2024 Down county football team season

The following is a summary of Down county football team's 2024 season, which is its 121st year.

Competitions
Down will compete in the pre-season McKenna Cup tournament, with the main season consisting of the National Football League Division 3, the Ulster Championship and either the All Ireland Senior Football Championship or the Tailteann Cup.

Dr McKenna Cup
The draw for the 2024 Dr McKenna Cup took place on 14 December 2023.

National Football League Division 3
Down will compete in Division Three of the National League in 2024. The fixtures were confirmed on 6 December 2023.

Ulster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2024 Ulster Championship took place on 21 October 2023.

Tailteann Cup
Due to their National League ranking and because they never progressed to the Ulster Championship final, Down will enter the Tailteann Cup in 2024 for the 3rd time. The draw for the 2024 competition was made on 30 April with Down being drawn into Group 4 with Offaly, Limerick and London. Down proceeded onto a second Tailteann Cup final in a row against Laois on 13 July 2024 and went on to win the final by two points winning their first Tailteann Cup.