Derry Senior Football Championship

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For the hurling equivalent see Derry GAA Senior Hurling Championship
Derry Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Peile Dhoire
Founded 1907
Trophy John McLaughlin Cup
Title holders Slaughtneil (3rd title)
Most titles Bellaghy (21 titles)
Sponsors M & L Contracts

The Derry Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the top Derry GAA clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship are awarded the John McLaughlin Cup and qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and, if they win Ulster, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Bellaghy have won the competition more than any other club with 21 successes. The current Derry senior champions are Ballinderry Shamrocks who won their 13th title in October 2013, defeating Ballinascreen in the final at Celtic Park in Derry City. Bellaghy's Tom Scullion has more senior Championship medals than anyone in Derry, picking up medals between 1956 and 1971.

Format

History

Before 1958, three regional tournaments were played to help determine the Derry Senior Football Championship finalists - the South Derry Senior Football Championship, the North Derry Senior Football Championship and the Derry City Senior Football Championship. Of the three winners, one received a bye to the final (in alternating years) and the other two played a semi-final to determine who qualified for the Derry Senior Football Championship final.

From 1958 to 2006 the championship took the form of an open-draw knock-out.

From 2007 to 2008 the championship was altered to include a round-robin group stage with the 16 teams divided into four groups. Each club in a group played each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the competition was knock-out.

Current Format

In 2009 a "backdoor" system was introduced and continues to be used with minor modifications.

  • The 16 clubs all play in the first round.
  • In the second round winners section the eight winning teams from round one play against each other with the four winners going into the quarter-final draw. In the second round losers section the eight beaten teams from round one play against each other.
  • In round three (also referred to as the quarter-final qualifiers) the four beaten teams from the round two winners section play the four winning teams from the round two losers section.
  • In the quarter-finals the four teams who have won their first two matches in rounds one and two play the four winners of round three.
  • The quarter-finals, semi-finais and final are knock-out.

All matches in the competition are played at neutral venues.

Trophy

At the end of the final, the winning team is presented with the John McLaughlin Cup, which they hold until the following year's final. The First Trust Top Scorer award (sponsored by First Trust Bank) was introduced in 1988 and awarded every year since to the player who scores the most over the course of that year's championship. Since 1989 the man of the match in the final is awarded with the Forbes' Kitchens Man of the Match award (sponsored by Forbes' Kitchens).

Top winners

Team Wins Winning Years
1 Bellaghy 21 1956 1958 1959 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1968 1969 1971 1972 1975 1979 1986 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2005
2 Ballinderry 13 1927, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
3 Newbridge 10 1937 1940 1945 1948 1950 1955 1966 1967 1970 1989
4 Lavey 8 1938 1943 1954 1977 1988 1990 1992 1993
5 Dungiven 7 1947 1951 1983 1984 1987 1991, 1997
6 Magherafelt 6 1939, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1978
7 Ballinascreen 4 1934, 1935, 1941, 1973
8 Glenullin 3 1928, 1985, 2007
8 Slaughtneil 3 2004, 2014, 2015
8 An Lúb 3 1936, 2003, 2009
9= Ballerin 2 1957, 1976
9= Éire Óg 2 1907, 1952
12= Ballymaguigan 1 1962
12= Clan Chonail 1 1914
12= Sarsfield’s* 1 1916
12= St Patrick’s 1 1917
12= Emmett’s 1 1918
12= Derry Guilds 1 1921
12= Buncrana 1 1930
12= Burt 1 1931
12= Desertmartin 1 1953
12= Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 1 2010

Notes:

  • 1914 Clan Chonail are a Donegal team.
  • 1916 Sarsfield's are now defunct. They were a Derry City club, a fore-runner to the modern-day Doire Colmcille club.
  • 1930 Buncrana are a Donegal team.
  • 1931 Burt are a Donegal team.

