Bellaghy GAC
Bellaghy Wolfe Tones Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: CLG Baile Eachaidh) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently competes in gaelic football and camogie.
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| Founded: | 1939 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Derry | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Tones | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Blue and White | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Páirc Seán de Brún Wolfe Tone Park | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°48′25.71″N 6°30′53.22″W | ||||||||||||
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Bellaghy have won 21 Derry Senior Football Championships, four Ulster Senior Club Football Championships and the 1971-72 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Bellaghy camogie club have won two Derry Senior Camogie Championships.
2020 Football Season
Public health measures (including a lockdown and social distancing) were introduced in March 2020 in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result the Derry GAA competitions were delayed and/or cancelled.
2020 Championship Football
Derry GAA pitches were closed between March 2020 and June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the Derry Competitions Control Committee restructured the championships. The senior championship began with the sixteen senior teams playing in four groups of four (in 2019 the championship format was straight knockout). All sixteen teams progressed to the first knockout round with the group winners playing the fourth-placed teams and the second-placed teams playing the third-placed teams. The quarter-finals were determined by an open draw designed to avoid any repeat of the earlier group matches (if possible) and the semi-finals by an open draw.
The remaining Derry championships were restructured to an initial group structure followed by a knockout phase.
| Championship Football – Bellaghy – 2020 | ||
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| Match Details | Bellaghy Score Difference | Date |
| Senior Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 1-12 1-12 The Loup Match played at Magherafelt Group A Round 1 | 0 | 1 August |
| Bellaghy 2-16 0-13 Foreglen Match played at Bellaghy Group A Round 2 | +9 | 9 August |
| Bellaghy 0-08 2-07 Newbridge Match played at Newbridge Group A Round 3 | -5 | 23 August |
| 1st The Loup 5 points, 2nd Newbridge 4 points, 3rd Bellaghy 3 points, 4th Foreglen 0 points | ||
| Bellaghy 0-09 1-12 Ballinascreen Match played at Celtic Park First Knockout Round | -6 | 5 September |
| Senior Reserve Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 1-11 1-13 The Loup Match played at Magherafelt Group A Round 1 | -2 | 1 August |
| Bellaghy v Foreglen Foreglen conceded Match scheduled for Bellaghy Group A Round 2 | -C- | 9 August |
| Bellaghy 3-16 0-03 Newbridge Match played at Newbridge Group A Round 3 | +22 | 23 August |
| 1st The Loup 6 points, 2nd Bellaghy 4 points, 3rd Newbridge 2 points, 4th Foreglen 0 points | ||
| Bellaghy 4-14 0-08 Kilrea First Knockout Round | +18 | 7 September |
| Bellaghy 6-15 4-05 Swatragh Quarter Final | +16 | 28 September |
| Bellaghy v Glen Abandoned due to COVID-19 Semi Final | -A- | 5 October |
| Under 21 Football Championship 15-a-side Jack Cassidy Cup | ||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Minor (Under 18) Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 2-11 0-09 Ballinascreen Match played at Ballinascreen Group A Round 1 | +8 | 27 July |
| Bellaghy 2-23 1-06 Swatragh Match played at Bellaghy Group A Round 2 | +20 | 3 August |
| Bellaghy 7-11 1-12 Greenlough Match played at Bellaghy Group A Round 3 | +17 | 10 August |
| 1st Bellaghy 6 points, 2nd Swatragh 4 points, 3rd Ballinascreen 2 points, 4th Greenlough 0 points | ||
