Derry club football competitions

The following are club Gaelic football competitions run by the Derry County Board.

The Derry Senior Football Championship is the most prestigious football competition in Derry. It has been running for over 100 years, and the winning team are awarded the Johnny McLaughlin Cup. The winners of the Derry Senior Championship qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Currently it is entered by the top 16 teams in Derry. Bellaghy have won the championship the most times, having won 21 titles since their first success in 1956.

The Derry Intermediate Football Championship is the second-tier Derry championship and is competed for by the Division 2 clubs. The trophy is named after John Bateson (19), James Sheridan (20) and Martin Lee (18), all members of the South Derry Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) who died whilst priming a bomb in Magherafelt on 18 December 1971. All three men came from Ballymaguigan and played for the St. Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan. The winners of the Derry Intermediate Championship qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship. Craigbane have won the championship the most times, having won 6 titles since their first success in 1986. The 2015 champions are Greenlough.

The Derry Junior Football Championship is competed for between the Junior (third tier) Derry clubs. It has been running for over 50 years. The winners of the Derry Junior Championship qualify to represent Derry in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. Currently it is entered by the six Junior teams in Derry. Drum have won the championship the most times, having won six titles since their first success in 1973. The current holders are Magilligan GAC

Draw and dates for 2008 Junior Championship

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