2016 Donegal county football team season

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Donegal county football team
2016 season
Stadium MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
NFL D1 Semi-finalist
All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finalist
Ulster SFC Finalist
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The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2016 season. [1] [2]

Contents

Personnel changes

Brendan Kilcoyne replaced Gary McDaid on the management team. [3] [4] Kilcoyne's appointment as a team selector was announced in November 2015. [5] Maxi Curran was also said to be involved in team preparations ahead of the 2016 Dr McKenna Cup, alongside Gallagher, Kilcoyne and Jack Cooney. [4]

Twelve players were added ahead of the season: Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Ciarán Thompson, Stephen McMenamin, Caolan McGonagle, Tony McClenaghan, Kieran Gillespie, Michael Carroll, Stephen McBrearty, Jack O'Brien (Naomh Muire), Danny Rodgers (An Clochán Liath; goalkeeper), Rory Carr (St Eunan's) and Caolan Ward. Ward was the eldest of those additions. [6] O'Brien played for Donegal in the 2016 National Football League semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park. [7]

Paul Durcan emigrated to Qatar at the end of the previous season. [8] [9]

Kit

The 'KN Group' began appearing as title sponsor on the front of player shirts, while the 'MCR Group' became Tier 2 sponsors, thus featuring on the back of player shirts. [10]

Competitions

Dr McKenna Cup

National Football League Division 1

The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015. [11]

Table

  Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
  Automatic relegation to Division 2

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 77008-914-752814
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 75025-1095-773210
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 74039-988-77248
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 73048-846-78126
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 73045-887-91-96
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 73046-837-91-116
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 73049-899-105-166
Colours of Down.svg Down 70072-606-108-600

1Donegal, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork are ranked by scoring difference.

Fixtures

30/01/16
Round 1		 Down Colours of Down.svg 0-7 - 3-15 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: D Gough
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		 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 2-14 - 1-7 Cork Colours of Cork.svg Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
Referee: J McQuillan
O MacNiallais (1-4), P McBrearty (0-4), M O'Reilly (1-1), A Thompson (0-2), C Thompson (0-1), F McGlynn (0-1), M Murphy (0-1) Report D Goulding (0-5), D Og Hodnett (1-0), B O'Driscoll (0-1)
28/02/16
Round 3		 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-14 - 1-12 Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
Referee: B Cassidy
M Murphy (0-5), P McBrearty (0-4), L McLoone (1-0), O MacNiallais (0-2), R McHugh (0-2), R Kavanagh (0-1) Report E Regan (0-4), D O'Connor (1-0), R Hennelly (0-2), A O'Shea (0-1), B Harrison (0-1), C Loftus (0-1), L Keegan (0-1), S Nally (0-1), S O'Shea (0-1)
06/03/16
Round 4		 Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 1-13 - 1-8 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Attendance: 7,056
Referee: E Kinsella
B Sheehan (0-8), D Walsh (0-3), P Crowley (1-0), BJ Keane (0-1), C Cooper (0-1) Report M Murphy (1-4), P McBrearty (0-3), N Gallagher (0-1)
13/03/16
Round 5		 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 0-17 - 1-19 Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
Referee: P Hughes
M Murphy (0-7), P McBrearty (0-6), C Toye (0-1), E McHugh (0-1), O MacNiallais (0-1), R McHugh (0-1) Report C Murtagh (0-6), F Cregg (0-5), C Cregg (1-2), N Daly (0-3), C Daly (0-1), C Devaney (0-1), E Smith (0-1)
26/03/16
Round 6		 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-10 - 0-7 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Lane
Man of the Match: Kevin McManamon
C Costello (0-3), K McManamon (0-3), P McMahon (1-0), B Fenton (0-1), C Kilkenny (0-1), D Rock (0-1), P Andrews (0-1) Report P McBrearty (0-3), E McGee (0-1), M Murphy (0-1), O MacNiallais (0-1), R Kavanagh (0-1)
03/04/16
Round 7		 Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 1-10 - 1-9 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: R Hickey
C McManus (0-6), D McKenna (1-1), C Walshe (0-1), D Hughes (0-1), R McAnespie (0-1) Report M Murphy (0-3), M McElhinney (1-0), P McBrearty (0-2), A Thompson (0-1), E McHugh (0-1), O MacNiallais (0-1), R McHugh (0-1)
10/04/16
4:00 pm
Semi-final		 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-20 - 0-13 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M Deegan
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny
D Rock (0-5), B Brogan (1-2), C Kilkenny (0-3), P Mannion (0-2), P Andrews (0-2), P McMahon (0-1), J Cooper (0-1), J McCarthy (0-1), J Small (0-1), C Costello (0-1), E Lowndes (0-1) Report P McBrearty (0-8), M Murphy (0-4), M McElhinney (0-1)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 15 October 2015. [12]

