Derry Senior Football Championship 2008

Derry Senior Football Championship 2008

Derry Champions	Ballinderry (10th win)
Winning Captain	Enda Muldoon
Winning Manager	Martin McKinless, & Paul Devlin

The Elk Derry Senior Club Football Championship 2008 was the 2008 instalment of the annual Derry Senior Football Championship run by the Derry GAA. Glenullin were the current holders - beating Bellaghy in the 2007 final at Celtic Park. The tournament is due to run from 8 May to 5 October. The winners of the John McLaughlin Cup will go on to represent Derry in the 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

For the second year, the Derry Championship was organised on a round robin, group basis with the 16 teams divided into four groups, seeded by the previous year's finishing league positions. Each club in a group plays each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. All matches will be played at neutral venues.

Contents 1 Match schedule 2 Group stage 2.1 Section 1 2.1.1 Match day 1 2.1.2 Match day 2 2.1.3 Match day 3 2.2 Section 2 2.2.1 Match day 1 2.2.2 Match day 2 2.2.3 Match day 3 2.3 Section 3 2.3.1 Match day 1 2.3.2 Match day 2 2.3.3 Match day 3 2.4 Section 4 2.4.1 Match day 1 3 Quarter-finals 4 Semi-finals 5 Final 6 Knock-out stage (last 8) 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Match schedule

Taking place over a six month period, each round is expected to place on the following dates:

• Round 1 Game 1 - Thursday 8 May to Monday 12 May
• Round 1 Game 2 - Thursday 5 June to Monday 9 June
• Round 1 Game 3 - Thursday 3 July to Monday 7 July
• Quarter-finals - Thursday 15 August to Sunday 17 August (one replay was played on Wednesday 20 August)
• Semi-finals - Sunday 14 September (one replay was played on Wednesday 17 September)
• Final - Sunday 5 October

Group stage

In the following tables; Pts = Points accumulated; Pld = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn (tied); L = Games lost; SF = Scores for; SA = Scores against; SD = Score difference (SF−SA)

2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a lost. Teams who finish placed first and second (shaded in green) will qualify to the quarter finals.

Section 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD
Ballinderry	6	3	3	0	0	62	25	37
Glenullin	4	3	2	0	1	63	34	29
Swatragh	0	2	0	0	2	24	51	-27
Glen	0	2	0	0	2	13	52	-39

Match day 1

9 May 2008, 7.15pm Group 1 Match day 1 Report: [1], [2]	Ballinderry	1-25 – 0-07	Glen	The Broagh, Castledawson Attendance: ? Referee: Barry Toland (Banagher)
	Coilin Devlin 1-05 (0-03 frees), Brendan Conway 0-06, Conleith Gilligan 0-05 (0-02 frees), Raymond Wilkinson 0-03, James Bateson 0-02, Enda Muldoon 0-02, Shane Rocks and Michael McIver 0-01 each.		Ryan Bradley 0-02 (0-02 frees), Declan McGarrity 0-02, Kevin Bryson, Phillip O'Connell and Brian Kelly 0-01 each.

11 May 2008, 3.30pm Group 1 Match day 1 Report: [3], [4]	Glenullin	4-18 – 3-06	Swatragh	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: Sean McGuigan (Slaughtneil)
	Ruairi Boylan 2-03 (0-01 free, 0-01 45), Eoin Bradley 2-02, Paddy Bradley 0-03 (0-01 free), Donal Boylan 0-03, Niall O'Kane 0-02, Donal McNicholl 0-02, Conrad Bradley, James McNicholl and Eamon McNicholl 0-01 each.		Correct?? Seamus Kearney 1-02, Eugene O'Kane 1-02 (0-02 frees), Declan McNicholl 1-01, Seanie McGuckin 0-01 (0-01 free), Ruairi Convery and Seamus McFlynn 0-01 each.

Match day 2

? June 2008 Group 1 Match day 2 Report: [5], [6]	Ballinderry	1-18 – 1-06	Swatragh	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen Attendance: ? Referee: Declan O’Connor (Dungiven)
	Coilin Devlin 0-05 (0-01 free), Brian McGuckin 1-01, Conleith Gilligan 0-04 (0-01 free), James Conway 0-03, Martin Harney 0-03, Enda Muldoon 0-01 (0-01 free), Raymond Wilkinson 0-01.		Ruairi Convery 1-03, Seamus McFlynn 0-02 (0-01 free), other?.

? June 2008 Group 1 Match day 2 Report: [7], [8]	Glenullin	3-15 – 0-06	Glen	, Attendance: ? Referee: Paddy Breen (Lavey)
	Eoin Bradley 1-03, Paddy Bradley 1-03 (0-01 free), Niall O'Kane 1-00, Ruairi Boylan 0-03 (0-02 frees), Donal Boylan 0-02, Conrad Bradley 0-02, Donal McNicholl and Dominic McIlvar 0-01 each.		Declan McGarrity 0-03 (0-03 frees), Ciaran O'Neill 0-01 (0-01 free), Donal Leahy and Ryan Bradley 0-01 each.