Roll of honour

Year Winner Score Runners-up Score Match report (final) Man of the match Winning captain C'ship top scorer
2015 Slaughtneil 1-7 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 0-9 [1] Francis McEldowney
2014 Slaughtneil 1-8 Ballinderry 0-9 [2] Francis McEldowney
2013 Ballinderry 3-10 Ballinascreen 2-7 [3] Benny Herron
2012 Ballinderry 1-10 Slaughtneil 0-10 [4] Enda Muldoon Ryan Scott Christopher Bradley
2011 Ballinderry 2-5 Kilrea 0-6 BBC Sport, Martin Harney Kevin McGuckin James Kielt
2010 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 2-11 Ballinderry 0-15 Declan Mullan Richard Carey Cailen O'Boyle
2009 An Lúb 1-8 Dungiven 0-10 Joe O'Kane Joe O'Kane Cathal Grieve
2008 Ballinderry 0-10 Slaughtneil 0-8 Official Derry website, BBC Sport, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Independent Raymond Wilkinson Enda Muldoon Paul Bradley
2007 Glenullin 0-10 Bellaghy 1-6 Gerard O'Kane Paddy Bradley Conleith Gilligan (1-26)
2006 Ballinderry 2-11 An Lúb 0-9 Conleith Gilligan Conleith Gilligan Conleith Gilligan & Paddy Bradley (0-18)
2005 Bellaghy 2-7 An Lúb 1-6 Joe Diver Joe Cassidy Joe Cassidy (0-21)
2004 Slaughtneil Bellaghy Padrig Kelly Shane Kelly Jim Kelly (3-12)
2003 An Lúb 0-11 Ballinderry 0-7 Padraig O'Kane Johnny McBride Jim Kelly (1-15)
2002 Ballinderry 1-11 An Lúb 0-6 Conleith Gilligan Gerard Cassidy Gerard Cassidy (0-26)
2001 Ballinderry 1-9 Bellaghy 0-11 Gerard Cassidy Adrian McGuckin Gerard Cassidy & Gavin Diamond (1-26)
2000 Bellaghy Ballinderry Gareth Doherty Ciaran McNally Seanie McGuckin (2-28)
1999 Bellaghy Ballinderry Damian Cassidy Karl Diamond Gerard Cassidy (3-22)
1998 Bellaghy Lavey Gavin Diamond Kevin O'Neill Gavin Diamond (1-21)
1997 Dungiven Castledawson Joe Brolly Emmett McKeever Joe Brolly (1-25)
1996 Bellaghy Dungiven The Irish News David O'Neill Gareth Doherty Éamonn Burns (2-24)
1995 Ballinderry Bellaghy Gerard Cassidy & Adrian McGuckin Raymond Bell Karl Diamond (1-18)
1994 Bellaghy Ballinascreen Damian Cassidy Danny Quinn Karl Diamond (0-24)
1993 Lavey Swatragh Colm McGurk Anthony Scullion Anthony Tohill (2-26)
1992 Lavey Ballinascreen Seamus Downey Anthony Scullion Eamonn Burns (2-17)
1991 Dungiven Newbridge Shane Heavern Plunkett Murphy Damian Cassidy (4-6)
1990 Lavey Ballinascreen Brian McCormick Johnny McGurk Eamonn Burns (0-24)
1989 Newbridge Castledawson Liam Devlin Damian Barton Fergal Kearney (1-14)
1988 Lavey Newbridge Henry Downey Hugh Martin McGurk (1-19)
1987 Dungiven Liam McElhinney
1986 Bellaghy Ballinderry Tommy Doherty
1985 Glenullin Ballinderry Shamrocks Dermot McNicholl
1984 Dungiven Castledawson Plunkett Murphy
1983 Dungiven Magherafelt Colm McGuigan
1982 Ballinderry Dungiven Dessie Rocks
1981 Ballinderry Banagher Pat McGuckin
1980 Ballinderry Lavey Sean McIvor
1979 Bellaghy Magherafelt Hugh McGoldrick
1978 Magherafelt Banagher Gerry O'Loughlin
1977 Lavey Ballinderry Shamrocks Niall Hurley
1976 Ballerin 0-9 Dungiven 0-3 Eamon Moloney
1975 Bellaghy Magherafelt Frankie O'Loane
1974 Ballinderry Banagher Sean McGuckin
1973 Ballinascreen Bellaghy Tommy McKenna
1972 Bellaghy Ballerin Larry Diamond
1971 Bellaghy Lavey Larry Diamond
1970 Newbridge Bellaghy Patsy McLarnon
1969 Bellaghy Slaughtneil Tom Quinn
1968 Bellaghy Newbridge Tom Scullion
1967 Newbridge Magherafelt Brian Devlin
1966 Newbridge Dungiven Mickey Gribben
1965 Bellaghy Ballerin Tom Scullion
1964 Bellaghy Ballerin Tom Scullion
1963 Bellaghy Newbridge Tom Scullion
1962 Ballymaguigan Castledawson Denis McKeever
1961 Bellaghy Ballymaguigan Gerry McCann
1960 Bellaghy Dungiven Gerry McCann
1959 Bellaghy Desertmartin Peter Kearney
1958 Bellaghy Ballymaguigan Peter Kearney
1957 Ballerin 3-8 Ballymaguigan 2-6
1956 Bellaghy Drum
1955 Newbridge
1954 Lavey Ballinderry
1953 Desertmartin Ballerin
1952 Éire Óg, Derry Desertmartin
1951 Dungiven Desertmartin
1950 Newbridge Bellaghy
1949 Magherafelt
1948 Newbridge
1947 Dungiven Newbridge
1946 Magherafelt Drum
1945 Newbridge
1944 Lavey Mitchels
1943 Lavey Faughanvale
1942 Magherafelt
1941 Ballinascreen O'Connor's Limavady
1940 Newbridge
1939 Magherafelt
1938 Lavey Pearses
1937 Newbridge Lavey
1936 An Lúb Park
1935 No championship
1934 Ballinascreen
1933 Ballinascreen
1932 No championship
1931 Burt 2-4 Wolfe Tones 0-1 John Kavanagh
1930 Buncrana
1929
1928 Glenullin
1927 Ballinderry Drumsurn
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921 Derry Guilds
1920
1919
1918 Emmet's
1917 St. Patrick's
1916 Sarsfield's
1915
1914 Clann Chonail
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
1908
1907 Éire Óg, Derry

Notes:

  • 1907 - Éire Óg club is now defunct.
  • 1938 - Pearse's was a Derry City club, now defunct.
  • 1944 - Mitchel's was a Derry City club, now defunct.

See also

References

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