Derry Senior Football Championship
The Derry Senior Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition between the top sixteen Derry GAA clubs. The winners receive the John McLaughlin Cup and qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
| Derry Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2020 Derry Senior Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Dhoire |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Trophy | John McLaughlin Cup |
| Title holders | Slaughtneil(6th) |
| Most titles | Bellaghy (21 titles) |
| Sponsors | O'Neills |
Bellaghy have won the competition more than any other club with 21 titles. Bellaghy's Tom Scullion has more senior football championship medals than anyone in Derry, winning 12 medals between 1956 and 1971.
Slaughtneil are the champions after they beat Magherafelt on 4th October 2020 by 0-11 to 1-04 in front of a crowd of 400(?) at Bellaghy.
Bellaghy and Slaughtneil are the only teams to have won 4 consecutive Championship titles. As well as their 4 in a row, Bellaghy have also won 3 consecutive titles on 2 other separate occasions. Ballinderry have also won 3 consecutive Championship titles on 2 separate occasions.
Format
Current Format
In 2016, the championship reverted to its traditional knock-out format. All fixtures are determined by open-draw and are played at neutral venues. The majority of games are played at Owenbeg, near Dungiven. The final is usually played at Celtic Park, Derry.
Historical Formats
Before 1958, three regional tournaments were played to 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.
In 2009 a "backdoor" system was introduced -
- The 16 clubs all played in the first round.
- In the second round winners section the eight winning teams from round one played against each other with the four winners going straight into the quarter-finals. In the second round losers section the eight beaten teams from round one played against each other.
- In round three (also referred to as the quarter-final qualifiers) the four beaten teams from the round two winners section played the four winning teams from the round two losers section.
- In the quarter-finals the four teams who won their first two matches in rounds one and two played the four winners of round three.
- The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final were knock-out.
Trophies
The cup for the winners of the Derry Senior Football Championship is named after John McLaughlin, a former leading official in Derry GAA. He was a native of Innishowen, Co. Donegal, having been born in Fahan. He was for a long time chairman of the North Derry Board and he was elected chairman of the County Board about 1943/44 in succession to Paddy Larkin, a post he held until his death in 1961. The County Board decided to purchase a new cup and present it to the winners of the Senior Championship in the following year. In 1989 the cup was replaced, but it is still called the John McLaughlin Cup.
- Since 1988 the player who has scored the most in that year's championship is presented with a trophy.
- Since 1989 the man of the match in the final is also presented with a trophy.
Wins Listed By Club
| 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 | 9 | 1938 1943 1944 1954 1977 1988 1990 1992 1993 |
| 5 | Dungiven | 7 | 1947 1951 1983 1984 1987 1991 1997 |
| 6 | Magherafelt | 6 | 1939, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1978, 2019 |
| Slaughtneil | 6 | 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 | |
| 8 | Ballinascreen | 4 | 1934, 1935, 1941, 1973 |
| 9 | Glenullin | 3 | 1928, 1985, 2007 |
| An Lúb | 3 | 1936, 2003, 2009 | |
| 11 | Ballerin | 2 | 1957 1976 |
| Éire Óg | 2 | 1907 1952 | |
| Eoghan Rua, Coleraine | 2 | 2010 2018 | |
| 14 | Ballymaguigan | 1 | 1962 |
| Clan Chonail | 1 | 1914 | |
| Sarsfield’s* | 1 | 1916 | |
| St Patrick’s | 1 | 1917 | |
| Emmett’s | 1 | 1918 | |
| Derry Guilds | 1 | 1921 | |
| Buncrana | 1 | 1930 | |
| Burt | 1 | 1931 | |
| Desertmartin | 1 | 1953 | |
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.