Match day 3

3 July 2008 Group 1 Match day 3 Match cancelled (both teams already out)[1]	Glen	N/A – N/A	Swatragh	Sean O'Leary Park , Newbridge Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

6 July 2008 Group 1 Match day 3 Report: [9], [10]	Ballinderry	0-13 – 0-09	Glenullin	Páirc Seán de Brún , Bellaghy Attendance: ? Referee: Aidan McAlynn (An Lúb)
	Coilin Devlin 0-03 (0-03 frees), Martin Harney 0-03, Enda Muldoon 0-02 (0-01 free), James Conway 0-02, James Bateson, Brendan Conway and Raymond Wilkinson 0-01 each.		Eoin Bradley 0-05 (0-04 frees, 0-01 45), Terry Mullan, Neil Mullan, Donal Boylan, and Brian Mullan 0-01 each.

Section 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD
Ballinascreen	5	3	2	1	0	48	29	19
Banagher	4	3	1	2	0	43	40	3
An Lúb	3	3	1	1	1	41	36	5
Eoghan Rua	0	3	0	0	3	34	61	-27

Match day 1

10 May 2008, 5.00pm Group 2 Match day 1 Report: [11], [12]	Banagher	1-17 – 3-08	Eoghan Rua	Davitt Park, Swatragh Attendance: ? Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy)
	Mark Lynch 0-10 (0-08 frees), Eamon Feeney 1-01, PJ McCloskey 0-02, Gavin O'Neill 0-02, Rory McColgan 0-02.		Sean Leo McGoldrick 1-04 (1-00 penalty, 0-04 frees), Gregory Bradley 1-00, Richard Carey 1-00, Barry McTaggart, Pat Cassidy, Ciaran McGoldrick and Martin McGonigle 0-01 each.

11 May 2008, 7.30pm Group 2 Match day 1 Report: [13], [14]	Ballinascreen	3-08 – 0-08	An Lúb	Watty Graham Park, Glen Attendance: ? Referee: John Joe Cleary (Castledawson)
	Seamus Bradley 1-05, Gavin Kelly 1-00, Eamon Murray 1-00 (1-00 penalty), Michael McBride, Gary Conway and Chris McKillion 0-01 each.		Gavin Mallon 0-03 (0-03 frees), Paul McFlynn 0-02 (0-01 free), Dominic McVey, Benny McVey and Paul Young 0-01 each.

Match day 2

5 June 2008 Group 2 Match day 2 Report: [15]	An Lúb	3-14 – 0-09	Eoghan Rua	Saint Oliver Plunkett Park, Greenlough Attendance: ? Referee: ()
	??.		??.

6 June 2008 Group 2 Match day 2 Report: [16], [17]	Banagher	1-10 – 1-10	Ballinascreen	, Attendance: ? Referee: Martin McErlane (Ballinderry)
	Gregory Biggs 1-03 (0-01 free), Mark Lynch 0-03 (0-2 frees), Paul Cartin 0-02, PJ McCloskey and Rory McColgan 0-01 each.		Seamus Bradley 0-05 (0-04 frees), Eamon Murray 1-00, Benny Murray 0-02, Eunan Murray, Gavin Kelly and Kieran McElroy 0-01 each.

Match day 3

1 July 2008 Group 2 Match day 3 Report: [18], [19]	An Lúb	1-07 – 0-10	Banagher	?, Drumsurn Attendance: ? Referee: ()
	??.		??.

1 July 2008 Group 2 Match day 3 Report: [20], [21]	Ballinascreen	2-12 – 0-08	Eoghan Rua	Páirc Seán Ó Maolain, Glenullin Attendance: ? Referee: ()
	??.		??.

Section 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD
Dungiven	6	3	3	0	0	69	38	31
Bellaghy	4	3	2	0	1	46	37	9
Magherafelt	0	2	0	0	2	19	34	-15
Kilrea	0	2	0	0	2	20	45	-25

Match day 1

10 May 2008, 6.30pm Group 3 Match day 1 Report: [22], [23]	Bellaghy	1-07 – 0-09	Magherafelt	Davitt Park, Swatragh Attendance: ? Referee: Aidan McAlynn (An Lúb)
	Francis Donnelly 1-01, Eoghan Brown 0-02 (0-02 frees), Thomas Hughes 0-02, Fergal Doherty and Joe Diver 0-01 each.		Ciaran Higgins 0-04 (0-03 frees), Barry Gillis 0-03 (0-01 free, 0-01 45), Paul Dillon 0-02.

