2023 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2023 season
Manager Conor Laverty
Stadium Páirc Esler, Newry
NFL D3 3rd
Tailteann Cup Runner-up
Ulster SFC Semi-finalist
Dr McKenna Cup Semi-finalist
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2023 season, which was its 120th year. On 9 August 2022, Conor Laverty was appointed Down manager. [1]

Contents

Competitions

Down will compete in the pre-season McKenna Cup tournament, with the main season consisting of the National Football League Division 3, the Ulster Championship and the Tailteann Cup.

Dr McKenna Cup

The McKenna Cup group draw took place on 15 December 2021. [2]

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Down.svg Down 220036251.4404Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 210127290.9312
3 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 200226350.7430
Source: Ulster GAA

Fixtures

4 January 2023 (2023-01-04)Group Stage Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 0-12 – 2-10 Colours of Down.svg Down Castleblayney  
19:30 GMT (UTC)Venue: St Mary's Park
Report


8 January 2023 (2023-01-08)Group Stage Down Colours of Down.svg 2-14 – 1-10 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Newry  
13:30 GMT (UTC)Venue: Páirc Esler
Report


15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)Semi-Finals Down Colours of Down.svg 3-09 – 1-15
(2–3 pen) 		Colours of Derry.svg Derry Newry  
13:30 GMT (UTC)Venue: Páirc Esler
Report
   Penalty shootout
 

National Football League Division 3

Down will compete in Division Three of the National League in 2023. The GAA released the fixtures for the league season on 8 December 2022. [3] [4] [5]

Fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed/Cancelled

DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGroundRef
Saturday 28 JanuaryGroup Tipperary 1-11 v 2-11 Down Semple Stadium, Thurles [6]
Saturday 4 FebruaryGroup Down 2-18 v 2-17 Antrim Páirc Esler, Newry [7]
Sunday 19 FebruaryGroup Fermanagh 2-14 v 3-10 Down Brewster Park, Enniskillen [8]
Saturday 25 FebruaryGroup Down 1-10 v 0-11 Westmeath Páirc Esler, Newry [9]
Sunday 5 MarchGroup Cavan 2-14 v 1-10 Down Breffni Park, Cavan [10]
Sunday 18 MarchGroup Down 1-19 v 1-14 Longford Páirc Esler, Newry [11]
Sunday 26 MarchGroup Offaly 0-09 v 1-18 Down O'Connor Park, Tullamore [12]

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 760111494+2012Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and
promotion to 2024 NFL Division 2
2 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 750213094+3610
3 Colours of Down.svg Down 7502129114+1510
4 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 740313579+568
5 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7403105115−108
6 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 7205124158−344
7 Colours of Longford GAA.svg Longford 7115104142−383Relegation to 2024 NFL Division 4
8 Colours of Longford GAA.svg Tipperary 701683128−451
Source: GAA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Reports