Finals Listed By Year
| Ulster Finalists | |
| Also won the Ulster Competition in the same season | |
| Also won the Ulster and All-Ireland Competitions in the same season |
| Year | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Score | Match report (final) |
Venue | Referee | Man of the match | Winning captain | Championship Top Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Slaughtneil | 0-11 | Magherafelt | 1-04 | Bellaghy | Barry Cassidy | Chrissy McKaigue | Shane McGuigan (4-47) | ||
| 2019 | Magherafelt | 0-12 | Glen | 0-11 | [1] BBC
[2] Derry Now |
Celtic Park | JJ Cleary | Emmett McGuckin | Danny Heavron | Shane Heavron (0-20) |
| 2018 | Eoghan Rua, Coleraine | 1-12 | Lavey | 0-12 | [3] Highlights | Celtic Park | Damien Harkin | Liam McGoldrick | Colm McGoldrick | Colm McGoldrick |
| 2017 | Slaughtneil | 4-12 | Ballinascreen | 1-11 | [4] | Celtic Park | Dan Mullan | Shane McGuigan | Patsy Bradley | Shane McGuigan (3-15) |
| 2016 | Slaughtneil | 2-11 | An Lúb | 0-06 | [5] | Celtic Park | Benny Quinn | Padraig Cassidy | Francis McEldowney | Shane McGuigan (2-15) |
| 2015 | Slaughtneil | 1-07 | Eoghan Rua, Coleraine | 0-09 | [6] | Celtic Park | D O'Neill | Paul Bradley | Francis McEldowney | |
| 2014 | Slaughtneil | 1-08 | Ballinderry | 0-09 | [7] | Celtic Park | A Campbell | Patsy Bradley | Francis McEldowney | |
| 2013 | Ballinderry | 3-10 | Ballinascreen | 2-07 | [8] | Celtic Park | B Cassidy | Coilin Devlin | Conor Nevin | Benny Heron |
| 2012 | Ballinderry | 1-10 | Slaughtneil | 0-10 | [9] | Celtic Park | S Hamill | Enda Muldoon | Ryan Scott | Christopher Bradley |
| 2011 | Ballinderry | 2-05 | Kilrea | 0-06 | BBC Sport, | Celtic Park | D Loughrey | Martin Harney | Kevin McGuckin | James Kielt |
| 2010 | Eoghan Rua, Coleraine | 2-11 | Ballinderry | 0-15 | Celtic Park | B Cassidy | Declan Mullan | Richard Carey | Cailen O'Boyle | |
| 2009 | An Lúb | 1-08 | Dungiven | 0-10 | Celtic Park | B Toland | Joe O'Kane | Joe O'Kane | Cathal Grieve | |
| 2008 | Ballinderry | 0-10 | Slaughtneil | 0-08 | BBC Sport Irish Independent | Celtic Park | B Toland | Raymond Wilkinson | Enda Muldoon | Paul Bradley |
| 2007 | Glenullin | 0-10
1-09 |
Bellaghy | 1-06
1-09* |
Celtic Park | B Toland
D O'Connor |
Gerard O'Kane | Paddy Bradley | Conleith Gilligan (1-26) | |
| 2006 | Ballinderry | 2-11 | An Lúb | 0-09 | Celtic Park | JJ Cleary | Conleith Gilligan | Conleith Gilligan | Conleith Gilligan & Paddy Bradley (0-18) | |
| 2005 | Bellaghy | 2-07 | An Lúb | 1-06 | Celtic Park | S McGuigan | Joe Diver | Joe Cassidy | Joe Cassidy (0-21) | |
| 2004 | Slaughtneil | 1-08 | Bellaghy | 0-09 | Glen | T O'Kane | Padrig Kelly | Shane Kelly | Jim Kelly (3-12) | |
| 2003 | An Lúb | 0-11 | Ballinderry | 0-07 | Celtic Park | Padraig O'Kane | Johnny McBride | Jim Kelly (1-15) | ||
| 2002 | Ballinderry | 1-11 | An Lúb | 0-06 | Celtic Park | Conleith Gilligan | Gerard Cassidy | Gerard Cassidy (0-26) | ||
| 2001 | Ballinderry | 1-09 | Bellaghy | 0-11 | Ballinascreen | Declan O'Connor | Gerard Cassidy | Adrian McGuckin | Gerard Cassidy & Gavin Diamond (1-26) | |
| 2000 | Bellaghy | 0-09 | Ballinderry | 0-08 | Ballinascreen | Aidan McAlynn | Gareth Doherty | Ciaran McNally | Seanie McGuckin (2-28) | |
| 1999 | Bellaghy | 1-11 | Ballinderry | 0-11 | Ballinascreen | Dessie Kearney | Damian Cassidy | Karl Diamond | Gerard Cassidy (3-22) | |
