2018 Derry Senior Football Championship

2018 Derry Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County	Derry
Year	2018
Trophy	John McLaughlin Cup
Teams	16
Defending champions	Slaughtneil
Winners
Champions	Coleraine (2nd win)
Manager	Sean McGoldrick
Captain	Colm McGoldrick
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Lavey
Manager	John Brennan
Captain	Cailean O'Boyle
	← 2017 2019 →

Last updated October 31, 2023

The 2018 Derry Senior Football Championship was the 95th edition of Derry GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for the sixteen senior clubs in Derry Football League Division 1. The winners received the John McLaughlin Cup.

Slaughtneil were the defending champions, having won "4-in-a-row" by defeating Ballinascreen 4-12 to 1-11 in the final on 24 September 2017 in Celtic Park. They were beaten by 1-11 to 0-13 by Coleraine on 3 October 2018 in a quarter-final replay. This was their first defeat in the Derry senior championship since they lost to Lavey by 3-07 to 1-11 in a first round game on 16 August 2015. They subsequently progressed through the qualifier system to win the 2015 championship.

Competition format

Current format

The senior championship reverted to straight knock-out in 2016 and the format continues with some minor alterations. If the score is level at the end of the normal sixty minutes, the match is replayed. If the replay is also level at the end of normal time, two ten minutes halves are played each way. At the end (or close to the end) of each round, a random draw is held to determine the fixtures in the next round.

In Derry, relegation or promotion within the league system determines which championship a club competes in – Division 1 teams compete in the senior championship, Division 2 teams in the intermediate championship and Division 3 teams in the junior championship.

2018 was the last year for this league format as the adult football leagues in Derry were restructured to Division 1A - 12 teams, Division 1B - 12 teams and Division 2 - 14 teams (previously there were 16 teams in Division 1, 14 teams in Division 2 and 8 teams in Division 3) for the start of the 2019 season.^[1] Five teams were relegated from the 2018 Division 1 to the new 2019 Division 1B (see section 'Relegations and promotions in 2018' 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. Claudy, who finished 16th in 2018, were relegated to the 2019 intermediate football championship.

Previous Formats

A back-door format was used from 2009 to 2015. Four initial ‘round-robin’ groups of four teams with the top two teams in each group progressing to the four knockout quarter-finals were used in seasons 2007 and 2008.

Recent history of relegations and promotions

Relegations and promotions in 2018

Five teams were relegated from the old Division 1 in 2018 to the new Division 1B in 2019.

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

All the 2018 Division 1 teams except Claudy (who finished bottom) retained the right to play in the 2019 senior championship. Claudy's place was taken by Banagher, the winners of the 2018 Division 2.

Relegations and promotions in 2017

After Division 1 football ended on 6 August 2017, Swatragh were 15th in the table with eight points and Banagher were 16th with six points. Swatragh were initially penalised three league points for not fielding against Coleraine which would have meant that Swatragh were relegated. The three point penalty was subsequently overturned and Banagher were relegated.
Newbridge won Division 2 in 2017 and were promoted to Division 1 and the senior championship for 2018.

Relegations and promotions in 2016

Newbridge finished bottom (i.e. 16th) in Division 1 in 2016 and were relegated to Division 2.
Glenullin won Division 2 in 2016 and were promoted to Division 1 for 2017. They applied to compete in the 2016 senior championship and were allowed to do so.

Relegations and promotions in 2015

Foreglen finished in the bottom two in Division 1 in 2015 and were relegated to Division 2 following their loss to Glenullin in the Division 1 relegation playoff.
Glenullin finished in the bottom two in Division 1 in 2015 and were relegated to Division 2 following their loss to Claudy in the Division 1/Division 2 relegation/promotion playoff. Glenullin successfully applied to be allowed to play in the 2016 senior football championship.
Greenlough won Division 2 in 2015 and were promoted to Division 1 for 2016.
Claudy finished second in Division 2 in 2015 and were promoted to Division 1 following their victory over Glenullin in the Division 1/Division 2 relegation/promotion playoff.

Senior Championship Draw

The championship begins on Friday 7 September 2018. The draw for the first round was held on Tuesday 15 May 2018. Subsequent draws are held at the end (or very near the end) of every round. The bracket below can only be completed when the semi-final draw is announced.

