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Derry GAA honours

Derry GAA honours contains details of the achievements of Derry inter-county teams in the Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. It also where possible, lists the Derry team for each winning final.

Contents

Senior

  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1
  • National Football League Championship: 6
  • Ulster Senior Football Championship: 7
  • Dr. McKenna Cup: 10
  • Dr. Lagan Cup: 6
  • Ulster Junior Football Championship: 7

    • Under 21

  • All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 2
  • Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 7

    • Minor

  • All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 4
  • Ulster Minor Football Championship: 14

    • School

  • All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship: 3
  • Ulster Vocational Schools Championship: ?

    • Footballer of the Year

    Two Derry players have been awarded the prestigious Texaco Footballer of the Year accolade. 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 McKeever
    1993: Henry Downey

    All Stars

    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 was known as Cú Chulainn awards. In 1971 these awards were formalised into the annual All Star Awards. Including Sean O'Connell's Cú Chulainn award in 1967, Derry have received 28 All Stars.

    1967: Sean O'Connell
    1973: Anthony McGurk
    1975: Peter Stevenson, Anthony McGurk, Gerry McElhinney
    1984: Dermot McNicholl
    1987: Tony Scullion, Brian McGilligan
    1992: Tony Scullion, Anthony Tohill, Enda Gormley
    1993: Tony Scullion, Johnny McGurk, Henry Downey, Gary Coleman, Anthony Tohill, Brian McGilligan, Enda Gormley
    1995: Tony Scullion, Anthony Tohill
    1996: Joe Brolly
    1997: Joe Brolly
    1998: Seán Marty Lockhart
    2000: Kieran McKeever, Anthony Tohill
    2004: Enda Muldoon
    2007: Kevin McCloy, Paddy Bradley

  • A. ^ Cú Chulainn Award

    • GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year

    Since 2006 the Gaelic Players Association have chosen their own team of the year.

    2007: Paddy Bradley

    International Rules representatives

    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 the table is incomplete.

    Senior

  • Nicky Rackard Cup: 1
  • All-Ireland 'B' Senior Hurling Championship: 1
  • Ulster Senior Hurling Championship: 4
  • All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: (2)
  • Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship: (1)
  • Ulster Junior Hurling Championship: (3/4?)

    • Under 21

  • Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 6

    • Minor

  • Ulster Minor Hurling Championship: 9

    • Senior

  • Ulster Senior Camogie Championships: 8
  • Ulster Junior Camogie Championships: 12

    • Minor

  • Ulster Minor Camogie Championships: 9

    • Notes:

  • The above list of honours may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
  • B. ^ The team listed for winning the 1954 Ulster Championship is actually the team that played Dublin in the 1954 All-Ireland final, it is likely the same or very similar to the team that beat Antrim in that year's Ulster final.
  • Source for the camogie team lineups:

    • All Stars

    The Camogie All Star Awards were first introduced in 2004 and Aisling Diamond of Bellaghy won became the first winner from Derry in 2007.

    2007: Aisling Diamond

    References

    Derry GAA honours Wikipedia
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