Down county football team 2024 football season
The following is a summary of Down county football team 's 2024 season, which is its 121st year.
Competitions Down will compete in the pre-season McKenna Cup tournament, with the main season consisting of the National Football League Division 3, the Ulster Championship and either the All Ireland Senior Football Championship or the Tailteann Cup.
Dr McKenna Cup The draw for the 2024 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 14 December 2023. [ 1] [ 2]
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Derry 2 2 0 0 28 23 +5 4 Advance to semi-final 2 Down 2 1 0 1 31 31 0 2 3 Cavan 2 0 0 2 31 36 −5 0
Source: Ulster GAA
Fixtures Derry v Down 6 January 2024 Round 2 Derry 0–13 – 0–10 Down Derry 18:00 IWT (UTC) Shane McGuigan 0–3 (0–3f), Paul Cassidy 0–2, Conor Doherty 0–2, Niall Loughlin 0–2 (0–2f), Diarmuid Baker 0–1, Chrissy McKaigue 0–1, Gareth McKinless 0–1, Declan Cassidy 0–1 Report Pat Havern 0–3 (0–2f), Daniel Guinness 0–1, Odhran Murdock 0–1, Johnny Flynn 0–1, Ceilum Doherty 0–1, James Guinness 0–1, Liam Kerr 0–1 (0–1f), Andrew Gilmore 0–1 (0–1f) Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Enda McFeely
Down v Cavan 10 January 2024 Round 3 Down 2–15 – 1–15 Cavan Newry 19:30 IWT (UTC) Pat Havern 0–5, Rory Mason 1–1 (0–1f), Odhran Murdock 1–1, Oisin Savage 0–2, Pearse McCabe 0–1, Pierce Laverty 0–1, Gareth McKibben 0–1, Liam Kerr 0–1, Jack McCartan 0–1, Pól Quinn 0–1 Report Oisin Brady 0–7, Brían O'Connell 1–0, Paddy Lynch 0–3 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), James Galligan 0–1, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–1, James Smith 0–1, Jack Tully 0–1 Stadium: Páirc Esler Referee: Diarmuid Boylan
Down will compete in Division Three of the National League in 2024. The fixtures were confirmed on 6 December 2023. [ 3] [ 4]
Fixtures Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Down 7 6 1 0 145 88 +57 13 Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2025 NFL Division 2 2 Westmeath 7 5 1 1 95 83 +12 11 3 Clare 7 5 0 2 106 95 +11 10 4 Sligo 7 4 1 2 103 96 +7 9 5 Antrim 7 3 0 4 94 106 −12 6 6 Offaly 7 2 1 4 111 100 +11 5 7 Wicklow 7 1 0 6 78 126 −48 2 Relegation to 2025 NFL Division 4 8 Limerick 7 0 0 7 77 115 −38 0
Source: GAA.ie Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Reports 28 January 2024
14:00
Round 1
Wicklow 0-13 - 0-18 Down Chris O’Brien (0-05), Kevin Quinn (0-04), Brian Nesbitt (0-03), JP Nolan (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-05), Daniel Guinneas (0-04), Rory Mason (0-02), Pierce Laverty (0-01), Finn McElroy (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-03), Oisin Savage (0-01)
Referee: A Coyne (Westmeath)
3 February 2024
18:00
Round 2
Down 3-16 - 0-09 Limerick Odhran Murdock (2-03), Pat Havern (0-05), Daniel Guinness (1-01), Liam Kerr (0-03), Shealan Johnston (0-02), Oisin Savage (0-01), Peter Fegan (0-01) Report Peter Nash (0-05), Cillian Fahy (0-02), Robbie Childs (0-01), Shane Costello (0-01)
18 February 2024
14:00
Round 3
Antrim 1-06 - 1-15 Down Dominic McEnhill (0-03), Paddy McAleer (1-00), Michael Byrne (0-02), Joseph Finnegan (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-06), Ceilum Doherty (1-01), James Guinness (0-02), Oisin Savage (0-02), Danny Magill (0-01), John O'Hare (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01)
Referee: E McFeely (Donegal)
24 February 2024
18:00
Round 4
Down 4-12 - 2-14 Offaly Pat Havern (0-06), Liam Kerr (2-00), Ryan Johnston (1-01), Odhran Murdock (1-01), Miceal Rooney (0-01), Caolan Mooney (0-01), Danny Magill (0-01), Ryan Magill (0-01) Report Jack Bryant (1-05), Keith O’Neill (1-02), Anton Sullivan (0-03), Dylan Hyland (0-02), Cathal Flynn (0-01), Jordan Hayes (0-01)
