2010 Down county football team season

Down county football team
2010 season
ManagerJames McCartan Jnr
StadiumPairc Esler, Newry
NFL D21st (runner-up)
All-Ireland SFCFinalist
Ulster ChampionshipSemi-finalist
Dr McKenna CupSemi-finalist
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The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2010 season.

Kits

Home
Away

Squad

Ambrose Rogers Danny Hughes Ronan Murtagh
Aidan Carr Darren O'Hagan Kalum King
Benny Coulter Declan Rooney Kevin Duffin
Brendan McArdle Gerard McCartan Kevin McKernan
Brendan McVeigh James Colgan Mark Doran
Conor Garvey John Clarke Declan Alder
Conor Maginn Mark Poland
Damien Rafferty Martin Clarke
Dan Gordon Paul McComiskey
Daniel McCartan Peter Fitzpatrick

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Dr McKenna Cup

Main article: 2010 Dr McKenna Cup

Results

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
16 January 2010 Queen's University Belfast H 1-17 – 0-8
20 January 2010 Antrim H 0-19 – 1-10
24 January 2010 Derry A 1-13 – 1-15

Table

  Qualified for next round

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Down 3 3 0 0 2-51 2-31 +20 6
Antrim 3 2 0 1 4-32 0-48 -4 4
Derry 3 1 0 2 5-44 5-29 +15 2
Queen's University Belfast 3 0 0 3 1-29 5-48 -31 0

Rounds

Round Home Score Away
Semi Final Donegal 1-13 v 1-12 Down

Matches and reports

Down1-17 – 0-08Queen's University Belfast
Down0-19 – 1-10Antrim
Derry1-13 – 1-15Down

National Football League Division 2

Main article: 2010 National Football League (Ireland)

Results

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result 0-8 – 1-16 0-12 - 0-8 0-14 - 1-11 0-11 - 0-13 1-13 - 1-6 0-8 - 2-15 2-11 - 1-13

Table

  Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1   Automatic relegation to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Down 7 6 1 0 6–94 3–65 +38 13
Armagh 7 5 0 2 6–94 5–60 +37 10
Donegal 7 4 0 3 7–71 5–75 +2 8
Meath 7 4 0 3 4–76 5–76 −3 8
Laois 7 3 0 4 3–89 9–76 −5 6
Kildare 7 3 0 4 3–80 5–80 −6 6
Tipperary 7 2 1 4 9–65 5–88 −11 5
Westmeath 7 0 0 7 8–58 9–107 −52 0
  • Donegal were placed ahead of Meath as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (27 March at Ballybofey: 1–12 to 0–10).
  • Laois were placed ahead of Kildare as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (27 March at O'Moore Park: 0–13 to 0–9).


Matches and reports

Kildare0-8 – 1-16Down
R Kelly 0-3, K Ennis 0-2, G White, P O'Neill, J Kavanagh 0-1 each P McComiskey 1-4 (0-2f), A Rodgers, M Clarke (0-3f) 0-3 each, J Clarke 0-2, C Garvey, D Hughes, S Kearney, C Laverty 0-1 each
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
12 February 2010
19:30 		Down 0-12 - 0-8 Meath Páirc Esler
J Clarke 0-4, P McComiskey 0-3 (3f), M Clarke 0-2 (1f), A Rodgers 0-2, C Maginn 0-1 Report C Ward 0-4 (2f), D Bray 0-2 (2f), N Crawford, M Ward 0-1 each
6 March 2010
19:30 		Down 0-14 - 1-11 Tipperary Páirc Esler
Referee: J Curley (Meath)
M Clarke 0-5 (0-4 f), C Laverty, J Clarke 0-3 each, P McComiskey 0-2 (0-2f), C Maginn 0-1 Report B Coen 1-1 (0-1f), C Sweeney 0-5 (0-4f), B Brogan 0-2f, C Aylward 0-2, P Austin 0-1
13 March 2010
7:30 p.m. 		Donegal 0-11 - 0-13 Down Ballybofey
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
B Coulter, M Clarke 0-3 (0-2f) each, J Clarke 0-2, K McKernan, A Rodgers, D Hughes, P McComiskey, P Fitzpatrick 0-1 each Report C McFadden 0-4 (0-1f), M Murphy 0-3 (0-2f), N Gallagher 0-2, A Thompson, M Maguire 0-1 each
20 March 2010
19:30 		Down 1-13 - 1-6 Armagh Páirc Esler
Referee: M Sludden (Tyrone)
B Coulter 1-1, M Poland 0-3 (2f),A Rodgers 0-3 (1f), J Clarke 0-2 (1f), M Clarke 0-2 (1f), C Maginn 0-1, D Hughes 0-1 Report S McDonnell 1-3 (1f , 1pen), G Swift 0-2, F Moriarity 0-1
27 March 2010
7:30 p.m. 		Westmeath 0-8 - 2-15 Down Cusack Park
Referee: G Ó Conamha (Galway)
M Flanagan 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 sideline), J Smyth 0-2, P Greville (0-1f), G Hoey, G Flanagan 0-1 each Report M Poland 1-4, (0-3 f), A Rodgers 1-3 (0-1 '45), R Murtagh , J Clarke 0-3 each, D Hughes, C Maginn 0-1 each
11 April 2010 Down 2-11 - 1-13 Laois Páirc Esler
Referee: J White (Donegal)
M Clarke 1-5 (4f), J Clarke 1-3 (1f), K Duffin, R Murtagh, A Carr 0-1 each Report D Kingston 1-7 (5f), C Healy, C Bogle, K Meaney, P Callaghan, R Munnelly, C Bergin 0-1 each
Final
25 April 2010
4:00 p.m.
Division 2 Final 		Down 1–12 – 0–17 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Gearóid Ó Conamha (Galway)
Conor Garvey (0-1); Peter Fitzpatrick (0-1), Kalum King (0-1), Martin Clarke (0-5), Daniel Hughes (0-1); Paul McComiskey (0-1), Benny Coulter (1-2) Report Paul Duffy (0-1), Finian Moriarty (0-1); Aaron Kernan (0-4), Gareth Swift (0-2); Steven McDonnell (0-6), Stephen Forker (0-1), Malachy Mackin (0-2)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2010 Ulster Senior Football Championship

