2024 Down county football team season

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ManagerConor Laverty
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D31st (Runner-up in final)
Tailteann CupWinners
Down county football team
2024 season
ManagerConor Laverty
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D31st (Runner-up in final)
Tailteann CupWinners
Ulster SFCSemi-Final
Dr McKenna CupGroup stage
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2024 season, which is its 121st year.

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 either the All Ireland Senior Football Championship or the Tailteann Cup.

Dr McKenna Cup

The draw for the 2024 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 14 December 2023.[1][2]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Derry 2 2 0 0 28 23 +5 4 Advance to semi-final
2 Down 2 1 0 1 31 31 0 2
3 Cavan 2 0 0 2 31 36 −5 0
Source: Ulster GAA

Fixtures

6 January 2024 Round 2 Derry 0–13 – 0–10 Down Derry
18:00 IWT (UTC) Shane McGuigan 0–3 (0–3f), Paul Cassidy 0–2, Conor Doherty 0–2, Niall Loughlin 0–2 (0–2f), Diarmuid Baker 0–1, Chrissy McKaigue 0–1, Gareth McKinless 0–1, Declan Cassidy 0–1 Report Pat Havern 0–3 (0–2f), Daniel Guinness 0–1, Odhran Murdock 0–1, Johnny Flynn 0–1, Ceilum Doherty 0–1, James Guinness 0–1, Liam Kerr 0–1 (0–1f), Andrew Gilmore 0–1 (0–1f) Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Enda McFeely
10 January 2024 Round 3 Down 2–15 – 1–15 Cavan Newry
19:30 IWT (UTC) Pat Havern 0–5, Rory Mason 1–1 (0–1f), Odhran Murdock 1–1, Oisin Savage 0–2, Pearse McCabe 0–1, Pierce Laverty 0–1, Gareth McKibben 0–1, Liam Kerr 0–1, Jack McCartan 0–1, Pól Quinn 0–1 Report Oisin Brady 0–7, Brían O'Connell 1–0, Paddy Lynch 0–3 (0–1f, 0–1 '45), James Galligan 0–1, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–1, James Smith 0–1, Jack Tully 0–1 Stadium: Páirc Esler
Referee: Diarmuid Boylan

National Football League Division 3

Down will compete in Division Three of the National League in 2024. The fixtures were confirmed on 6 December 2023.[3][4]

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
Saturday 28 January Group Wicklow 0-13 v 0-18 Down Aughrim County Ground [5]
Saturday 3 February Group Down 3-16 v 0-09 Limerick Páirc Esler, Newry [6]
Sunday 18 February Group Antrim 1-06 v 1-15 Down Corrigan Park [7]
Saturday 24 February Group Down 4-12 v 2-14 Offaly Páirc Esler, Newry [8]
Sunday 3 March Group Down 2-17 v 1-08 Sligo Páirc Esler, Newry [9]
Sunday 17 March Group Westmeath 0-13 v 1-10 Down Cusack Park, Mullingar [10]
Sunday 24 March Group Down 3-15 v 1-10 Clare Páirc Esler, Newry [11]
Saturday 30 March Final Down 0-13 v 2-10 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin [12]

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Down 7 6 1 0 145 88 +57 13 Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and
promotion to 2025 NFL Division 2
2 Westmeath 7 5 1 1 95 83 +12 11
3 Clare 7 5 0 2 106 95 +11 10
4 Sligo 7 4 1 2 103 96 +7 9
5 Antrim 7 3 0 4 94 106 −12 6
6 Offaly 7 2 1 4 111 100 +11 5
7 Wicklow 7 1 0 6 78 126 −48 2 Relegation to 2025 NFL Division 4
8 Limerick 7 0 0 7 77 115 −38 0
Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Reports

Round 1
Wicklow 0-13 - 0-18Down
Chris O’Brien (0-05), Kevin Quinn (0-04), Brian Nesbitt (0-03), JP Nolan (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-05), Daniel Guinneas (0-04), Rory Mason (0-02), Pierce Laverty (0-01), Finn McElroy (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-03), Oisin Savage (0-01)
Referee: A Coyne (Westmeath)
Round 2
Down 3-16 - 0-09Limerick
Odhran Murdock (2-03), Pat Havern (0-05), Daniel Guinness (1-01), Liam Kerr (0-03), Shealan Johnston (0-02), Oisin Savage (0-01), Peter Fegan (0-01) Report Peter Nash (0-05), Cillian Fahy (0-02), Robbie Childs (0-01), Shane Costello (0-01)
Referee: J Henry (Mayo)
Round 3
Antrim 1-06 - 1-15Down
Dominic McEnhill (0-03), Paddy McAleer (1-00), Michael Byrne (0-02), Joseph Finnegan (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-06), Ceilum Doherty (1-01), James Guinness (0-02), Oisin Savage (0-02), Danny Magill (0-01), John O'Hare (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01)
Referee: E McFeely (Donegal)
Round 4
Down 4-12 - 2-14Offaly
Pat Havern (0-06), Liam Kerr (2-00), Ryan Johnston (1-01), Odhran Murdock (1-01), Miceal Rooney (0-01), Caolan Mooney (0-01), Danny Magill (0-01), Ryan Magill (0-01) Report Jack Bryant (1-05), Keith O’Neill (1-02), Anton Sullivan (0-03), Dylan Hyland (0-02), Cathal Flynn (0-01), Jordan Hayes (0-01)
Referee: C Dourneen (Cavan)
Round 5
Down 2-17 - 1-08Sligo
Pat Havern (0-07), Ceilum Doherty (1-02), James Guinness (1-01), Daniel Guinness (0-02), John O’Hare (0-01), Ryan McEvoy (0-01), Liam Kerr (0-01), Danny Magill (0-01), Oisin Savage (0-01) Report Sean Carrabine (0-04), Nathan Mullen (1-00), Patrick O’Connor (0-01), Alan McLaughlin (0-01), Cian Lally (0-01), Niall Murphy (0-01)
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
Round 6
Westmeath 0-13 - 1-10Down
R Forde (0-04), L Loughlin (0-03), M Whittaker (0-01), J Dolan (0-01), R Connellan (0-01), J Lynam (0-01), K Martin (0-01), R O’Toole (0-01) Report P Havern (0-04), D Guinness (1-00), D Magill (0-01), R Johnston (0-01), O Murdoch (0-01), J Guinness (0-01), R McEvoy (0-01), C Doherty (0-01)
Referee: J Molloy (Galway)
Round 7
Down 3-15 - 1-10Clare
C Doherty (1-02), D Magill (1-02), P Havern (0-05), O Murdock (1-00, pen), L Kerr (0-03), D Guinness (0-01), R Johnston (0-01), M Rooney (0-01) Report C Downes (0-04), A Griffin (1-00), M McInerney (0-02), S Ryan (0-01), E McMahon (0-01), D Coughlan (0-01), D O’Donnell (0-01)
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
Final
Down 0-13 - 2-10Westmeath
Pat Havern (0-07), Liam Kerr (0-03), Miceal Rooney (0-01), Oisin Savage (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01) Report Jonathan Lynam (2-00), Sam McCartan (0-04), Robbie Forde (0-03), David Lynch (0-01), Conor Dillon (0-01), Luke Loughlin (0-01)
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Tailteann Cup

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