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2017 Down county football team season

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2017 season.

Down county football team
2017 season
ManagerÉamonn Burns
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D26th
All-Ireland SFCRound 4 qualifier
Ulster SFCFinalist
Dr McKenna CupGroup Stage (3rd)
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Competitions

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Dr McKenna Cup

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Down started 2017 with a win against Queen's University, their first win since beating St Marys in the 2016 McKenna Cup competition. Down followed it up with a win against Derry at Páirc Esler, their first back to back win in nearly two years and first inter-county win since beat Laois in the National Football League on 4 April 2015. Down's McKenna Cup campaign ended with a defeat away to Armagh which sent Derry into the semi-finals on points difference.

Fixtures

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Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
8 Jan Group Down 1-11 v 1-08 Queens University Páirc Esler, Newry [1]
15 Jan Group Down 0-15 v 0-14 Derry Páirc Esler, Newry [2]
18 Jan Group Armagh 1-15 v 2-08 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh [3]

Table

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  Qualify for Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1   Automatic relegation to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
  Galway 7 5 1 1 12-99 6-86 31 11
  Kildare 7 5 0 2 11-102 3-94 32 10
  Meath 7 4 1 2 11-107 5-91 34 9
  Cork 7 2 3 2 4-90 6-86 -2 7
  Clare 7 2 1 4 9-78 6-99 -12 5
  Down 7 2 1 4 3-85 10-85 -18 5
  Derry 7 2 1 4 8-79 11-104 -34 5
  Fermanagh 7 2 0 5 1-87 12-85 -31 4
  • Clare, Down and Derry finished on five league points and are ranked by score difference.


National Football League Division 2

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Main article: 2017 National Football League (Ireland)

Down played in Division Two of the National Football League in 2017 following relegation from Division One in 2016. Down had a dismal start to their campaign suffering a defeat at home to Fermanagh followed by an away defeat to Clare. Reports began to circulate that Eamon Burns was facing a mass walk out from players in the squad,[4] this was later denied by Burns and Down went on to win their next two games.

The two wins in a row proofed to be crucial as Down went on to lose another two games leaving their Division Two status hanging in the balance. Down finished their Division Two campaign with a surprise draw away to Cork, which resulted in them retaining their place in Division Two for 2018.

Fixtures

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Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
4 Feb Group Down 0-10 v 1-16 Fermanagh Páirc Esler, Newry [5]
12 Feb Group Clare 2-11 v 0-11 Down Cusack Park, Ennis [6]
25 Feb Group Down 1-13 v 0-14 Meath Páirc Esler, Newry [7]
5 Mar Group Derry 1-07 v 1- 15 Down Celtic Park, Derry [8]
18 Mar Group Down 0-10 v 2-09 Kildare Páirc Esler, Newry [9]
26 Mar Group Down 1-13 v 3-15 Galway Páirc Esler, Newry [10]
2 Apr Group Cork 1-10 v 0-13 Down Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork [11]

Table

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  Qualify for Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1   Automatic relegation to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
  Galway 7 5 1 1 12-99 6-86 31 11
  Kildare 7 5 0 2 11-102 3-94 32 10
  Meath 7 4 1 2 11-107 5-91 34 9
  Cork 7 2 3 2 4-90 6-86 -2 7
  Clare 7 2 1 4 9-78 6-99 -12 5
  Down 7 2 1 4 3-85 10-85 -18 5
  Derry 7 2 1 4 8-79 11-104 -34 5
  Fermanagh 7 2 0 5 1-87 12-85 -31 4
  • Clare, Down and Derry finished on five league points and are ranked by score difference

