2016 Down county football team season

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2016 season. It was a first season in charge for newly appointed Down manager Éamonn Burns.

Down county football team
2016 season
ManagerÉamonn Burns
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D18th (relegated)
All-Ireland SFCRound 1 qualifier
Ulster SFCQuarter-finalist
Dr McKenna CupGroup stage (2nd)

Kits
Home
Away

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Fixtures
DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
3 JanGroupDonegal1-11 v 0-11DownMacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
10 JanGroupDown0-08 v 0-14FermanaghPáirc Esler, Newry
13 JanGroupDown3-20 v 2-14St Mary'sPáirc Esler, Newry

Table

  Qualification for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Fermanagh 33001-390-30126
Down 31023-393-3902
St Mary's 31024-344-41-72
Donegal 31021-172-29-152

National Football League Division 1
Main article: 2016 National Football League (Ireland)

Down played in Division One of the National Football League in 2016. The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015.[1]

Fixtures
DateRoundHomeScoreAwayGround
30 JanGroupDown0-07 v 3-15DonegalPáirc Esler, Newry
7 FebGroupMonaghan0-13 v 0-11DownSt. Tiernach's Park, Clones
28 FebGroupDown0-06 v 0-22KerryPáirc Esler, Newry
6 MarGroupRoscommon1-12 v 0-06DownPearse Park, Longford
12 MarGroupDown1-07 v 1-15DublinPáirc Esler, Newry
27 MarGroupCork0-12 v 0-07DownPáirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
3 AprGroupMayo1-19 v 1-16DownMacHale Park, Castlebar

Table

  Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
  Automatic relegation to Division 2

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Dublin 77008-914-752814
Kerry 75025-1095-773210
Roscommon 74039-988-77248
Donegal 73048-846-78126
Mayo 73045-887-91-96
Monaghan 73046-837-91-116
Cork 73049-899-105-166
Down 70072-606-108-600

1Donegal, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork are ranked by scoring difference.

Results
30/01/16
Round 1		 Down 0-7 - 3-15 Donegal Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
D O'Hare (0-4), A McConville (0-2), C McGovern (0-1) Report M Murphy (0-8), P McBrearty (1-3), R McHugh (2-0), L McLoone (0-2), C Thompson (0-1), F McGlynn (0-1)
07/02/16
Round 2		 Monaghan 0-13 - 0-11 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: C Reilly
C McManus (0-2), O Duffy (0-2), R McAnespie (0-2), S Carey (0-2), D Malone (0-1), D McKenna (0-1), F Kelly (0-1), R Beggan (0-1), T Kerr (0-1) Report C Harrison (0-4), D O'Hanlon (0-3), S McArdle (0-2), M McKay (0-1), P Downey (0-1)
28/02/16
Round 3		 Down 0-6 - 0-22 Kerry Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: M Duffy
B O'Hagan (0-2), C Harrison (0-2), C Maginn (0-1), R Mallon (0-1) Report B Sheehan (0-6), D O'Sullivan (0-4), A Fitzgerald (0-3), BJ Keane (0-3), C Cooper (0-3), B O'Sullivan (0-2), S O'Brien (0-1)
06/03/16
Round 4		 Roscommon 1-12 - 0-6 Down Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
C Murtagh (1-6), F Cregg (0-3), C Daly (0-2), C Cregg (0-1) Report C Harrison (0-2), B O'Hagan (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), M Poland (0-1), P Devlin (0-1)
12/03/16
Round 5		 Down 1-7 - 1-15 Dublin Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: D O'Mahoney
D O'Hare (1-2), J Murphy (0-2), D O'Hanlon (0-1), M McKay (0-1), P Devlin (0-1) Report C Costello (1-4), D Rock (0-3), C Kilkenny (0-2), K McManamon (0-2), P Flynn (0-2), J Cooper (0-1), P Andrews (0-1)
27/03/16
Round 6		 Cork 0-12 - 0-7 Down Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
C O'Neill (0-4), L Connolly (0-3), M Collins (0-3), P Kerrigan (0-2) Report D O'Hare (0-3), C McGovern (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), M Cunningham (0-1), M Poland (0-1)
03/04/16
Round 7		 Mayo 1-19 - 1-16 Down MacHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 8,352
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
E Regan (0-9), C O'Connor (1-4), A Freeman (0-2), A Moran (0-1), A O'Shea (0-1), C Barrett (0-1), J Doherty (0-1) Report D O'Hare (1-5), M Cunningham (0-2), S Dornan (0-2), D McKibbon (0-1), D O'Hanlon (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), M Poland (0-1), P Devlin (0-1), P Turley (0-1), R Mallon (0-1)

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 15 October 2015.[2]

Fixtures
DateRoundTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ground
Sunday 5 June 2016Quarter FinalMonaghan2-22 v 0-09DownSt Tiernach's Park, Clones

Bracket
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Derry 0-12
Tyrone 3-14
Tyrone
(R) 		0-16
5-18
Cavan
(R) 		3-07
2-17
Cavan 2-16
Armagh 0-14
Tyrone 0-13
Donegal 0-11
Monaghan 2-22
Down 0-09
Monaghan
(R) 		0-14
2-10
Donegal
(R) 		1-11
0-17
Donegal 2-12
Fermanagh 1-12 Fermanagh 0-11
Antrim 0-9

Results
Quarter-Final
Monaghan 2-22 – 0-09 Down
C McManus (0-8), K Hughes (1-2), O Duffy (1-0), R Beggan (0-3), C McCarthy, D McKenna (0-2 each), S Carey, D Clerkin, D Malone, R McAnespie, K O’Connell (0-1 each) Report D O'Hare (0-3), C Maginn, D O'Hanlon (0-2 each), B O’Hagan, M Poland (0-1 each)
Attendance: 12,782
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Fixtures
DateRoundTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ground
25 June 2016Round 1BDown3-17 v 2-24LongfordPáirc Esler, Newry

Results
Round 1B
Down3-17 – 2-24
(AET)		 Longford
Donal O'Hare 2-9 (0-8f), Conor Maginn 1-1, Ryan Mallon 0-4, Barry O'Hagan, S Dornan, Mark Poland 0-1 each. Report Brian Kavanagh 0-6 (0-5f), Michael Quinn, Robbie Smyth (0-1f) 0-4 each, Seamus Hannon 1-1, James McGivney, Diarmuid Masterson 0-3 each, Mark Hughes 1-0, Barry McKeon 0-2, D Reynolds 0-1.
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Notable events
  • On Thursday 5 November 2015, Down appointed Éamonn Burns as new football manager.[3]

References
  1. "Down face Donegal in league opener" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "2016 Ulster Championship Draw". 15 October 2015.
  3. "Burns ratified as Down football boss" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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