Bellaghy GAC

Football Finals

• Senior Championship (16 teams) Final Glen
• Intermediate Championship (12 teams) Final Steelstown
• Junior Championship (9 teams) Final Desertmartin
• Senior Reserve Championship (16 teams) Final Lavey
• Recreational Reserve Cup The Loup
• Under 20 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Dungiven
• Under 19 A Final Magherafelt
• Under 17 A Final Magherafelt
• Derry Féile na nÓg A Final Ballinascreen 1-12 0-01 Dungiven
• All-Ireland Féile Peile na nÓg A non-competitive celebratory event for U15 teams was held over the Halloween Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 23, 24 and 25 2021 - teams were selected by random draw
• Under 15 A Final Ballinascreen
• Under 14 A Final Dungiven
• Under 13 A Final In 2021, the U13 championships were ended and a "non-competitive" U13A league held instead that was "won" by Magherafelt

Other Finals

• Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil
• Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Banagher
• Junior Hurling Championship Final Na Magha v Coleraine - Coleraine conceded

Derry Division 1A was expanded fron twelve teams to sixteen teams in 2022 and renamed as the Senior Football League. This meant that three teams beaten in the relegation play-offs held in 2021 (Dungiven who lost to Banagher, Kilrea who lost to Ballinascreen and Newbridge who lost to Claudy) were added to the new Senior League. Steelstown, who won the 2021 Intermediate Championship, were also added to the new Senior League.

2022 Senior League Summary

• Bottom two teams will be relegated

Bellaghy did not enter.

• Senior Management Damien Cassidy, Paul Diamond, Michael McLaughlin
• U20A Management Michael McGoldrick, Feargal Doherty, Dermot Brady
• U19A Management Ronan Rocks, Feargal Doherty, Eugene Scullion
• U17A Management John Quinn, Gerard Scullion, Danny Quinn, Eunan Cassidy
• U15A Management Enda Convery, Gareth Doherty, Manus Óg McShane, Paul McKenna, Noel O'Sullivan
• U13A Management Kevin Doherty, Mark Diamond, Mark McCartney, Noel Doyle, Fintan Lee

The Derry Competitions Control Committee varied the league and championship competition rules as the season was delayed due to COVID-19 public health restrictions.

Derry club leagues were played but the final league position of a team in 2021 was not used to determine relegation or promotion within the football leagues. In 2022, the division which a team played in was determined by their performance in the 2021 football championships. Clubs played their league games without their county players until Derry were eliminated from the Ulster championship.

The 2021 senior championship began with the sixteen senior teams (all twelve teams from Division 1A plus four from Division 1B) playing in four groups of four - in 2019 the championship format was straight knockout. Each group was based on the results of the 2020 senior football championship and contained one 2020 semi-finalist, one 2020 beaten quarter finalist and two beaten teams from the 2020 first knockout round of sixteen teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the first knockout round with the group winners playing the fourth-placed teams and the second-placed teams playing the third-placed teams. The quarter-finals were determined by an open draw designed to avoid any repeat of the earlier group matches (if possible) and the semi-finals by an open draw.

The eight beaten teams in the first knockout round involving all sixteen teams progressed to the relegation playoff quarter-finals. The four beaten teams progressed to the relegation semi-finals with the losers playing off in the relegation final.

In 2022, Division 1A consisted of the eight winners of the first knockout round of eight games plus the four winners of the relegation quarter-finals. The remaining four teams were assigned to Division 1B (some of these teams might already be in Division 1B).

All the teams except the losers of the relegation final qualified to compete in the senior championship in 2022. The 16th place was allocated to the winner of the 2021 intermediate championship.

The remaining Derry championships were organised as an initial group phase followed by a knockout phase or as a straight knockout competition.

All promotions in 2021 were decided by performances in the senior championship and the relegation playoffs.

Senior Championship

• Foreglen conceded before the relegation semi final playoffs and were automatically relegated to the 2022 intermediate championship, thus making the relegation semi finals and final unnecessary.
• Steelstown beat Greenlough by 0-09 to 0-08 in the intermediate championship final. Steelstown replaced Foreglen in the 2022 senior championship.