First round		Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final 21 October 2018

Slaughtneil	0-10
Magherafelt	0-05	Slaughtneil	0-15(d) 0-13(r)
Coleraine	2-10	Coleraine	1-12(d) 1-11(r)
Glenullin	0-12			Coleraine	1-11
Ballinascreen	2-10			Ballinascreen	0-09
Bellaghy	0-14	Ballinascreen	0-13
Greenlough	3-14	Greenlough	1-09
Newbridge	0-09					Coleraine	1-12
The Loup	1-12					Lavey	0-12
Claudy	0-14	The Loup	1-08(d) 1-17(r)
Lavey	0-11	Lavey	2-05(d) 2-15(r)
Dungiven	0-06			Lavey	2-11
Ballinderry	1-10			Glen	1-06
Kilrea	0-08	Ballinderry	0-17
Glen	1-15	Glen	1-15
Swatragh	0-13

First round

7 September 2018 8:30 pm First round	Coleraine	2-10 - 0-12	Glenullin	Owenbeg Attendance: 751 Referee: H Tohill
	Colm McGoldrick (1-1), B Daly (1-0), N Holly (0-2), R Mooney (0-2), L McGoldrick (0-1), G McWilliams (0-1, 1f) M McTaggart (0-1)		D O'Kane (0-11, 10f), B Mullan (0-1)	Owenbeg Attendance: 751 Referee: H Tohill

8 September 2018 2:00 pm First round	The Loup	1-22 - 0-14	Claudy	Swatragh Referee: M Corrigan
	A O'Neill (1-7, 3f), Ciaran Devlin (0-3, 2f), Caolan Devlin (0-3, 2f), G Mallon (0-2), D McVey (0-2), B Doyle (0-2) T O'Brien (0-1), P Coney (0-1), P Young (0-1)		A Kerrigan (0-7, 3f), E McGahon (0-2), P Hargan (0-2), O Armstrong (0-2) B Carlin (0-1),	Swatragh Referee: M Corrigan

8 September 2018 6:00 pm First round	Glen	1-15 - 0-13	Swatragh	Owenbeg Referee: B Quinn
	E Bradley (0-6, 5f) E Mulholland (1-0), M Warnock (0-3, 2f), C McFaul (0-2), D Tallon (0-2), S O'Hara (0-2)		F Kearney (0-8, 7f), J Kearney (0-1), C McAtamney (0-1, 45), B Diamond (0-1), N McAtamney (0-1), F McGurk (0-1)	Owenbeg Referee: B Quinn

8 September 2018 7:30 pm First round	Ballinascreen	2-10 - 0-14	Bellaghy	Owenbeg Attendance: 3808 Referee: M McGeehan
	Benny Heron (2-2), S Mulgrew (0-6, 6f) Brendan Herron (0-1), C McWilliams (0-1)		F Donnelly (0-6, 5f), R McNally (0-3), D Cassidy (0-2), E Brown (0-2, 1f), L Spier (0-1)	Owenbeg Attendance: 3808 Referee: M McGeehan

9 September 2018 12:30 pm First round	Greenlough	3-14 - 0-09	Newbridge	Bellaghy Referee: R O'Donoghue
	E Lynn (1-9, 5f), M Bradley (1-0), C Diamond (1-0), B McCallion (0-2), J Kearney (0-1), S Bradley (0-1), N Bradley (0-1)		P McGrogan (0-4, 3f), K Sweeney (0-2), M O'Neill (0-1), O McGlone (0-1), J Diamond (0-1)	Bellaghy Referee: R O'Donoghue

9 September 2018 2:00 pm First round	Ballinderry	1-10 - 0-08	Kilrea	Bellaghy Referee: M McAleese
	C Gilligan (1-3, 1pen), R Bell (0-4, 3f), D McKinless (0-1), R Wilkinson (0-1). M McIver (0-1)		J Kielt (0-7, 4f), E Rogers (0-1)	Bellaghy Referee: M McAleese

9 September 2018 6:00 pm First round	Lavey	0-11 - 0-06	Dungiven	Owenbeg Referee: B Cassidy
	Cailean O'Boyle (0-3, 3f), N Toner (0-3), Ciaron O'Boyle (0-2, 2f), C Mulholland (0-1), S Downey (0-1), D Hughes (0-1)		D McGilligan (0-3, 3f), K Johnston (0-1), C Murphy (0-1), R Mullan (0-1)	Owenbeg Referee: B Cassidy

9 September 2018 7:30 pm First round	Slaughtneil	0-10 - 0-05	Magherafelt	Owenbeg Referee: D Harkin
	Shane McGuigan (0-5, 2f), B Cassidy (0-2), Sé McGuigan (0-1), C Bradley (0-1), B McEldowney (0-1)		S Heavron (0-4, 4f), J Young (0-1)	Owenbeg Referee: D Harkin

Quarter-finals

An altercation involving Greenlough players, management and a supporter occurred on the pitch in the aftermath of Greenlough's quarter-final defeat to Ballinascreen. Referee Damien Harkin and one of his umpires were allegedly assaulted.^[2]

22 September 2018 2.15pm Quarter-Final	Ballinascreen	0-13 - 1-09	Greenlough	Dungiven Referee: Damien Harkin (Slaughtmanus)
	S Mulgrew (0-7, 6f), Brendan Herron (0-2), Benny Heron (0-1) R Devlin (0-1), M McShane (0-1), C McWilliams (0-1)		E Lynn (0-4, 1 '45, 1f), N Bradley (1-0), N Loughlin (0-2, 2f), C Diamond (0-1), E McNally (0-1), S Bradley (0-1)	Dungiven Referee: Damien Harkin (Slaughtmanus)

