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Down county football team
2020 season
ManagerPaddy Tally
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D34th
Dr McKenna CupSemi Final
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2020 season, which is in its 117th year. The season is suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Kits

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Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup was made on 4 December 2019.[2][3]

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
29 December 2019 Group Fermanagh 0-07 v 1-11 Down Brewster Park, Enniskillen [4]
8 January 2020 Group Down 2-17 v 0-15 Antrim Páirc Esler, Newry [5]
12 January 2020 Semi-final Tyrone 2-16 v 1-10 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh [6]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Down 2 2 0 0 37 22 +15 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Antrim 2 1 0 1 29 36 −7 2
3 Fermanagh 2 0 0 2 20 28 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8th January 2020. Source: Ulster GAA

Reports

Group Stage
Fermanagh 0-07 - 1-11Down
L Kerr (1-03), R McGarry (0-01), P Havern (0-03), J Flynn (0-01), C Poland (0-01), L Middleton (0-01), R Carr (0-01) Report R Jones (0-01), G Jones (0-01), C Jones (0-03), D McGurn (0-02)
Group Stage
Down 2-17 - 0-15Antrim
B OHagan (1-02), P Havern (0-05), C Quinn (1-03), D OHagan (0-02), L Kerr (0-02), D Hughes (0-01), C Maginn (0-01), D McGuinness (0-01) Report P McBride (0-06), E Fyfe (0-01), E Walsh (0-01), R McCann (0-03), C Duffin (0-02), A Loughran (0-02)
Semi Final
Tyrone 2-16 - 1-10Down
B Gallen (0-1), R McNamee (0-1), B McDonnell (0-1), F Burns (0-1), D McCurry (0-7), C McCann (1-2), R O’Neill (0-2), R McHugh (1-1) Report D O’Hagan (0-1), C Poland (0-3), C Quinn (1-0), S Dornan (0-1), P Havern (0-2), L Kerr (0-1), D O’Hare (0-1) R McGarry (0-1)

National Football League Division 3

Down will compete in Division Three for the 2020 National League season. Fixtures were published by the GAA on 26 November 2019.[7][8][9]

On 12 March 2020 the GAA suspended the National League in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The league is scheduled to resume sometime after March 29, 2020.[11]

Fixtures

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
Saturday 26 January Group Tipperary 0-10 v 0-10 Down Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel [12]
Saturday 1 February Group Down 0-14 v 0-12 Derry Páirc Esler, Newry [13]
Sunday 9 February Group Cork 0-16 v 1-08 Down Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork [14]
Saturday 22 February Group Down 2-13 v 1-14 Longford Páirc Esler, Newry [15]
Sunday 1 March Group Offaly 0-09 v 0-17 Down O'Connor Park, Tullamore [16]
Saturday 14 March Group Down P v P Leitrim Páirc Esler, Newry [17]
Sunday 22 March Group Louth P v P Down Drogheda Park, Drogheda [18]

Table

Down are ahead of Longford due to the head to head rule.[19]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cork 5 5 0 0 98 74 +24 10 Advance to Division 3 Final
2 Down 5 3 1 1 71 64 +7 7
3 Longford 5 3 1 1 84 70 +14 7
4 Derry 5 2 1 2 75 71 +4 5
5 Offaly 5 2 1 2 73 77 −4 5
6 Tipperary 5 1 1 3 69 67 +2 3
7 Leitrim 5 1 1 3 75 92 −17 3 Relegation to Division 4
8 Louth 5 0 0 5 66 85 −19 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 January 2020. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Reports

