In 1947, Derry won the National Football League. The group leaders were invited to play in the League semi-finals because heavy snow had disrupted the competition. Francie Niblock scored one of the finest goals in League history in Croke Park as Derry beat Clare. In 1958, the county won its first Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) and secured a surprise victory in that year's All-Ireland semi-final, beating Kerry thanks to a Sean O'Connell goal three minutes from the end. In the final, Derry scored a goal ten minutes into the second half through Owen Gribben, but Dublin secured victory with goals scored by Paddy Farnan and Johnny Joyce.
In 1965, the Derry minor team won the All-Ireland Minor Championship, and three years later, at under-21 level, the bulk of that team captured the All-Ireland Under 21 Championship. Derry won the Ulster Senior Championship three times in the 1970s (1970, 1975 and 1976), but failed to advance past the All-Ireland semi-final stage on each occasion. In 1973, Anthony McGurk became the first player from Derry to receive an All Star Award.
The 1980s saw the county win two further All-Ireland Minor Championships (1983 and 1989) and their fifth Ulster Senior Championship (1987).
The 1990s proved to be the county's most successful decade. They won the county's second National League title in 1992, before winning the Ulster Championship and a first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1993. Derry won back-to-back National Leagues in 1995 and 1996, and the under-21 team won the 1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Championship. In 1998, Derry won another Ulster Senior Championship. In 2008, the Derry side of the 1990s was rated as one of the best of the previous twenty years and would have achieved more were it not for several unexpected defeats such as to Down in 1994, Tyrone in 1995 and Cavan in 1997.[6]
Derry won the 2000 National League and the county's minor team won their fourth All-Ireland Minor Championship in 2002. Derry won the 2008 National League, their sixth in all. Since then they have been overshadowed in the Ulster Senior Championship by the emergence of Tyrone and Donegal. Derry topped Division 2 of the NFL in 2013 and returned to Division 1 for the 2014 season.
Manager Damian Barton was banned after involving himself in an on-field fight in 2016.[7]
Joe Brolly wrote in August 2020 that Derry seriously debate whether to field a team in the Senior Football Championship as their presence in league and championship has been similar to that of Kilkenny, who concentrate on hurling instead.[9] Derry won the 2022 Ulster SFC, for the first time in 24 years, and progressed to a 2022 All-Ireland SFC semi-final for the first time in donkey's years. So much for Joe Brolly.[10][11]
Current panelEdit
Team as per Derry vs Armagh in the Ulster SFC Final, 14 May 2023
Since the 1960s there has been a tradition of annually selecting the best footballer in each position, to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what were known as Cú Chulainn awards. Derry received one Cú Chulainn Award.
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^Barry, Stephen (30 January 2018). "'It will not happen again': BBC apologise for Londonderry GAA reference". Irish Examiner.
^"Derry football boss anticipates mid-March League start". 27 January 2021. If the Oak Leafers fail to get out of Division Three and don't clinch an unlikely Ulster Championship triumph...
^"'If we're going to compete we need to iron out the flaws' - McKaigue". 30 May 2021. The Oak Leafers saw off the Breffinimen 1-16 to 2-11 at Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday.
^"Tribesmen win with ease on the road against Derry in Division 2". RTÉ. 28 February 2016. The Oak Leafers had manager Damian Barton serving a touchline suspension and suffered badly in a game they rarely looked like making a contest out of.
^Rodgers, Alan (10 October 2008). "Experts say Tyrone rank among the best". Gaelic Life. pp. 20–21.
^Damian Barton: Derry football manager handed eight-week ban BBC
^Derry relegated to Division 4 just four years after reaching Division 1 final The42.ie
^Brolly, Joe (23 August 2020). "The possibility of not entering a senior team in the championship may sound radical, but it is the inevitable". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2020. In Derry, the board is currently in serious discussions about whether to enter a senior team into next year's championship… if Derry had not fielded a team in league or championship over the last five years, our absence would have been as memorable as Kilkenny's footballers…
^O'Brien, Kevin (9 July 2022). "Brilliant Comer leads Galway past Derry to first All-Ireland final in 21 years: The full-forward gunned down Derry with two second-half goals". The42.ie.
^Keane, Paul (25 June 2022). "All Ireland SFC QF: Impressive Derry cruise to victory".
^"Brian McIver is appointed as the new Derry football boss". BBC. 6 September 2012.
^"Brian McIver lambasts referee as he quits Derry after Galway defeat". BBC. 18 July 2015.
^"Damian Barton named as new Derry football manager". BBC. 22 September 2015.
