2011 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2011 season
Manager James McCartan Jnr
Stadium Páirc Esler, Newry
NFL D1 4th
All-Ireland SFC Round 4 qualifier
Ulster SFC Quarter-finalist
Dr McKenna Cup Group stage (2nd)
  2010
2012  

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2011 season.

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Kits

McKenna Cup and NFL kits:

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Championship kits:

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Competitions

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

McGeough Cup

Squad

1 Gavin Joyce, 2 Eoin Costello, 3 Gary McCardle, 4 Colm Murney, 5 James Colgan, 6 Kevin McKernan, 7 Michael McCartan, 8 Declan Sheeran, 9 Peter Fitzpatrick, 10 Martin Clarke, 11 Aidan Carr, 12 Brendan Coulter, 13 John Clarke, 14 Joe Ireland, 15 Mark Poland
Subs: Cathal Murdock, Kevin Duffin, Kevin Anderson, Liam Doyle, Michael Magee, Ronan Murtagh, Christopher Duggan, Paul Devlin, Packie Downey, Conor Poland, Michael Magee.

Results

DateHomeScoreAwayLocation
2011-01-02 Louth 0–16 v 0–11 Down Haggardstown, Dundalk

Dr McKenna Cup

Squad

Gary McArdle, Dan Gordon, Aidan Brannigan, Aidan Carr, Peter Fitzpatrick, Kalum King, Liam Doyle, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter, Paul Devlin, Martin Clarke, Cathal Murdock, Sean Murdock, Kevin Anderson, James Colgan, Conor Maginn, Ronan Murtagh, Michael McCartan, Conor Poland, Paul McPolin, Declan Sheerin, Kevin Duffin, Michael Magee, Kevin McKernan, Gavin Joyce, Christopher Duggan, Ryan Brady, Packie Downey and Philip Bonny.

Fixtures

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
2011-01-08 Down P v P*St Mary's Páirc Esler, Newry
2011-01-15 Down 3–11 v 2–15 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry
2011-01-19 Antrim 0–12 v 0–12 Down Casement Park, Belfast
2011-01-22 Down P v P*St Mary's Páirc Esler, Newry
2011-01-23 Down 2–13 v 0-06St Mary's Páirc Esler, Newry
  • 2011-01-08 Down vs St Mary's – Postponed due to frozen pitch [1]
  • 2011-01-22 Down vs St Mary's – Postponed due to fog [2]

Table

  Qualified for next round

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Antrim 32103–360–33125
Down 31115–362–33123
Armagh 31024–345–39−82
St Mary's31021–316–32−162

Matches and reports

Down 3–11 – 2–15 Armagh
Report

Antrim 0–12 – 0–12 Down
Report

Down 2–13 – 0–06St Mary's
Report

National Football League Division 1

Squad

Michael Magee, John Clarke, Martin Clarke, Brendan McVeigh, Ronan Murtagh, Peter Fitzpatrick, Luke Howard, Kalum King, Conor Maginn, Gerard McCartan, Kevin McKernan Cathal Murdock, Aidan Carr, Paul McPolin, Paul McComiskey, Aidan Brannigan, Conor Laverty, Dan Gordon, Liam Doyle, Conor Poland, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter, Ronan Sexton, Colm Murney, Daniel Hughes, Declan Alder

Fixtures

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Down playing Mayo at McHale Park, Castlebar.
DateHomeScoreAwayGround
5 Feb Mayo 1–13 v 3-07 Down McHale Park, Castlebar
20 Feb Down 2–11 v 1-09 Galway Páirc Esler, Newry
26 Feb Down 0–12 v 0–11 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry
12 Mar Cork 3–17 v 0–15 Down Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
19 Mar Down 1–16 v 0–11 Monaghan Páirc Esler, Newry
2 Apr Dublin 2–10 v 0–13 Down Croke Park, Dublin
10 Apr Kerry 1–13 v 1–11 Down FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney

Table

  Advanced to NFL final  Automatic relegation to Division 2

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Dublin 761016–826–922013
Cork 75026–1107–911610
Kerry 75026–935–742210
Down 73137–858–84-27
Mayo 721410–8411–85-45
Armagh 72056–827–95-164
Monaghan 72053–936–96-124
Galway 71152–916-103-243
  • Cork were placed ahead of Kerry as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (6 February at Tralee: 0-17 - 1-13).
  • Armagh were placed ahead of Monaghan as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (20 February at Athletic Grounds: 1-11 - 0-13).

Matches

Mayo 1–13 – 3–07 Down
A Moran 0–6 (0-3f), A Freeman 1–1, M Ronaldson 0–3 (0-2f), A Dillon, E Varley, K McLaughlin 0–1 each Report M Clarke 1–3, (1–0 '45', 0-2f), J Clarke, C Maginn 1–1 each, D Hughes 0–2
McHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Down 2–11 – 1–09 Galway
P Fitzpatrick 1–1, C Maginn 1–0, D Rooney, C Lavery, M Clarke, M Poland (2f) 0–2 each, D Hughes,P McComiskey 0–1 each Report G O'Donnell 1–0, S Armstrong 0–3 (1f), J Bergin, C Bane (1f), M Clancy (2f) 0–2 each
Páirc Esler, Newry

Down 0–12 – 0–11 Armagh
M Clarke 0–3 (2f), R Murtagh, D Hughes, M Poland (1f) 0–2 each, K McKernan, C Laverty, C Maginn, 0–1 each Report S McDonnell 0–3 (2f), C Vernon, R Grogan (2f) 0–2 each, K Dyas, J Murtagh, C McKeever, B Mallon 0–1 each
Páirc Esler, Newry