Round 1
Tipperary 0-10 - 0-10Down
Conor Sweeney (0-05), Evan Comerford (0-02), Steven O’Brien (0-01), Jack Kennedy (0-01), Liam Boland (0-01) Report Donal O’Hare (0-03), Owen McCabe(0-02), Rory Burns (0-02), Barry O’Hagan (0-01), Cory Quinn (0-01), Pat Havern (0-01)
Referee: A Nolan (Wicklow)
Round 2
Down 0-14 - 0-12Derry
Conor Poland (0-01); Barry O’Hagan (0-02), Owen McCabe (0-01), Jerome Johnston (0-02), Cory Quinn (0-01), Donal O’Hare (0-06), Daniel Guinness (0-01) Report Shay Downey (0-01), Chrissy McKaigue (0-01), Benny Heron (0-01), Shane McGuigan (0-07, Alex Doherty (0-01), Christopher Bradley (0-01)
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
Round 3
Cork 0-16 - 1-08Down
Liam O’Donovan (0-01), Thomas Clancy (0-01), Tadhg Corkery (0-01), Ian Maguire (0-02), Brian Hartnett (0-01), Ruairí Deane (0-01), John O’Rourke (0-01); Damien Gore (0-03), Ciarán Sheehan (0-01), Cathail O’Mahony (0-03), Luke Connolly (0-01) Report Darren O’Hagan (0-02), Owen McCabe (0-02), Paul Devlin (0-01), Donal O’Hare (0-02), Jerome Johnston (1-01)
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
Round 4
Down 2-13 - 1-14Longford
D O’Hagan (0-01), J Flynn (0-02), B O’Hagan (0-03), K McKernan (0-01), L Kerr (0-02), D O’Hare (0-02), C Quinn (1-02), J Guinness (1-00) Report P Collum (0-02), D Gallagher (0-05), D Reynolds (0-01), P Lynn (0-02), L Connerton (1-01), D Mimnagh (0-03)
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
Round 5
Offaly 0-09 - 0-17Down
Eoin Carroll (0-1), Michael Brazil (0-1), Anton Sullivan (0-2), Bernard Allen (0-1), Ruairi McNamee (0-3), Aaron Leavy (0-1) Report James Guinness (0-3), Barry O'Hagan (0-6), Ceilum Doherty (0-1), Liam Kerr (0-3), Cory Quinn (0-2), Owen McCabe (0-1), Connaire Harrison (0-1)
Referee: J Bermingham (Cork)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 9 October 2019.[20][21][22] On 26 November 2019 it was confirmed that Down will face Fermanagh on 24 May 2020.[23]

Fixtures

Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground Ref
24 May 2020 Quarter Final Fermanagh v Down Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Donegal 1–13
Tyrone 1–11
Donegal 1–22
Armagh 0–13
Derry 0–15
Armagh 0–17
Donegal 0–12
Cavan 1–13
Fermanagh 0–11
Down 1–15
Down 1–13
Cavan 1–14
Antrim 0–9
Monaghan 1–17 Cavan 0–13
Cavan 2–15

2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Down's entry into the 2020 All Ireland depends on their Ulster Championship performance and will be announced in due course.[24]

References

  1. ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "McKenna Cup: Holders Tyrone drawn against Armagh and Cavan". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ "McKenna Cup draw: holders Tyrone grouped with Armagh and Cavan". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Dr McKenna Cup: Wins for Monaghan, Armagh and Down on opening day". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr McKenna Cup round-up: Tyrone remain on course for title defence". RTÉ. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Dr McKenna Cup: Tyrone set up Monaghan final with 2-16 to 1-10 win over Down". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ "GAA Master Fixture schedule for 2020 published". GAA. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Football League and All-Ireland Club SFC dates confirmed as GAA release fixture schedule". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Dubs and Kerry to renew battle in Allianz Football League opener". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Making sense of it all in a post-coronavirus world". RTÉ. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Down forced to settle for draw with 14-man Tipp". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Late surge sees Down overcome Derry in Newry". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Cork in cruise control as they dispatch Down to make it three from three in Division 3". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Guinness strikes late to give Down a priceless victory". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Down on track for promotion as Offaly swatted away". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  17. ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  18. ^ "GAA, FAI & IRFU suspend all games, Euro 2020 under review". RTÉ. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/OfficialLDGAA/status/1234202841763459074
  20. ^ "Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals". GAA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Donegal to take on Tyrone in 2020 Ulster SFC quarter-finals". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Ulster SFC: Fierce rivals Donegal and Tyrone clash in quarter-finals". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Fixture details confirmed for the Ulster Senior Football Championship". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Donegal and Tyrone to clash in 2020 Ulster SFC Quarter-Finals". GAA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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