2017 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE
RESULTS
L: Tipperary 2-12 Antrim 0-13
L: Offaly 0-23 Antrim 1-7
W: Antrim 0-11 Sligo 1-7
L: Louth 2-10 Antrim 1-11
W: Antrim 1-10 Laois 0-11
L: Armagh 1-12 Antrim 0-13
D: Antrim 1-13 Longford 0-16
FINAL STANDINGS
P W D L F A SD Pts
Tipperary (P) 7 5 0 2 12-96 5-98 19 10
Louth (P) 7 5 0 2 7-88 4-89 8 10
Armagh 7 4 1 2 15-103 9-76 45 9
Sligo 7 3 1 3 8-87 8-89 -2 7
Offaly 7 3 0 4 7-97 18-90 -26 6
Longford 7 2 1 4 4-94 10-82 -6 5
Antrim (R) 7 2 1 4 7-78 6-91 -19 5
Laois (R) 7 2 0 5 10-76 7-104 -19 4
LAST LEAGUE TEAM
Division Three, Corrigan Park, April 2: Antrim 1-13 Longford 0-16
C Kerr; C Hamill, P Gallagher, P Healy (0-1); P McBride, D Lynch (0-2), P McAleer; J Dowling, K Niblock; R McCann (0-1), M Fitzpatrick (0-1), S Donnelly; CJ McGourty (1-7, 1-0 pen, 0-4 frees), B Bradley (0-1), N Delargy. Subs: P Brannigan for C Hamill (19), D Nugent for J Dowling (46), C Small for R McCann (47), E Walsh for S Donnelly (53), J Hannigan for P Brannigan (53), R Murray for N Delargy (65).
Yellow cards: R McCann (20), P Brannigan (37), P Healy (56), C Small (76).
2016 SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS
Ulster SFC preliminary round: Fermanagh 1-12 Antrim 0-9
All-Ireland SFC qualifiers round 1B: Antrim 0-9 Limerick 2-6
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
All-Ireland SFC qualifiers round 1B, Corrigan Park, June 25: Antrim 0-9 Limerick 2-6
C Kerr; K O’Boyle, R Johnson, P Gallagher; J Laverty, J Crozier, M Sweeney; S McVeigh, M McCann; P McBride (0-2), M Fitzpatrick (0-1), K Niblock (0-2, 0-1 free); R Murray (0-2, 0-1 free), N McKeever, S Burke (0-1). Subs: M Johnston for McVeigh (20), D McAleese for Laverty (31), P McAleer for R Johnston (h-t), C Murray for Gallagher (h-t), T McCann (0-1 free) for McKeever (55).
MANAGER AND KEY MAN
Gearoid Adams/Frank Fitzsimons;
A second season for the joint managerial ticket and they must really be looking at the second chance saloon of the All-Ireland qualifiers for a win or two. Victory in Ballybofey would represent an even bigger shock than it was eight years ago, given Donegal’s improvement since then.
The Saffron bosses blooded a number of younger players in the League and showed up fairly well, apart from away to Offaly, despite their demotion from Division Three.
PADDY MCBRIDE
Around the senior set-up since his minor days – apart from a well-publicised departure to the USA in 2015 - the 24-year-old has established himself as a regular starter but has become much more than that. The St John’s clubman always had the ability to exhibit his pace coming out of the half-back line but he now does so at a consistently high level. His powerful bursts out of defence lift the crowd and team-mates, often breaking up opposition attacks before setting up or taking chances for his own side.
LAST 10 SFC MEETINGS
2014 Ulster SFC semi-final (Clones): Donegal 3-16 Antrim 0-12
2011 Ulster SFC preliminary round: Donegal 1-10 Antrim 0-7
2009 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Donegal 0-12 Antrim 1-10
2004 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Donegal 1-15 Antrim 1-9
1998 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Donegal 1-11 Antrim 0-11
1997 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Donegal 2-12 Antrim 1-13
1994 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Antrim 1-9 Donegal 1-12
1993 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Donegal 0-12 Antrim 0-9
1974 Ulster SFC semi-final: Donegal 5-9 Antrim 1-7
1969 Ulster SFC preliminary round: Antrim 2-10 Donegal 0-14
2017 Ulster SFC quarter-final, May 21, Ballybofey: Donegal v Antrim
