2008 Derry county football team season

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Derry
2008 season
ChairmanSéamus McCloy
Manager Paddy Crozier
National Football League Winners
Dr McKenna Cup Final
Ulster Championship Semi-final
All-Ireland Championship Qualifiers Round 1
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paddy Bradley (1-39)
All:
Paddy Bradley (3-71)
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The following is a summary of Derry county football team's 2008 season. Details of the 2008 Derry club competitions are also shown.

Contents

Dr McKenna Cup

Derry's Coilin Devlin (right) in action against Fermanagh in the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup Derry vs Fermanagh - McKenna Cup 2008.jpg
Derry's Coilin Devlin (right) in action against Fermanagh in the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup

Derry had a relatively successful 2008 Dr McKenna Cup, winning all three groups games and reaching the final, before losing to Down. Manager Paddy Crozier used the competition to try out young promising players, [1] such as Enda Lynn, who won the TG4 Man of the Match award against Armagh on his inter-county debut. [2] Paddy Bradley ended the competition as Derry's top scorer with 2-15.


Group games

Armagh 0-06 – 2-09 Derry
Brian Mallon 0-02, Stefan Forker 0-02 (0-02 frees), Gregory Loughran and Conor Clarke 0-01 each.Seán Leo McGoldrick 2-00, Enda Lynn 0-03 (0-01 free), Enda Muldoon 0-02 (0-02 frees), Cathal O'Kane 0-02, Coilin Devlin and Ciarán Mullan 0-01 each.
Davitt Park, Lurgan
Attendance: ?
Referee: Con McReynolds (Down)
Derry 1-15 – 2-08 St. Mary's University College
Paddy Bradley 1-05 (0-03 frees), Ciarán Mullan 0-03 (0-01 free), Rian Kealey 0-02, Michael McBride, Niall McCusker, Cathal O'Kane, Enda Lynna and Coilin Devlin 0-01 each.John Cunningham 1-00, Paul McAleer 1-00, Paul Carvill 0-04 (0-03 frees), Barry McGoldrick 0-02 (0-01 free), Gareth O'Neill 0-01, Michael Pollack 0-01 (0-01 free).
Shamrock Park, Ballinderry
Attendance: ?
Referee: Gregory Walsh (Antrim)
Derry 0-13 – 0-08 Fermanagh
Paddy Bradley 0-04 (0-03 frees), Raymond Wilkinson 0-03, Ciarán Mullan 0-02, Coilin Devlin 0-02 (0-02 frees), Rian Kealey and James Conway 0-01 each.Matthew Keenan 0-04 (0-04 frees), Ronan McCabe 0-01 (0-01 free), Martin McGrath, Ciaran Lennon, Mark Little 0-01 each.
Watty Graham Park, Glen
Attendance: ?
Referee: Robbie O'Donnell (Donegal)

Semi-final

Derry 2-12 – 1-10 Fermanagh
Coilin Devlin 1-01, Raymond Wilkinson 1-00, Paddy Bradley 0-04, James Conway 0-02, Cathal O'Kane, Michael McBride, Seán Leo McGoldrick, Enda Lynn and Fergal Doherty 0-01 each.Shaun Doherty 1-02, Matthew Keenan 0-03 (0-03 frees), Mark Little 0-02 (0-01 free), Eamon Maguire, Damian Kelly and Ryan Keenan 0-01 each.
Healy Park, Omagh
Attendance: ?
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone)

Final

Down 1-12 – 1-06 Derry
D Hughes 0-04, C Gribben 1-00, J Clarke 0-03, L Doyle 0-01 (0-01 free), J Fegan 0-01 (0-01 free), J Lynch, K McKernan and R Sexton 0-01 each. Paddy Bradley 1-02 (0-01 free), Eoin Bradley 0-02, Rian Kealey 0-01, Enda Muldoon 0-01 (0-01 free).
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 5,325 [3]
Referee: Michael Hughes (Tyrone)

National Football League

Derry won the 2008 National League, their first League success since 1999/2000 and sixth in total. They finished top of the group stage standings and along with Kerry qualified for the final, played in Parnell Park. Derry defeated Kerry on a scoreline of 2-13 to 2-09, with Fergal Doherty grabbing the man of the match award. [4] [5] As in the McKenna Cup, Paddy Bradley ended the competition as Derry's top scorer with 1-39 (42). Indeed, this was third overall in Division 1, behind Kerry's Bryan Sheehan (1-41 (44)) and Galway's Michael Meehan (4-31 (43)).


