2013 Donegal county football team season
Donegal county football team 2013 football season
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The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2013 season.
The 2013 Donegal county football team season was the franchise's 109th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team entered the season as defending All-Ireland champions after winning Sam Maguire MMXII.
Jim McGuinness returned for his third season as the team's manager. Pioneer of the game's revolutionary tactic The System,[1] he entered the season with two Ulster titles (2011, 2012). Attempting to secure an unprecedented three-in-a-row this season, his men came undone in the final game of the series against Monaghan. Two games later they lost their All-Ireland crown against Mayo.
Competitions
Dr McKenna Cup
League
Ulster Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Mayo | 4-17 – 1-10 | Donegal |
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| C O'Connor 3-04 (0-2f, 0-1 45), D Vaughan 1-00, A Dillon, A Freeman 0-02 each; C Boyle, A Moran, K McLoughlin, C Boyle, L Keegan, S O'Shea, K Keane, E Varley, C Barrett, R Feeney 0-01 each. | Report | M Murphy 0-05 (0-4f), C McFadden 1-00 (1-0 f) M McHugh 0-02, David Walsh, M McHugh, K Lacey 0-01 each. |
Panel
The following were called into the senior panel for the 2013 Dr McKenna Cup.[2][3]
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- Minor panel
- Correct as of 17 April 2013.
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- Notes
- ^A "McKenna Cup: Holiday is over for Donegal". 10 January 2013.
- ^B "McKenna Cup: Monaghan ease past Donegal second string". 14 January 2013.
- ^C "McKenna Cup: Gibbons earns Donegal a first win". 17 January 2013.
- ^D "Mac Niallais catches eye". Irish Independent. 17 January 2013.
Management team
- Manager: Jim McGuinness (senior team)
- Selectors: Rory Gallagher, Maxi Curran, Pat Shovelin
- Surgical consultant: Kevin Moran
- Team doctor: Charlie McManus
- Team physio: Dermot Simpson
- Physiotherapists: Charlie Molloy, Paul Coyle, Donal Reid, JD.[4]
- Manager: Stephen Friel (minor team)[5]