Divisions 1A & 1B

• Banagher beat Dungiven by 1-09 to 0-09 in a relegation quarter final playoff. Banagher were promoted to Division 1A. Dungiven remained in Division 1B. In April 2022 the top Division was renamed the Derry Senior League and expanded from twelve to sixteen teams - Dungiven were installed in the new Senior League.
• Claudy beat Newbridge by 0-13 to 0-12 in a relegation quarter final playoff. Claudy remained in Division 1A. Newbridge were relegated to Division 1B. In April 2022 the top Division was renamed the Derry Senior League and expanded from twelve to sixteen teams - Newbridge were reinstated in the new Senior League.

Football Finals

• Senior Championship (16 teams) Final Glen 1-13 0-07 Slaughtneil
• Intermediate Championship (12 teams) Final Steelstown 0-09 0-08 Greenlough
• Junior Championship (9 teams) Final Desertmartin 0-12 0-02 Sean Dolans
• Senior Reserve Championship (16 teams) Final Lavey 2-08 1-08 Slaughtneil
• Recreational Reserve Cup The Loup 2-13 1-14 Bellaghy B Team
• Under 20 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Dungiven 1-08 1-03 The Loup
• Under 18.5 A Final Magherafelt 1-09 1-08 Dungiven
• Under 17 A Final Magherafelt 0-15 1-09 Lavey
• Derry Féile na nÓg A Final Magherafelt 0-07 0-03 Lavey
• All-Ireland Féile Peile na nÓg A non-competitive celebratory event for U15 teams was held over the Halloween Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 23, 24 and 25 2021 - teams were selected by random draw
• Under 15 A Final Ballinascreen 4-13 0-09 Slaughtneil
• Under 14 A Final Dungiven 3-02 1-06 Magherafelt
• Under 13 A Final In 2021, the U13 championships were ended and a "non-competitive" U13A league held instead that was "won" by Magherafelt

Other Finals

• Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil 1-17 2-09 Kevin Lynch Hurling Club
• Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Banagher 0-13 0-11 Lavey
• Junior Hurling Championship Final Na Magha v Coleraine - Coleraine conceded

2021 Division 1A Summary

• Relegation and promotion in the 2021 adult leagues were determined by team performance in the 2021 adult championships irrespective of performance in the leagues
• Glen finished 1st with 18 points
• Lavey finished 2nd with 16 points
• Bellaghy finished 3rd with 16 points
• Ballinderry finished 11th with 5 points, Claudy finished 12th with 0 points

• Senior Management John McKeever, Kieran Glackin, Ciaran McNally, Jo Jo Smith, Leo Meenan (Killyclogher), Tommy Devlin (Cookstown)
• U20A Management Michael McGoldrick, Feargal Doherty, Dermot Brady
• U18.5A Management Ronan Rocks, Feargal Doherty, Eugene Scullion
• U17A Management John Quinn, Gerard Scullion, Danny Quinn, Eunan Cassidy
• U15A Management Enda Convery, Gareth Doherty, Manus Óg McShane, Paul McKenna, Noel O'Sullivan
• U13A Management Kevin Doherty, Mark Diamond, Mark McCartney, Noel Doyle, Fintan Lee

Derry GAA pitches were closed between March 2020 and June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the Derry Competitions Control Committee restructured the championships. The senior championship began with the sixteen senior teams playing in four groups of four (in 2019 the championship format was straight knockout). All sixteen teams progressed to the first knockout round with the group winners playing the fourth-placed teams and the second-placed teams playing the third-placed teams. The quarter-finals were determined by an open draw designed to avoid any repeat of the earlier group matches (if possible) and the semi-finals by an open draw.

The remaining Derry championships were restructured to an initial group phase followed by a knockout phase or further group phase.

Football Finals

Fixtures marked with an asterisk (*) below were abandoned at the semi-final or final stage due to increased COVID-19 cases in early October 2020.

• Senior Championship Final Slaughtneil 0-11 1-04 Magherafelt
• Intermediate Championship Final Greenlough 1-12 1-08 Steelstown
• Junior Championship Final Desertmartin 1-11 1-09 Craigbane (final played 25 June 2021)
• Senior Reserve Final Magherafelt 0-12 0-09 (final played 9 June 2021)
• Recreational Reserve Cup Dungiven 1-11 0-07 The Loup (final played 9 June 2021)
• Under 21 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Under 18 A Final Lavey 1-15 1-09 Magherafelt
• Under 16 A Final Lavey 2-10 1-09 Dungiven (final played 28 May 2021)
• Féile na nÓg A Final Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Féile Peile na nÓg Div 1 Final Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Under 14 A Final Ballinascreen 3-12 1-09 Magherafelt
• Under 13 A Final Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Under 13 AB League Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Other Finals

• Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil 0-23 0-11 Kevin Lynch's
• Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Swatragh 2-13 2-08 Ballinascreen
• Junior Hurling Championship Final Lavey 2-13 0-16 Banagher

In June 2020 it was decided to cancel the 2020 leagues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No relegation or promotion occurred.

