2015 Donegal county football team season
The 2015 Donegal season was the franchise's 111th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team entered the season, having reached the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[1]
Rory Gallagher was in his first season as the team's manager. He was ratified on 31 October 2014.[2] Ahead of the season Rory Kavanagh announced his retirement, another veteran of the 2012 All-Ireland winning campaign, Dermot Molloy, also departed, while Mark McHugh returned.[3][4][5]
Schedule
National League
Donegal advanced to the Division 1 semi-finals.
- 2015 Division 1 table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | D | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dublin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7–93 | 2–78 | 30 | 9 | Advanced to NFL semi-finals |
| 3 | Monaghan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4-86 | 7–84 | -7 | 8 | |
| 4 | Donegal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6–75 | 5–70 | 8 | 7 | |
| 5 | Mayo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8–79 | 7–79 | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Kerry | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6–88 | 9-90 | -11 | 7 |
1Donegal, Mayo and Kerry are ranked by points difference.
Ulster Championship
Donegal advanced to their fifth consecutive Ulster final.
| Donegal | 1-13 - 1-10 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| M McElhinney (1-2); M Murphy (0-3, 2 frees, 1 45); C Toye, C McFadden, P McBrearty (0-2 each); F McGlynn, K Lacey (0-1 each). | Report | S Cavanagh (0-4, 3 frees); D McCurry (1-0); C McAliskey (0-3); Justin McMahon, M Donnelly, R McNamee (0-1 each). |
| Armagh | 0-08 - 2-11 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| T Kernan 0-3 (1f), J Morgan, C McKeever, E Rafferty (f), A Findon, C Rafferty all 0-1 each. | Report | M Murphy 0-5 (5fs), P McBrearty 1-1, M O'Reilly 1-0, O MacNiallais 0-2, N Gallagher, M McElhinney, N Gallagher 0-1 each. |
| Derry | 0-10 - 1-09 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| M Lynch 0-02, 1f, E Bradley 0-02, 2f, C O’Boyle 0-02, C McKaigue 0-01, C McFaul 0-01; N Holly 0-01, B Heron 0-01. | Report | M O’Reilly 1-00 P McBrearty, 0-02, 1f, M Murphy 0-02, C McFadden 0-02, M McElhinney 0-01; C Toye 0-01, O MacNiallais 0-01. |
| Monaghan | 0-11 - 0-10 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| C McManus 0-6 (4f), K O'Connell, O Duffy, K Duffy, D Mone, O Lennon 0-1 each. | Report | P McBrearty 0-6 (4f), M Murphy 0-2 (2f), K Lacey, F McGlynn 0-1 each |
All-Ireland Championship
| Donegal | 3-12 – 0-11 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| P McBrearty 1-1, C McFadden 0-4 (1f), R McHugh 1-0, C Toye 1-0, O MacNiallais 0-3, M Murphy 0-3 (2f), L McLoone 0-1 | Report | G Sice 0-5 (5f), D Cummins 0-1, T Flynn 0-1, A Varley 0-1, P Conroy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, D Comer 0-1 (1f) |
| Mayo | 2-13 - 0-11 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Keegan 1-2, Aidan O'Shea 1-0, Jason Doherty 0-3, Cillian O'Connor 0-3 (0-2f), Kevin McLoughlin 0-2, Keith Higgins 0-1, A Freeman 0-1, A Moran 0-1. | Report | Michael Murphy 0-8 (0-5f), Christy Toye 0-1, Leo McLoone 0-1, Anthony Thompson 0-1. |
Management
- Manager: Rory Gallagher
- Selectors: Gary McDaid, Jack Cooney
Team roster
Squad as per Donegal v Galway, 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifier, 1 August 2015
Kit
References
- ^ "As it happened: Donegal shock Dublin". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Rory Gallagher confirmed as new Donegal manager". Irish Independent. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Rory Kavanagh ends inter-county involvement". RTÉ Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Forward Dermot Molloy quits Donegal panel". BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Mark McHugh rejoins the Donegal football squad". Irish Independent. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
