MICKEY HARTE HAS named two Championship debutants for Tyrone’s Ulster SFC preliminary round clash against Down.

Omagh’s Barry Tierney and Killyclogher’s Tiernan McCann will both start in defence in Healy Park on Sunday (4pm).

In total, the Red Hand team features just seven of the side which started the All-Ireland semi-final defeat against Mayo last summer.

Meanwhile Down manager James McCartan welcomes back Conor Maginn and Conor Garvey following their respective breaks from Championship action last summer.

Tyrone

1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)
2. Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciaran)
3. Danny McBride (Strabane)
4. Barry Tierney (Omagh)
5. Tiernan McCann (Killyclogher)
6. Matthew Donnelly (Trillick)
7. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran)
8. Colm Cavanagh (Moy)
9. Conor Clarke (Omagh)
10. Patrick McNeice (Coalisland)
11. Sean Cavanagh (Moy)
12. Ciaran McGinley (Errigal Ciaran)
13. Darren McCurry (Edendork)
14. Niall McKenna (Donaghmore)
15. Kyle Coney (Ardboe)

16. Michael O’Neill (Clonoe)
17. Dermot Carlin (Killyclogher)
18. Mark Donnelly (Carrickmore)
19. Conor Gormley (Carrickmore)
20. Conan Grugan (Omagh)
21. Peter Hughes (Eskra)
22. Plunkett Kane (Coalisland)
23. PJ Lavery (Clonoe)
24. Connor McAliskey (Clonoe)
25. Shay McGuigan (Ardboe)
26. Emmett McKenna (Eglish)

Down

1. Brendan McVeigh (An Riocht)
2. Daniel McCartan (Burren)
3. Brendan McArdle (Annaclone)
4. Ryan Boyle (Warrenpoint)
5. Declan Rooney (Parnells)
6. Aidan Carr (Clonduff)
7. Conor Garvey (Mayobridge)
8. Peter Turley (Downpatrick)
9. Ambrose Rogers (Longstone)
10. Conor Maginn (Bryansford)
11. Mark Poland (Longstone)
12. Kevin McKernan (Burren)
13. Donal O’Hare (Burren)
14. Niall Madine (Saval)
15. Benny Coulter (Mayobridge)

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