^"Tyrone's Conor McKenna on verge of making history in All-Ireland decider". 11 September 2021.
^Dr McKenna Cup: Thrilling final that was worth the wait Belfast Telegraph
^"Ulster MFC: Well drilled Derry capture title in style". Hogan Stand. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
October 21, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Derry county football team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Derry county football team represents Derry GAA the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in the Gaelic sport of football 2 The team competes in the three major annual inter county competitions the All Ireland Senior Football Championship the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League DerrySport FootballIrish Doire 1 Nickname s The Oak LeafersCounty board Derry GAAManager Mickey HarteCaptain Conor GlassHome venue s Celtic Park Derry 1 Owenbeg Dungiven 1 Recent competitive recordCurrent All Ireland status Ulster W in 2023Last championship title 1993Current NFL Division 1Last league title 2008First coloursSecond coloursDerry s home ground is Celtic Park The team s manager is Rory Gallagher The team last won the Ulster Senior Championship in 2022 the All Ireland Senior Championship in 1993 and the National League in 2008 The team is nicknamed the Oak Leafers 3 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Current panel 3 Managerial history 4 Players 4 1 Notable players 4 2 Records 4 3 Cu Chulainn Awards 4 4 All Stars 4 5 Footballer of the Year 4 6 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year 4 7 International rules representatives 5 Player statistics 5 1 Championship 5 1 1 Championship top scorers 5 1 2 Championship appearances 5 1 3 Championship single score 5 1 4 Championship season score 5 2 National League 5 2 1 NFL top scorers 5 2 2 NFL appearances 5 2 3 NFL single score 5 2 4 NFL season score 6 Current management team 7 Honours 7 1 National 7 2 Provincial 8 ReferencesHistory Edit nbsp The Derry starting fifteen which lost to Dublin in the 1958 All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final nbsp The Derry team ahead of the 2009 National League FinalIn 1947 Derry won the National Football League The group leaders were invited to play in the League semi finals because heavy snow had disrupted the competition Francie Niblock scored one of the finest goals in League history in Croke Park as Derry beat Clare In 1958 the county won its first Ulster Senior Football Championship SFC and secured a surprise victory in that year s All Ireland semi final beating Kerry thanks to a Sean O Connell goal three minutes from the end In the final Derry scored a goal ten minutes into the second half through Owen Gribben but Dublin secured victory with goals scored by Paddy Farnan and Johnny Joyce In 1965 the Derry minor team won the All Ireland Minor Championship and three years later at under 21 level the bulk of that team captured the All Ireland Under 21 Championship Derry won the Ulster Senior Championship three times in the 1970s 1970 1975 and 1976 but failed to advance past the All Ireland semi final stage on each occasion In 1973 Anthony McGurk became the first player from Derry to receive an All Star Award The 1980s saw the county win two further All Ireland Minor Championships 1983 and 1989 and their fifth Ulster Senior Championship 1987 The 1990s proved to be the county s most successful decade They won the county s second National League title in 1992 before winning the Ulster Championship and a first All Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1993 Derry won back to back National Leagues in 1995 and 1996 and the under 21 team won the 1997 All Ireland Under 21 Championship In 1998 Derry won another Ulster Senior Championship In 2008 the Derry side of the 1990s was rated as one of the best of the previous twenty years and would have achieved more were it not for several unexpected defeats such as to Down in 1994 Tyrone in 1995 and Cavan in 1997 6 Derry won the 2000 National League and the county s minor team won their fourth All Ireland Minor Championship in 2002 Derry won the 2008 National League their sixth in all Since