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Donegal's last five managers and their first match in charge in the McKenna Cup

Paddy Carr is in the manager's dugout for Donegal for the first time tomorrow when his side take on Down in Newry in the Dr McKenna Cup - here's a reminder of how the last five Donegal managers got on in their opening fixture and the teams they went with

January 3, 2018
MacCumhaill Park
Donegal 2-15
Queen's 0-6

Donegal and Declan Bonner got off to the perfect start in the Dr. McKenna Cup with a comprehensive victory over Queen's

Donegal had one player making his debut, Nathan Mullins (son of former Dublin All-Ireland winner Brian Mullins, while a minute's silence was observed before the start for the late Jack Hannigan.

Mullins grabbed a goal on his debut, with Michael Langan the star of the show with an impressive 1-6. Donegal went on to beat Monaghan 4-17 to 0-19 on Shaun Patton’s debut and despite a 1-13 to 1-10 defeat to Fermanagh, made the semi-finals where they defeated Armagh 0-20 to 1-10 and would win the competition thanks to a 1-16 to 1-12 win over Tyrone in Armagh.

Donegal: Peter Boyle; Paul Brennan, Eamonn Doherty, Eoghan Bán Gallagher; Tony McClenaghan, Caolan Ward (0-1), Martin O'Reilly; Hugh McFadden (0-1), Nathan Mullins (1-0); Caolan McGonigle (0-1), Michael Langan (1-6,4f), Michael Carroll; Niall O'Donnell, Stephen McBrearty, Jamie Brennan (0-2). Subs: Ciaran McGinley (0-1) for Carroll (half-time); Cian Mulligan (0-2) for O'Donnell 41; Kevin McBrearty for Mullins 45; Daire O Baoill for McClenaghan and Darach O'Connor (0-1) for McBrearty (52); Peadar Mogan for McFadden 60

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