Round 1
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 1-11 - 2-11Down Colours of Down.svg
C Sweeney (0-4, 3fs), T Doyle (1-00), M Russell (0-02), D Leahy (0-02), J Kennedy (0-01f), (0-01), S O’Connor (0-01f) Report P Havern (1-04, 0-01f, 0-01m), C Francis (1-00), A Gilmore (0-03, 2fs), E Brown (0-02), O Murdock (0-01), B O’Hagan (0-01f)
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: C Maguire (Clare)
Round 2
Down Colours of Down.svg 2-18 - 2-17Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg
Andrew Gilmore (1-04, 0-02f), Conor Poland (1-00), Odhran Murdock (0-03), Liam Kerr (0-03), Barry O’Hagan (0-03, 0-01f), Pat Havern (0-02), Eamon Brown (0-01), Shay Miller (0-01), Niall Kane (0-01) Report Ruairí McCann (2-01), Conor Stewart (0-03), Dominic McEnhill (0-03), Michael Byrne (0-02, 0-01f), Patrick Finnegan (0-02), Ryan Murray (0-02, 0-01f), James McAuley (0-01), Joseph Finnegan (0-01), Adam Loughran (0-01), Ruairí McCann (0-01, 0-01f)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
Round 3
Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 2-14 - 3-10Down Colours of Down.svg
Darragh McGurn (0-05,1f), Conor McGee (1-0), Sean Quigley (1-00), Ryan Lyons (0-02f), Ultan Kelm (0-02), Aidan Breen (0-01), Ronan McCaffrey (0-01), Shane McGullion (0-01), Ryan Jones (0-01), Conor McShea (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-5,2f), Odhran Murdock (1-00 pen), Pierce Laverty (1-00), Conor Francis (1-00), Niall Kane (0-01), Shane Annett (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01f), Shay Millar (0-01), Andrew Gilmore (0-01)
Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: C Dourneen (Cavan)
Round 4
Down Colours of Down.svg 1-10 - 0-11Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg
Andrew Gilmore (0-04, 0-01f), Pat Havern (0-03, 0-03f), Odhran Murdock (1-00, 1-00pen), Ceilum Doherty (0-02), Eamon Brown (0-01) Report John Heslin (0-06, 0-04f), Senan Baker (0-02), Sam McCartan (0-01), David Lynch (0-01), Conor McCormack (0-01)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: D Gough (Meath)
Round 5
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 2-14 - 1-10Down Colours of Down.svg
Paddy Lynch (2-05, 4f), Gearoid McKiernan (0-02, 1m), Dara McVeety (0-02, 1m), Cian Madden (0-02), Brandon Boylan (0-01), Raymond Galligan (0-1f), James Smith (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-05, 3f), Micheál Rooney (1-0), Andrew Gilmore (0-03f), Donnacha McAleese (0-01m), Ryan McEvoy (0-01f)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)
Round 6
Down Colours of Down.svg 1-19 - 1-14Longford Colours of Longford.svg
Liam Kerr (1-05, 1-00pen, 0-03fs), Pat Havern (0-05, 0-02fs), Ryan Johnston (0-02), Miceál Rooney (0-02), Jerome Johnston (0-01), Michael Ireland (0-01), Conor McCrickard (0-01), Niall Kane (0-01, 0-01 '45), Eamon Brown (0-01) Report Dylan Farrell (0-05, 0-03fs), Dessie Reynolds (1-01), Michael Quinn (0-01), Jack Macken (0-01), Darren Gallagher (0-01), Daniel Mimnagh (0-01), Oran Kenny (0-01), Keelin McGann (0-01), D O’Brien (0-01), F Sheridan (0-01)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)
Round 7
Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 0-09 - 1-18Down Colours of Down.svg
Nigel Dunne (0-3, 3f), Bernard Allen (0-2), Cian Donohoe (0-1), Anton Sullivan (0-1), Jack Bryant (0-1), Cian Farrell (0-1, f) Report Liam Kerr (1-0), Conor McRickard (0-3), Eugene Branagan (0-3), Ryan Johnston (0-2), Danny Magill (0-2), Pat Havern (0-2), Rory Mason (0-2, 1f), Antony Morgan (0-1), Niall Kane (0-1,f), Ryan McEvoy (0-1), Miceal Rooney (0-1)
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: S Mulhare (Laois)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2023 Ulster Championship was made on 15 October 2022. [13] [14]

Fixtures

Quarter Final
Down Colours of Down.svg 2-13 - 1-11 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
P Havern (1-03, 1-0 pen, 3f), R Johnston (0-03, 2m), L Kerr (1-00), D Guinness (0-02), A Gilmore (0-02, 1f), D Magill (0-01), E Brannigan (0-01), C Poland (0-01) Report J McGee (1-01), D O Baoill (0-03), C Thompson (0-02, 2f), C O’Donnell (0-02), O Gallen (0-01), S Patton (0-01, ’45), C Ward (0-01)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: B Cawley (Kildare)
Semi Final
Down Colours of Down.svg 0-12 - 4-10 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Pat Havern (0-6), Ryan McEvoy (0-02), Ryan Johnston (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01), Patrick Branagan (0-01), Andrew Gilmore (0-01) Report Ciaran Mackin (1-00), Shane McPartlan (1-00), Rian O’Neill (1-00), Andrew Murnin (1-00), Jason Duffy (0-02), Conor O’Neill (0-01), Aidan Forker (0-01), Jemar Hall (0-01), Rory Grugan (0-02), Stefan Campbell (0-01), Aidan Nugent (0-01), Callum Cumiskey (0-01)
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: C Lane (Cork)

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 2–8
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 3–17
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1–21
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2–10
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1–18
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2–17
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1–15 (3)
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–18 (1)
Colours of Down.svg Down 2–13
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 1–11
Colours of Down.svg Down 0–12
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 4–10
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0–12
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–20 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 1–14
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1–8

Tailteann Cup

Due to their National League ranking and because they never progressed to the Ulster Championship final, Down will enter the Tailteann Cup in 2023 for the 2nd time. The draw for the 2023 competition was made on 2 May with Down being drawn into Group B with Meath, Waterford and Tipperary. [15]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath 33006240+226Advance to quarter-final
2 Colours of Down.svg Down 32015629+274Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Colours of Longford GAA.svg Tipperary 31023462−282
4 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 30034263−210
Source: GAA