then they have been overshadowed in the Ulster Senior Championship by the emergence of Tyrone and Donegal Derry topped Division 2 of the NFL in 2013 and returned to Division 1 for the 2014 season Manager Damian Barton was banned after involving himself in an on field fight in 2016 7 Derry were relegated to Division 4 in 2018 8 Joe Brolly wrote in August 2020 that Derry seriously debate whether to field a team in the Senior Football Championship as their presence in league and championship has been similar to that of Kilkenny who concentrate on hurling instead 9 Derry won the 2022 Ulster SFC for the first time in 24 years and progressed to a 2022 All Ireland SFC semi final for the first time in donkey s years So much for Joe Brolly 10 11 Current panel EditTeam as per Derry vs Armagh in the Ulster SFC Final 14 May 2023 No Player Position Club1 Odhran Lynch Goalkeeper Magherafelt2 Chrissy McKaigue Right corner back Slaughtneil3 Eoin McEvoy Full back Magherafelt4 Conor McCluskey Left corner back Magherafelt5 Conor Doherty Right half back Newbridge6 Gareth McKinless Centre back Ballinderry7 Padraig McGrogan Left half back Newbridge8 Conor Glass c Midfield Glen9 Brendan Rogers Midfield Slaughtneil23 Benny Heron Right half forward Ballinascreen11 Paul Cassidy Centre forward Bellaghy12 Ethan Doherty Left half forward Glen13 Niall Toner Right corner forward Lavey14 Shane McGuigan Full forward Slaughtneil15 Niall Loughlin Left corner forward Greenlough No Player Position Club16 Ryan Scullion Substitute Ballinascreen17 Declan Cassidy Substitute Bellaghy18 Ciaran McFaul Substitute Glen19 Shea Downey Substitute St Brigid s Antrim 20 Lachlan Murray Substitute Desertmartin21 Ben McCarron Substitute Steelstown22 Paul McNeill Substitute Slaughtneil10 Padraig Cassidy Substitute Slaughtneil24 Conleth McGuckian Substitute Glen25 Mark Doherty Substitute Newbridge26 Niall O Donnell Substitute BallinderryManagerial history EditDates Name Origin 1946 Un known1947 John L Fay1948 1957 Un known1958 1959 Roddy Gribbin1960 1967 Un known1968 1971 Jim McKeever1971 1972 Paddy O Hara1972 1974 Harry Cassidy1975 1979 Frank Kearney1980 1984 Mickey Moran Glen1985 Tom Scullion1986 1988 Tom Scullion 2 Jim McKeever 2 Phil Stuart1989 1990 Tommy Diamond1990 Fr Sean Hegarty1991 1994 Eamonn Coleman1995 Mickey Moran 2 Glen1996 1998 Brian Mullins 1999 Eamonn Coleman 2 Adrian McGuckian2000 2002 Eamonn Coleman 3 2003 2005 Mickey Moran 3 Glen2006 2008 Paddy Crozier2009 2010 Damian Cassidy Bellaghy2010 2012 John Brennan Lavey2013 2015 12 13 Brian McIver 2016 2017 14 additional citation s needed Damian Barton Newbridge2018 2019 Damian McErlain2019 Rory Gallagher Players EditNotable players Edit For individual player details see List of Derry inter county footballers Records Edit In 1993 Dermot McNicholl became the first former AFL player to win the Sam Maguire Cup He was the last former AFL player from Ulster to do so until Conor McKenna won the 2021 All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final with Tyrone 15 Cu Chulainn Awards Edit Since the 1960s there has been a tradition of annually selecting the best footballer in each position to create a special team of the year Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what were known as Cu Chulainn awards Derry received one Cu Chulainn Award 1967 Sean O Connell All Stars Edit In 1971 the Cu Chulainn Awards were formalised into the annual All Stars Awards Derry has 29 All Stars as of 2022 19 different players have won as of 2022 No player has won more than four All Stars 1973 Anthony McGurk1975 Peter Stevenson Anthony McGurk2nd Gerry McElhinney1984 Dermot McNicholl1987 Tony Scullion Brian McGilligan1992 Tony Scullion2nd Anthony Tohill Enda Gormley1993 Tony Scullion3rd Johnny McGurk Henry Downey Gary Coleman Anthony Tohill2nd Brian McGilligan2nd Enda Gormley2nd1995 Tony Scullion4th Anthony Tohill3rd1996 Joe Brolly1997 Joe Brolly2nd1998 Sean Marty Lockhart2000 Kieran McKeever Anthony Tohill4th2004 Enda Muldoon2007 Kevin McCloy Paddy Bradley2022 Chrissy McKaigue Conor Glass Footballer of the Year Edit Two Derry players have been awarded the Texaco Footballer of the Year award Ballymaguigan s Jim McKeever