2016 Down county football team season
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2016 season | |
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Manager | Éamonn Burns |
Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
NFL D1 | 8th (relegated) |
All-Ireland SFC | Round 1 qualifier |
Ulster SFC | Quarter-finalist |
Dr McKenna Cup | Group stage (2nd) |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2016 season. It was a first season in charge for newly appointed Down manager Éamonn Burns.
Kits
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Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
Dr McKenna Cup
[edit]Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
3 Jan | Group | Donegal | 1-11 v 0-11 | Down | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
10 Jan | Group | Down | 0-08 v 0-14 | Fermanagh | Páirc Esler, Newry |
13 Jan | Group | Down | 3-20 v 2-14 | St Mary's | Páirc Esler, Newry |
Table
[edit]Qualification for next round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Fermanagh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-39 | 0-30 | 12 | 6 |
Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-39 | 3-39 | 0 | 2 |
St Mary's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-34 | 4-41 | -7 | 2 |
Donegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-17 | 2-29 | -15 | 2 |
National Football League Division 1
[edit]Down played in Division One of the National Football League in 2016. The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015.[1]
Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
30 Jan | Group | Down | 0-07 v 3-15 | Donegal | Páirc Esler, Newry |
7 Feb | Group | Monaghan | 0-13 v 0-11 | Down | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
28 Feb | Group | Down | 0-06 v 0-22 | Kerry | Páirc Esler, Newry |
6 Mar | Group | Roscommon | 1-12 v 0-06 | Down | Pearse Park, Longford |
12 Mar | Group | Down | 1-07 v 1-15 | Dublin | Páirc Esler, Newry |
27 Mar | Group | Cork | 0-12 v 0-07 | Down | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
3 Apr | Group | Mayo | 1-19 v 1-16 | Down | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
Table
[edit] Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
Automatic relegation to Division 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-91 | 4-75 | 28 | 14 |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-109 | 5-77 | 32 | 10 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9-98 | 8-77 | 24 | 8 |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-84 | 6-78 | 12 | 6 |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-88 | 7-91 | -9 | 6 |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6-83 | 7-91 | -11 | 6 |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9-89 | 9-105 | -16 | 6 |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2-60 | 6-108 | -60 | 0 |
1Donegal, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork are ranked by scoring difference.
Results
[edit]30/01/16 Round 1 |
Down ![]() |
0-7 - 3-15 | Donegal ![]() |
Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: David Gough (Meath) |
D O'Hare (0-4), A McConville (0-2), C McGovern (0-1) | Report | M Murphy (0-8), P McBrearty (1-3), R McHugh (2-0), L McLoone (0-2), C Thompson (0-1), F McGlynn (0-1) |
07/02/16 Round 2 |
Monaghan ![]() |
0-13 - 0-11 | Down ![]() |
St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: C Reilly |
C McManus (0-2), O Duffy (0-2), R McAnespie (0-2), S Carey (0-2), D Malone (0-1), D McKenna (0-1), F Kelly (0-1), R Beggan (0-1), T Kerr (0-1) | Report | C Harrison (0-4), D O'Hanlon (0-3), S McArdle (0-2), M McKay (0-1), P Downey (0-1) |
28/02/16 Round 3 |
Down ![]() |
0-6 - 0-22 | Kerry ![]() |
Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: M Duffy |
B O'Hagan (0-2), C Harrison (0-2), C Maginn (0-1), R Mallon (0-1) | Report | B Sheehan (0-6), D O'Sullivan (0-4), A Fitzgerald (0-3), BJ Keane (0-3), C Cooper (0-3), B O'Sullivan (0-2), S O'Brien (0-1) |
06/03/16 Round 4 |
Roscommon ![]() |
1-12 - 0-6 | Down ![]() |
Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) |
C Murtagh (1-6), F Cregg (0-3), C Daly (0-2), C Cregg (0-1) | Report | C Harrison (0-2), B O'Hagan (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), M Poland (0-1), P Devlin (0-1) |
12/03/16 Round 5 |
Down ![]() |
1-7 - 1-15 | Dublin ![]() |
Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: D O'Mahoney |
D O'Hare (1-2), J Murphy (0-2), D O'Hanlon (0-1), M McKay (0-1), P Devlin (0-1) | Report | C Costello (1-4), D Rock (0-3), C Kilkenny (0-2), K McManamon (0-2), P Flynn (0-2), J Cooper (0-1), P Andrews (0-1) |
27/03/16 Round 6 |
Cork ![]() |
0-12 - 0-7 | Down ![]() |
Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
C O'Neill (0-4), L Connolly (0-3), M Collins (0-3), P Kerrigan (0-2) | Report | D O'Hare (0-3), C McGovern (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), M Cunningham (0-1), M Poland (0-1) |
03/04/16 Round 7 |
Mayo ![]() |
1-19 - 1-16 | Down ![]() |
MacHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 8,352 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) |
E Regan (0-9), C O'Connor (1-4), A Freeman (0-2), A Moran (0-1), A O'Shea (0-1), C Barrett (0-1), J Doherty (0-1) | Report | D O'Hare (1-5), M Cunningham (0-2), S Dornan (0-2), D McKibbon (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), M Poland (0-1), P Devlin (0-1), P Turley (0-1), R Mallon (0-1) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
[edit]The draw for the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 15 October 2015.[2]
Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
Sunday 5 June 2016 | Quarter Final | Monaghan | 2-22 v 0-09 | Down | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Bracket
[edit]Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() (R) | 0-16 5-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() (R) | 3-07 2-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() (R) | 0-14 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() (R) | 1-11 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-12 | ![]() | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
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Results
[edit]Quarter-Final
Monaghan ![]() | 2-22 – 0-09 | ![]() |
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C McManus (0-8), K Hughes (1-2), O Duffy (1-0), R Beggan (0-3), C McCarthy, D McKenna (0-2 each), S Carey, D Clerkin, D Malone, R McAnespie, K O’Connell (0-1 each) | Report | D O'Hare (0-3), C Maginn, D O'Hanlon (0-2 each), B O’Hagan, M Poland (0-1 each) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
[edit]Fixtures
[edit]Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
25 June 2016 | Round 1B | Down | 3-17 v 2-24 | Longford | Páirc Esler, Newry |
Results
[edit]Round 1B
![]() | 3-17 – 2-24 (AET) | ![]() |
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Donal O'Hare 2-9 (0-8f), Conor Maginn 1-1, Ryan Mallon 0-4, Barry O'Hagan, S Dornan, Mark Poland 0-1 each. | Report | Brian Kavanagh 0-6 (0-5f), Michael Quinn, Robbie Smyth (0-1f) 0-4 each, Seamus Hannon 1-1, James McGivney, Diarmuid Masterson 0-3 each, Mark Hughes 1-0, Barry McKeon 0-2, D Reynolds 0-1. |
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Notable events
[edit]- On Thursday 5 November 2015, Down appointed Éamonn Burns as new football manager.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Down face Donegal in league opener" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "2016 Ulster Championship Draw". 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Burns ratified as Down football boss" – via www.bbc.co.uk.