The table below lists the planned fixtures though no league games were played.

• Senior Management John McKeever, Kieran Glackin, Jo Jo Smith, Leo Meenan (Killyclogher)
• Minor Management Paul Diamond, Dermot O'Hagan, Francis Glackin, Seamus Scullion
• U16 Management John Quinn, Gerard Scullion, Danny Quinn, Eunan Cassidy
• U14 and U13 Management Enda Convery, Gareth Doherty, Manus Óg McShane, Paul McKenna, Noel O'Sullivan

Football Finals

• Senior Championship Final Magherafelt 0-12 0-11 Glen
• Intermediate Championship Final Foreglen 0-15 0-09 Claudy
• Junior Championship Final Glack 1-14 1-06 Drum
• Senior Reserve Final Magherafelt 0-12 1-08 Slaughtneil
• Under 21 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Dungiven 0-07 0-06 Kilrea
• Under 18 A Final Lavey 0-15 1-07 Glen
• Under 16 A Final Magerafelt 4-05 1-11 Lavey
• Féile na nÓg A Final Dungiven 2-09 3-05 Magherafelt
• Féile Peile na nÓg Div 1 Final Kilmacud Crokes 6-02 3-02 South London
• Ulster Óg Sport Under 15 Final Lavey 3-09 1-05 Glenfin
• Under 14 A Final Magherafelt 1-05 0-05 Dungiven
• Under 13 A Final Magherafelt 3-03 1-08 Ballinascreen
• Under 13 AB League Bellaghy & Magherafelt 8pts, Bellaghy won head-to-head

Other Finals

• Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil 1-23 2-12 Kevin Lynch's
• Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Banagher 0-21 0-08 Swatragh
• Junior Hurling Championship Final Coleraine 0-16 1-09 Na Magha

At the start of the 2019 season, the adult football leagues in Derry were restructured to Division 1A - 12 teams, Division 1B - 12 teams and Division 2 - 13 teams (Ógra Colmcille opted out in 2019). Previously there were 16 teams in Division 1, 14 teams in Division 2 and 8 teams in Division 3. In 2019 two teams were relegated from Division 1A and two teams were promoted from Division 1B. All twelve teams in Division 1A in 2019 and four teams from Division 1B in 2019 qualified to compete in the 2020 senior championship.

2019 Division 1A Summary

• Slaughtneil finished 1st with 20 points
• Glen finished 2nd with 19 points
• Bellaghy finished 7th with 11 points
• Dungiven finished 11th with 3 points and were relegated to the 2020 Division 1B
• Banagher finished 12th with 0 points and were relegated to the 2020 Division 1B

2019 Division 1B Summary

• Claudy finished 1st in Division 1B with 19 points. They were promoted to the 2020 Division 1A and competed in the 2020 senior championship.
• Newbridge finished 2nd in Division 1B with 17 points. They were promoted to the 2020 Division 1A and competed in the 2020 senior championship.
• Kilrea finished 3rd in Division 1B with 14 points and competed in the 2020 senior championship.
• Foreglen won the intermediate championship, defeating Claudy by 0-15 to 0-09. Foreglen took the place in the 2020 senior championship reserved for the 2019 intermediate champions (instead of Greenlough who finished 4th in Division 1B with 14 points).

2019 Other League Results

• Reserve League
  Bellaghy Reserves finished 3rd with 15 points.
• Recreational Reserve League
  Bellaghy Thirds finished 4th with 15 points.

A summer break was introduced in the Derry adult football leagues in 2018 to facilitate the Derry county teams competing in the Ulster senior football championship, the Ulster under-20 football championship and the Christy Ring Hurling Cup. During the break clubs competed without their county players in one of the regional cups – teams from North Derry competed in the Dr. Kerlin Cup and teams from South Derry competed in the Sean Larkin Cup.