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0-12
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3-14
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(R)		0-16
5-18
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
(R) 		3-07
2-17
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 2-16
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0-14
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-13
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 0-11
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2-22
Colours of Down.svg Down 0-09
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan
(R) 		0-14
2-10
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
(R)		1-11
0-17
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2-12
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1-12 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0-11
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 0-9

Fixtures

Quarter-Final
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 2-12 – 0-11 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
O MacNiallais (2-1), P McBrearty (0-3), E McHugh, M O'Reilly (0-2 each), M McElhinney, C McFadden, F McGlynn, M Murphy (0-1 each) Report T Corrigan (0-7), E Donnelly, B Mulrone, R Jones, S Quigley (0-1 each)
Attendance: 15,908
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Semi-Final
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 0-14 – 1-11 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
C McManus (0-8), C McCarthy, K O’Connell (0-2 each), S Carey, O Duffy (0-1 each) Report P McBrearty (0-5), M Murphy (0-3), O MacNiallais (1-0), K Lacey, E McHugh, C Toye (0-1 each)
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Semi-Final
Replay
Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 2-10 – 0-17 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
C McManus (1-4), S Carey (1-1), J McCarron (0-2), C Boyle, O Duffy, C Walshe (0-1 each) Report M Murphy (0-5), P McBrearty (0-4), M O’Reilly (0-3), R Kavanagh, M McElhinney, F McGlynn, M McHugh, A Thompson (0-1 each)
Attendance: 17,174
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Final
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0-13 – 0-11 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
S Cavanagh (0-3), P Harte, N Morgan (0-2 each), R Brennan, C McCarron, D McCurry, C McGeary, C McShane, N Sludden (0-1 each) Report P McBrearty, R McHugh (0-3 each), O MacNiallais, M Murphy (0-2 each), C Toye (0-1)
Attendance: 33,433
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

30 July 2016
4.00 PM
Round 4B		 Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1-15 – 0-21 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Croke Park
Attendance: 27,615
Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)
Paul Kerrigan 1-1, Colm O’Driscoll, Tom Clancy (Clonakilty), Kevin O’Driscoll, Colm O’Neill (0-1f), Donncha O’Connor 0-2 each, Mark Collins, Tomás Clancy (Fermoy), Seán Powter, Aidan Walsh 0-1 each Report Patrick McBrearty 0-11 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 0-3, Eoin McHugh, Michael Murphy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Karl Lacey, Frank McGlynn, Odhrán MacNiallais 0-1 each.
6 August
6.00 PM		 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-15 – 1-10 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
D Rock (0-5f), P Mannion (1-1), D Connolly, K McManamon, P McMahon (0-2 each), P Andrews, C Kilkenny, J Cooper (0-1 each) Report M Murphy (0-6 5f, 1 45), R McHugh (1-0), P McBrearty (0-3, 2f), A Thompson (0-1)

Management team

Awards

All Stars

Ryan McHugh won an All Star, the county's 32nd. [16] Paddy McGrath and Patrick McBrearty were also nominated. [17] [18]

Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances
GK Colours of Mayo.svg David Clarke Mayo 1
RCB Colours of Mayo.svg Brendan Harrison Mayo 1
FB Colours of Dublin.svg Jonny Cooper Dublin 1
LCB Colours of Dublin.svg Philly McMahon Dublin 2
RWB Colours of Mayo.svg Lee Keegan FOTY Mayo 4
CB Colours of Mayo.svg Colm Boyle Mayo 3
LWB Donegal colours.jpg Ryan McHugh Donegal 1
MD Colours of Dublin.svg Brian Fenton Dublin 2
MD Colours of Tyrone.svg Mattie Donnelly Tyrone 2
RWF Colours of Tyrone.svg Peter Harte Tyrone 1
CF Colours of Dublin.svg Diarmuid Connolly Dublin 2
LWF Colours of Dublin.svg Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 2
RCF Colours of Dublin.svg Dean Rock Dublin 1
FF Colours of Tipperary.svg Michael Quinlivan Tipperary 1
LCF Colours of Kerry.svg Paul Geaney Kerry 1
County breakdown

Notes

A team captained by Jason McGee, and including Mark Curran, Enda McCormick, Odhrán McFadden-Ferry, Eoghan McGettigan, Peadar Mogan, Gavin Mulreany and Niall O'Donnell, advanced to the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final on 21 August. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] O'Donnell was also joint-captain of the minor team with McGee. [24]

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References

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