| Bellahy v Limavady Limavady conceded Section 1A Round 4 | -C- | 24 August |
| Bellaghy 5-15 3-13 Dungiven Match played at Dungiven Section 1A Round 5 | +8 | 31 August |
| 1st Bellaghy, qualified for A Championship 2nd Dungiven, qualified for A Championship Limavady & Swatragh eliminated | ||
| Bellaghy 9-15 2-09 Steelstown U18A Quarter Final | +27 | 14 September |
| Bellaghy 1-09 2-13 Lavey U18A Semi Final | -7 | 21 September |
| Under 16 Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 3-11 0-10 Slaughtneil Match played at Slaughtneil Group C Round 1 | +10 | 6 August |
| Bellaghy 4-24 0-06 Kilrea Match played at Bellaghy Group C Round 2 | +30 | 13 August |
| Bellaghy 6-21 0-07 Greenlough Match played at Bellaghy Group C Round 3 | +32 | 20 August |
| 1st Bellaghy 6 points, 2nd Slaughtneil 4 points, 3rd Kilrea 1 point, 4th Kilrea 1 point | ||
| Bellaghy 5-27 3-03 Faughanvale Section 2A Round 4 | +30 | 27 August |
| Bellaghy 2-06 1-10 Dungiven Match played at Dungiven Section 2A Round 5 | -1 | 10 September |
| 1st Dungiven, qualified for A Championship 2nd Bellaghy, qualified for A Championship Faughanvale & Slaughtneil eliminated | ||
| Bellaghy 1-08 1-12 Glen U16A Quarter Final | -4 | 24 September |
| Féile Peile na nÓg A 25 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | ||
| Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Under 14 Football Championship 25 minutes each way | ||
| Bellaghy 7-13 3-02 Coleraine Match played at Coleraine Group C Round 1 | +23 | 4 August |
| Bellaghy 6-15 0-03 Swatragh Match played at Bellaghy Group C Round 2 | +30 | 11 August |
| Bellaghy 3-17 4-05 Kilrea Match played at Bellaghy Group C Round 3 | +9 | 18 August |
| Bellaghy 2-08 2-09 Magherafelt Match played at Bellaghy Group C Round 4 | -1 | 25 August |
| Bellaghy 4-10 1-06 The Loup Match played at The Loup Group C Round 5 | +13 | 8 September |
| 1st Magherafelt 10 points, 2nd Bellaghy 8 points, 3rd The Loup 6 points, 4th Coleraine 2 points, 5th Kilrea 1 point, 6th Swatragh 1 point | ||
| Bellaghy 1-09 4-07 Lavey U14A Quarter Final | -7 | 15 September |
| Under 13 A Football Championship 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | ||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Under 13 AB Football Championship 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Competition organised in a league format | ||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Football Finals
Fixtures marked with an asterisk (*) below were abandoned at the semi-final or final stage due to increased COVID-19 cases in early October 2020.
- Senior Championship Final Slaughtneil 0-11 1-04 Magherafelt
- Intermediate Championship Final Greenlough 1-12 1-08 Steelstown
- Junior Championship Final Craigbane v Desertmartin *
- Senior Reserve Final Glen/Bellaghy v Magherafelt/Lavey *
- Recreational Reserve Cup The Loup v Dungiven *
- Under 21 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Under 18 A Final Lavey 1-15 1-09 Magherafelt
- Under 16 A Final Lavey/Magherafelt v Dungiven *
- Féile na nÓg A Final Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Féile Peile na nÓg Div 1 Final Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Under 14 A Final Ballinascreen 3-12 1-09 Magherafelt
- Under 13 A Final Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Under 13 AB League Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Other Finals
- Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil 0-23 0-11 Kevin Lynch's
- Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Swatragh 2-13 2-08 Ballinascreen
- Junior Hurling Championship Final Lavey 2-13 0-16 Banagher
2020 Division 1A Senior League
In June 2020 it was decided to not play the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No relegation or promotion occurred.
The table below lists the planned fixtures though no league games were played.