Knockout Stage

Preliminary quarter-finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0–15
Colours of Down.svg Down 1–20 Colours of Down.svg Down 1–17
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Longford 1–12 Colours of Down.svg Down 8–16
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2–12
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 0–14
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1–9 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1–14
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1–11 Colours of Down.svg Down 0–14
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath 2–13
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath 2–23
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2–14 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0–12
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1–22 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath 2–16
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2–14
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1–19
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 0–15 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1–15
Colors of New York.svg New York 0–10

Fixtures

Round 1
Down Colours of Down.svg 2–14 – 1–6 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
Pat Havern 0–5 (0–2f, 0–1m), Andrew Gilmore 0–4 (0–2f), Eamon Brown 1–0, Odhran Murdock 1–0, Donagh McAleenan 0–2, Anthony Morgan 0–1, Shealan Johnston 0–1, Eugene Branagan 0–1 Report Conor Murray 1–0, Jason Curry 0–2 (0–2f), Darragh Corcoran 0–2, Jason Gleeson 0–1 (0–1f), Dermot Ryan 0–1
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Round 2
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-06 - 2-18 Colours of Down.svg Down
Jack Kennedy, 0-4 (01f), Sean O’Connor 0-2 Report Pat Havern 0-6 (0-5f), Shealan Johnston 1-1, Danny Magill 0-3, Odhran Murdock 1-0, Ceilum Doherty 0-2, Eamon Brown 0-2 (0-2f), Conor Francis 0-1, Ryan Johnston 0-1, Andrew Gilmore 0-1, Ross Carr 0-1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)
Round 3
Meath Colours of Meath.svg 1–11 – 1–9 Colours of Down.svg Down
Jordan Morris 1–3 (1–0 pen, 0–1m), Daithi McGowan 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), James McEntee 0–2, Jack Flynn 0–1 (0–1f), Donal Lenihan 0–1 (0–1f), Jack O'Connor 0–1, Matthew Costello 0–1 Report Pat Havern 0–5 (0–5f), Odhran Murdock 1–0, Liam Kerr 0–2 (0–1f), Niall Kane 0–1 (0–1 '45), Daniel Guinness 0–1
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Preliminary Quarter-final
Down Colours of Down.svg 1-20 - 1-12 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
Pat Havern 0-6 (0-2f), Andrew Gilmore 0-3, (0-1f), Danny Magill 1-0, Rory Mason 0-3 (0-2f), Eugene Branagan 0-2, Ross Carr 0-2 (0-1m), Patrick McCarthy 0-1, Liam Kerr 0-1, Ceilum Doherty 0-1, Donach McAleenan 0-1 Report Joe Hagan 1-3, Keelin McGann 0-2, Dylan Farrell 0-2, (0-1 45’, 0-1f), Darragh Doherty 0-2 (0-1f), Patrick Fox 0-1, Ryan Moffett 0-1, Dessie Reynolds 0-1
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Quarter-final
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-15 - 1-17 Colours of Down.svg Down
Oisin Brady 0–8 (0–4f, 0–2m), Padraig Faulkner 0–2, Gearóid McKiernan 0–1 (0–1f), Oisín Kiernan 0–1, Cian Madden 0–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–1, Brandon Boylan 0–1 Report Pat Havern 0–5 (0–2f, 0–1m), Rory Mason 0–4 (0–1f), Liam Kerr 0–4, Danny Magill 1–1, Patrick McCarthy 0–1, Ryan Johnston 0–1, Shane Annett 0–1
Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)
Semi-final
Down Colours of Down.svg 8–16 – 2–12 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Liam Kerr 3–2, Danny Magill 2–0, Pat Havern 1–3, Rory Mason 1–1 (0-1f), Odhrán Murdock 1–1, Eugene Branagan 0–3, Ceilum Doherty 0–2 (0-1m), Patrick Branagan 0-2, Niall Kane 0–1, Ryan Johnston 0–1 Report Mark Barry 1–6 (1–0 pen, 4f, 1m), Kevin Swayne 1-0, Eoin Lowry 0–2 (0-1m), Paul Kingston 0–1, Evan O'Carroll 0–1, Killian Roche 0–1, Dylan Kavanagh 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Final
Down Colours of Down.svg 0–14 – 2–13 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
Pat Havern 0–4 (0–3f), Niall Kane 0–2 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), Liam Kerr 0–2, Ryan Johnston 0–2, Ceilum Doherty 0–1, Odhran Murdock 0–1, Shealan Johnston 0–1, Andrew Gilmore 0–1 Report Jack O'Connor 1–2, Jack Flynn 0–4, Ronan Jones 1–1, Matthew Costello 0–3 (0–2f), Cathal Hickey 0–2, Jordan Morris 0–1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

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