The Down county football team represents Down GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in the Gaelic sport of football. It competes in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League. Its home ground is Páirc Esler in Newry, and the team plays in distinctive red and black. Down won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship five times, in 1960, 1961, 1968, 1991 and 1994, and has lost only one of its six appearances in All-Ireland finals, which gave it a reputation for rising to the big occasion. The team's large following set some of the biggest attendances in GAA history, including a record 90,556 for a game against Offaly in 1961. Down last won the Ulster Championship in 1994, reached the 2010 All-Ireland final, which it lost to Cork by a point, and won the National League in 2026.
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Honours, All-Ireland titles
Winners (5): 1960, 1961, 1968, 1991, 1994
Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport
in the Gaelic sport of football
Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Lead, competitions
the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
View the SourceSeán O'Neill (Wikipedia)
Roster: Seán O'Neill, Playing career, county teamQuote, Roster: Seán O'Neill, Playing career, county team
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s
Brendan McVeigh (Wikipedia)
Roster: Brendan McVeigh, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Brendan McVeigh, Lead, county team
He plays for the Down senior inter county football team
John Clarke (Wikipedia)
Roster: John Clarke, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: John Clarke, Lead, county team
He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team
Leo Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Leo Murphy (Gaelic footballer), Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Leo Murphy (Gaelic footballer), Lead, county team
career with the Down senior team spanned ten seasons from 1957 to 1967
Kevin Mussen (Wikipedia)
Roster: Kevin Mussen, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Kevin Mussen, Lead, county team
a member of the Down senior intercounty team from 1951 until 1962
Greg Blaney (Wikipedia)
Roster: Greg Blaney, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Greg Blaney, Lead, county team
is an Irish dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling for Down in the 1980s and 1990s
James McCartan Snr (Wikipedia)
Roster: James McCartan Snr, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: James McCartan Snr, Lead, county team
was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for his local Tullylish club and at senior level for the Down county team
Ross Carr (Wikipedia)
Roster: Ross Carr, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Ross Carr, Lead, county team
is a former Gaelic football manager and player, in both cases at senior inter-county level with Down
Brendan Sloan (Wikipedia)
Roster: Brendan Sloan, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Brendan Sloan, Lead, county team
was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Down senior team
Mickey Linden (Wikipedia)
Roster: Mickey Linden, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Mickey Linden, Lead, county team
is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Down in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s
Kalum King (Wikipedia)
Roster: Kalum King, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Kalum King, Lead, county team
He played for the Down senior inter-county football team
Liam Doyle (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Liam Doyle (Gaelic footballer), Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Liam Doyle (Gaelic footballer), Lead, county team
He plays for the Down senior football team and his local club Liatroim Fontenoys
Tom O'Hare (Wikipedia)
Roster: Tom O'Hare, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Tom O'Hare, Lead, county team
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1970s
Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer), Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer), Lead, county team
He plays for the Down senior inter county football team
Paul McComiskey (Wikipedia)
Roster: Paul McComiskey, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Paul McComiskey, Lead, county team
He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team
Caolan Mooney (Wikipedia)
Roster: Caolan Mooney, AFL careerQuote, Roster: Caolan Mooney, AFL career
returned to play Gaelic football with the Down county team
Kevin McKernan (Wikipedia)
Roster: Kevin McKernan, LeadQuote, Roster: Kevin McKernan, Lead
He played for the Down senior inter-county football team
Gareth Johnson (hurler) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Gareth Johnson (hurler), Lead, Down football teamQuote, Roster: Gareth Johnson (hurler), Lead, Down football team
He plays hurling with his local club Ballygalget and football for Loughinisland and has been a member of the Down senior inter-county hurling and football teams.
Jarlath Carey (Wikipedia)
Roster: Jarlath Carey, Lead, county teamQuote, Roster: Jarlath Carey, Lead, county team
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s
D. J. Kane (Wikipedia)
Roster: D. J. Kane, Lead, DownQuote, Roster: D. J. Kane, Lead, Down
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1980s until the 1990s.
Colm McAlarney (Wikipedia)
Roster: Colm McAlarney, Gaelic football, Down teamQuote, Roster: Colm McAlarney, Gaelic football, Down team
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1980s
John Purdy (footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: John Purdy (footballer), Lead, Down teamQuote, Roster: John Purdy (footballer), Lead, Down team
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1970s
Charlie Smyth (Wikipedia)
Roster: Charlie Smyth, Lead, DownQuote, Roster: Charlie Smyth, Lead, Down
He has previously played Gaelic football as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Down county team
Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer), LeadQuote, Roster: Paddy Doherty (Gaelic footballer), Lead
was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s
Dan Gordon (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Dan Gordon (Gaelic footballer), Lead, teamQuote, Roster: Dan Gordon (Gaelic footballer), Lead, team
He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team
Brendan Coulter (Wikipedia)
Roster: Brendan Coulter, Lead, Down teamQuote, Roster: Brendan Coulter, Lead, Down team
previously, for the Down senior football team until his retirement in 2014
Daniel McCartan (Wikipedia)
Roster: Daniel McCartan, Lead, DownQuote, Roster: Daniel McCartan, Lead, Down
at senior level for the Down county team
James McCartan Jnr (Wikipedia)
Roster: James McCartan Jnr, LeadQuote, Roster: James McCartan Jnr, Lead
played at senior level for the Down county team between 1990 and 2000
Joe Lennon (Wikipedia)
Roster: Joe Lennon, Playing careerQuote, Roster: Joe Lennon, Playing career
His league and championship career with the Down senior team spanned seventeen seasons from 1954 to 1970.
John Murphy (Down Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Roster: John Murphy (Down Gaelic footballer), Playing careerQuote, Roster: John Murphy (Down Gaelic footballer), Playing career
Two years later, as a forward on the Down senior team, Murphy scored a goal in the team's 1968 All-Ireland final victory over Kerry.
Shealan Johnston (Wikipedia)
Roster: Shealan Johnston, LeadQuote, Roster: Shealan Johnston, Lead
is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Kilcoo and the Down county team
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