Derry Senior Football Championship 2007

The Elk Derry Senior Club Football Championship 2007 is the latest installment of the annual Derry Senior Football Championship run by the Derry GAA. Ballinderry are the current holders after beating An Lúb in the 2006 final at Celtic Park. The final is due to be played on 14th October and will be between Bellaghy and Glenullin. The winners of the Johnny McLaughlin Cup will go on to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

For the first year ever, the Derry Championship is organsied on a round robin, group basis with the 16 teams divided into four groups. Each club in a group plays each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the Quarter-finals. All matches are played at neutral venues.

Group stage

Match day 1

Game

Date

Venue

Team A

Score

Team B

Score

Report

Derry SFC
Group 3
Match day 1

May 4

Magherafelt

Castledawson

1-10

Swatragh

0-07

1

Derry SFC
Group 2
Match day 1

May 5

Swatragh

Banagher

0-11

Ballymaguigan

2-09

2

Derry SFC
Group 4
Match day 1

May 5

Swatragh

An Lúb

0-11

Glen

0-09

3

Derry SFC
Group 3
Match day 1

May 6

Lavey

Bellaghy

2-07

Kilrea

0-13

4

Derry SFC
Group 2
Match day 1

May 6

Lavey

Ballinascreen

0-09

Ballinderry

0-15

5

Derry SFC
Group 4
Match day 1

May 6

Glenullin

Magherafelt

1-11

Craigbane

0-11

6

Derry SFC
Group 1
Match day 1

May 6

Glenullin

Slaughtneil

0-06

Dungiven

1-04

7

Derry SFC
Group 1
Match day 1

May 7

Dungiven/Glen?

Glenullin

1-08

Lavey

1-07

8

Match day 2

Game

Date

Venue

Team A

Score

Team B

Score

Report

Derry SFC
Group 3
Match day 2

June 26

Bellaghy?

Kilrea

0-08

Swatragh

0-10

9, 10, 11

Derry SFC
Group 2
Match day 2

June 26

Bellaghy?

Ballinascreen

0-13

Ballymaguigan

0-05

12, 13, 14

Derry SFC
Group 1
Match day 2

June 27

Slaughtneil

Dungiven

0-15

Lavey

0-06

15, 16, 17

Derry SFC
Group 2
Match day 2

June 27

Slaughtneil

Banagher

2-08

Ballinderry

1-21

18, 19, 20,

Derry SFC
Group 4
Match day 2

June 28

Greenlough

Magherafelt

0-09

An Lúb

0-12

21, 22

Derry SFC
Group 4
Match day 2

June 29

Banagher

Craigbane

0-12

Glen

1-06

23, 24

Derry SFC
Group 1
Match day 2

June 29

Banagher

Slaughtneil

1-06

Glenullin

0-10

25, 26

Derry SFC
Group 3
Match day 2

July 1

Greenlough

Castledawson

1-07

Bellaghy

1-07

27, 28

Match day 3

Game

Date

Venue

Team A

Score

Team B

Score

Referee

Report

Derry SFC
Group 2
Match day 3

August 28

Greenlough

Ballymaguigan

0-02

Ballinderry

3-21

Seán McGuigan

29, 30, 31

Derry SFC
Group 2
Match day 3

August 28

Dungiven

Banagher

1-09

Ballinascreen

0-09

John Joe Cleary

32, 33, 34

Derry SFC
Group 3
Match day 3

August 29

Dungiven

Castledawson

0-08

Kilrea

1-09

Barry Toland

35, 36, 37

Derry SFC
Group 3
Match day 3

August 29

Greenlough

Bellaghy

0-13

Swatragh

0-12

Peter John Cassidy

38, 39, 40

Derry SFC
Group 4
Match day 3

September 3

Bellaghy

Magherafelt

3-13

Glen

0-11

Declan O'Connor

41

Derry SFC
Group 4
Match day 3

September 3

Swatragh

An Lúb

0-09

Craigbane

0-05

Paddy McErlean

42

Final group standingss

In the following tables:

  • Pts = total points accumulated
  • Pld = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • SF = total scored
  • SA = total conceded
  • SD = score difference (SF−SA)

The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the quarter finals.

Section 2

Team

Pts

Pld

W

D

L

SF

SA

SD

Ballinderry

6

3

3

0

0

67

25

+42

Ballinascreen

2

3

1

0

2

31

30

+1

Banagher

2

3

1

0

2

37

48

−11

Ballymaguigan

2

3

1

0

2

22

54

−32

Section 3

Team

Pts

Pld

W

D

L

SF

SA

SD

Bellaghy

4

3

1

2

0

36

35

+1

Kilrea

3

3

1

1

1

33

31

+2

Castledawson

3

3

1

1

1

31

29

+2

Swatragh

2

3

1

0

2

29

34

−5

Quarter Finals

Game

Date

Venue

Team A

Score

Team B

Score

Referee

Report

Derry SFC
Quarter Final

September 8

Glen

Bellaghy

1-12

Ballinascreen

1-06

Declan O'Connor

43, 44

Derry SFC
Quarter Final

September 8

Glen

An Lúb

0-03

Dungiven

0-10

John Joe Cleary

45, 46

Derry SFC
Quarter Final

September 9

Swatragh

Glenullin

2-11

Magherafelt

0-12

Martin McErlane

47

Derry SFC
Quarter Final

September 22

Greenlough

Ballinderry

3-16

Kilrea

1-07

Seán McGuigan

48

Semi Finals

Game

Date

Venue

Team A

Score

Team B

Score

Referee

Report

Derry SFC
Semi Final

September 29

Ballinascreen

Bellaghy

0-09

Dungiven

0-08

Aidan McAlynn

49

Derry SFC
Semi Final

September 30

Bellaghy

Glenullin

1-13

Ballinderry

0-08

Barry Toland

50, 51

See also

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

References