2025 Down county football team season

Down county football team
2025 season
ManagerConor Laverty
StadiumPáirc Esler, Newry
NFL D27th (relegated)
All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipPreliminary Quarter-final
Ulster SFCSemi-Final

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2025 season.

Competitions

Down competed in the National Football League Division 2, the Ulster Championship the All Ireland Senior Football Championship during the 2025 season. On 7 September it was announced that the McKenna Cup would not take place in 2025. [1]

National Football League Division 2

Main article: 2025 National Football League (Ireland)

Official fixtures for the 2025 National League were announced on 5 December 2024. [2] [3]

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

Date Round Home Score Away Ground Ref
Sunday 26 January Group Roscommon 3-21 v 1-20 Down Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon [4]
Sunday 2 February Group Down 1-19 v 2-15 Cork Páirc Esler, Newry [5]
Saturday 15 February Group Down 1-18 v 0-24 Meath Páirc Esler, Newry [6]
Sunday 23 February Group Louth 2-17 v 0-22 Down Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda [7]
Saturday 1 March Group Cavan 1-20 v 1-18 Down Breffni Park, Cavan [8]
Saturday 15 March Group Down 1-26 v 0-28 Westmeath Páirc Esler, Newry [9]
Sunday 23 March Group Monaghan 2-17 v 0-24 Down St Tiernach's Park, Clones [10]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Monaghan 7 5 0 2 193 161 +32 10 Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and
promotion to 2026 NFL Division 1
2 Roscommon 7 4 1 2 161 142 +19 9
3 Meath 7 4 0 3 162 157 +5 8
4 Cavan 7 4 0 3 153 159 −6 8
5 Cork 7 4 0 3 151 158 −7 8
6 Louth[a] 7 3 0 4 143 157 −14 6
7 Down[a] 7 3 0 4 138 149 −11 6 Relegation to 2026 NFL Division 3
8 Westmeath 7 0 1 6 162 181 −19 1
Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Louth are ranked ahead of Down as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.[11]




Reports

Round 1
Roscommon 3-21 - 1-20Down
Diarmuid Murtagh (0-07), Ciaráin Murtagh (1-02), Enda Smith (1-01), Cian McKeon (1-01), Daire Cregg (0-04), Shane Cunnane (0-02), Ben O’Carroll (0-01), Donie Smith (0-01), Eddie Nolan (0-01), Shane Killoran (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-11), Ryan McEvoy (1-02), James Guinness (0-02), Danny Magill (0-02), Gareth McKibben (0-01), Paddy McCarthy (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01)
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Round 2
Down 1-19 - 2-15Cork
P Havern (0-08), D Magill (1-01), J Guinness (0-03), O Murdock (0-03), O Savage (0-02), C Doherty (0-01), R Burns (0-01) Report M Cronin (0-06), S McDonnell (1-02), C Og Jones (1-00), B O'Driscoll (0-02), R Maguire (0-02), E McSweeney (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), P Doyle (0-01)
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Round 3
Down 1-18 - 0-24Meath
P Havern (0-09), O Murdock (1-01), D Guinness (0-03), C Doherty (0-02), M Rooney (0-02), D Magill (0-01) Report J Morris (0-08), E Frayne (0-08), R Jones (0-02), B Menton (0-02), B Hogan (0-01), C Caulfield (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), J Flynn (0-01)
Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)
Round 4
Louth 2-17 - 0-22Down
Sam Mulroy (0-10), Ryan Burns (1-02), Kieran McArdle (1-00), Liam Jackson (0-01), Tommy Durnin (0-01), Andy McDonnell (0-01), Ciaran Keenan (0-01), Daire McConnon (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-07), Daniel Guinness (0-04), Danny Magill (0-03), Ceilum Doherty (0-02), Oisín Savage (0-02), Conor McCrickard (0-02), Conor Francis (0-01), Odhran Murdock (0-01)
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Round 5
Cavan 1-20 - 1-18Down
O Brady (0-06), G McKiernan (0-05), P Faulkner (1-00), B Donnelly (0-02), O Kiernan (Castlerahan, 0-02), C Madden (0-02), Ciaran Brady (0-01), Cormac O’Reilly (0-01), G O’Rourke (0-01) Report P Havern (0-05), M Rooney (1-01), O Savage (0-03), D Guinness (0-02), D Magill (0-02), J Guinness (0-01), C Doherty (0-01), R McEvoy (0-01), O Murdock (0-01), R Burns (0-01)
Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
Round 6
Down 1-26 - 0-28Westmeath
P Havern 0-14, J McGeough 1-01, S Millar 0-03, A Crimmins 0-02, M Rooney 0-02, O Murdock 0-02, R McEvoy 0-01, D Guinness 0-01 Report L Loughlin 0-09, R Forde 0-06, B Cooney 0-06, M Whittaker 0-02, R Wallace 0-02, D McCartan 0-02, S McCartan 0-01
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Round 7
Monaghan 2-17 - 0-24Down
Mícheál Bannigan (1-04), Dessie Ward (0-05), Rory Beggan (0-04), David Garland (1-0), Stephen Mooney (0-2), Stephen O’Hanlon (0-01), Conor McCarthy (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-06), Ryan Magill (0-04), Odhrán Murdock (0-03), Danny Magill (0-02), Eugene Branagan (0-2), Ryan McEvoy (0-02), James Guinness (0-01), John McGeough (0-01), Shay Millar (0-01), Caolán Mooney (0-01), Patrick Brooks (0-01)
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2025 Ulster Championship took place in October 2024.[12] [13]