11 May 2008, 2.00pm Group 3 Match day 1 Report: [24], [25]	Dungiven	3-16 – 0-12	Kilrea	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: Adrian McGilligan (Drumsurn)
	Padhraic Murphy 1-02 (0-02 frees), Kevin Hinphey 1-02, Aaron McCloskey 1-01, Paul Murphy 0-03, James McNicholl 0-03, Fergal McGuigan 0-02, Cathal Grieve, Rian Kealey and Eunan Murphy 0-01 each.		James Kielt 0-05 (0-02 frees), James Donaghy 0-03, Paul Deighan 0-02 (0-01 free), Paul McWilliams and Kieran Óg O'Kane 0-01 each.

Match day 2

7 June 2008 Group 3 Match day 2 Report: [26], [27]	Bellaghy	1-17 – 0-08	Kilrea	? Attendance: ? Referee: Sean McGuigan (Slaughtneil)
	Ronan Rocks 0-07 (0-01 free), Eoghan Brown 0-05 (0-02 frees), Gareth Doherty 1-00, Frankie Donnelly 0-02, Francis Glackin 0-02, Gavin Diamond 0-01.		James Kielt 0-05 (0-03 frees), Charlie Kielt 0-02, Lee Kennedy 0-01.

6 June 2008 Group 3 Match day 2 Report: [28]	Dungiven	2-18 – 1-07	Magherafelt	? Attendance: ? Referee: ? (?)
	??.		??.

Match day 3

30 June 2008 Group 3 Match day 3 Report: [29]	Dungiven	2-14 – 2-10	Bellaghy	Davitt Park, Swatragh Attendance: ? Referee: ? (?)
	??.		??.

6 July 2008 Group 3 Match day 3 Match cancelled (both teams already out)[1]	Kilrea	N/A – N/A	Magherafelt	Páirc Seán de Brún, Bellaghy Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A
	.		.

Section 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD
Slaughtneil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Castledawson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lavey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craigbane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Match day 1

11 May 2008, 6.00pm Group 4 Match day 1 Report: [30], [31]	Castledawson	2-11 – 2-08	Craigbane	Watty Graham Park, Glen Attendance: ? Referee: Martin McErlane (Ballinderry)
	Conor Scullion 0-04 (0-04 frees), Niall McNicholl 0-03 (0-01 free), Paddy Henry 1-00, Ruairi Shivers 1-00, Martin Heaney 0-02, Declan Lavery and Michael Gribben 0-01 each.		Lee Moore 1-03 (0-02 frees), Gavin Conwell 1-02 (0-02 frees), Bliadhan Gormley 0-02, Stephen Devine 0-01.

12 May 2008, 7.15pm Group 4 Match day 1 Report: [32], [33]	Slaughtneil	0-14 – 1-06	Lavey	Rossa Park, Magherafelt Attendance: ? Referee: ?
	??.		??.

Group 3 Match day 1 Report:		–		, Attendance: ? Referee: ()
	.		.

Quarter-finals

15 August 2008 Quarter-final Report: [34], [35]	Ballinderry	1-11 – 1-09	Bellaghy	Emmet Park, Slaughtneil Attendance: ? Referee: Sean McGuigan (Slaughtneil)
	Raymond Wilkinson 1-01, Conleith Gilligan 0-05 (0-01 free, 0-01 45), Darren Conway 0-02, Daniel Bateson 0-02, Coilin Devlin 0-01.		Eoghan Brown 0-05 (0-05 frees), Declan Graffin 1-01 (1-00 penalty), Francis Donnelly 0-02, Francis Glackin 0-01.

16 August 2008 Quarter-final Report: [36], [37]	Dungiven	1-14 – 1-12	Banagher	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: John Joe Cleary (Castledawson)
	Padhraic Murphy 0-05 (0-03 frees), Aaron McCloskey 1-00, Fergal McGuigan 0-03 (0-01 free), Paul Murphy 0-02 (0-02 frees), Eoghan Farren 0-02, James McNicholl and Kevin Hinphey 0-01 each.		Mark Lynch 0-09 (0-08 frees), P.J. McCloskey 1-00, Ryan Lynch 0-01 (0-01 free), Rory Colgan and Conor Lynch 0-01 each.

17 August 2008 Quarter-final Report: [38], [39]	Ballinascreen	2-07 – 0-08	Castledawson	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: Declan O'Connor (Dungiven)
	Eamon Murray 2-00, Benny Murray 0-02, Eamonn Burns 0-02 (0-01 free), Seamus Bradley 0-01 (0-01 free), Chris McKillion and Gavin Kelly 0-01 each.		Conor Scullion 0-04 (0-04 frees), Niall McNicholl 0-03 (0-02 frees), Paddy Henry 0-01.

