2013 Donegal county football team season

Donegal county football team
2013 season
Manager	Jim McGuinness
Stadium	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
All-Ireland SFC	Quarter-finalist
Ulster SFC	Finalist
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The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2013 season.

The 2013 Donegal county football team season was the franchise's 109th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team entered the season as defending All-Ireland champions after winning Sam Maguire MMXII.

Jim McGuinness returned for his third season as the team's manager. Pioneer of the game's revolutionary tactic The System,^[1] he entered the season with two Ulster titles (2011, 2012). Attempting to secure an unprecedented three-in-a-row this season, his men came undone in the final game of the series against Monaghan. Two games later they lost their All-Ireland crown against Mayo.

Competitions

Dr McKenna Cup

League

Ulster Senior Football Championship

26 May 2013

4:00pm

Quarter-final

Donegal	2-10 - 0-10	Tyrone
C McFadden 1-3 (2f), R Wherity 1-0, M Murphy 0-3 (2f), P McBrearty 0-2, R Kavanagh, David Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	M Donnelly, S Cavanagh (1f) 0-2 each, N Morgan (1f), J McMahon, C Cavanagh, S O'Neill, C McAliskey, K Coney 0-1 each.

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Attendance: 17,519

Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

23 June 2013

2:00pm

Semi-final

Donegal	0-12 - 0-09	Down
M Murphy (4f), C McFadden (2f) 0-5 each, R Kavanagh, P McBrearty 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Hare 0-6 (5f), M Poland, J Johnston, D Savage 0-1 each.

Breffni Park, Cavan

Attendance: 21,715

Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)

21 July 2013

4:00pm

Final

Donegal	0-07 - 0-13	Monaghan
C McFadden (4f) 0-4, F McGlynn, R Kavanagh, R McHugh 0-1 each.	Report	C McManus (3f), K Hughes 0-3 each, R Beggan (1f 1 '45) 0-2, D Mone, D Hughes, P Donaghy, C McGuinness, T Freeman 0-1 each.

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Attendance: 31,812

Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

27 July 2013

5:00 pm

Round 4 Qualifier

Laois	0-08 – 0-14	Donegal
R Munnelly (2f) 0-04; D Kingston 0-02; C Meredith, D Conway 0-01 each	Report	C McFadden (4f) 0-06; P McBrearty 0-03; M Murphy (1f) 0-02; David Walsh, L McLoone, N McGee 0-01 each

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)

4 August 2013

4:00 pm

Quarter-final

Mayo	4-17 – 1-10	Donegal
C O'Connor 3-04 (0-2f, 0-1 45), D Vaughan 1-00, A Dillon, A Freeman 0-02 each; C Boyle, A Moran, K McLoughlin, C Boyle, L Keegan, S O'Shea, K Keane, E Varley, C Barrett, R Feeney 0-01 each.	Report	M Murphy 0-05 (0-4f), C McFadden 1-00 (1-0 f) M McHugh 0-02, David Walsh, M McHugh, K Lacey 0-01 each.

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 61,784

Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Panel

The following were called into the senior panel for the 2013 Dr McKenna Cup.^[2]^[3]

Player	Position	Club
Peter Boyle	Goalkeeper	Aodh Ruadh
Pauric Carr		Cill Chartha
Adi O'Gara		Naomh Muire
Eoin McHugh		Cill Chartha
Kevin McFadden^COC		Cloich Cheann Fhaola
Cory Gallagher		An Clochán Liath
Luke Keaney		Four Masters
Ciaran Cannon^COC		Gaeil Leitir Ceanainn
Packie Mailey^COC		Convoy
James Carroll		Gaoth Dobhair
Michael Cannon		St Michael's
Odhrán Mac Niallais^COC		Gaoth Dobhair
Ross Wherity^COC		St Eunan's
John O'Malley		Naomh Conaill

No.	Player	Position	Club
	Conor Gibbons^COC		St Eunan's
	Shaun McGarvey		Cloich Cheann Fhaola
	Willie Gillespie^COC		Naomh Colmcille
	Jason Campbell		Naomh Conaill
	Shane McGowan		Réalt na Mara
	Caolan Ward^COC		St Eunan's
	Leon Kelly		Glenswilly

Minor panel

Correct as of 17 April 2013.

