Derry Senior Football Championship

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Derry Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Peile Dhoire
Sponsors The Elk
Trophy Johnny McLoughlin Cup
First played 1907
Current Champions Glenullin (3rd win)
Most Wins Bellaghy (21 wins)
For this year's competition, see Derry Senior Football Championship 2007. For the Hurling Equivalent see Derry Senior Hurling Championship

The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Derry Clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current senior club football champions of Derry are Glenullin, their first title since 1985. Bellaghy are the team that has won the competition on most occasions lifting the Johnny McLoughlin Cup on 21 occasions. Bellaghy's Tom Scullion has more senior Championship medals than anyone in Derry, picking up medals between 1956 and 1971.

Contents

[edit] Top Winners

Team Winner 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 Newbridge 10 1937 1940 1945 1948 1950 1955 1966 1967 1970 1989
2 Ballinderry 9 1927 1974 1980 1981 1982 1995 2001 2002 2006
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
9 An Lúb 2 1936, 2003
9 Ballerin 2 1957, 1976
9 Éire Óg 2 1907, 1952
12 Ballymaguigan 1 1962
12 Clan Chonail 1 1914
12 Slaughtneil 1 2004
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

Notes:

  • 1914 Clan Chonail are a Donegal team.
  • 1916 Sarfield'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.

[edit] Roll of Honour

Year Winner Opponent
2007 Glenullin Bellaghy
2006 Ballinderry An Lúb
2005 Bellaghy An Lúb
2004 Slaughtneil Bellaghy
2003 An Lúb Ballinderry
2002 Ballinderry An Lúb
2001 Ballinderry Bellaghy
2000 Bellaghy Ballinderry
1999 Bellaghy Ballinderry
1998 Bellaghy Lavey
1997 Dungiven Castledawson
1996 Bellaghy Dungiven
1995 Ballinderry Bellaghy
1994 Bellaghy Ballinascreen
1993 Lavey Swatragh
1992 Lavey Ballinascreen
1991 Dungiven Newbridge
1990 Lavey Ballinascreen
1989 Newbridge Castledawson
1988 Lavey Newbridge
1987 Dungiven
1986 Bellaghy Ballinderry
1985 Glenullin Ballinderry Shamrocks
1984 Dungiven Castledawson
1983 Dungiven Magherafelt
1982 Ballinderry Dungiven
1981 Ballinderry Banagher
1980 Ballinderry Lavey
1979 Bellaghy Magherafelt
1978 Magherafelt Banagher
1977 Lavey Ballinderry Shamrocks
1976 Ballerin Dungiven
1975 Bellaghy Magherafelt
1974 Ballinderry Banagher
1973 Ballinascreen Bellaghy
1972 Bellaghy Ballerin
1971 Bellaghy Lavey
1970 Newbridge Bellaghy
1969 Bellaghy Slaughtneil
1968 Bellaghy Newbridge
1967 Newbridge Magherafelt
1966 Newbridge Dungiven
1965 Bellaghy Ballerin
1964 Bellaghy Ballerin
1963 Bellaghy Newbridge
1962 Ballymaguigan Castledawson
1961 Bellaghy Ballymaguigan
1960 Bellaghy Dungiven
1959 Bellaghy Desertmartin
1958 Bellaghy Ballymaguigan
1957 Ballerin Ballymaguigan
1956 Bellaghy Drum
1955 Newbridge
1954 Lavey Ballinderry
1953 Desertmartin
1952 Éire Óg, Derry
1951 Dungiven
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
1930 Buncrana
1929
1928 Glenullin
1927 Ballinderry Drumsurn
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921 Derry Guilds
1920
1919
1918 Emmetts
1917 St. Patrick's
1916 Sarsfields
1915
1914 Clann Conaill
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
1908
1907 Éire Óg, Derry

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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