Cork 3–17 – 0–15 Down
D Goulding 0–7 (5f), P Kelly 1–2 (1f), C O'Neill 1–1, F Goold 0–3, P O'Neill 1–0, C Sheehan 0–2, D Goold, A Walsh 0–1 each Report M Poland 0–3 (2f), R Murtagh, M Clarke (1f) 0–2 each, K McKernan, C Murdock (1 '45'), P Fitzpatrick, C Laverty, D Hughes, D Rooney, A Branagan, C Garvey 0–1 each
Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)

Down 1–16 – 0–11 Monaghan
M Clarke 1–4 (1–0 pen, 3f), P McComiskey 0–3, D Rooney, D Hughes, M Poland 0–2 each, B Coulter, A Carr, C Maginn 0–1 each Report P Finlay 0–8 (6f), C McManus 0–2 (1f), C Galligan 0–1
Páirc Esler, Newry

Dublin 2–10 – 0–13 Down
P Flynn 1–1, A Brogan 1–1 T Quinn 0–4 (3f), D Connolly, B Cahill, B Cullen, B Brogan 0–1 each Report M Clarke 0–3 (3f), P McComiskey, B Coulter, D Hughes 0–2 each, M Poland, P Fitzpatrick, K McKernan, C Maginn 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Syl Doyle (Wexford)

Kerry 1–13 – 1–11 Down
Darran O'Sullivan 1–2, B Sheehan 0–4 (3f), C Cooper 0–3 (1f), Declan O'Sullivan 0–2, A Maher, K Donaghy 0–1 each Report M Poland 0–5 (4f) B Coulter 1–0, M Clarke 0–3 (1f), J Colgan, C Maginn, C Garvey 0–1 each
FitzGerald Stadium, Kilarney
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 7 October 2010.

Squad

Declan Alder, Aidan Branagan, Aidan Carr, Martin Clarke James Colgan, Brendan Coulter, Mark Doran, Liam Doyle, Kevin Duffin, Peter Fitzpatrick, Conor Garvey, Dan Gordan, Michael Magee, Conor Maginn, Kevin McKernan, Anton McArdle, Brendan McArdle, John McAreavey, Daniel McCartan, Eoin McCartan, Gerard McCartan, Paul McComiskey, Paul McPolin, Brendan McVeigh, Cathal Murdock, Sean Murdock, Paul Murphy, Ronan Murtagh, Darren O'Hagan, Conor Poland, Mark Poland, Damien Rafferty, Ambrose Rogers, Declan Rooney, Caolan Mooney

Fixtures

DateHomeScoreAwayGround
28 May Armagh 1–15 v 1–10 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Rounds

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Ulster final
Derry 1–18
Fermanagh 1–10
Derry 3–14
Armagh 1–11
Armagh 1–15
Down 1–10
Derry 0–08
Donegal 1–11
Tyrone 1–13
Monaghan 1–11
Tyrone 0–9
Donegal 2–6
Cavan 1–8
Donegal 1–10 Donegal 2–14
Antrim 0–7

Matches

Quarter Final
Armagh 1–15 – 1–10 Down
J Clarke 1–2, A Kernan 0–5 (3f), BJ Padden 0–3, M Mackin 0–2, K Dyas, T Kernan S McDonnell (f) 0–1 each Report M Clarke 0–5 (4f), M Poland 1–1, P McComiskey 0–2, D Rooney, D Hughes 0–1 each.
Attendance: 13,107
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Qualifiers

Round 1
Clare 1–12 – 1–13 Down
D Tubridy 0–4 (3f), T Ryan 1–0, J Dowling, G Quinlan 0–2 each, A Clohessy, John Hayes, G Brennan, M Tubridy 0–1 each Report C Laverty 1–3, P McComiskey 0–4 (2f), M Clarke 0–2 (2fs), B McArdle, C Mooney, M Poland, B Coulter 0–1 each
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: P O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Round 2
Down 1–16 – 1–08 Leitrim
B Coulter 0–7, M Clarke 1–2 (1-0pen, 1'45), C Laverty, M Poland (1f) 0–2 each, K McKernan, L Doyle, P Fitzpatrick 0–1 each Report A Croal 1–1, E Mulligan 0–3 (3fs), R Lowe, B McDonald, J Glancy, C Kelly 0–1 each
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: M Sludden (Tyrone)

Round 3
Antrim 0–10 – 3–13 Down
B Herron, K Niblock, P Cunnighan (2f) 0–2 each, G O'Boyle, D O'Hagan, J Crozier, T McCann ('45') 0–1 each Report M Clarke 1–4 (3f, 1 '45'), M Poland 0–4 (4f), C Laverty, C Mooney 1–0 each, B Coulter 0–2, A Branagan, K McKernan, P McComiskey 0–1 each
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

Round 4
Down 0–14 – 2–20 Cork
M Clarke 0–3 (2f), B Coulter, P McComiskey 0–2 each, C Garvey, C Maginn, D Hughes, M Poland, K McKernan, A Rogers, C Laverty 0–1 each Report D O'Connor 1–7 (4f), F Goold 1–2, P Kerrigan 0–3, P Kelly 0–2, D Goulding 0–1 (1f), P Kissane, P O'Neill, G Canty, A Walsh, J Miskella 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)

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