2015 Donegal county football team season

The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2015 season.

The 2015 Donegal county football team season was the franchise's 111th season since the County Board's foundation in 1905. The team entered the season, having reached the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Personnel changes
Rory Gallagher was in his first season as the team's manager. He was ratified on 31 October 2014. In December 2014, Gary McDaid officially joined the backroom team as coach–selector.

Thirteen players were added ahead of the 2015 Dr McKenna Cup, including goalkeeper Mark Anthony McGinley, Eoin McHugh, Ciaran McGinley, Conor Parke, Eunan Doherty (Naomh Conaill) Kevin McBrearty (Four Masters) and Ryan Malley (Ard an Rátha).

Ahead of the season Rory Kavanagh announced his retirement. Mark McHugh returned.

Another veteran of the 2012 All-Ireland SFC winning campaign, Dermot Molloy, also departed, between the McKenna Cup's conclusion and League's beginning.

Michael Boyle left for Boston before the 2015 Ulster SFC semi-final and Mark Anthony McGinley, who had earlier joined the panel, was promoted to his position.

Panel
Team as per Donegal v Galway, 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifier, 1 August 2015

Dr McKenna Cup
The draw was made in early November 2014, with Derry, Fermanagh and Queen's Donegal's opponents in Section B of the competition.

Gallagher's first match in charge of the county was a 2015 Dr McKenna Cup away defeat to Derry.

Queen's was the second game; Dr McKenna Cup Section B up until that point ran as follows: Fermanagh 1–13 0–9 Queen's on Sunday 4 January; Derry 1–16 0–8 Donegal on Sunday 4 January; Donegal 2–16 1–8 Queen's on Sunday 11 January; Fermanagh 1–9 1–7 Derry on Sunday 11 January; Derry vs Queen's at Owenbeg on Wednesday 14 January at 19:30 GMT; Donegal vs Fermanagh at MacCumhaill Park on Wednesday 14 January at 19:30 GMT.

So Fermanagh was the third game.

National Football League Division 1
Donegal advanced to the Division 1 semi-finals.

1 Donegal, Mayo and Kerry are ranked by points difference.
 * 2015 Division 1 table

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Donegal advanced to their fifth consecutive Ulster final.

Management team

 * Manager: Rory Gallagher
 * Selectors: Gary McDaid, Jack Cooney
 * Strength and conditioning coach: Paul Fisher

Footballer of the Year
Frank McGlynn

GAA.ie Football Team of the Week

 * Included:


 * 4 August: Ryan McHugh, Odhrán Mac Niallais, Colm McFadden