2025 Down county football team season

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Down county football team
2025 season
Manager Conor Laverty
Stadium Páirc Esler, Newry
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2025 season.

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Competitions

Down are due to compete in the National Football League Division 2, the Ulster Championship the All Ireland Senior Football Championship during the 2025 season. On 7 September it was announced that the McKenna Cup would not take place in 2025. [1]

National Football League Division 2

Official fixtures for the 2025 National League were announced on 5 December 2024. [2] [3]

Fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed/Cancelled

DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGroundRef
Sunday 26 JanuaryGroup Roscommon 3-21 v 1-20 Down Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon [4]
Sunday 2 FebruaryGroup Down 1-19 v 2-15 Cork Páirc Esler, Newry [5]
Saturday 15 FebruaryGroup Down 1-18 v 0-24 Meath Páirc Esler, Newry [6]
Sunday 23 FebruaryGroup Louth 2-17 v 0-22 Down Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda [7]
Saturday 1 MarchGroup Cavan 1-20 v 1-18 Down Breffni Park, Cavan [8]
Saturday 15 MarchGroup Down Westmeath Páirc Esler, Newry
Sunday 23 MarchGroup Monaghan Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 430110890+186Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and
promotion to 2026 NFL Division 1
2 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 43019983+166
3 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 43019284+86
4 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 42029194−34
5 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 42027984−54
6 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 42028997−84
7 Colours of Down.svg Down 41038898−102Relegation to 2026 NFL Division 3
8 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 400492107−150
First match(es) will be played: January 2025. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers



Reports

Round 1
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 3-21 - 1-20Down Colours of Down.svg
Diarmuid Murtagh (0-07), Ciaráin Murtagh (1-02), Enda Smith (1-01), Cian McKeon (1-01), Daire Cregg (0-04), Shane Cunnane (0-02), Ben O’Carroll (0-01), Donie Smith (0-01), Eddie Nolan (0-01), Shane Killoran (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-11), Ryan McEvoy (1-02), James Guinness (0-02), Danny Magill (0-02), Gareth McKibben (0-01), Paddy McCarthy (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01)
Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Round 2
Down Colours of Down.svg 1-19 - 2-15Cork Colours of Cork.svg
P Havern (0-08), D Magill (1-01), J Guinness (0-03), O Murdock (0-03), O Savage (0-02), C Doherty (0-01), R Burns (0-01) Report M Cronin (0-06), S McDonnell (1-02), C Og Jones (1-00), B O'Driscoll (0-02), R Maguire (0-02), E McSweeney (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), P Doyle (0-01)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Round 3
Down Colours of Down.svg 1-18 - 0-24Meath Colours of Meath.svg
P Havern (0-09), O Murdock (1-01), D Guinness (0-03), C Doherty (0-02), M Rooney (0-02), D Magill (0-01) Report J Morris (0-08), E Frayne (0-08), R Jones (0-02), B Menton (0-02), B Hogan (0-01), C Caulfield (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), J Flynn (0-01)
Pairc Esler, Newry
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Round 4
Louth Colours of Louth.svg 2-17 - 0-22Down Colours of Down.svg
Sam Mulroy (0-10), Ryan Burns (1-02), Kieran McArdle (1-00), Liam Jackson (0-01), Tommy Durnin (0-01), Andy McDonnell (0-01), Ciaran Keenan (0-01), Daire McConnon (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-07), Daniel Guinness (0-04), Danny Magill (0-03), Ceilum Doherty (0-02), Oisín Savage (0-02), Conor McCrickard (0-02), Conor Francis (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01)
Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2025 Ulster Championship took place in October 2024. [9] [10]

Fixtures

Quarter Final
Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg v Colours of Down.svg Down
Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0-09
Quarter-final winner
Quarter-final winner
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0-09
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
Semi-final winner
Semi-final winner
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh
Colours of Down.svg Down
Quarter-final winner
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Quarter-final winner
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan
Preliminary winner

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Having won the 2024 Tailteann Cup, Down are due to re-enter the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship for the first time in six years. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ulster GAA 'surprised' to see McKenna Cup suspended". bbc.co.uk. 12 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Allianz Football and Hurling League fixtures 2025 revealed". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "GAA fixtures 2025: Full fixture list as National League to kick off with three seismic Division One games". Irish Independent. 5 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rossies surge sees them past Down at the Hyde". RTE. 26 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Down rouse themselves to beat Cork after the break". RTE. 2 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Down rally falls short as Meath prevail in Newry". RTE. 15 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Louth survive nail-biting finish to beat Down". RTE. 23 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cavan prevail in close encounter with Down". RTE. 1 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "2025 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA . 12 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Provincial SFC 2025 draws: Donegal to face rivals Derry in Ulster preliminary round". Irish Independent . 12 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Down survive late Laois rally to win Tailteann Cup". RTE . 13 July 2024.
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