won the inaugural award in 1958 while Henry Downey of the Lavey club received player of the year for his performances in helping Derry win the 1993 All Ireland Senior Football Championship 1958 Jim McKeever1993 Henry Downey GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year Edit From 2006 onwards the Gaelic Players Association chose its own team of the year 2007 Paddy Bradley International rules representatives Edit A number of Derry players have been selected to play international rules football for the Ireland team against Australia both in the test games 1984 1986 1987 and 1990 and since the commencement of the International Rules Series in 1998 Note that the table is incomplete Player Appearances YearsSean Marty Lockhart 16 1998 2 1999 2 2000 2 2001 2 2003 2 2004 2 2005 2 2006 2 Anthony Tohill 8 1998 2 1999 2 2000 2 2001 2 Paddy Bradley 2 2008 2 Dermot McNicholl 9 1984 3 1986 3 1987 3 Brian McGilligan 6 1986 3 1987 3 Tony Scullion 4 1987 1 1990 3 Player statistics EditChampionship Edit Championship top scorers Edit End of 2019 Championship 100 Points TotalPlayer Debut Opposition Appearances Goals Points Final Game Opposition Total ScorePaddy Bradley 14 05 2000 Cavan 51 17 202 30 06 2012 Longford 253Sean O Connell 09 06 1957 Antrim 38 12 120 25 06 1976 Cavan 156Anthony Tohill 30 06 1991 Down 52 4 128 28 06 2003 Dublin 140Enda Gormley 01 06 1986 Tyrone 34 2 118 02 07 2000 Antrim 124Mark Lynch 24 07 2004 Limerick 54 6 101 09 06 2018 Kildare 119Enda Muldoon 01 06 1997 Monaghan 54 11 84 23 07 2011 Kildare 117Championship appearances Edit End of 2019 Championship 50 AppearancesPlayer Debut Opposition Appearances Final Game OppositionEnda Muldoon 01 06 1997 Monaghan 54 23 07 2011 KildareMark Lynch 24 07 2004 Limerick 54 09 06 2018 KildareAnthony Tohill 30 06 1991 Down 52 28 06 2003 DublinPaddy Bradley 14 05 2000 Cavan 51 30 06 2012 LongfordSean Marty Lockhart 02 06 1996 Armagh 50 18 07 2009 DonegalChampionship single score Edit End of 2019 Championship 10 Points TotalPlayer Date Opposition Goals POints TotalPaddy Bradley 05 06 2005 Monaghan 1 10 13Paddy Bradley 15 07 2006 Longford 2 7 13Brendan Kelly 19 06 1977 Tyrone 2 5 11Paddy Bradley 12 06 2004 Wicklow 1 8 11Micky Niblock 25 07 1971 Down 2 4 10Championship season score Edit End of 2019 Championship 30 Points TotalPlayer First Game Opposition Appearances Goals Points Final Game Opposition Total ScorePaddy Bradley 09 05 2004 Tyrone 7 2 38 29 08 2004 Kerry 44Paddy Bradley 05 06 2005 Monaghan 5 2 29 06 08 2005 Laois 35Enda Muldoon 19 05 2004 Tyrone 7 3 24 29 08 2004 Kerry 33National League Edit NFL top scorers Edit End of 2019 National League 100 Points TotalPlayer Debut Opposition Appearances Goals Points Final Game Opposition Total ScorePaddy Bradley 31 10 1999 Mayo 85 14 324 08 04 12 Westmeath 366Sean O Connell 15 09 1957 Antrim 84 25 242 02 05 1976 Dublin 317Anthony Tohill 27 10 1991 Meath 72 14 155 31 03 2002 Down 197Enda Gormley 13 10 1985 Antrim 62 7 164 15 04 201 Fermanagh 185Joe Brolly 07 10 1990 Cavan 63 12 138 11 04 1999 Cork 174Mark Lynch 06 02 2005 Meath 80 8 145 25 03 2018 Sligo 169James Kielt 01 02 2009 Mayo 54 5 125 25 03 2018 Sligo 140Conleith Gilligan 20 05 2000 Meath 54 6 106 25 03 2012 Louth 124Eoin Bradley 02 06 2005 Meath 56 4 106 03 04 2016 Armagh 118Brendan Kelly 20 10 1674 Tyrone 37 5 89 02 05 1976 Dublin 104JE Mullan 17 03 1940 Sligo 39 18 46 13 05 1955 Armagh 100NFL appearances Edit End of 2019 NFL 80 AppearancesPlayer Debut Opposition Appearances Final Game OppositionTony Scullion 13 02 1983 Armagh 95 05 05 1996 DonegalKieran McKeever 31 01 1988 Monaghan 89 08 04 2001 CavanPaddy Bradley 31 10 1999 Mayo 85 08 04 2012 WestmeathSean O Connell 15 09 1957 Mayo 84 02 05 1976 DublinMark Lynch 06 02 2005 Meath 80 25 03 2018 SligoNFL single score Edit End of 2019 League 10 Points TotalPlayer Date Opposition Goals Points TotalPaddy Bradley 07 03 2004 Waterford 3 9 18Paddy Bradley 03 04 2005 Tipperary 1 13 16Matt Regan 29 10 1939 Tyrone 5 0 15Sean O Connell 12 03 1967 Armagh 4 3 15JE Mullan 16 09 1951 Fermanagh 2 5 11Paddy Bradley 23 02 2003 Monaghan 3 2 11Mark Lynch 16 03 2014 Dublin 1 8 11Emmett Bradley 18 02 2018 Offaly 1 8 11Shane McGuigan 16 