• Senior Management Joe Cassidy
• Minor Management Liam Lee, Kieran Glackin, Jo Jo Smith, Danny Quinn, Michael McGoldrick
• U16 Management Francis Glackin, Karl Diamond, Fergal Doherty, Dermot O'Hagan, Seamus Scullion
• U14 and U13 Management John Quinn, Enda Convery, Gerard Scullion

• Senior Final Coleraine (2) 1-12 0-12 Lavey
• Senior Reserve Final The Loup 2-11 0-16 Ballinderry
• Under 21 A Final Magherafelt 2-15 2-03 Faughanvale
• Under 18 A Final Bellaghy 1-14 2-09 Lavey
• Under 16 A Final Lavey 2-10 1-07 Magherafelt
• Féile na nÓg A Final Magherafelt 2-08 0-02 Lavey
• Féile Peile na nÓg Div 1 Final Magherafelt 0-04 0-03 Burren
• Under 14 A Final Bellaghy 2-09 0-13 Magherafelt
• Under 13 A Final Magherafelt 3-10 1-05 Dungiven
• Under 13 AB Final Lavey B 3-10 1-04 Dungiven B
• Intermediate Final Banagher 1-12 1-08 Ballymaguigan
• Junior Final Limavady 1-19 2-06 Moneymore
• Senior Hurling Final Slaughtneil 2-12 0-10 Banagher
• Intermediate Camogie Final Bellaghy 1-12 0-09 Banagher

After the 2018 season, the adult football leagues in Derry were restructured to Division 1A - 12 teams, Division 1B - 12 teams and Division 2 - 13 teams (Ógra Colmcille opted out in 2019). Previously there were 16 teams in Division 1, 14 teams in Division 2 and 8 teams in Division 3.[3] Five teams were relegated from 2018 Division 1 to the new Division 1B (see below for details). The 2019 senior championship was competed for by the top 15 teams in the 2018 Division 1 and Banagher, the winners of the 2018 Division 2 and winners of a relegation/promotion playoff against Newbridge. Claudy, who finished 16th in 2018, were relegated to the 2019 intermediate football championship.

Division 1 Summary

• Slaughtneil finished 1st with 28 points
• Bellaghy finished 9th with 13 points
• Newbridge finished 12th with 12 points and played Banagher, the Division 2 winners, in a relegation/promotion match on 12 October 2018. Banagher won by 2-08 to 1-07 and were promoted to the new Division 1A. Newbridge were relegated to the new Division 1B
• Kilrea finished 13th with 12 points and were relegated to the new Division 1B
• Greenlough finished 14th with 8 points and were relegated to the new Division 1B
• Glenullin finished 15th with 5 points and were relegated to the new Division 1B
• Claudy finished 16th with 3 points and were relegated to the new Division 1B

Other League Results

• Bellaghy Reserves finished 8th with 16 points.
• Banagher finished 1st in Division 2 with 24 points having won 12 of their thirteen matches.
• Limavady finished 1st in Division 3 with 28 points having won all of their fourteen matches. They beat Ballerin (who finished eighth in Division 2) by 3-16 to 3-8 in a play-off match on 9 September 2018 to gain promotion to the new Division 1B in 2019. Ballerin were relegated to the new Division 2.

The Division 1 League Cups were initiated in 2018 to provide football for club players during the summer break in the Division 1 League and to facilitate the Derry county teams. Clubs competed in one of the two League Cups (also known as the Dr. Kerlin Cup and the Sean Larkin Cup, the former North and South Derry District Cups) without their county players who were part of the county panels competing in the Ulster senior football championship, the Ulster under-20 football championship and the Christy Ring Cup.

* Lavey withdrew from the competition.