Group games

Derry 2-09 – 1-09 Mayo
Paddy Bradley 0-05 (0-04 frees), Mark Lynch 1-01, Coilin Devlin 1-00, Ciarán Mullan 0-02 (0-01 free), Enda Muldoon 0-01.Conor Mortimer 1-02 (0-01 free), Andy Moran 0-02, Alan Dillon 0-02 (0-02 frees), Austin O'Malley, Mickey Mullins and C Barrett 0-01 each.
Celtic Park, Derry
Attendance: ?
Referee: John Bannon (Longford)
Laois 1-09 – 2-12 Derry
Billy Sheehan 1-01, Michael Tierney 0-03 (0-02 frees), Colm Parkinson 0-02, Pauric Clancy, Ross Munnelly and John O'Loughlin 0-01 each. Mark Lynch 1-02, Paddy Bradley 1-01 (0-01 free), Ciarán Mullan 0-04 (0-02 frees), Barry McGoldrick 0-02, Enda Muldoon, Coilin Devlin and James Conway 0-01 each.
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: ?
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Kerry 0-10 – 0-09 Derry
Bryan Sheehan 0-06 (0-03 frees, 0-01 ‘45’), Darren O'Sullivan, Sean O'Sullivan, Kieran Donaghy and Paul O'Connor 0-01 each. Paddy Bradley 0-05 (0-01 free), Enda Muldoon 0-02 (0-01 free, 0-01 ‘45’), James Conway and Liam Hinphey 0-01 each.
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
Attendance: ?
Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)
Derry 1-16 – 0-08 Kildare
Paddy Bradley 0-09 (0-05 frees), Mark Lynch 1-00, Conleith Gilligan 0-02, Barry McGoldrick 0-01 (0-01 free), Liam Hinphey, James Conway, Enda Muldoon and Ciarán Mullan 0-01 each.John Doyle 0-04 (0-04 frees), J Kavanagh 0-02, M Conway 0-01 (0-01 '45'), M O'Flaherty 0-01.
Celtic Park, Derry
Attendance: ?
Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)
Galway 3-09 – 0-13 Derry
Michael Meehan 1-03 (1-00 pen, 0-02 frees), Matthew Clancy 1-02, Padraic Joyce 1-01, Niall Coleman, Joe Bergin, Fiachra Breathneach 0-01 each. Conleith Gilligan 0-03 (0-02 frees), Enda Muldoon 0-02, James Conway 0-02, Mark Lynch 0-02, Eoin Bradley 0-02, Gerard O'Kane and Joe Diver 0-01 each.
Pearse Stadium, Salthill
Attendance: ?
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Derry 0-14 – 0-10 Tyrone
Paddy Bradley 0-07 (0-02 frees), Conleith Gilligan 0-03 (0-02 frees), James Conway, Mark Lynch, Barry McGoldrick, Eoin Bradley 0-01 each. Tommy McGuigan 0-03 (0-02 frees), Colm McCullagh 0-02 (0-01 free), Sean Cavanagh 0-01 (0-01 free), Phillip Jordan, Colin Holmes, Raymond Mulgrew and Niall Gormley 0-01 each.
Celtic Park, Derry
Attendance: ≈8,000 [6]
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Donegal 0-10 – 0-15 Derry
Colm McFadden 0-05 (0-03 frees), Michael Hegarty 0-01 (0-01 free), Michael Doherty 0-01 (0-01 penalty), Leon Thompson, Frank McGlynn and Christy Toye 0-01 each. Paddy Bradley 0-06 (0-03 frees), Conleith Gilligan 0-03 (0-02 frees), Enda Muldoon 0-01 (0-01 free), Michael McIver, Fergal Doherty, James Conway, Mark Lynch, Eoin Bradley 0-01 each.
O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
Attendance: ?
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)