Results

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Round 1
Down  0-10 - 1-16Fermanagh  
Alan Davidson 0-5 (2fs, 1 45), Shay Millar, Conail McGovern, Kevin McKernan, Joe Murphy, Aidan Carr 0-1 each Report Tomas Corrigan 0-8 (7fs), Eoin McManus 1-0, Aidan Breen 0-2, Sean Quigley, Eddie Courtney, Paul McCusker, Barry Mulrone, Cathal Beacom, Ryan Lyons 0-1 each.
Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: F Kelly (Longford)
Round 2
Clare  2-11 - 0-11Down  
D Tubridy (1-3), K Sexton (1-1), E Cleary (0-3, 1f), J Malone (0-3), S Collins (0-1) Report C Magee (0-3, 2f), B O'Hagan (0-2, 1f), R Johnston (0-2), D O'Hagan (0-1), A Carr (0-1), S Millar (0-1), P Havern (0-1)
Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Round 3
Down  1-13 - 0-14Meath  
D O'Hanlon (0-4, 3f), K McKernan (0-2), B O'Hagan (0-2), R Johnston (0-1), J Johnston (0-1), C McGovern (0-1), A Carr (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), J Murphy (1-0) Report D Lenihan (0-8, 6f), J Toher (0-2, 1f), G Reilly (0-2), B McMahon (0-1), D Keogan (0-1)
Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Round 4
Derry  1-07 - 1-15Down  
Emmett McGuckin (1-2), Conor McAtamney (0-2), Mark Craig (0-1), Benny Heron (0-1), James Kielt (0-1, 1f) Report Darragh O Hanlon (0-6, 5f), Ryan Johnston (1-1), Caolan Mooney (0-3), Barry O'Hagan (0-3), Conor Maginn (0-1), Joe Murphy (0-1)
Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Round 5
Down  0-10 - 2-09Kildare  
D O'Hanlon (0-04f), B O’Hagan (0-02), C Mooney (0-02), K McKernan (0-01), J Johnston (0-01) Report D Slattery (2-00), K Feely (0-05f), M Donnellan (0-01, 45), O Lyons (0-01), T Moolick (0-01), P Cribbin (0-01)
Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: N Cullen (Fermanagh)
Round 6
Down  1-13 - 3-15Galway  
D O'Hanlon (0-8, 5f), B O'Hagan (1-0), C Mooney (0-2), R Johnston (0-2), S Millar (0-1) Report E Brannigan (2-1, 1-0pen), S Walsh (1-3), G Sice (0-3, 1f), B McHugh (0-3, 2f, 1'45), G O'Donnell (0-2), D Kyne (0-1), M Farragher (0-1), P Conroy (0-1f),
Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Round 7
Cork  1-10 - 0-13Down  
R Deane (1-01), C O’Neill (0-06, 0-04 frees), P Kerrigan (0-02), O’Rourke (0-01) Report J Johnston (0-05, 0-04 frees, 0-01 45), C Mooney (0-02), R Johnston (0-02); B O’Hagan (0-01), S Millar (0-01), M Cunningham (0-01, free), D O'Hanlon (0-01, free)
Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
Referee: J Molloy (Galway)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Main article: 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship
 
Down vs Armagh, 4 June 2017

The draw for the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 14 October 2016 with Down being drawn at home to Armagh.[12] This was Down's first home draw in the Ulster Championship in 12 years since they faced Tyrone at home in the 2005 Ulster Championship.

Down edged out Armagh in a close, physical encounter at Páirc Esler sending them into the 2017 Ulster Championship semi-finals to face Monaghan at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh on 24 June 2017. Down produced a memorable display in a close semi-final as they pulled off arguably the shock of the 2017 Ulster Championship by beating Monaghan and earning themselves a place in the 2017 Ulster final against Tyrone on 16 July in Clones.

Down suffered a heavy defeat in the Ulster final, meaning they entered the All-Ireland series in round 4.

Fixtures

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Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground Ref
Sunday 4 June Quarter-final Down 0-15 v 2-07 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry [13]
Saturday 24 June Semi-final Down 1-14 v 0-15 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh [14]
Saturday 16 July Final Down 0-15 v 2-17 Tyrone St. Tiernach's Park, Clones [15]

Bracket

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Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Derry 0-11
  Tyrone 0-22
  Tyrone 1-21
  Donegal 1-12
  Donegal 3-19
  Antrim 1-9
  Tyrone 2-17
  Down 0-15
  Down 0-15
  Armagh 2-7
  Down 1-14
  Monaghan 0-15
  Cavan 0-15
  Monaghan 1-20   Monaghan 1-15
  Fermanagh 1-11