• Senior Management Joe Cassidy, Odhran O'Kane
• Minor Management Damien Cassidy, Liam Lee, Kieran Glackin, Jo Jo Smith
• U16 Management Paul Diamond, Francis Glackin, Aaron Cassidy
• U14 and U13 Management Eunan Cassidy, John Quinn, Dermot O'Hagan
• Strength and Conditioning Mattie Brady (Ardboe)

• Senior Final Slaughtneil 4-12 1-11 Ballinascreen
• Senior Reserve Final Ballinderry 3-17 0-12 Kilrea
• Under 21 A Final Lavey 2-11 2-10 Faughanvale
• Under 18 A Final Ballinascreen 0-11 0-09 Bellaghy
• Under 16 A Final Lavey 1-15 1-10 Magherafelt
• Under 14 A Final Bellaghy 2-13 1-10 Magherafelt
• Under 13 A Final Lavey 2-14 1-07 Bellaghy
• Intermediate Final Newbridge 1-09 1-04 Faughanvale
• Junior Final Doire Trasna 2-11 0-09 Limavady
• Senior Hurling Final Slaughtneil 2-18 0-14 Banagher

• Bellaghy finished 11th with 11 points
• Coleraine finished 1st with 26 points
• Banagher finished 16th with 6 points and were relegated. Swatragh were initially penalised 3 league points for conceding against Coleraine. Swatragh had earned 8 points and the loss of 3 points would have meant that they were relegated instead of Banagher. The 3 point penalty was subsequently overturned.
• Newbridge finished 1st in Division 2 with 23 points (promoted)

• Bellaghy Reserves finished 1st with 24 points

• Senior Management Joe Cassidy, Odhran O'Kane
• Minor Management Danny Quinn, Jo Jo Smith
• U16 Management Liam Lee, Francis Glackin, Kieran Glackin, Colm McElwee
• U14 and U13 Management Paul Diamond, Aaron Cassidy, Eunan Cassidy

• Senior Final Slaughtneil 2-11 0-6 Loup
• Senior Reserve Final Slaughtneil 4-11 2-8 Dungiven
• Under 21 A Final Glen 1-17 1-8 Swatragh
• Under 18 A Final Kilrea 2-11 0-10 Dungiven
• Under 16 A Final Magherafelt 6-8 2-10 Bellaghy
• Under 14 A Final Bellaghy 3-6 2-6 Magherafelt
• Under 13 A Final Bellaghy 6-6 1-12 Lavey
• Intermediate Final Castledawson 0-15 1-11 Steelstown

• Bellaghy finished 12th with 11 points
• Magherafelt finished 1st with 24 points
• Claudy finished 15th with 7 points
• Newbridge finished 16th with 5 points (relegated)
• Glenullin finished 1st in Division 2 (promoted)
• Foreglen finished 2nd in Division 2

• Senior Manager John Rafferty, Odhran O'Kane
• Minor Management Gavin Diamond, Ciaran McNally, Danny Quinn, Kyle Gribben & JJ Smith
• U16 Management Francis Glackin, Colm McElwee & Liam Lee
• U14 and U13 Management Paul Diamond, Aaron Cassidy
• Match Info Source derrygaa.ie

• All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1)
  • 1971-1972
• All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Sevens Championship (2)
  • 1986, 2002
• Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (4)
  • 1968, 1971, 1994, 2000
• Derry Senior Football Championship (21)
  • 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
• Derry Senior Football League (7)
  • 1947, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
• Derry Intermediate Football Championship (1)
  • 1990
• Derry Junior Football Championship (1)
  • 1962 (won by Bellaghy II)
• Graham Cup (2)
  • 2000, 2004
• Sean Larkin Cup (4)
  • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2018
• Thirds Championship (1)
  • 2007

• Ulster Minor Club Football Championship 3
  • 1991, 1994, 2018
• Derry Minor Football Championship 10
  • 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1991, 1994, 2018
• Derry Minor Football League: 3
  • 1993, 1994, 2015
• Derry Minor B Football League: 1
  • 2008

• Derry Under-16 Football Championship: 4
  • 1960, 1981, 1990, 2003
• South Derry Under-16 Football Championship: 4
  • 1960, 1981, 1990, 2003
• South Derry Under-16 Football League: 1
  • 1988
• Derry Under-16 Football Shield: 1
  • 2008

• Ulster Óg Sport Under-15 Football: 2
  • 19xx, 2018

• Derry Féile na nÓg: 4
  • 1998, 2001, 2010, 2013
• Derry Under-14 Football Championship: 6
  • 1998, 2001, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
• South Derry Under-14 Football Championship: 3
  • 1995,1998, 2001
• South Derry Under-14 Football Leagues: 5
  • 1979, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2013
• South Derry 'B' Under-14 Football Championship: 2
  • 2005, 2010
• South Derry 'B' Under-14 Football League: 2
  • 2005, 2010

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.