Final

Derry 2-13 – 2-09 Kerry
Paddy Bradley 0-06 (0-02 frees, 0-01 sideline), Conleith Gilligan 1-01 (0-01 free), Fergal Doherty 1-00, Eoin Bradley 0-02, Enda Muldoon, Niall McCusker, Paul Murphy and Michael McIver 0-01 each. Darren O'Sullivan 1-02, Mike Frank Russell 0-04 (0-04 frees), Donnacha Walsh 1-00, Aidan O'Mahony, Eoin Brosnan and Tomás Ó Sé 0-01 each.
Parnell Park, Dublin
Attendance: ?
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Championship

Derry Championship line-ups:

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Donegal 1-12 – 1-14 Derry
Colm McFadden 0-06 (0-03 frees), Michael Murphy 1-01 (1-00 penalty), Rory Kavanagh 0-02, Barry Monaghan, Kevin Cassidy and David Walsh 0-01 each. Paddy Bradley 0-10 (0-07 frees), Eoin Bradley 1-01, Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (0-02 frees), Enda Muldoon 0-01.
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
Attendance: 17,237 [8]
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Fermanagh 1-11 – 1-09 Derry
Ryan Keenan 0-04 (0-03 frees), Barry Owens 1-00, Eamon Maguire 0-02, Ciaran McElroy, D Kelly, Liam McBarron, Mark Little and Martin McGrath 0-01 each. Eoin Bradley 1-01, Paddy Bradley 0-03 (0-01 free), Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (0-01 free, 0-01 45), Raymond Wilkinson 0-02, Michael McIver 0-01.
Healy Park, Omagh
Attendance: 14,173 [9]
Referee: Syl Doyle (Wexford)

Qualifiers

Monaghan 1-13 – 1-12 Derry
Tomás Freeman 0-05 (0-02 frees), Dick Clerkin 1-00, Ciaran Hanratty 0-03, Stephen Gollogly 0-02, Conor McManus, Rory Woods and Shane Smith 0-01 each. Paddy Bradley 0-04 (0-02 frees), Eoin Bradley 1-01, Mark Lynch 0-02, Enda Muldoon, Coilin Devlin, Fergal Doherty, Joe O'Kane and Christopher McKaigue 0-01 each.
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: ?
Referee: David Goldrick (Meath)