Fixtures

Quarter Final
Fermanagh 0-23 v 2-19 Down
Garvan Jones (0-06), Conor Love (0-04), Sean McNally (0-03), Lee Cullen (0-02), Jonny Cassidy (0-02), Declan McCusker (0-01) Fionan O’Brien (0-01), Darragh McGurn (0-01), Ryan Lyons (0-01), Josh Largo Ellis (0-01), Ronan McCafffey (0-01) Report Daniel Guinness (1-03), Ryan McEvoy (1-02), Pat Havern (0-04), Odhran Murdock (0-03), Danny Magill (0-02), Eugene Branagan (0-02), Ceilum Doherty (0-01), Ronan Burns (0-01), Shay Millar (0-01)
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Semi Final
Donegal 1-19 v 0-16 Down
Patrick McBrearty (1-04), Daire Ó Baoill (0-04), Michael Murphy (0-03), Conor O'Donnell (0-02), Michael Langan (0-02), Shaun Patton (0-01), Ciaran Moore (0-01), Oisin Gallen (0-01), Jamie Brennan (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-08), Eugene Branagan (0-03), Danny Magill (0-02), Miceal Rooney (0-01), Daniel Guinness (0-01), Ryan McEvoy (0-01)
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Antrim 1-23
Armagh 1-34
Armagh 0-23
Tyrone 0-22
Tyrone 1-24
Cavan 0-20
Armagh 0-28
Donegal 2-23 (a.e.t.)
Fermanagh 0-23
Down 2-19
Down 0-16
Donegal 1-25 Donegal 1-19
Derry 1-15 Monaghan 0-21
Donegal 0-23

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Having won the 2024 Tailteann Cup, Down re-entered the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship for the first time in six years.[14] The draw for the 2025 competition was made on 30 April with Down being drawn into Group 3 with Louth, Clare and Monaghan. [15]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Monaghan 3 3 0 0 87 68 +19 6 Advance to quarter-final
2 Down 3 2 0 1 90 76 +14 4 Advance to home preliminary quarter-final
3 Louth 3 1 0 2 67 71 −4 2 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
4 Clare 3 0 0 3 58 87 −29 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: GAA


Fixtures

Group Stage
Clare 1-16 - 3-27 Down
Mark McInerney (0-06), Emmet McMahon (0-05), Aaron Griffin (1-01), Dermot Coughlan (0-02), Eoin Cleary (0-01), Jamie Stack (0-01) Report Pat Havern (0-09), Danny Magill (0-07), Daniel Guinness (1-01), John McGeough (1-01), Caolan Mooney (1-00), Adam Crimmins (0-03), James Guinness (0-02), Odhran Murdock (0-02), Ryan McEvoy (0-01), Miceal Rooney (0-01)
Attendance: 1,556
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Group Stage
Down 0-25 - 0-24Louth
P Havern (0-06), D Magill (0-06), O Murdock (0-05), A Crimmins (0-02), C Doherty (0-01); R Magill (0-01), M Rooney (0-01), J McGeough (0-01), C Mooney (0-01), S Millar (0-01) Report S Mulroy (0-12), R Burns (0-03), C Lennon (0-03), T Durnin (0-02), C Downey (0-02), C McKeever (0-01), C Grimes (0-01)
Attendance: 10,240
Referee: David Gough (Meath) Sub: N Mooney (Cavan) (20)
Group Stage
Monaghan 2-27 - 1-26 Down
R Beggan (0-06), J McCarron (1-03), M Bannigan (1-02), S O'Hanlon (0-03), R O'Toole (0-02), D Ward (0-02), C McCarthy (0-02), A Woods (0-02), M McCarville (0-02), A Carey (0-01), D Garland (0-01), L Kelly (0-01) Report P Havern (0-12), D Magill (0-04), J McGeough (1-00), O Murdock (0-02), A Crimmins (0-02), D Guinness (0-02), C McCrickard (0-02), E Brannigan (0-01), C Doherty (0-01)
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Preliminary Quarter-final
Down 3-21 - 2-26 Galway
O Murdock (1-02), D Guinness (0-04), J McGeough (1-01), R Magill (1-00), M Rooney (0-02), C Mooney (0-02), D Magill (0-02), R McEvoy (0-02), P Havern (0-02), C Doherty (0-01), E Brannigan (0-01), J Guinness (0-01), A Crimmins (0-01) Report S Walsh (1-07), R Finnerty (0-06), M Thompson (0-05), T Culhane (1-00), M Tierney (0-02), C McDaid (0-02), D O'Flaherty (0-02), P Cooke (0-01), C D'Arcy (0-01)
Attendance: 14,435
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

References

  1. ^ "Ulster GAA 'surprised' to see McKenna Cup suspended". bbc.co.uk. 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Allianz Football and Hurling League fixtures 2025 revealed". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "GAA fixtures 2025: Full fixture list as National League to kick off with three seismic Division One games". Irish Independent. 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Rossies surge sees them past Down at the Hyde". RTÉ Sport. 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Down rouse themselves to beat Cork after the break". RTÉ Sport. 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Down rally falls short as Meath prevail in Newry". RTÉ Sport. 15 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Louth survive nail-biting finish to beat Down". RTÉ Sport. 23 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Cavan prevail in close encounter with Down". RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Crimmins the Down hero as Westmeath relegated after Newry thriller". RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Monaghan earn promotion despite loss to relegated Down". RTÉ Sport. 23 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Allianz FL D2: Louth edge out Down". www.gaa.ie. 23 February 2025.
  12. ^ "2025 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA. 12 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Provincial SFC 2025 draws: Donegal to face rivals Derry in Ulster preliminary round". Irish Independent. 12 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Down survive late Laois rally to win Tailteann Cup". RTÉ Sport. 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "2025 All-Ireland SFC Group Stage draw". GAA.ie. 30 April 2025.
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