| 1998 | Bellaghy | 1-13 | Lavey | 2-04 | Celtic Park | Anthony O'Neill | Gavin Diamond | Kevin O'Neill | Gavin Diamond (1-21) | |
| 1997 | Dungiven | 2-09 | Castledawson | 0-09 | Celtic Park | Dessie Kearney | Joe Brolly | Emmett McKeever | Joe Brolly (1-25) | |
| 1996 | Bellaghy | 2-11 | Dungiven | 0-07 | The Irish News | Celtic Park | PJ Cassidy | David O'Neill | Gareth Doherty | Éamonn Burns (2-24) |
| 1995 | Ballinderry | 1-08 | Bellaghy | 0-08 | Glen | Anthony O'Neill | Gerard Cassidy & Adrian McGuckin | Raymond Bell | Karl Diamond (1-18) | |
| 1994 | Bellaghy | 2-10 | Ballinascreen | 0-08 | Swatragh | Phonsey Guyler | Damian Cassidy | Danny Quinn | Karl Diamond (0-24) | |
| 1993 | Lavey | 3-05 | Swatragh | 0-08 | Glenullin | Matt Armstrong | Colm McGurk | Anthony Scullion | Anthony Tohill (2-26) | |
| 1992 | Lavey | 2-06 | Ballinascreen | 0-09 | Bellaghy | Owen Roe O'Neill | Seamus Downey | Anthony Scullion | Eamonn Burns (2-17) | |
| 1991 | Dungiven | 3-05 | Newbridge | 0-04 | Ballinascreen | Noel McGurk | Shane Heavern | Plunkett Murphy | Damian Cassidy (4-6) | |
| 1990 | Lavey | 3-14 | Ballinascreen | 1-07 | Magherafelt | F. Connolly | Brian McCormick | Johnny McGurk | Eamonn Burns (0-24) | |
| 1989 | Newbridge | 3-04 | Castledawson | 0-09 | Ballinascreen | Billy McKeever | Liam Devlin | Damian Barton | Fergal Kearney (1-14) | |
| 1988 | Lavey | 0-11 | Newbridge | 0-06 | Glen | Kevin Cassidy | Henry Downey | Hugh Martin McGurk (1-19) | ||
| 1987 | Dungiven | NO FINAL | Liam McElhinney | |||||||
| 1986 | Bellaghy | 3-05 | Ballinderry | 1-06 | Ballinascreen | Anthony O'Neill | Tommy Doherty | |||
| 1985 | Glenullin | 1-09 | Ballinderry Shamrocks | 1-05 | Ballinascreen | John Diamond | Dermot McNicholl | |||
| 1984 | Dungiven | 0-09 | Castledawson | 0-08 | Greenlough | Murty Higgins | Plunkett Murphy | |||
| 1983 | Dungiven | 1-04 | Magherafelt | 1-03 | Ballinascreen | Sean Bradley | Colm McGuigan | |||
| 1982 | Ballinderry | 0-07 | Dungiven | 0-05 | Swatragh | Patsy Mulholland | Dessie Rocks | |||
| 1981 | Ballinderry | 0-07 | Banagher | 0-05 | Ballerin | Murty Higgins | Pat McGuckin | |||
| 1980 | Ballinderry | 0-07
0-11 |
Lavey | 0-04
1-08* |
Magherafelt / Ballinascreen | Patsy Mulholland | Sean McIvor | |||
| 1979 | Bellaghy | 0-14
1-05 |
Magherafelt | 0-03
0-08* |
Ballinascreen | Bobby Mullan | Hugh McGoldrick | |||
| 1978 | Magherafelt | 1-04 | Banagher | 1-03 | Swatragh | Louis Downey | Gerry O'Loughlin | |||
| 1977 | Lavey | 1-18 | Ballinderry Shamrocks | 0-07 | Magherafelt | Seamus Mullan | Niall Hurley | |||
| 1976 | Ballerin | 0-09 | Dungiven | 0-03 | Magherafelt | Murty Higgins | Eamon Moloney | |||
| 1975 | Bellaghy | 1-09
1-05 |
Magherafelt | 0-03
0-08* |
Ballinascreen | Patsy Mulholland | Frankie O'Loane | |||
| 1974 | Ballinderry | 1-04 | Banagher | 1-03 | Ballerin | Willie Harkin | Sean McGuckin | |||
| 1973 | Ballinascreen | 2-14 | Bellaghy | 1-10 | Magherafelt | Dermot Mullan | [10] Tommy McKenna | |||
| 1972 | Bellaghy | 0-14 | Ballerin | 1-08 | Dungiven | Tom McFeely | Larry Diamond | |||
| 1971 | Bellaghy | 2-12 | Lavey | 0-05 | Magherafelt | Larry Diamond | ||||
| 1970 | Newbridge | 3-08 | Bellaghy | 0-13 | Magherafelt | Patsy McLarnon | ||||
| 1969 | Bellaghy | 1-09 | Slaughtneil | 0-08 | Magherafelt | Tom Quinn | ||||
| 1968 | Bellaghy | 2-03 | Newbridge | 0-07 | Magherafelt | Tom Scullion | ||||
| 1967 | Newbridge | 0-11 | Magherafelt | 1-07 | Ballinascreen | Brian Devlin | ||||
