Down county football team 2011 football season
The following is a summary of Down county football team 's 2011 season.
Kits McKenna Cup and NFL kits:
Championship kits:
Competitions Win Draw Loss Postponed
McGeough Cup
Squad 1 Gavin Joyce, 2 Eoin Costello, 3 Gary McCardle, 4 Colm Murney, 5 James Colgan, 6 Kevin McKernan, 7 Michael McCartan, 8 Declan Sheeran, 9 Peter Fitzpatrick, 10 Martin Clarke, 11 Aidan Carr, 12 Brendan Coulter, 13 John Clarke, 14 Joe Ireland, 15 Mark Poland Subs: Cathal Murdock, Kevin Duffin, Kevin Anderson, Liam Doyle, Michael Magee, Ronan Murtagh, Christopher Duggan, Paul Devlin, Packie Downey, Conor Poland, Michael Magee.
Results Date Home Score Away Location 2011-01-02 Louth 0–16 v 0–11 Down Haggardstown, Dundalk
Dr McKenna Cup
Squad Gary McArdle, Dan Gordon, Aidan Brannigan, Aidan Carr, Peter Fitzpatrick, Kalum King , Liam Doyle, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter , Paul Devlin, Martin Clarke , Cathal Murdock, Sean Murdock, Kevin Anderson, James Colgan, Conor Maginn, Ronan Murtagh, Michael McCartan, Conor Poland, Paul McPolin, Declan Sheerin, Kevin Duffin, Michael Magee, Kevin McKernan, Gavin Joyce, Christopher Duggan, Ryan Brady, Packie Downey and Philip Bonny.
Fixtures 2011-01-08 Down vs St Mary's – Postponed due to frozen pitch[ 1] 2011-01-22 Down vs St Mary's – Postponed due to fog[ 2]
Table Qualified for next round
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Antrim 3 2 1 0 3–36 0–33 12 5 Down 3 1 1 1 5–36 2–33 12 3 Armagh 3 1 0 2 4–34 5–39 −8 2 St Mary's 3 1 0 2 1–31 6–32 −16 2
Matches and reports Down 2–13 – 0–06 St Mary's Report
Squad Michael Magee, John Clarke, Martin Clarke , Brendan McVeigh , Ronan Murtagh, Peter Fitzpatrick, Luke Howard, Kalum King , Conor Maginn, Gerard McCartan, Kevin McKernan Cathal Murdock, Aidan Carr, Paul McPolin, Paul McComiskey , Aidan Brannigan, Conor Laverty , Dan Gordon, Liam Doyle, Conor Poland, Mark Poland, Brendan Coulter , Ronan Sexton, Colm Murney, Daniel Hughes, Declan Alder
Fixtures Down playing Mayo at McHale Park, Castlebar.
Table Advanced to NFL final Automatic relegation to Division 2
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Dublin 7 6 1 0 16–82 6–92 20 13 Cork 7 5 0 2 6–110 7–91 16 10 Kerry 7 5 0 2 6–93 5–74 22 10 Down 7 3 1 3 7–85 8–84 -2 7 Mayo 7 2 1 4 10–84 11–85 -4 5 Armagh 7 2 0 5 6–82 7–95 -16 4 Monaghan 7 2 0 5 3–93 6–96 -12 4 Galway 7 1 1 5 2–91 6-103 -24 3
Cork were placed ahead of Kerry as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (6 February at Tralee: 0-17 - 1-13). Armagh were placed ahead of Monaghan as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (20 February at Athletic Grounds: 1-11 - 0-13).
Matches Mayo 1–13 – 3–07 Down A Moran 0–6 (0-3f), A Freeman 1–1, M Ronaldson 0–3 (0-2f), A Dillon, E Varley, K McLaughlin 0–1 each Report M Clarke 1–3, (1–0 '45', 0-2f), J Clarke, C Maginn 1–1 each, D Hughes 0–2
McHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: Cormac Reilly (
Meath )
Down 2–11 – 1–09 Galway P Fitzpatrick 1–1, C Maginn 1–0, D Rooney, C Lavery, M Clarke, M Poland (2f) 0–2 each, D Hughes,P McComiskey 0–1 each Report G O'Donnell 1–0, S Armstrong 0–3 (1f), J Bergin, C Bane (1f), M Clancy (2f) 0–2 each
Down 0–12 – 0–11 Armagh M Clarke 0–3 (2f), R Murtagh, D Hughes, M Poland (1f) 0–2 each, K McKernan, C Laverty, C Maginn, 0–1 each Report S McDonnell 0–3 (2f), C Vernon, R Grogan (2f) 0–2 each, K Dyas, J Murtagh, C McKeever, B Mallon 0–1 each
Cork 3–17 – 0–15 Down D Goulding 0–7 (5f), P Kelly 1–2 (1f), C O'Neill 1–1, F Goold 0–3, P O'Neill 1–0, C Sheehan 0–2, D Goold, A Walsh 0–1 each Report M Poland 0–3 (2f), R Murtagh, M Clarke (1f) 0–2 each, K McKernan, C Murdock (1 '45'), P Fitzpatrick, C Laverty, D Hughes, D Rooney, A Branagan, C Garvey 0–1 each
Down 1–16 – 0–11 Monaghan M Clarke 1–4 (1–0 pen, 3f), P McComiskey 0–3, D Rooney, D Hughes, M Poland 0–2 each, B Coulter, A Carr, C Maginn 0–1 each Report P Finlay 0–8 (6f), C McManus 0–2 (1f), C Galligan 0–1
Dublin 2–10 – 0–13 Down P Flynn 1–1, A Brogan 1–1 T Quinn 0–4 (3f), D Connolly, B Cahill, B Cullen, B Brogan 0–1 each Report M Clarke 0–3 (3f), P McComiskey, B Coulter, D Hughes 0–2 each, M Poland, P Fitzpatrick, K McKernan, C Maginn 0–1 each
Kerry 1–13 – 1–11 Down Darran O'Sullivan 1–2, B Sheehan 0–4 (3f), C Cooper 0–3 (1f), Declan O'Sullivan 0–2, A Maher, K Donaghy 0–1 each Report M Poland 0–5 (4f) B Coulter 1–0, M Clarke 0–3 (1f), J Colgan, C Maginn, C Garvey 0–1 each
FitzGerald Stadium, Kilarney
Referee: R Hickey (
Clare )
The draw for the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 7 October 2010.