Rounds

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Ulster final
Antrim 1-13
Tyrone 2-14
Tyrone 0-14
Down 0-10
Donegal 2-10
Down 1-15
Tyrone 1-14
Monaghan 0-7
Cavan 0-13
Fermanagh 1-13
Fermanagh 2-8
Monaghan 0-21
Monaghan 1-18
Derry 1-7 Armagh 0-9
Armagh 1-10

Matches and reports

Quarter Final
Donegal2-10 – 1-15
AET		Down
D Molloy 1-3, C Dunne 1-0, R Kavanagh, D Walsh, M Murphy, A Hanlon, M McHugh, C McFadden, E Wade 0-1 each. Report B Coulter 1-4, D Hughes 0-4, M Poland, M Clarke 0-3 each, J Clarke 0-1.
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi Final
Tyrone0-14 - 0-10Down
M Penrose 0-5, S Cavanagh 0-3, B Dooher 0-2, Joe McMahon, D Carlin, C Cavanagh, O Mulligan 0-1 each. Report M Clarke 0-3, M Poland, A Rogers 0-2 each, D Gordon, D Hughes, P McComiskey 0-1 each.
Referee: G. Kinneavy (Galway)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Qualifiers

Round 1 2 3 4
Result N/A 1-14 - 1-10 1-10 - 1-12 0-10 - 3-20

Rounds

Quarter-finals Semi-finals All-Ireland final
         
Roscommon 0-10
Cork 1-16
Cork 1-15
Dublin 1-14
Tyrone 0-13
Dublin 1-15
Cork 0-16
Down 0-15
Meath 1-12
Kildare 2-17
Kildare 1-14
Down 1-16
Kerry 1-10
Down 1-16

Matches and reports

Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship § All-Ireland Qualifiers
Round 2
Down1-14 - 1-10Longford
M Clarke 1-5, D Hughes, M Poland 0-3 each, B Coulter, J Clarke, D Rooney 0-1 each Report F McGee 1-7, P Barden 0-2, N Farrell 0-1
Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh)
Round 3
Offaly1-10 - 1-12Down
K Casey 1-1, R Brady, B Connor, C McManus 0-2 each, A Sullivan, J Reynolds, N McNamee 0-1 each Report M Clarke 0-5, A Carr 1-0, M Poland 0-3, J Clarke 0-2, B Coulter, D Hughes 0-1 each
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
Round 4
Sligo0-10 - 3-20Down
A Marren 0-4, S Coen, D Kelly, C McGee 0-2 each Report R Murtagh 1-5, J Clarke, A Rogers 1-1 each, M Clarke 0-4, D Hughes 0-3, M Poland 0-2, K McKernan, P Fitzpatrick, P McComiskey, C Garvey 0-1 each
Quarter-final
Kerry1-10 - 1-16Down
C Cooper 0-7, B Sheehan 0-3, D Moran 1-0 Report M Poland 1-2, M Clarke 0-4, B Coulter 0-3, P McComiskey, A Rodgers 0-2 each, C Maginn, R Murtagh, P Fitzpatrick 0-1 each
Attendance: 62,749
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-final
Kildare1-14 - 1-16Down
J Doyle 0-6, E Callaghan 1-1, H Lynch 0-2, M O'Flaherty, E Bolton, J Kavanagh, K Ennis, D Lyons 0-1 each Report B Coulter 1-2, M Clarke, M Poland 0-3 each, K McKernan, D Hughes 0-2 each, P Fitzpatrick, P McComiskey, C Maginn, R Murtagh 0-1 each
Attendance: 62,182
Final
Cork0-16 - 0-15Down
D Goulding 0-9, D O'Connor 0-5, P Kerrigan, C Sheehan 0-1 each Report D Hughes, P McComiskey, M Clarke 0-3 each, K McKernan, P Fitzpatrick, M Poland, B Coulter, J Clarke, R Murtagh 0-1 each
Attendance: 81,604
Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

References

  1. ^ "McCartan eager to dampen Down hype after slaying 13-man Kildare".