Derry Intermediate Football Championship

The Derry Intermediate Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the M&L Contracts Derry Intermediate Football Championship) is an annual competition between the intermediate (second tier) Gaelic football clubs in Derry GAA. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.

For the Senior Championship, see Derry Senior Football Championship.
Derry Intermediate Football Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmheánach Peile Dhoire
Founded1971
TrophySheridan, Bateson and Lee Cup[1]
Most titlesCraigbane (7 titles)
SponsorsM&L Contracts

The trophy is named after John Bateson (aged 19), James Sheridan (20) and Martin Lee (18), all members of the South Derry Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died in an explosion in Magherafelt on 18 December 1971.[2] All three men came from Ballymaguigan and played for the St Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan.

Format

The competition traditionally took the structure of an open-draw knock-out.

In 2007 and 2008, the championship was altered to include a round robin, group structure with the 16 teams divided into four groups. Each club in a group played each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the competition took the format of a knock-out.

The format was changed once again for the 2009 Championship.[3] The Derry Competitions Control Committee accepted a proposal to scrap the group stage and introduce a "backdoor" system.[3] The 16 clubs play in the first round. In the second round the eight first round winners are drawn against each other, with the four winners going into bowl A for the quarter-finals.[3] The eight first round losers are also drawn against each other and the four winners advance to the quarter-finals (in bowl B).[3] Teams in bowl A are drawn out against teams from bowl B to make up the quarter-final draw.[3] Thereafter the competition is an open-draw knock-out.[3]

Finals by year
Year Winner[4] Opponent
2019 Foreglen 0-15 Claudy 0-09
2018 Banagher 1-12 Ballymaguigan 1-08
2017 Newbridge 1-09 Faughanvale 1-04
2016 Castledawson 0-15 Steelstown 1-11
2015 Greenlough
2014
2013 Foreglen 3-09 Glen Maghera 1-11
2012 Swatragh Foreglen
2011 Craigbane 0-09 Swatragh 0-08
2010 Castledawson 0-11 Steelstown 0-10
2009 Ballymaguigan 2-08 Greenlough 0-12
2008 Greenlough 1-10 Ballymaguigan 0-09
2007 Newbridge Foreglen
2006 Eoghan Rua Foreglen
2005 Claudy Eoghan Rua
2004 Foreglen*
2003 Ballymaguigan 0-13 Desertmartin 0-12
2002 Newbridge
2001 Ballymaguigan 1-12 Moneymore 0-06
2000 Craigbane
1999 Faughanvale
1998 Faughanvale
1997 Craigbane Claudy
1996 Faughanvale Craigbane
1995 Craigbane Banagher
1994 An Lúb
1993 Ballymaguigan 0-09 Dungiven 1-05
1992 Craigbane
1991 Drumsurn
1990 Bellaghy
1989 Limavady Faughanvale
1988 Slaughtmanus
1987 Craigbane Claudy
1986 Craigbane An Lúb
1985 Foreglen
1984 Moneymore Drum
1983 Glen Drum
1982 Slaughtneil
1981 Faughanvale
1980 Glen Drumsurn
1979 Swatragh
1978 Faughanvale
1977 Glenullin Desertmartin
1976 Greenlough Drum
1975 Kilrea
1974 Glack Drum
1973 Ballinascreen III
1972 Swatragh Dungiven
1971 Ballymaguigan 1-05 Greenlough 1-02
  • The 2004 final was not played, Foreglen were awarded the title.
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References
  1. "Latest Club News". Official St. Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan website. 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  2. Corry, Eoghan (1993). Oakboys - Derry's Football Dream Come True. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd. p. 5. ISBN 1-898142-10-6.
  3. "New championships format". The Irish News. 6 February 2009. p. 49.
  4. "Intermediate Football Archive - Championship Winners". Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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