Referee: C Dourneen (Cavan)
Down 2-17 - 1-08 Sligo Pat Havern (0-07), Ceilum Doherty (1-02), James Guinness (1-01), Daniel Guinness (0-02), John O’Hare (0-01), Ryan McEvoy (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01), Danny Magill (0-01), Oisin Savage (0-01) Report Sean Carrabine (0-04), Nathan Mullen (1-00), Patrick O’Connor (0-01), Alan McLaughlin (0-01), Cian Lally (0-01), Niall Murphy (0-01)
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
18 March 2024
15:00
Round 6
Westmeath 0-13 - 1-10 Down R Forde (0-04), L Loughlin (0-03), M Whittaker (0-01), J Dolan (0-01), R Connellan (0-01), J Lynam (0-01), K Martin (0-01), R O’Toole (0-01) Report P Havern (0-04), D Guinness (1-00), D Magill (0-01), R Johnston (0-01), O Murdoch (0-01), J Guinness (0-01), R McEvoy (0-01), C Doherty (0-01)
Referee: J Molloy (Galway)
24 March 2024
14:00
Round 7
Down 3-15 - 1-10 Clare C Doherty (1-02), D Magill (1-02), P Havern (0-05), O Murdock (1-00, pen), L Kerr (0-03), D Guinness (0-01), R Johnston (0-01), M Rooney (0-01) Report C Downes (0-04), A Griffin (1-00), M McInerney (0-02), S Ryan (0-01), E McMahon (0-01), D Coughlan (0-01), D O’Donnell (0-01)
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
Down 0-13 - 2-10 Westmeath Pat Havern (0-07), Liam Kerr (0-03), Miceal Rooney (0-01), Oisin Savage (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01) Report Jonathan Lynam (2-00), Sam McCartan (0-04), Robbie Forde (0-03), David Lynch (0-01), Conor Dillon (0-01), Luke Loughlin (0-01)
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
The draw for the 2024 Ulster Championship took place on 21 October 2023. [ 13] [ 14]
Fixtures 13 April 2024
18:00
Quarter Final
Down 0-13 v 0-09 Antrim O Savage (0-03), D Guinness (0-02), R McEvoy (0-01), C Doherty (0-01), M Rooney (0-01), O Murdock (0-01), L Kerr (0-01), R Johnston (0-01), P Havern (0-01), S Annett (0-01) Report R McQuillan (0-03), R McCann (0-01), M Jordan (0-01), C Hand (0-01), P McBride (0-01), E McCabe (0-01), M Byrne (0-01)
Attendance: 5,429
Referee: B Cassidy (Derry)
27 April 2024
17:15
Semi-Final
Armagh 0-13 v 2-06 Down R Grugan (0-05), R O'Neill (0-03), A Forker (0-02), A Nugent (0-01), O O’Neill (0-01), J Duffy (0-01) Report R Magill (1-01), P Burns (1-00, og.), P Havern (0-02), R Johnston (0-01), D Guinness (0-01), D Magill (0-01)
Attendance: 12,116
Referee: L Devenney (Mayo)
Bracket
Tailteann Cup Due to their National League ranking and because they never progressed to the Ulster Championship final, Down will enter the Tailteann Cup in 2024 for the 3rd time. The draw for the 2024 competition was made on 30 April with Down being drawn into Group 4 with Offaly , Limerick and London . [ 15] Down proceeded onto a second Tailteann Cup final in a row against Laois on 13 July 2024 and went on to win the final by two points winning their first Tailteann Cup. [ 16]
Group B Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Down 3 3 0 0 78 41 +37 6 Advance to quarter-final 2 Limerick 3 2 0 1 45 41 +4 4 Advance to preliminary quarter-final 3 London 3 1 0 2 46 59 −13 2 4 Offaly 3 0 0 3 42 70 −28 0
Source: GAA
Knockout Stage
Fixtures 11 May 2024
16:00
Group Stage
Down 1-20 v 1-06 Limerick D Guinness (1-00), P Havern (0-03), E Brown (0-03), R McEvoy (0-01), P Fegan (0-01), O Murdock (0-02), J McGovern (0-02), G McKibben (0-02), G McKibben (0-02), D Magill (0-01), R Johnston (0-01), R McEvoy (0-01), P Fegan (0-01) Report P Nash (1-04), J Naughton (0-02)
Referee: C Dourneen (Cavan)
18 May 2024
18:00
Group Stage