Squad statistics

Pos.NameClubChampionshipNational LeagueDr. McKenna CupTotal
AppsScoresAppsScoresAppsScoresAppsScores
Goalkeepers
GK John Deighan Limavady 20304090
GK Barry Gillis Magherafelt 10501070
GK Shane McGuckin An Lúb 00----00
Backs
BK Kevin McGuckin Ballinderry 208040140
BKJoe Keenan Magherafelt 001(3)0405(3)0
BK Mickey McBride Ballinascreen 105050-02110-02
BK Niall McCusker Ballinderry 304(1)0-0130-0110(1)0-02
BK Francis McEldowney Slaughtneil 207050140
BK Kevin McCloy Lavey 304(3)00(2)07(5)0
BKPaul O'Hea Steelstown 000(1)0101(1)0
BKRyan Dillon Swatragh 0010--10
BK Michael McIver Ballinderry 20-017(1)0-02--9(1)0-03
BK Paul Cartin Banagher 0(2)000000(2)0
BK Seán Marty Lockhart Banagher 000(1)0000(1)0
BK Michael McGoldrick Bellaghy 0(1)000000(1)0
BK Liam Hinphey Dungiven 1080-023(2)012(2)0-02
BKRyan McElhone Newbridge 00000000
BK Gerard O'Kane Glenullin 303(1)0-01006(1)0-01
BK Joe O'Kane An Lúb 10-01----10-01
BK Christopher McKaigue Slaughtneil 0(1)0-01----0(1)0-01
BK Dermot McBride Ballinascreen 00000(2)00(2)0
Midfielders
MF James Conway Ballinderry 1(2)070-0740-0312(2)0-10
MF Fergal Doherty Bellaghy 20-0171-012(1)0-0111(1)1-03
MF Joe Diver Bellaghy 2(1)01(3)0-01003(4)0-01
MF Patsy Bradley Slaughtneil 1(1)000001(1)0
Forwards
FW Enda Muldoon Ballinderry 30-0280-091(1)0-0312(1)0-14
FW Paddy Bradley Glenullin 30-1781-3942-15153-71
FW Eoin Bradley Glenullin 33-034(1)0-060(1)0-027(2)3-11
FW Mark Lynch Banagher 30-0283-07--113-09
FW Conleith Gilligan Ballinderry 2(1)0-046(1)1-12008(2)1-16
FW Paul Murphy Dungiven 2(1)01(5)0-010(2)03(8)0-01
FW Barry McGoldrick Eoghan Rua 0(1)080-04--8(1)0-04
FW Coilin Devlin Ballinderry 1(2)0-012(1)1-013(2)1-056(5)2-07
FWRaymond Wilkinson Ballinderry 1(1)0-020(2)03(1)1-034(4)1-05
FWCathal O'Kane Craigbane 000(3)050-045(3)0-04
FW Ciarán Mullan Drumsurn 004(2)0-073(1)0-067(3)0-13
FWEnda Lynn Greenlough 000(2)04(1)0-054(3)0-05
Players used in McKenna Cup and/or National League, but not in Championship panel
MFMichael Friel Swatragh 000(1)0101(1)0
FWSeán Leo McGoldrick Eoghan Rua 00004(1)2-014(1)2-01
BKEunan O'Kane Glenullin 00000000
BKNiall Holly Eoghan Rua 00002(1)02(1)0
MFAidan McElhone Castledawson 00005050
BKMark Craig Dungiven 00001(2)01(2)0
BKRian Kealey Dungiven 00003(1)0-043(1)0-04
FWEoghan Brown Bellaghy 00000(2)00(2)0
DFMichael O'Neill Bellaghy 00000000
DFBrian Óg McAlary Kilrea 00000000

As of Qualifiers Round 1 played 19 July 2008 against Monaghan

Notes:

Club scene

Other underage competitions

CompetitionWinner
Hughes/McElwee Cup Ballinderry
Carlin/Duffy Cup Banagher
Under 16 ‘A' Shield Bellaghy
Under 16 11 a-side Shield Ballymaguigan

Notes and references

  1. ↑ McCann, Chris (8 January 2008). "Crozier satisfied with opening day win". County Derry Post. p. 77.
  2. ↑ McCann, Chris (8 January 2008). "New faces impress as Derry make solid start". County Derry Post. p. 80.
  3. ↑ "Hughes inspires Down to Glory". Ulster GAA Council official website. January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report". RTÉ . Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  6. ↑ McCann, Chris (8 April 2008). "Bradley's sparkling seven-up sees of Tyrone". County Derry Post. pp. 94–95.
  7. ↑ O'Kane, Cahair (24 June 2008). "Oak Leaf's semi-final heartbreak continues". County Derry Post. pp. 86–87.
  8. ↑ "USFC: Bradley too hot for Donegal". Ulster GAA Council official website. June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  9. ↑ "USFC: Fermanagh through to Final". Ulster GAA Council official website. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  10. 1 2 McCann, Chris (17 June 2008). "Crozier looks to Loup for reinforcements". County Derry Post. p. 88.
  11. ↑ "USFC Semi-Final Derry v Fermanagh Team News". 19 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  12. ↑ "Derry trio being watched". The Irish News . 15 July 2008.

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