03 2019 Leitrim 2 5 11Sean O Connell 05 02 1967 Down 3 1 10Shane McGuigan 23 02 2020 Louth 1 7 10NFL season score Edit End of 2019 National League 50 Points TotalPlayer First Game Opposition Appearances Goals Points Final Game Opposition Total ScorePaddy Bradley 06 02 2005 Meath 8 2 44 24 04 2005 Monaghan 50Mark Lynch 01 02 2014 Tyrone 8 2 44 27 04 2014 Dublin 50Current management team EditManager Rory Gallagher Selectors Honours EditOfficial honours with additions noted 1 nbsp Former Derry manager Paddy Crozier and Kevin McCloy celebrate winning the 2008 National League For more details on this topic including team line ups see here National Edit All Ireland Senior Football Championship nbsp Winners 1 1993 nbsp Runners up 1 1958 National Football League nbsp Winners 6 1946 47 1991 92 1994 95 1995 96 1999 2000 2008 nbsp Runners up 6 1958 59 1960 61 1975 76 1997 98 2009 2014 All Ireland Under 21 Football Championship nbsp Winners 2 1968 1997 All Ireland Minor Football Championship nbsp Winners 6 1965 1983 1989 2002 2020 2023 All Ireland Vocational Schools Championship nbsp Winners 3 1979 1980 1981Provincial Edit Ulster Senior Football Championship nbsp Winners 9 1958 1970 1975 1976 1987 1993 1998 2022 2023 nbsp Runners up 10 1921 1955 1957 1971 1977 1985 1992 1997 2000 2011 Dr McKenna Cup nbsp Winners 12 1947 1954 1958 1960 1969 1970 1971 1974 1993 1999 2011 16 2023 Dr Lagan Cup nbsp Winners 5 1945 1947 1950 1953 1959 Ulster Junior Football Championship nbsp Winners 7 1945 1950 1953 1955 1964 1967 1969 Ulster Under 21 Football Championship nbsp Winners 7 1967 1968 1976 1983 1986 1993 1997 Ulster Minor Football Championship nbsp Winners 16 1965 1969 1970 1980 1981 1983 1984 1989 1990 1995 2000 2002 2015 2017 17 2020 2023 Ulster Vocational Schools Championship dd References Edit a b c d Derry Cumann Luthchleas Gael Uladh Ulster GAA Retrieved 15 June 2022 Barry Stephen 30 January 2018 It will not happen again BBC apologise for Londonderry GAA reference Irish Examiner Derry football boss anticipates mid March League start 27 January 2021 If the Oak Leafers fail to get out of Division Three and don t clinch an unlikely Ulster Championship triumph If we re going to compete we need to iron out the flaws McKaigue 30 May 2021 The Oak Leafers saw off the Breffinimen 1 16 to 2 11 at Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday Tribesmen win with ease on the road against Derry in Division 2 RTE 28 February 2016 The Oak Leafers had manager Damian Barton serving a touchline suspension and suffered badly in a game they rarely looked like making a contest out of Rodgers Alan 10 October 2008 Experts say Tyrone rank among the best Gaelic Life pp 20 21 Damian Barton Derry football manager handed eight week ban BBC Derry relegated to Division 4 just four years after reaching Division 1 final The42 ie Brolly Joe 23 August 2020 The possibility of not entering a senior team in the championship may sound radical but it is the inevitable Sunday Independent Retrieved 23 August 2020 In Derry the board is currently in serious discussions about whether to enter a senior team into next year s championship if Derry had not fielded a team in league or championship over the last five years our absence would have been as memorable as Kilkenny s footballers O Brien Kevin 9 July 2022 Brilliant Comer leads Galway past Derry to first All Ireland final in 21 years The full forward gunned down Derry with two second half goals The42 ie Keane Paul 25 June 2022 All Ireland SFC QF Impressive Derry cruise to victory Brian McIver is appointed as the new Derry football boss BBC 6 September 2012 Brian McIver lambasts referee as he quits Derry after Galway defeat BBC 18 July 2015 Damian Barton named as new Derry football manager BBC 22 September 2015 Tyrone s Conor McKenna on verge of making history in All Ireland decider 11 September 2021 Dr McKenna Cup Thrilling final that was worth the wait Belfast Telegraph Ulster MFC Well drilled Derry capture title in style Hogan Stand 16 July 2017 Retrieved 18 July 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derry county football team amp oldid 1176007349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
