2017 Donegal county football team season
The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2017 season.
| 2017 season | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| NFL D1 | 3rd |
| All Ireland SFC | Round 4 qualifier |
| Ulster Championship | Semi-final |
Richard Thornton from Coalisland helped train the team in 2017.[1] Thornton took over from former Westmeath footballer Jack Cooney after two years, while Brendan Kilcoyne stayed on as a selector.[2]
National Football League Division 1
In the opening game against Kerry, three players had their senior debuts (Jason McGee, Michael Langan and Jamie Brennan), with Caolan Ward and Paul Brennan making their first competitive starts.[3]
Table
Qualify for Division 1 final Automatic relegation to Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin |
7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-109 | 4-72 | 43 | 11 |
 Kerry |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-103 | 7-87 | 13 | 8 |
| Donegal |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-90 | 7-74 | 10 | 8 |
 Monaghan |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7-79 | 5-82 | 3 | 8 |
 Mayo |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3-90 | 4-90 | -3 | 8 |
 Tyrone |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3-87 | 4-81 | 3 | 7 |
 Cavan |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-72 | 2-101 | -23 | 4 |
 Roscommon |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6-85 | 7-128 | -46 | 2 |
- Kerry, Donegal, Monaghan and Mayo are ranked by score difference.
Reports
| 5 February 2017 Round 1 | Donegal | 1-17 - 2-17 | Kerry | O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny |
| 14.00 | Michael Murphy 1-3 (1-0, pen, 0-3 frees), Patrick McBrearty 0-4 (0-3 frees), Ciarán Thompson 0-3, Darach O'Connor 0-2, Paul Brennan, Martin O'Reilly, Ryan McHugh, Eoin McHugh and Conor Gibbons 0-1 each. | Report | Paul Geaney 2-4 (0-2 frees), James O’Donoghue 0-3, Jack Savage 0-3 (0-1 free), Donnchadh Walsh 0-2, Tom O’Sullivan, David Moran, Jonathan Lyne, Paul Murphy and Jack Barry 0-1 each. | Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois) |
| 12 February 2017 Round 2 | Roscommon | 2-09 - 0-16 | Donegal | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 14.00 | Ciaran Murtagh 1-4 (0-2 frees), Conor Devaney 1-0, Enda Smith, Kevin Higgins 0-2 each, Fintan Cregg 0-1 | Report | Ciarán Thompson, Martin O'Reilly, Eoin McHugh 0-3 each, Patrick McBrearty 0-2 (0-1f), Michael Murphy 0-2 (0-2f) each, Michael Carroll, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Jamie Brennan 0-1 each |
| 26 February 2017 Round 3 | Donegal | 2-05 - 1-08 | Dublin | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey |
| 14.00 | Jason McGee 1-1, Ryan McHugh 1-0, Ciarán Thompson, Michael Murphy 0-2f each | Report | Niall Scully 1-1, Dean Rock (0-3f), Shane B. Carthy, Ciaran Reddin, Ciarán Kilkenny, David Byrne 0-1 each |
| 4 March 2017 Round 4 | Cavan | 0-11 - 1-16 | Donegal | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 19:00 | Report |
| 18 March 2017 Round 5 | Donegal | 0-12 - 0-06 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| 19:00 | Report |
| 26 March 2017 Round 6 | Donegal | 1-11 - 1-11 | Monaghan | Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 2 April 2017 Round 7 | Mayo | 1-12 - 0-13 | Donegal | Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| 14:00 | Report | Attendance: 14,102 |
2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship took place in Dublin in mid-October 2016.[4] In the quarter-final victory against Antrim, four players had their first championship starts (Jamie Brennan, Michael Carroll, Jason McGee and Caolan Ward).[5]
Bracket
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Ulster Senior Football Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Derry
| 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone
| 0-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone
| 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 3-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Antrim
| 1-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone
| 2-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Down
| 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down
| 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Armagh
| 2-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down
| 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan
| 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan
| 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan
| 1-20 | Monaghan
| 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Fermanagh
| 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reports
| Donegal | 3-19 - 1-09 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| M Murphy 0-6 (5f), P McBrearty 1-2 (2f), J Brennan 1-1, C Thompson 0-4 (3f), P McGrath 1-0, M Langan 0-2, H McFadden, K Lacey, F McGlynn, M McHugh 0-1 each | Report | CJ McGourty 0-6 (6f), C Small 1-0, T McCann 0-2, S Beatty 0-1 |
| 18 June 2017 2:00 pm |
Tyrone |
1-21 - 1-12 | Donegal |
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Attendance: 22,609 Referee: David Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Padraig Hampsey |
| Tiernan McCann 1-1, Niall Sludden 0-4, Kieran McGeary 0-3, Mark Bradley 0-2, Mattie Donnelly 0-2, Peter Harte 0-2, Padraig Hampsey 0-2, David Mulgrew 0-1, Sean Cavanagh 0-1 (f), Declan McClure 0-1, Ronan O'Neill 0-1, Niall Morgan 0-1 (45). | Report | Patrick McBrearty 0-6 (2fs), Michael Murphy 0-3 (2 '45's), Micheal Carroll 1-0, Martin Reilly 0-1, Michael Langan 0-1, Hugh McFadden 0-1. |
2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| 22 July 7:00pm Round 4A |
Donegal |
0-14 – 4-17 |  Galway |
Markievicz Park, Sligo Attendance: 10,564 Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Johnny Heaney (Killanin) |
| Paddy McBrearty 0-6 (2f), Michael Murphy 0-4 (3f, 1 '45), Martin O’Reilly 0-2, Martin McElhinney 0-1, Michael Langan 0-1 | Report | Johnny Heaney 2-2, Sean Armstrong 0-6 (4f), Liam Silke 1-0 (pen), Danny Cummins 1-0, Gary O’Donnell 0-2, Shane Walsh 0-1, Paul Conroy 0-1, Ian Burke 0-1, Damien Comer 0-1, Eamonn Brannigan 0-2, Michael Daly 0-1 |
Awards
Footballer of the Year
References
- Craig, Frank (10 September 2020). "Naomh Conaill face a tough St Eunan's test". Donegal News. p. 68.
Opposite number Thornton, a Coalisland native, is into his third year now with the St Eunan's senior footballers. The first of those, 2018, was as assistant to Maxi Curran. He stepped up to the helm last season… He was no stranger to the local scene here in the county, even before then, having helped out as Donegal trainer under Rory Gallagher back in 2017.
- Keys, Colm (4 January 2017). "Only six new inter-county gaelic football managers in 2017". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- O'Brien, Kevin (3 February 2017). "Underage Kerry stars make the jump to senior as 4 league starting debuts handed out". The42.ie. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Jason McGee, Michael Langan and Jamie Brennan will make their senior debuts for Donegal, while Caolon[sic] Ward and Paul Brennan are set to start a competitive fixture for the first time.
- "2017 Ulster Championship Draw". 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- Doggett, Eamon; Byrne, Cormac (21 May 2017). "Donegal v Antrim as it happened: Updates from the Ulster Football Championship — The sides clash at MacCumhaill Park at 4pm today". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
Donegal will be heavy favourites and will field four debutants in Caolan Ward (St. Eunan's), Jason McGee (Cloughaneely), Michael Carroll (Gaoth Dobhair) and Jamie Brennan (Bundoran).
- "Donegal GAA Annual Award Winners & Details of the Awards Banquet". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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