17 August 2008 Quarter-final Report: [40], [41]	Slaughtneil	1-11 – 0-14	Glenullin	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: ?
	(frees?) Paul Bradley 0-06, Jim Kelly 1-03, Shane Kelly and Enda McKaigue 0-01 each.		??

20 August 2008 Quarter-final Replay Report: [42], [43]	Slaughtneil	0-15 – 2-08	Glenullin	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: ?
	(frees?) Jim Kelly 0-07, Paul Bradley 0-06, Padrig Kelly and Fergal McEldowney 0-01 each.		??

Semi-finals

14 September 2008 Semi-final Report: [44], [45]	Slaughtneil	1-10 – 1-10	Ballinascreen	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ≈5,000[2] Referee: Aidan McAlynn (An Lúb)
	Jim Kelly 1-07 (0-03 frees), Paul Bradley 0-03.		Benny Murray 0-05 (0-03 frees), Seamus Bradley 0-04 (0-02 frees), Eamon Murray 1-01 (1-00 penalty).

14 September 2008 Semi-final Report: [46], [47]	Ballinderry	1-08 – 1-07	Dungiven	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ≈5,000[2] Referee: John Joe Cleary (Castledawson)
	Brian McGuckin 1-00, Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (? frees), Coilin Devlin 0-01 (0-01 free), Martin Harney, James Bateson, Raymond Wilkinson, Shane Rocks and James Conway 0-01 each.		Cathal Grieve 1-01, Eunan Murphy 0-02, Fergal McGuigan 0-02, Rian Kealey 0-01 (0-01 free), Paul Murphy 0-01 (0-01 free).

17 September 2008 Semi-final Replay Report: [48]	Slaughtneil	1-15 – 0-07	Ballinascreen	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: Declan O'Connor (Dungiven)
	??		??

Final

5 October 2008 3.30pm UTC+1	Ballinderry	0-10 – 0-08	Slaughtneil	Celtic Park, Derry Attendance: ? Referee: Barry Toland (Banagher)
	Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (0-02 frees) Coilin Devlin 0-02 (0-02 frees) Michael Bell 0-01 James Conway 0-01 Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 0-01 Martin Harney 0-01 James Bateson 0-01 Raymond Wilkinson 0-01	Match report Match report Match report	Paul Bradley 0-05 (0-04 frees) Jim Kelly 0-02 (0-02 frees) Patsy Bradley 0-01

Ballinderry Shamrocks

Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil

Ballinderry Shamrocks: 1 Michael Conlan 2 Declan Bell 3 Niall McCusker 4 Kevin McGuckin 5 Michael Bell 54' 6 Conor Nevin 7 Michael McIver 8 James Conway 9 Enda Muldoon (c) 10 Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 26' 11 Darren Conway 60' 12 Martin Harney 13 James Bateson 44' 14 Conleith Gilligan 15 Raymond Wilkinson Substitutes: ?? Coilin Devlin 26' ?? Brian McGuckin 44' ?? Daniel Bateson 54' ?? Brendan Conway 60' Manager: Martin McKinless & Paul Devlin

Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil: 1 Antoin McMullan 2 James McMullan 53' 3 Michéal Kelly 4 Francis McEldowney 5 Padrig Kelly 6 Barry McGuigan 7 Conan Cassidy 8 Patsy Bradley 9 Shane Kelly 10 Christopher McKaigue 11 Fergal McEldowney 59' 12 Niall Convery 51' 13 Jim Kelly 14 Enda McKaigue 15 Paul Bradley Substitutes: ?? Cormac McKenna 51' ?? Martin McEldowney 53' ?? Colin McEldowney 59' Manager: John Rafferty

Man of the Match: Raymond Wilkinson Linesmen:  ?  ? Sideline Official  ? Umpires  ?

MATCH RULES 60 minutes. Replay if necessary. Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Notes:

• Main source for above information: County Derry Post^[3]

Knock-out stage (last 8)

Quarterfinals 15 August/16 August/17 August/20 August

Semifinals 14 September

Final 5 October

Ballinderry

1-11

Bellaghy

1-09

Ballinderry

1-08

Dungiven

1-07

Dungiven

1-14

Banagher

1-12

Ballinderry

Slaughtneil

Slaughtneil

1-11 (R: 0-15)

Glenullin

0-14 (R: 2-08)

Ballinascreen

1-10 (R: 0-07)

Slaughtneil

1-10 (R: 1-15)

Ballinascreen

2-07

Castledawson

0-08

See also

• Derry Senior Football Championship
• Derry Senior Football Championship 2006
• Derry Senior Football Championship 2007
• Derry Senior Hurling Championship

References

• Derry SFC 2008

External links

• Dates and fixtures for final round of group games
• Official Derry Website
• Derry on Hoganstand
• Derry Club GAA

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