Results

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Quarter-finals
  Down0-15 - 2-07  Armagh
M Cunningham (0-01, f), (0-04, 2f), C Mooney (0-02); C Maginn (0-01), S Millar (0-01); J Johnston (0-01, f), C Harrison (0-02), R Johnston (0-01), B O'Hagan (0-01), for Harrison (52), D McKibben (0-01) Report P Hughes (0-01); A McKay (0-01), M Shields (1-00); S Sheridan (0-01), A Forker (0-01), J Clarke (0-01, f), A Murnin (1-00), Vernon (42), A Duffy (0-01), G McParland (0-01, f)
Attendance: 16, 168
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Semi-finals
  Down1-14 - 0-15  Monaghan
M Cunningham (0-1'45); D O'Hanlon (1-5, 1-0pen, 0-5f), K McKernan (0-2), C Maginn (0-1), S Millar (0-1); C Harrison (0-3), D O'Hare (0-1) Report R Wylie (0-1); K Hughes (0-1), D Hughes (0-1); O Duffy (0-1); C McCarthy (0-1), J McCarron (0-3, 2f), C McManus (0-7, 3f).
Attendance: 13, 396
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath). Replaced by Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) at half-time.
Final
  Tyrone2-17 - 0-15  Down
T McCann (0-1), P Hampsey (0-3), P Harte (0-2, 1f), C McCann (0-1), D Mulgrew (0-1), N Sludden (0-1), M Bradley (0-2), S Cavanagh (0-2, 1f), M Donnelly (0-3), L Brennan (0-1) Report M Cunningham (0-1f), D O'Hanlon (0-4, 3f), C Mooney (0-3), N Donnelly (0-1), C Maginn (0-1), S Millar (0-1), R Johnston (0-2), J Murphy (0-1), D McKibbin (0-1)
Attendance: 31, 912
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Main article: 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Down entered the All Ireland in Round 4 of the qualifiers following their defeat to Tyrone in the Ulster final. Down were matched once again with Monaghan however in this encounter Down fell short and ended their championship season in Round 4.

Fixtures

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Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground Ref
Saturday 29 July Round 4 Down 1-16 v 1-24 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin [16]

Results

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Round 4B
  Down1-16 - 1-24  Monaghan
D O'Hanlon (0-02, 0-02f), C Mooney (0-01), K McKernan (0-02), C Maginn (0-02), S Millar (0-01), C Harrison (1-04), J Johnston (0-03, 0-01f), D McKibbin (0-01) Report F Kelly (1-00), R Wylie (0-01), K Hughes (0-03, 0-01f), D Hughes (0-03), C McManus (0-10, 0-08f), O Duffy (0-01), J McCarron (0-02), C McCarthy (0-04)
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

References

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  1. ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup round 1 Report". 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup round 2 Report". 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup round 3 Results & Semi-final Fixtures". 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Down facing mass walkout as players lose faith in management".
  5. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (4 February 2017). "Allianz Leagues Division 2 Rd 1 full time Down 0.10 Fermanagh 1.16" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (12 February 2017). "Allianz League Division 2 Rd 2 Full time Down 0.11 Clare 2.11" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Royals account for Down in Navan". 29 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Burns pleased as Down record back-to-back wins". 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (18 March 2017). "Allianz league div 2 result from Páirc Esler Kildare 2.09 Down 0.10" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Official Down GAA [@OfficialDownGAA] (26 March 2017). "Allianz GAA Football League Division 2 Full time Down 1.13 Galway 3.15" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Down secure status with Cork draw". 2 April 2017.
  12. ^ "2017 Ulster Championship Draw". 14 October 2016.
  13. ^ Mooney, Francis (4 June 2017). "Down edge out wasteful Armagh at Pairc Esler".
  14. ^ Mooney, Francis (24 June 2017). "Down withstand Monaghan comeback to reach Ulster final".
  15. ^ Mooney, Francis (16 July 2017). "Tyrone retain Ulster title with routine win over Down".
  16. ^ Keane, Paul (29 July 2017). "Monaghan hit their groove to ease past Down".
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