2013 Down football season

Down
2013 season
Manager James McCartan, Junior
Stadium Pairc Esler, Newry
NFL D1 8th (Relegated)
All Ireland SFC Round 2
Ulster Championship Semi-finals
Dr. McKenna Cup Semi-finals
2013 O'Fiaich Cup 3rd (Group Stage)

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

DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
6 JanGroupCavan0-12 v 1-11DownKingspan Breffni Park, Cavan
13 JanGroupDownQueensPáirc Esler, Newry
16 JanGroupDown2-11 v 1-10ArmaghPáirc Esler, Newry
20 JanSemi-finalDown0-13 v 1-12MonaghanAthletic Grounds, Armagh

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

Table

  Qualified for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Down 32003–221-2264
Cavan 31013–212-2222
Armagh 30022–215-21-80
Semi-finals Final
Monaghan 1-12  
Down 0-13     Monaghan 1-10
Tyrone 2-09     Tyrone 4-11
Fermanagh 0-07  

Results

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)
Referee: N Cullen
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)
Referee: S Hurson
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.
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

DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
2 FebGroupDown1-08 v 1-11TyronePáirc Esler, Newry
9 FebGroupDonegal0-12 v 0-07DownMacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
3 MarGroupDown1-17 v 3-12CorkPáirc Esler, Newry
9 MarGroupDown0-13 v 0-11MayoPáirc Esler, Newry
16 MarGroupKerry0-11 v 1-05DownAustin Stack Park, Tralee
23 MarGroupDublin1-15 v 0-09DownCroke Park, Dublin
7 AprGroupDown3-13 v 1-12KildarePáirc Esler, Newry

Table

  NFL semi-final placing   Relegation Zone

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Dublin (Q) 75118–1055–734111
Tyrone (Q) 75026–874–751810
Kildare (Q) 740310–728–93-158
Mayo (Q) 73042–875–7536
Cork 73046–734–85-66
Kerry 73042–657–70-206
Donegal (R) 72143–784–7415
Down (R) 72056–817–84-64

Results

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.

DateRoundTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ground
2 June 2013Quarter finalDerry1-15 v 2-17DownCeltic Park, Derry
23 June 2013Semi finalDonegal0-12 v 0-09DownBreffni 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

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)
Attendance: 10,509
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
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)
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

DateRoundTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ground
6 July 2013Round 2Derry0-13 v 1-05DownCeltic Park, Derry

Results

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)
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

DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
5 DecGroupArmagh2-15 v 1-17DownAthletic Grounds, Armagh
8 DecGroupDown1-10 v 1-11DerrySt. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
13 DecGroupLouth0-10 v 4-21DownAthletic Grounds, Armagh

Table

  Qualified for final

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Derry (Q) 33008-385-33146
Armagh (Q) 32014-427-40-74
Down 31026-483-36212
Louth 30034-277-46-280

References

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