2021 season | |
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Manager | Declan Bonner |
Stadium | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
NFL D1 | Semi-finalist |
All-Ireland SFC | Did not compete |
Ulster SFC | Semi-finalist |
The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2021 season.
Paul Fisher departed as strength and conditioning coach and Antoin McFadden replaced him.[1][2] Karl Lacey also departed from the management team.[3] James Gallagher returned as goalkeeping coach (his second time in that role),[1][4] replacing Andrew McGovern.[5]
There was no McKenna Cup in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[6]
Main article: 2021 National Football League (Ireland) |
The 2021 competition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Donegal qualified for the semi-finals.[8]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 4 | Advance to NFL semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 3 | Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 2 |
15 May 2021 Round 1 | Tyrone | 0-16 (16) – (18) 0-18 | Donegal | Omagh | |
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17:00 | Venue: Healy Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
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22 May 2021 Round 2 | Donegal | 1–20 (23) – (23) 4–11 | Monaghan | Ballybofey | |
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17:00 | Venue: MacCumhaill Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
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29 May 2021 Round 3 | Armagh | 1-16 (19) – (19) 1-16 | Donegal | Armagh | |
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19:30 | Venue: Athletic Grounds | ||||
Report | Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
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12 June 2021 Semi-Final | Donegal | 1-14 (17) – (21) 1-18 | Dublin | Cavan | |
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19:15 | Venue: Kingspan Breffni Park | ||||
Report | Referee: Ciaran Brannigan (Down)
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Main article: 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship |
The draw for the 2021 Ulster Championship was made on 22 April 2021.[9][10]
Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-23 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-12 | ![]() | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2-25 |
![]() | 1-12 - 2-25 | Donegal ![]() |
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Caolan Mooney (1-0), Barry O’Hagan (0-8), Liam Kerr (0-2), James Guinness (0-1), Darren O’Hagan (0-1) | Report | Patrick McBrearty (1-6), Jamie Brennan (1-1), Ryan McHugh (0-4), Michael Langan (0-4), Peadar Mogan (0-3), Michael Murphy (0-2), Ciaran Thompson (0-1), Niall O’Donnell (0-1), Eoin McHugh (0-1), Conor O’Donnell (0-1), Ethan O’Donnell (0-1) |
11 July 2021 16:00 Quarter-final |
Donegal ![]() |
0-16 - 0-15 | ![]() |
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) |
Paddy McBrearty (0-2f), Michael Langan and Niall O’Donnell 0-3 each, Caolan McGonagle, Jamie Brennan and Michael Murphy (0-2f) 0-2 each, Paul Brennan 0-1. | Report | Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-2f), Ciaran McFaul 0-3, Benny Heron 0-2, Padraig Cassidy, Gareth McKinless, Conor Doherty, Conor Glass, Emmett Bradley and Niall Loughlin 0-1 each. |
18 July 2021 13:45 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final |
Tyrone ![]() |
0-23 - 1-14 | ![]() |
Brewster Park, Enniskillen Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) |
Darren McCurry (0-7, 3 frees), Kieran McGeary, Niall Sludden, Tiernan McCann (0-3 each), Mattie Donnelly (0-2), Peter Harte, Conor Meyler, Conor McKenna, Frank Burns (0-1 each), Cathal McShane (0-1 free) | Report | Paddy McBrearty (0-4, 2 frees), Caolan McGonigle (1-0), Jamie Brennan, Niall O’Donnell (0-2 each), Michael Langan (0-2, 1 free), Michael Murphy (0-2 frees), Ciaran Thompson, Peader Mogan (0-1 each) |
Main article: 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, there was no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Donegal did not win the Ulster Championship, they did not qualify for the 2021 All-Ireland Championship.
One nomination, for Michael Langan[25][26]