No.	Player	Position	Club
	Jamie Brennan		Réalt na Mara
	Eamon McGrath		Aodh Ruadh
	Aiden Sweeney		Termon
	Jack Scally		An Clochán Liath
	Eoin Scally		An Clochán Liath
	Colm Kelly		Aodh Ruadh
	Peter McLaughlin		Buncrana
	Patrick Gillespie		Naomh Muire
	Lee O'Brien		Cloich Cheann Fhaola
	Eoghan Bán Gallagher		Na Cealla Beaga
	Bruce Waldron		Buncrana
	Paddy Byrne		Naomh Columba
	Conor McEniff		St Eunan's
	Conor O'Donnell		St Eunan's
	Jack O'Brien		Naomh Muire
	Oisin Carr		St Eunan's
	Jordan McBride		St Eunan's

No.	Player	Position	Club
	Hugh Yank Gallagher		Naomh Muire
	Lorcan Connor		Downings
	Darach O'Connor		Buncrana
	Cian Mulligan		Gaoth Dobhair
	Conor McCormick		Carndonagh
	David Tyrell		St Eunan's
	Martin Byrne		Cill Chartha
	Conor Harkin		Burt
	Calum Gallagher		Naomh Bríd
	Stephen Jones		Naomh Columba
	Aodhan McGinley		Cill Chartha
	Stephen McBrearty		Cill Chartha
	Daire McDaid		Termon
	Alan Russell		Réalt na Mara
	John Campbell		Buncrana
	Paddy Duffy		Buncrana
	Niall Friel		Gaoth Dobhair

Notes

^A "McKenna Cup: Holiday is over for Donegal". 10 January 2013.
^B "McKenna Cup: Monaghan ease past Donegal second string". 14 January 2013.
^C "McKenna Cup: Gibbons earns Donegal a first win". 17 January 2013.
^D "Mac Niallais catches eye". Irish Independent. 17 January 2013.

Management team

Manager: Jim McGuinness (senior team)
Selectors: Rory Gallagher, Maxi Curran, Pat Shovelin
Surgical consultant: Kevin Moran
Team doctor: Charlie McManus
Team physio: Dermot Simpson
Physiotherapists: Charlie Molloy, Paul Coyle, Donal Reid, JD.^[4]
Manager: Stephen Friel (minor team)^[5]

Awards

Footballer of the Year

Michael Murphy^[6]

References

^ Duggan, Keith (2 September 2014). "Neil McGee: pushing bodies on was key to Dublin upset - 'We went away to a training camp for four, five days and Jim more or less broke down their game plan and we exploited it'". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2014. One of the lazier stereotypes about the Donegal defensive game – generally labelled 'the system' – is that it somehow does the work on its own. But McGee had plenty of moments in the spotlight with Brogan on Sunday and took his turn roaming forward like the other Donegal back six.
^ McNulty, Chris (January 2013). "Experimental Donegal for McKenna Cup". Donegal News. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^ "GAA FT: Donegal 1-14 v St Mary's 2-10". Donegal Now. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^ Craig, Frank. "Interview: Keepers deserve their 'Pat' on the back". Ardara. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. As well as Pat, the hospital's surgical consultant, Kevin Moran; team doctor, Charlie McManus and team physio, Dermot Simpson, are all part of McGuinness' backroom team.
^ Foley, Alan (17 April 2013). "Friel's team up for Down test in Ulster Minor League". Donegal Democrat. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
^ McNulty, Chris (22 December 2013). "Durack aiming for more success as hurlers honoured". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

[1] Duggan, Keith (2 September 2014). "Neil McGee: pushing bodies on was key to Dublin upset - 'We went away to a training camp for four, five days and Jim more or less broke down their game plan and we exploited it'". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2014. One of the lazier stereotypes about the Donegal defensive game – generally labelled 'the system' – is that it somehow does the work on its own. But McGee had plenty of moments in the spotlight with Brogan on Sunday and took his turn roaming forward like the other Donegal back six.

[2] McNulty, Chris (January 2013). "Experimental Donegal for McKenna Cup". Donegal News. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[3] "GAA FT: Donegal 1-14 v St Mary's 2-10". Donegal Now. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[pat_on_back-4] Craig, Frank. "Interview: Keepers deserve their 'Pat' on the back". Ardara. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. As well as Pat, the hospital's surgical consultant, Kevin Moran; team doctor, Charlie McManus and team physio, Dermot Simpson, are all part of McGuinness' backroom team.

[5] Foley, Alan (17 April 2013). "Friel's team up for Down test in Ulster Minor League". Donegal Democrat. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

[6] McNulty, Chris (22 December 2013). "Durack aiming for more success as hurlers honoured". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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