The following is a summary of Down GAA 's 2015 Gaelic football season. It is the first season for new Down manager Jim McCorry.
Kits
McKenna Cup and National League Kits
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed/Cancelled
Dr. McKenna Cup
The draw for the 2015 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 5 November 2014.[1] [2]
Table
Qualification for next round
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Diff
Pts
Cavan
3 2 0 1 3-34 2-30 7 4
Down
3 2 0 1 3-34 3-29 5 4
Monaghan
3 1 0 2 0-44 4-35 -3 2
UUJ
3 1 0 2 4-25 1-43 -9 2
Results
Down
1-09 — 2-11
Cavan
C Laverty (1-1), P Devlin (0-4, 1f, 1 '45'), G Collins (0-1), C McKay (0-1), A McConville (0-1), D O'Hare (0-1, f)
Report
M Reilly (2-1, one pen, 1 '45'), G McKiernan (0-3), B Reilly (0-3, 2f), D McVeety (0-1), J Brady (0-2, 1f), T Hayes (0-1)
11 January 2015 14:00 Group
Monaghan
0-11 — 1-12
Down
D McKenna (0-3, 2f), D Hughes (0-2), P Finlay (0-2, 1f) , P Kierans (0-1), N McAdam (0-1), T Connolly (0-1), P Meegan (0-1)
Report
D O'Hare (1-2, 0-1f), P Devlin (0-3, 1f, 1'45), K McKernan (0-2), N Madine (0-1), P Downey (0-1), A McConville (0-1), C Garvey (0-1), K Anderson (0-1)
14 January 2015 20:00 Group
Down
1-13 — 1-07
University of Ulster GAA
C Laverty (1-1), D O’Hare (0-4, 2f), P Devlin (0-2f), D McKay (0-1); N Madine (0-1), P Fitzpatrick (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), A McConville (0-1), C Crilly (0-1)
Report
N McKeever (1-1), C O’Connor (0-3f), P McBrearty (0-2), C Mooney (0-1)
Down will play in Division Two of the National Football League in 2015. The fixtures were announced on 18 September 2014.[3]
Table
Division final place & promotion
Relegated
Results
Kildare v Down
1 February 2015 Round 1
Kildare
1-15 — 3-13
Down
St. Conleth's Park , Newbridge
14:00
N Kelly (1-1), E O’Flaherty (0-4, 3f); D Mulhall (0-4, 2f), F Dowling (0-4), P Fogarty (0-2)
Report
D O’Hare (1-6, 0-4f), P Devlin (0-6, 2f), D O'Hagan (0-1), C Mooney (1-0), A McConville (1-0)
Referee: A Nolan
Down v Roscommon
7 February 2015 Round 2
Down
1-11 — 1-15
Roscommon
Pairc Esler , Newry
19:00
A McConville (1-1), D O'Hare (0-3, 1f), J Johnston (0-3), P Devlin (0-2, 1'45, 1f), P Fitzpatrick (0-1); C Maginn (0-1)
Report
D Murtagh (1-4, 0-2f), C Cregg (0-3), C Murtagh (0-2), N Daly (0-1), C Cafferky (0-1), M Nally (0-1), D Shine (0-1f), S Kilbride (0-1), D Smith (0-1)
Referee: B Cassidy
Cavan v Down
28 February 2015 Round 3
Cavan
0-08 — 1-09
Down
Kingspan Breffni Park , Cavan
19:00
J McLoughlin (0-1), M Reilly (0-2f), M Dunne (0-1), N McDermott (0-4f)
Report
D O'Hare (1-3, 0-2f), K McKernan (0-2), L Howard (0-1), D Turley (0-1), C McGovern (0-1), J Johnston (0-1)
Referee: P Hughes
Down v Galway
8 March 2015 Round 4
Down
1-17 — 1-16
Galway
Pairc Esler , Newry
14:00
D O'Hare (1-5, 0-3f), P Devlin (0-4, 2f, 1'45), C Laverty (0-3, 1f), M Poland (0-2), R McGarry (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), D O'Hanlon, C Mooney (0-1)
Report
M Martin (0-5, 4f), D Cummins (0-4, 2f), A Varley (0-2), S Denvir (0-2), G Bradshaw (0-1), P Sweeney (1-0), D Comer (0-1), P Conroy (0-1)
Referee: P Neilan
Westmeath v Down
15 March 2015 Round 5
Westmeath
0-10 — 2-17
Down
Cusack Park , Mullingar
14:00
R Connellan (0-1f); C McCormack (0-2, 1'45), J Heslin (0-4, 3f, 1sl), S Dempsey (0-3)
Report
D O’Hare (1-4, 0-1f), A McConville (1-2), C Laverty (0-4), M Poland (0-3), D O'Hanlon (0-2), P Devlin (0-1f), K McKernan (0-1)
Referee: J Hickey
Down v Meath
28 March 2015 Round 6
Down
0-10 — 2-11
Meath
Pairc Esler , Newry
19:00
P Devlin (0-3, 2f), K McKernan (0-2), D O'Hare (0-2f), D O'Hanlon (0-1), C Mooney (0-1), J Johnston (0-1)
Report
B Menton (1-2), P Harnan (1-1), M O'Sullivan (0-3f), P O'Rourke (0-1'45), C Gillespie (0-1), J McEntee; E Wallace (0-1), S O'Rourke (0-1), J Wallace (0-1)
Referee: B Cassidy
Down v Laois
6 April 2015 Round 7
Down
3-12 — 1-15
Laois
Pairc Esler , Newry
15:00
P Devlin (1-2, 0-2f), C Laverty (1-1), G Collins (0-1), C McGovern (0-2), C Maginn (0-2), C Mooney (0-2), D O'Hare (0-1f), A McConville (1-0), M Poland (0-1)
Report
R Munnelly (1-4, 1-0pen, 0-3f), E O'Carroll (0-7, 5f, 2'45), D Strong (0-1), R Kehoe (0-1), J O'Loughlin (0-1), N Donoher (0-1
Referee: R Hickey
Down v Roscommon
26 April 2015 Final
Down
0-15 — 1-17
Roscommon
Croke Park , Dublin
14:00
D O’Hare (0-5, 3f), K McKernan (0-2), B McArdle (0-1), P Devlin (0-1); C Maginn (0-1), C Laverty (0-1), C Mooney (0-1), P Fitzpatrick (0-1), R Johnston (0-1), J Johnston (0-1f)
Report
C Murtagh (1-2, 0-1f), C Connolly (0-5, 4f), S Kilbride (0-4), C Cregg (0-1), D Murtagh (0-1), U Harney (0-1), D Shine (0-1f), Cafferkey (0-1), D Smith (0-1)
Referee: M Deegan
The draw for the 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2014.[4]
Results
07 June 2015 14:00 Quarter-Final
Following defeat to Derry in the Ulster Championship quarter finals, Down entered the All Ireland in Round 1 of the qualifiers.
Notable moments
On Saturday 19 September 2014 Kilcoo manager Jim McCorry was named as the new Down boss on a 3-year deal.[5]
On Monday 24 November 2014 former Down All Star Benny Coulter retired from intercounty football following a 15-year career.[6]
On 20 August 2015 Jim McCorry resigned as Down manager.[7]
References
Players
Footballers
Hurlers
List of senior football team captains
Stadiums Club scene Honours All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (5) Affiliations
2015 GAA season
Football
Hurling