London 0-10 v 1-24 Down Ciaran Diver (0-05), Shay Rafter (0-02), Tighe Barry (0-01), Joshua Obahor (0-01), Ruairi Rafferty (0-01) Report Patrick Havern (0-06), Daniel Guinness (0-06), Miceal Rooney (0-05), Odhran Murdock (1-01), Danny McGill (0-02), Conor McCrickard (0-01), Gareth McKibben (0-01), Ryan McEvoy (0-01), Ryan Magill (0-01)
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
2 June 2024
13:45
Group Stage
Down 2-22 v 3-13 Offaly Paul Quinn (0-4), Oisin Savage (1-0), Ryan Magill (1-0), Conor McCrickard (0-3), Danny Magill (0-2), Shane Annett (0-2), James Guinness (0-2), Gareth McKibben (0-2), Shealan Johnston (0-1), Rory Mason (0-1), Ben McConville (0-1), Miceal Rooney (0-1), Caolan Mooney (0-1), Jack McCartan (0-1), Paddy McCarthy (0-1) Report Nigel Dunne (0-4), Daire McDaid (1-1), John Furlong (1-0), Cormac Egan (1-0), Keith O'Neill (0-2), Jack Bryant (0-2), David Dempsey (0-1), Lee Pearson (0-1), Cathal Flynn (0-1), Jordan Hayes (0-1)
Referee: K Eannatta (Tyrone)
15 June 2024
16:30
Quarter-final
Down 1-18 v 0-12 Wicklow P Havern (0-06), S Johnston (0-04), J McGovern (1-00), D Guinness (0-02), L Kerr (0-02), R McEvoy (0-01), D Magill (0-01), O Savage (0-01), C Doherty (0-01) Report K Quinn (0-04), M Jackson (0-03), C O'Brien (0-02), P O'Keane (0-01), O McGreynor (0-01), P O'Toole (0-01)
Referee: F Kelly (Longford)
23 June 2024
16:00
Semi-final
Down 1-20 v 2-15 (a.e.t.) Sligo Pat Havern (0-07), Odhran Murdock (1-00), Liam Kerr (0-03), Ryan McEvoy (0-02), Pierce Laverty (0-02), Shealan Johnston (0-01), Daniel Guinness (0-01), Miceal Rooney (0-01), John McGovern (0-01), Caolan Mooney (0-01), Danny Magill (0-01) Report Sean Carrabine (0-04), Patrick O'Connor (1-01), Canice Mulligan (1-00), Niall Murphy (0-03), Lee Deignan (0-02), Darragh Cummins (0-02), Eddie McGuinness (0-01), Nathan Mullen (0-01), Mark Walsh (0-01)
Referee: D O Mahoney (Tipperary)
Down 0-14 v 2-06 Laois Odhran Murdock (0-03), Pat Havern (0-03), Danny Magill (0-02), Caolan Mooney (0-01), Jonny Flynn (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01), Ryan Johnston (0-01), Peter Fegan (0-01), Shealan Johnston (0-01) Report Mark Barry (1-02), Seamus Lacey (1-00), Evan O'Carroll (0-01), Paul Kingston (0-01), Conor Heffernan (0-01), Killian Roche (0-01)
Referee: B Griffin (Kerry)
References ^ "2024 Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup fixtures confirmed". Ulster GAA . 14 December 2023. ^ "2024 Dr McKenna Cup fixtures: Mickey Harte to make Derry managerial debut against Cavan". Belfast Live . 14 December 2023. ^ "Allianz Football League fixtures confirmed for Armagh and Down". Newry Reporter . 6 December 2023. ^ "Your complete guide to the 2024 GAA inter-county fixtures list". Irish Independent . 6 December 2023. ^ "Down start league in style with victory over Wicklow". RTE . 28 January 2024. ^ "Odhran Murdock on the double as indisciplined Limerick pay penalty against Down". RTE . 3 February 2024. ^ "Down notch another win as Antrim challenge fades". RTE . 19 February 2024. ^ "Kerr double helps lead Down past Offaly in goalfest". RTE . 24 February 2024. ^ "Down extend winning streak as Sligo put to the sword". RTE . 2 March 2024. ^ "Division 3 high-fliers Westmeath and Down draw". RTE . 18 March 2024. ^ "Down seal place in Division 2 as final beckons". RTE . 24 March 2024. ^ "McCartan masterclass seals Westmeath's Division 3 title". RTE . 30 March 2024. ^ "2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship Draw". Ulster GAA . 21 October 2023. ^ "Ulster SFC draw pairs Jim McGuinness against Mickey Harte". RTE . 21 October 2023. ^ "2024 Tailteann Cup draw". GAA.ie . 30 April 2024. ^ "Down survive late Laois rally to win Tailteann Cup". RTE . 13 July 2024.
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