Derry Junior Football Championship

For the current Senior Championship, see Derry Senior Football Championship 2007.

Derry Junior Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Soísear Peile Dhoire
Founded	1950
Title holders	Seán Dolan's (1st title)
Most titles	Drum (6 titles)
Sponsors	Derry Credit Union

The Derry Junior Football Championship (Currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior (third tier) Derry clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship and in if they win that, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The current Derry Junior County Champions are Seán Dolan's who became champions with a win over Drum.

Top winners

	Team	Winner	Winning Years
1	Drum	6	1973, 1977, 1982, 1994, 1996, 2006
2	Glen	5	1959, 1964, 1966, 2004, 2005
3	Lissan	3	1998, 2007, 2008
3	Ballinascreen	3	1954, 1979, 1991
3	Greenlough	3	1953, 1965, 1986
3	Limavady	3	1985, 1999, 2003
7	Glack	2	1972, 1981
7	Swatragh	2	1955, 1961
7	Dungiven	2	1987, 1992
7	An Lúb	2	1984, 1989
7	Ardmore GAC	3	1980, 2000, 2010
7	Desertmartin	2	1950, 1968
7	Mullaghbuoy	2	1976, 1978
7	Ballymaguigan	2	1951, 1970
7	Sarsfields	2	1957, 1967
7	Magherafelt	2	1960, 1963
17	Doire Colmcille	1	1974
17	Ógra Colmcille	1	2001
17	Kilrea	1	1971
17	Ballerin	1	2002
17	Banagher	1	1952
17	Slaughtneil	1	1956
17	Castledawson	1	1958
17	Aghadowey	1	1969
17	Faughanvale	1	1975
17	Bellaghy	1	1962
17	Eoghan Rua	1	1997
17	Moneymore	1	1995
17	Claudy	1	1983
17	Magilligan	1	1988
17	Foreglen	1	1990
17	Ballinderry	1	1993
17	Seán Dolan's	1	2009

Roll of honour

Year	Winner[1]	Opponent
2010	Ardmore 2-07	Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh 1-08
2009	Seán Dolan's	Drum
2008	Lissan	Glack
2007	Lissan	Drum
2006	Drum	Lissan
2005	Glen Thirds	Steelstown
2004	Glen Thirds	Ógra Colmcille
2003	Limavady	Drumsurn
2002	Ballerin	Limavady
2001	Ógra Colmcille	Ardmore
2000	Ardmore	Eoghan Rua
1999	Limavady	Moneymore
1998	Lissan	Seán Dolan's
1997	Eoghan Rua	Lissan
1996	Drum
1995	Moneymore
1994	Drum	Eoghan Rua
1993	Ballinderry Thirds
1992	Dungiven Thirds
1991	Ballinascreen Thirds
1990	Foreglen	Lissan
1989	An Lúb
1988	Magilligan
1987	Dungiven	Lissan
1986	Greenlough
1985	Limavady	Glack
1984	An Lúb
1983	Claudy
1982	Drum
1981	Glack
1980	Ardmore
1979	Ballinascreen B
1978	Mullaghbuoy
1977	Drum
1976	Mullaghbuoy	An Lúb
1975	Faughanvale
1974	Doire Colmcille
1973	Drum	Craigbane
1972	Glack
1971	Kilrea
1970	Ballymaguigan	Greenlough
1969	Aghadowey
1968	Desertmartin
1967	Sarsfields
1966	Glen	An Lúb
1965	Greenlough	Ógra Colmcille
1964	Glen	Ógra Colmcille
1963	Magherafelt
1962	Bellaghy II
1961	Swatragh
1960	Magherafelt	An Lúb
1959	Glen	St. John's Mullan
1958	Castledawson	An Lúb
1957	Sarsfields
1956	Slaughtneil
1955	Swatragh
1954	Ballinascreen
1953	Greenlough
1952	Banagher
1951	Ballymaguigan
1950	Desertmartin	Eoghan Rua

References

1. ^ "Junior Football Archive - Championship Winners". Official Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=127. Retrieved 5 March 2009.