Derry Minor Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2021 Derry Minor Football Championship | |
Irish | Craobh mionaoiseach Peile Dhoire |
Founded | 1946 |
Title holders | Magherafelt (5th Title) |
Most titles | Bellaghy (10 titles) |
The Derry Minor Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition between the top Derry GAA clubs. The winners qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Minor Club Football Championship.
Bellaghy have won the competition more than any other club with 10 titles. Glen are the only club to win 4 consecutive titles. [1] Bellaghy, Ballinascreen, Ballinderry and Slaughtneil all won 3 county titles in a row.
Magherafelt are the current champions, winning their 5th title beating Lavey 0–15 to 1–09 at Loup.
Team | Wins | Winning Years | |
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1 | Bellaghy | 10 | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1991, 1994, 2018 |
2 | Ballinascreen | 9 | 1958, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1978, 2005, 2017 |
Dungiven | 1956, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2009, 2021 | ||
4 | Ballinderry | 7 | 1989, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 |
5 | Magherafelt | 6 | 1959, 1972, 1992, 2010, 2021, 2023 |
6 | Glen | 5 | 1987, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Lavey | 1975, 1983, 1984, 2019, 2020 | ||
8 | Kilrea | 4 | 1970, 2004, 2007, 2016 |
Slaughtneil | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2015 | ||
Ballerin | 1947, 1965, 1974, 1977 | ||
11 | Glenullin | 3 | 1962, 1981, 1982 |
Banagher | 1952, 1969, 1976 | ||
13 | An Lub | 2 | 1993, 1995 |
Eire Óg | 1948, 1951 | ||
15 | Swatragh | 1 | 1988 |
Glack | 1971 | ||
Sarsfields | 1946 | ||
Notes: [2]
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