Small (0-1), C Costello (0-1), E Lowndes (0-1) Report P McBrearty (0-8), M Murphy (0-4), M McElhinney (0-1)

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 15 October 2015.[12]

Bracket
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Derry 0-12
Tyrone 3-14
Tyrone
(R) 		0-16
5-18
Cavan
(R) 		3-07
2-17
Cavan 2-16
Armagh 0-14
Tyrone 0-13
Donegal 0-11
Monaghan 2-22
Down 0-09
Monaghan
(R) 		0-14
2-10
Donegal
(R) 		1-11
0-17
Donegal 2-12
Fermanagh 1-12 Fermanagh 0-11
Antrim 0-9

Reports
Quarter-Final
Donegal 2-12 – 0-11 Fermanagh
O MacNiallais (2-1), P McBrearty (0-3), E McHugh, M O'Reilly (0-2 each), M McElhinney, C McFadden, F McGlynn, M Murphy (0-1 each) Report T Corrigan (0-7), E Donnelly, B Mulrone, R Jones, S Quigley (0-1 each)
Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Semi-Final
Monaghan 0-14 – 1-11 Donegal
C McManus (0-8), C McCarthy, K O’Connell (0-2 each), S Carey, O Duffy (0-1 each) Report P McBrearty (0-5), M Murphy (0-3), O MacNiallais (1-0), K Lacey, E McHugh, C Toye (0-1 each)
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Semi-Final
Replay
Monaghan 2-10 – 0-17 Donegal
C McManus (1-4), S Carey (1-1), J McCarron (0-2), C Boyle, O Duffy, C Walshe (0-1 each) Report M Murphy (0-5), P McBrearty (0-4), M O’Reilly (0-3), R Kavanagh, M McElhinney, F McGlynn, M McHugh, A Thompson (0-1 each)
Attendance: 17,174
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Final
Tyrone 0-13 – 0-11 Donegal
S Cavanagh (0-3), P Harte, N Morgan (0-2 each), R Brennan, C McCarron, D McCurry, C McGeary, C McShane, N Sludden (0-1 each) Report P McBrearty, R McHugh (0-3 each), O MacNiallais, M Murphy (0-2 each), C Toye (0-1)
Attendance: 33,433
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
30 July 2016
4.00 PM
Round 4B		 Cork 1-15 – 0-21 Donegal Croke Park
Attendance: 27,615
Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)
Paul Kerrigan 1-1, Colm O’Driscoll, Tom Clancy (Clonakilty), Kevin O’Driscoll, Colm O’Neill (0-1f), Donncha O’Connor 0-2 each, Mark Collins, Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), Seán Powter, Aidan Walsh 0-1 each Report Patrick McBrearty 0-11 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 0-3, Eoin McHugh, Michael Murphy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Karl Lacey, Frank McGlynn, Odhrán MacNiallais 0-1 each.
6 August
6.00 PM		 Dublin 1-15 – 1-10 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
D Rock (0-5f), P Mannion (1-1), D Connolly, K McManamon, P McMahon (0-2 each), P Andrews, C Kilkenny, J Cooper (0-1 each) Report M Murphy (0-6 5f, 1 45), R McHugh (1-0), P McBrearty (0-3, 2f), A Thompson (0-1)

Management team

Awards

All Stars

Ryan McHugh won an All Star, the county's 32nd.[14] Paddy McGrath and Patrick McBrearty were also nominated.[15][16]

Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances
GK David ClarkeMayo1
RCB Brendan HarrisonMayo1
FB Jonny CooperDublin1
LCB Philly McMahonDublin2
RWB Lee KeeganFOTYMayo4
CB Colm BoyleMayo3
LWB Ryan McHughDonegal1
MD Brian FentonDublin2
MD Mattie DonnellyTyrone2
RWF Peter HarteTyrone1
CF Diarmuid ConnollyDublin2
LWF Ciarán KilkennyDublin2
RCF Dean RockDublin1
FF Michael QuinlivanTipperary1
LCF Paul GeaneyKerry1
County breakdown
  • Dublin = 6
  • Mayo = 4
  • Tyrone = 2
  • Donegal = 1
  • Kerry = 1
  • Tipperary = 1

References
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  2. Duggan, Keith (27 February 2016). "Donegal: where big names and youth collide". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Bonner, Declan (9 January 2016). "Good start to McKenna Cup". Donegal News. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. McNulty, Chris (27 February 2016). "James Gallagher joins Glenswilly squad for 2016". Retrieved 27 February 2016. Gallagher — a Trench Cup winner in 2005 with Letterkenny Institute of Technology — is currently the goalkeeping coach with the Donegal senior football team and was assistant manager to Ollie Horgan at Finn Harps last season.
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  6. Walsh, Harry (13 November 2015). "Kilcoyne relishing new Donegal management role". Donegal News. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  7. Maguire, Gerry (24 November 2015). "Rory Gallagher puts his faith in youth with minor promotions". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. "FL1 semi-final: dazzling Dubs demolish disappointing Donegal". Hogan Stand. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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  12. "2016 Ulster Championship Draw". 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  13. Watters, Andy (15 December 2020). "A level playing field? Donegal coach Paul Fisher laments lack of resources in quest to close gap on Dublin". The Irish News. Retrieved 15 December 2020. But Paul Fisher, the man who has overseen that programme for the last six years has reluctantly decided that it is time to move on. With a gym to run, a family to support and a Masters to complete, the Letterkenny native has stepped down after playing a vital role in the successes of managers Jim McGuinness, Rory Gallagher and Declan Bonner.
  14. Walsh, Harry (5 November 2016). "McHugh was in library when heard he had won an All Star". Donegal News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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