Kits
          Home |
| 2021 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Paddy Tally |
| Stadium | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| NFL D2 | Relegation play-off winner |
| All-Ireland SFC | Did not qualify |
| Ulster SFC | Preliminary round |
| Dr McKenna Cup | Cancelled |
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2021 season, which was its 118th year. The season was suspended until May 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
Home |
There was no McKenna Cup in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. [1]
Down were promoted to Division 2 following their 2020 campaign, however in December 2020, it was announced that each division would be divided into North and South sections in order to reduce fixtures and minimise cross-border matches. [2] Teams will play three league games, plus possibly two knockout matches, allowing the tournament to be finished in just five rounds of games. [3] [4] [5] In February 2021, it was announced that the league would be delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, but that cancelling it would be a last resort. [6] [7] [8]
The National League began on 15 May 2021. Following two defeats Down entered into the relegation play-offs, beating Laois 2-19 - 2-12 to retain their Division 2 status for the 2022 campaign. [9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mayo (P) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 6 | Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 |  Meath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Down | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 2 | Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3 |
| 4 |  Westmeath (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 0 |
| Mayo | 2-21 - 1-11 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Cillian O'Connor (0-8), Tommy Conroy (1-3), Ryan O'Donoghue (1-1), Matthew Ruane (0-2), Jordan Flynn (0-1), Fionn McDonagh (0-1), Michael Plunkett (0-1), Diarmuid O'Connor (0-1), Bryan Walsh (0-1), Eoghan McLaughlin (0-1) | Report | Barry O'Hagan 0-5 (0-4), Stephen McConville 1-0, Corey Quinn 0-2 (0-1), James Guinness (0-1), Daniel Guinness (0-1), Paul Devlin (0-1), Liam Kerr (0-1) |
| Meath | 2-15 - 0-14 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Cillian O'Sullivan (2-1), Jordan Morris (0-7), Thomas O'Reilly (0-1), Andrew Colgan (0-1) Cathal Hickey (0-1), Ethan Devine (0-1), Bryan McMahon (0-1), Matthew Costello (0-1), Eamon Wallace (0-1) | Report | Paul Devlin (0-5), Cory Quinn (0-4), Ryan McEvoy (0-2), Conor McCrickard (0-2), Barry O’Hagan (0-1) |
| Westmeath | 1-09 - 0-13 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| John Heslin 0-6, Fola Ayorinde 1-0, Ronan O'Toole 0-1, Brandon Kelly 0-1, Ger Egan 0-1 | Report | Corey Quinn 0-7, Paul Devlin 0-2, Pierce Laverty (0-1), Ryan McEvoy (0-1), Liam Kerry (0-1), Caolan Molloy (0-1) |
| Down | 2-19 - 2-12 | Laois  |
|---|---|---|
| Barry O'Hagan (1-9), Caolan Mooney (1-2), Cory Quinn (0-2), Liam Kerr (0-1), Darren O'Hagan (0-1), Pierce Laverty (0-1), Gerard Collins (0-1), Stephen McConville (0-1), Conor McCrickard (0-1) | Report | Donie Kingston (1-3), Evan O'Carroll (1-0), Niall Corbet (0-3), Kieran Lillis (0-2), Colm Begley (0-1), Eoin Lowry (0-1), Colm Murphy (0-1), Gary Walsh (0-1) |
The draw for the 2021 Ulster Championship was made on 22 April 2021. [10] [11]
| Down | 1-12 - 2-25 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Caolan Mooney (1-0), Barry O'Hagan (0-8), Liam Kerr (0-2), James Guinness (0-1), Darren O'Hagan (0-1) | Report | Patrick McBrearty (1-6), Jamie Brennan (1-1), Ryan McHugh (0-4), Michael Langan (0-4), Peadar Mogan (0-3), Michael Murphy (0-2), Ciaran Thompson (0-1), Niall O'Donnell (0-1), Eoin McHugh (0-1), Conor O'Donnell (0-1), Ethan O'Donnell (0-1) |
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Armagh | 4-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Antrim | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 2-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monaghan | 4-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Fermanagh | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tyrone | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 0-23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Derry | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 1-12 | Donegal | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 2-25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Down could only enter the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship if they won the Ulster Championship. Following a defeat to Donegal, Down did not enter the 2021 All-Ireland Championship.
Páirc Esler is a GAA stadium in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the home of the Down Gaelic football and hurling teams and the Newry Shamrocks GAA club. The ground has a capacity of about 20,000.
The 2007 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was a Gaelic football competition in Ireland, and was the most significant and prestigious competition in the sport held that year. It began on 13 May 2007, with the final game took place for Sunday, 16 September. Kerry were the defending champions, as well as the most successful team in the competition. Donegal entered the Championship as the unbeaten National League champions, as well as having been runners-up to Tyrone in the 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup.
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2008 was the 122nd since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The first matches of the season were played on 25 May 2008, and the championship ended on 7 September 2008. Kilkenny went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their thirtieth All-Ireland title the previous year.
The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was that year's Gaelic football championship, having thrown-in on 11 May 2008 and concluded with the All-Ireland Final at Croke Park on 21 September 2008. Tyrone beat Kerry in the decider.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2011 season.
The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football since its establishment in 1887. It was played between 31 counties of Ireland, London and New York.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2014 season. This season marked the 20th anniversary of Down's last All-Ireland SFC win in 1994, which is also the year they last won the Ulster SFC.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2015 season. It was a first and last season in charge for newly appointed Down manager Jim McCorry.
The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 129th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.
The 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 129th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by the Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2017 season.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2018 season.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2019 season. This season marked the 25th anniversary of Down's last All-Ireland SFC win in 1994, which is also the year they last won the Ulster SFC. On 24 August 2018, Paddy Tally was announced as the new Down manager following the resignation of Éamonn Burns.
The 2020 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, is the 89th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2020 season, which was its 117th year. The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season resumed in mid-October of the same year.
The 2021 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 90th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland compete; Kilkenny do not participate. London did not participate, due to restrictions around travel in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 National Hurling League was the 90th season of the National Hurling League for county teams. The English county teams did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.
As with other sports, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruption to Gaelic games, primarily in Ireland but also elsewhere in the world. Competitions were cancelled, postponed or restructured, while some teams were withdrawn or were unable to participate in those competitions that went ahead.
The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2021 season.
The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2022 season, which was its 119th year. On 24 November 2021, James McCartan Jnr was reappointed Down manager, following a stint in the job between 2009 and 2014.