2007 Derry Gaelic football season

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The following are the results and details of the Derry senior Gaelic football team's competitive games in 2007. Details of the 2007 Derry club competitions are also shown.

Derry GAA

The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for gaelic games in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The county board is also responsible for the Derry inter-county teams.

Gaelic football Irish team sport, form of football derived from traditional Irish ball games

Gaelic football, commonly referred to as football or Gaelic, is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) above the ground.

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Dr. McKenna Cup

Derry were drawn in Section B of the 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup alongside Cavan, Tyrone and Queens University Belfast. [1] Manager Paddy Crozier used the competition as a chance to give inter-county experience to some young promising players, alongside more experienced players. [1] Derry lost to Cavan and Tyrone, before defeating QUB in their final group game. [1]

2007 Dr. McKenna Cup

The 2007 Dr. McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA.

The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Cavan.

Tyrone GAA county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association

The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Tyrone GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone and for Tyrone inter-county teams.

Derry McKenna Cup line-ups:

Group games

7 January 2007 Derry – Cavan Celtic Park (Derry)
14 January 2007
2.00pm 		Derry – Tyrone Healy Park, Omagh
21 January 2007 Derry 1-10? – 0-10? Queens University Belfast (QUB) Celtic Park (Derry)
Referee: R. Doone (Antrim GAA)
Conleith Gilligan 0-03 (0-01 free)
Paul O'Hea 1-00
R. Wilkinson 0-02
Sean Leo McGoldrick 0-02
Ruairi Convery 0-01
more scorers? 		Gerard O'Kane 0-02
Charlie Vernon 0-02
Justin Crozier 0-01
Kevin McGourty 0-01
Eoin McCartan 0-01
C. O'Reilly 0-01
more scorers?

Section B final standings

PosTeamPldWDLFASDPts
1Tyrone33003-430-32206
2Cavan32011-401-3734
3Derry31021-311-42-92
4Queens University Belfast (QUB)30031-304-37-160
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Scores for; A = Scores against; SD = Score difference; Pts = Points.
2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a lost. The three section winners plus best runner up went through to the semi-finals (shaded in green).

National Football League

Derry competed in Division 1B of the 2007 Allianz National Football League.

National Football League (Ireland) annual Gaelic football competition between the senior county teams of Ireland plus London

The National Football League is an annual Gaelic football competition between the senior county teams of Ireland plus London. Sponsored by Allianz, it is officially known as the Allianz National Football League.

Group games

Date Home Team Score Away Team Score Venue Report
February 4, 2007 Galway 0-07 Derry 0-12 Pearse Stadium, Galway
February 11, 2007 Derry 1-09 Westmeath 3-10 Celtic Park, Derry
February 25, 2007 Kildare 0-10 Derry 0-07 St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge, County Kildare
March 11, 2007 Armagh 1-08 Derry 1-13 St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
March 25, 2007 Derry 1-11 Laois 1-11 Celtic Park, Derry
April 1, 2007 Down 0-09 Derry 0-12 St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
April 8, 2007 Derry 3-18 Louth 1-12 Celtic Park, Derry

Championship

Derry Championship line-ups:

Ulster Senior Football Championship

10 June 2007
3.30pm
Ulster quarter-final 		Antrim 0-10 – 1-13 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 17,500 [3]
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
CJ McGourty 0-04
Paddy Cunningham 0-04 (0-04 frees)
Michael McCann 0-01 (0-01 free)
Kevin Niblock 0-01 		RTÉ report Conleith Gilligan 0-05 (0-03 frees)
Enda Muldoon 0-04
Mark Lynch 1-01
James Conway 0-01
Barry McGoldrick 0-01
Joe Diver 0-01
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Club scene

Glenullin won the 2007 Derry Senior Football Championship, the club's first since 1985.

Glenullin GAC

John Mitchel's GAC Glenullin is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glenullin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA. They currently cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mullan, Seamus (22 January 2007). "Relief for Derry after first victory". The Irish News . p. 59.
  2. ↑ "Dr. McKenna Cup final standings". The Irish News . 22 January 2007. p. 64.
  3. 1 2 "Derry keep cool to progress". The Irish News . 11 June 2007. pp. 60–61.
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