22 September 2018 5.45pm Quarter-Final	Glen	1-15 - 0-17	Ballinderry	Owenbeg Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Daniel Mullan (Glenullin)
	E Bradley (0-6, 4f), D Tallon (1-2, 1f), M Warnock (0-4), C McFaul (0-1), C Convery (0-1)		C Gilligan (0-7, 4f), R Bell (0-4), D Lawn (0-1), D McKinless (0-1), R Wilkinson (0-1), Aaron Mullan (0-1)

23 September 2018 2pm Quarter-Final	Lavey	2-05 - 1-08	The Loup	Ballinascreen Referee: Mervyn McAleese (Drum)
	A McGurk (1-2, 2f), E McGill (1-1), H McGurk (0-1), N Toner (0-1, 1f)		B Doyle (1-1), A O'Neill (0-3, 2f), Caolan Devlin (0-2, 1f) Ciaran Devlin (0-1) C McVey (0-1)	Ballinascreen Referee: Mervyn McAleese (Drum)

23 September 2018 6:15pm Quarter-Final	Slaughtneil	0-15 - 1-12	Coleraine	Owenbeg Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy)
	C Bradley (0-5, 3f), Shane McGuigan (0-3), B Cassidy (0-2), P Cassidy (0-2), J McGuigan (0-2), C McKaigue (0-1)		L McGoldrick (1-1), G McWilliams (0-4, 3f), Colm McGoldrick (0-4, 3f), N Holly (0-2), R Carey (0-1)	Owenbeg Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy)

27 September 2018 8pm Quarter-Final Replay	Lavey	2-15 - 1-17	The Loup	Owenbeg Attendance: 1534 Referee: Mark McGeehan (Ballinderry)
	N Toner (2-4, 0-1p), K O'Neill (0-3), Ciaron O'Boyle (0-2, 2f), Cailean O'Boyle (0-2,2f), A McGurk (0-2), C Henry (0-1), C Murphy (0-1)		Caolan Devlin (0-7, 2f) A O'Neill (0-6, 5f), J Rocks (1-0), B Doyle (0-2), Ciaran Devlin (0-1), C McGinley (0-1)

3 October 2018 8pm Quarter-Final Replay	Slaughtneil	0-13 - 1-11	Coleraine	Owenbeg Attendance: 3263 Referee: Dan Mullan (Glenullin)
	B Cassidy (0-5), C Bradley (0-4, 2f 1 '45), Shane McGuigan (0-3, 1f), R Bradley (0-1)		Colm McGoldrick (1-5, 4f), L McGoldrick (0-2), Ciaran McGoldrick (0-2) N Holly (0-1), B Daly (0-1)	Owenbeg Attendance: 3263 Referee: Dan Mullan (Glenullin)

Semi-finals

7 October 2018 1pm Semi-Final	Lavey	2-11 - 1-06	Glen	Owenbeg Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy)
	N Toner (0-4), D Hughes (1-0), E McGill (1-0), Ciaron O'Boyle (0-3, 3f), A McGurk (0-2, 1f), K O'Neill (0-1), Cailean O'Boyle (0-1, 1f)		E Bradley (1-0), J Doherty (0-2), D Tallon (0-1, 1f), S O'Hara (0-1) C McFaul (0-1) M Warnock (0-1)	Owenbeg Referee: Barry Cassidy (Bellaghy)

7 October 2018 2.45pm Semi-Final	Coleraine	1-11 - 0-09	Ballinascreen	Owenbeg Attendance: 3785 Referee: Mervyn McAleese (Drum)
	N Holly (1-0), G McWilliams (0-3, 2f), R Mooney (0-3), Colm McGoldrick (0-2, 2f), Ciaran McGoldrick (0-1), B McGoldrick (0-1), C Mullan (0-1)		Benny Heron (0-3), S Mulgrew (0-2, 1f), M Bradley (0-1), P Bradley (0-1), S Woods (0-1), A Scullion (0-1)	Owenbeg Attendance: 3785 Referee: Mervyn McAleese (Drum)

Final

21 October 2018 3:30 pm Final	Coleraine	1-12 - 0-12	Lavey	Páirc na gCeilteach Attendance: 3700 Referee: Damien Harkin (Slaughtmanus) Man of the Match: Liam McGoldrick
	Colm McGoldrick (0-4, 4f), L McGoldrick (0-4, 2f), B Daly (1-0), G McWilliams (0-2, 1f), SL McGoldrick (0-1), Ciaran McGoldrick (0-1)	Report	Cailean O'Boyle (0-7, 6f), E McGill (0-1), A McGurk (0-1), N Toner (0-1), C Henry (0-1), L Murphy (0-1)

Top Scorers

Updated 21 October 2018*

Rank	Player	Club	Score	Total
1	Colm McGoldrick	Coleraine	2-16	22
2	Anthony O'Neill	Loup	1-16	19
2	Niall Toner	Lavey	2-13	19
4	Enda Lynn	Greenlough	1-13	16
5	Shane Mulgrew	Ballinascreen	0-15	15

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