Squad Declan Alder, Aidan Branagan, Aidan Carr, Martin Clarke James Colgan, Brendan Coulter , Mark Doran, Liam Doyle, Kevin Duffin, Peter Fitzpatrick, Conor Garvey, Dan Gordan, Michael Magee, Conor Maginn, Kevin McKernan , Anton McArdle, Brendan McArdle, John McAreavey, Daniel McCartan, Eoin McCartan, Gerard McCartan, Paul McComiskey , Paul McPolin, Brendan McVeigh , Cathal Murdock, Sean Murdock, Paul Murphy, Ronan Murtagh, Darren O'Hagan, Conor Poland, Mark Poland, Damien Rafferty, Ambrose Rogers , Declan Rooney, Caolan Mooney
Fixtures Date Home Score Away Ground 28 May Armagh 1–15 v 1–10 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Rounds
Matches 28 May 2011
7:30 pm
Quarter Final
Armagh 1–15 – 1–10 Down J Clarke 1–2, A Kernan 0–5 (3f), BJ Padden 0–3, M Mackin 0–2, K Dyas, T Kernan S McDonnell (f) 0–1 each Report M Clarke 0–5 (4f), M Poland 1–1, P McComiskey 0–2, D Rooney, D Hughes 0–1 each.
Attendance: 13,107
Referee: C Reilly (
Meath )
Qualifiers 25 June 2011
3:00 pm
Round 1
Clare 1–12 – 1–13 Down D Tubridy 0–4 (3f), T Ryan 1–0, J Dowling, G Quinlan 0–2 each, A Clohessy, John Hayes, G Brennan, M Tubridy 0–1 each Report C Laverty 1–3, P McComiskey 0–4 (2f), M Clarke 0–2 (2fs), B McArdle, C Mooney, M Poland, B Coulter 0–1 each
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: P O'Sullivan (
Kerry )
9 July 2011
3:00 pm
Round 2
Down 1–16 – 1–08 Leitrim B Coulter 0–7, M Clarke 1–2 (1-0pen, 1'45), C Laverty, M Poland (1f) 0–2 each, K McKernan, L Doyle, P Fitzpatrick 0–1 each Report A Croal 1–1, E Mulligan 0–3 (3fs), R Lowe, B McDonald, J Glancy, C Kelly 0–1 each
16 July 2011
7.00 pm
Round 3
Antrim 0–10 – 3–13 Down B Herron, K Niblock, P Cunnighan (2f) 0–2 each, G O'Boyle, D O'Hagan, J Crozier, T McCann ('45') 0–1 each Report M Clarke 1–4 (3f, 1 '45'), M Poland 0–4 (4f), C Laverty, C Mooney 1–0 each, B Coulter 0–2, A Branagan, K McKernan, P McComiskey 0–1 each
Referee: Padraig Hughes (
Armagh )
23 July 2011
6:00 pm
Round 4
Down 0–14 – 2–20 Cork M Clarke 0–3 (2f), B Coulter, P McComiskey 0–2 each, C Garvey, C Maginn, D Hughes, M Poland, K McKernan, A Rogers, C Laverty 0–1 each Report D O'Connor 1–7 (4f), F Goold 1–2, P Kerrigan 0–3, P Kelly 0–2, D Goulding 0–1 (1f), P Kissane, P O'Neill, G Canty, A Walsh, J Miskella 0–1 each
References ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9350816.stm | Dr McKenna Cup games off because of frozen pitches ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9370615.stm | Two Dr McKenna Cup matches moved to Sunday Honours Managers Players Records and statistics Stadium Key historical figures Rivalries Competitions All-Ireland SFCs
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