The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2013 season.
Kits McKenna Cup and National League kits
Championship kits
Competitions
Dr McKenna Cup
Down made a strong start to their 2013 campaign with McKenna Cup group victories over Cavan and neighbouring county Armagh. Queen's University withdrew from the competition over a row regarding player availability and the fixture was simply written off. Down progressed into the latter stages of the McKenna Cup but fell short, against Monaghan, of a place in the final.
Fixtures Date Round Home Score Away Ground 6 Jan Group Cavan 0-12 v 1-11 Down Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan 13 Jan Group Down Queen's Páirc Esler, Newry 16 Jan Group Down 2-11 v 1-10 Armagh Páirc Esler, Newry 20 Jan Semi-final Down 0-13 v 1-12 Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Queen's withdraw from the McKenna Cup over a player availability dispute.
Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsDown2 2 0 0 3–22 1-22 6 4Cavan2 1 0 1 3–21 2-22 2 2Armagh2 0 0 2 2–21 5-21 -8 0
Results
National Football League Division 1
Down looked deserving relegation favourites in the National Football League Division 1, as they lost their first three games, two of which were at home. Down looked close to beating Cork at home but fell to a very late goal. A comeback looked on the cards as Down went out and beat Mayo at Páirc Esler; however, defeats to Kerry and Dublin sealed Down's fate and relegation was a certainty despite an impressive 3–13 to 1-12 hammering of Kildare in Newry.
Fixtures Date Round Home Score Away Ground 2 Feb Group Down 1-08 v 1-11 Tyrone Páirc Esler, Newry 9 Feb Group Donegal 0-12 v 0-07 Down MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey 3 Mar Group Down 1-17 v 3-12 Cork Páirc Esler, Newry 9 Mar Group Down 0-13 v 0-11 Mayo Páirc Esler, Newry 16 Mar Group Kerry 0-11 v 1-05 Down Austin Stack Park, Tralee 23 Mar Group Dublin 1-15 v 0-09 Down Croke Park, Dublin 7 Apr Group Down 3-13 v 1-12 Kildare Páirc Esler, Newry
Table
Results
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Fixtures The draw for the 2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place on 4 October 2012.
Having got to the 2012 Ulster final, Down started their Cup run away to Derry at Celtic Park. In what was regarded as one of the games of the summer, Down came out victors having been five points down at half-time. The semi-final paired last year's finalists again in what would be a closely fought affair. Donegal maintained a two-point lead throughout the match and eventually won 12 points to 9.
Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground 2 June 2013 Quarter final Derry 1-15 v 2-17 Down Celtic Park, Derry 23 June 2013 Semi final Donegal 0-12 v 0-09 Down Breffni Park, Cavan
Rounds
Results
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Down entered the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in the round 2 qualifier stage. The draw for the second round took place on Monday 1 July 2013 and once again had Down travelling to Celtic Park, Derry. Down produced a poor display in this repeat fixture as they failed to score from open play in the entire second half and lost the game by five points.
Fixtures Date Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Ground 6 July 2013 Round 2 Derry 0-13 v 1-05 Down Celtic Park, Derry
Results
O'Fiaich Cup On 27 November 2013, it was announced that the O'Fiaich Cup would return for the first time since the late 1990s.
Fixtures Date Round Home Score Away Ground 5 Dec Group Armagh 2-15 v 1-17 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh 8 Dec Group Down 1-10 v 1-11 Derry St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen 13 Dec Group Louth 0-10 v 4-21 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsDerry (Q)3 3 0 0 8-38 5-33 14 6Armagh (Q)3 2 0 1 4-42 7-40 -7 4Down3 1 0 2 6-48 3-36 21 2Louth3 0 0 3 4-27 7-46 -28 0
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