| 1966 | Newbridge | 2-10 | Dungiven | 0-03 | Magherafelt | Mickey Gribben | ||||
| 1965 | Bellaghy | 3-11 | Ballerin | 0-10 | Dungiven | Barry McFadden | Tom Scullion | |||
| 1964 | Bellaghy | 2-09 | Ballerin | 0-10 | Magherafelt | Barry McFadden | Tom Scullion | |||
| 1963 | Bellaghy | 2-12 | Newbridge | 2-08 | Magherafelt | Jim McGuigan | Tom Scullion | |||
| 1962 | Ballymaguigan | 2-10
0-06 |
Castledawson | 1-05
1-03* |
Magherafelt | Jim McGuigan / Jim Lynn | Denis McKeever | |||
| 1961 | Bellaghy | W/O | Ballymaguigan | Gerry McCann | ||||||
| 1960 | Bellaghy | 1-05 | Dungiven | 2-01 | Ballinascreen | Gerry McCann | ||||
| 1959 | Bellaghy | 3-04 | Desertmartin | 1-03 | Ballinascreen | Peter Kearney | ||||
| 1958 | Bellaghy | 3-06 | Ballymaguigan | 0-07 | Ballinascreen | Peter Kearney | ||||
| 1957 | Ballerin | 3-08 | Ballymaguigan | 2-06 | Dungiven | Barry McFadden | ||||
| 1956 | Bellaghy | 2-09 | Drum | 1-01 | Magherafelt | |||||
| 1955 | Newbridge | 2-09 | Dolans | 1-04 | Celtic Park | |||||
| 1954 | Lavey | 1-10 | Banagher | 1-05 | Dungiven | Colm Mulholland | ||||
| 1953 | Desertmartin | 4-09 | Ballerin | 0-02 | Magherafelt | |||||
| 1952 | Éire Óg, Derry | 1-02 | Desertmartin | 1-00 | Celtic Park | |||||
| 1951 | Dungiven | 4-03 | Bellaghy | 1-09 | Cashel Green | |||||
| 1950 | Newbridge | 3-06 | Dungiven | 0-06 | Ballinascreen | |||||
| 1949 | Magherafelt | 2-08 | Eoghan Ruadh | 0-06 | Celtic Park | Harry Owens | ||||
| 1948 | Newbridge | 1-06 | Dungiven | 0-07 | Claudy Green | |||||
| 1947 | Dungiven | 2-08 | Lavey | 2-03 | Magherafelt | |||||
| 1946 | Magherafelt | 7-07 | Dolans | 2-06 | Celtic Park | Tommy Farran | ||||
| 1945 | Newbridge | 3-06 | Dungiven | 0-03 | Claudy Green | |||||
| 1944 | Lavey | 1-05 | Mitchels | 0-00 | Celtic Park | |||||
| 1943 | Lavey | 3-07 | Faughanvale | 0-03 | Magherafelt | |||||
| 1942 | Magherafelt | W/O | Glenullin | Dungiven | Paddy Larkin | |||||
| 1941 | Ballinascreen | 2-05 | O'Connor's Limavady | 1-01 | ||||||
| 1940 | Newbridge | beat | Glenullin | |||||||
| 1939 | Magherafelt | 5-07 | Dungiven | 1-02 | Ballinascreen | George Nash | ||||
| 1938 | Lavey | 1-03 | Pearses | 0-03 | Dungiven | |||||
| 1937 | Newbridge | beat | St Patrick's | Brandywell | ||||||
| 1936 | An Lúb | beat | Park | |||||||
| 1935 | Ballinascreen | NO FINAL | ||||||||
| 1934 | Ballinascreen | NO FINAL | ||||||||
| 1933 | ||||||||||
| 1932 | No championship | |||||||||
| 1931 | Burt | 2-04 | Wolfe Tones | 0-01 | Brandywell | John Kavanagh | ||||
| 1930 | Buncrana | 2-04 | St. Patrick's | 0-05 | ||||||
| 1929 | ||||||||||
| 1928 | Glenullin | |||||||||
| 1927 | Ballinderry | 0-03 | Glenullin | 0-08 | (Abandoned) | Magherafelt | J McKenna | |||
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| 1921 | Derry Guilds | 2-01 | St Patrick's | 0-02 | Brandywell | |||||
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| 1918 | Emmet's | Celtic Park | ||||||||
| 1917 | St. Patrick's | beat | Glenkeen | Celtic Park | ||||||
| 1916 | Sarsfield's | Celtic Park | ||||||||
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| 1914 | Clann Chonail | 1-04 | Emmetts | 1-02 | Celtic Park | |||||
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| 1907 | Éire Óg, Derry | Unknown |
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.
References
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