| Division 1A Senior Football (12 Teams) – Bellaghy – 2020 | |||||
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| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy Score Difference |
Date | Round |
| Newbridge | --- | Bellaghy | --- | 5 April | 1 |
| Bellaghy | --- | Magherafelt | --- | 13 April | 2 |
| Lavey | --- | Bellaghy | --- | 18 April | 3 |
| Bellaghy | --- | Coleraine | --- | 26 April | 4 |
| The Loup | --- | Bellaghy | --- | 30 April | 5 |
| Bellaghy | --- | Ballinderry | --- | 9 May | 6 |
| Bellaghy | --- | Slaughtneil | --- | 24 May | 7 |
| Bellaghy | --- | Glen | --- | 31 May | 8 |
| Swatragh | --- | Bellaghy | --- | 7 June | 9 |
| Bellaghy | --- | Claudy | --- | 14 June | 10 |
| Ballinascreen | --- | Bellaghy | --- | 20 June | 11 |
2020 Sean Larkin Cup
| Sean Larkin Cup – Bellaghy – 2020 (knockout competition for South Derry teams) | ||
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| Match Details | Bellaghy Score Difference | Date |
| Bellaghy 1-06 0-16 Glen Quarter Final | -7 | 8 March |
2020 Miscellaneous
- Senior Management John McKeever, Kieran Glackin, Jo Jo Smith, Leo Meenan (Killyclogher)
- Minor Management Paul Diamond, Dermot O'Hagan, Francis Glackin, Seamus Scullion
- U16 Management John Quinn, Gerard Scullion, Danny Quinn, Eunan Cassidy
- U14 and U13 Management Enda Convery, Gareth Doherty, Manus Óg McShane, Paul McKenna, Noel O'Sullivan
2019 Football Season
2019 Championship Football
| Championship Football – Bellaghy – 2019 | ||
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| Match Details | Bellaghy Score Difference | Date |
| Senior Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 3-09 3-12 Banagher First Round | -3 | 7 September |
| Senior Reserve Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 3-15 0-12 Coleraine First Round | +12 | 9 September |
| Bellaghy 0-06 2-09 Slaughtneil Quarter Final | -9 | 23 September |
| Under 21 Football Championship 15-a-side Jack Cassidy Cup | ||
| Bellaghy 2-09 2-10 Ballinascreen First Round | -1 | 21 October |
| Minor (Under 18) A Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 0-09 1-11 Magherafelt Quarter Final | -5 | 16 September |
| Under 16 A Football Championship | ||
| Bellaghy 8-10 0-05 Steelstown Quarter Final | +29 | 2 October |
| Bellaghy 2-06 1-14 Lavey Semi Final | -5 | 18 October |
| Féile Peile na nÓg A 25 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | ||
| Bellaghy were eliminated at the group stage | – | – |
| Under 14 A Football Championship 25 minutes each way | ||
| Bellaghy 3-14 2-07 Lavey Quarter Final | +10 | 6 August |
| Bellaghy 0-04 6-10 Magherafelt Semi Final | -24 | 20 August |
| Under 13 A Football Championship 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | ||
| Bellaghy A were in a group with Ballinascreen, Ballinderry and Glen. They did not qualify for the semi-finals. | – | — |
| Under 13 AB Football Championship 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Competition organised in a league format | ||
| Bellaghy & Magherafelt 4/5 wins. Bellaghy top as they won the head-to-head. | – | — |
Football Finals
- Senior Championship Final Magherafelt 0-12 0-11 Glen
- Intermediate Championship Final Foreglen 0-15 0-09 Claudy
- Junior Championship Final Glack 1-14 1-06 Drum
- Senior Reserve Final Magherafelt 0-12 1-08 Slaughtneil
- Under 21 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Dungiven 0-07 0-06 Kilrea
- Under 18 A Final Lavey 0-15 1-07 Glen
- Under 16 A Final Magerafelt 4-05 1-11 Lavey
- Féile na nÓg A Final Dungiven 2-09 3-05 Magherafelt
- Féile Peile na nÓg Div 1 Final Kilmacud Crokes 6-02 3-02 South London
- Ulster Óg Sport Under 15 Final Lavey 3-09 1-05 Glenfin
- Under 14 A Final Magherafelt 1-05 0-05 Dungiven
- Under 13 A Final Magherafelt 3-03 1-08 Ballinascreen
- Under 13 AB League Bellaghy & Magherafelt 8pts, Bellaghy won head-to-head
Other Finals
- Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil 1-23 2-12 Kevin Lynch's
- Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Banagher 0-21 0-08 Swatragh
- Junior Hurling Championship Final Coleraine 0-16 1-09 Na Magha
2019 Division 1A Senior League
| Division 1A Senior Football (12 Teams) – Bellaghy – 2019 | |||||
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| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy Score Difference |
Date | Round |
| Bellaghy | 0-17 1-13 | Lavey | +1 | 7 April | 1 |
| Slaughtneil | 1-12 1-10 | Bellaghy | -2 | 13 April | 2 |
| Bellaghy | 2-09 2-11 | Ballinacreen | -2 | 17 April | 3 |
| Glen | 3-14 1-12 | Bellaghy | -8 | 28 April | 4 |
| 11 week break for regional cups and summer holidays | |||||
| Bellaghy | 2-11 1-13 | The Loup | +1 | 17 July | 5 |
| Ballinderry | 1-17 0-05 | Bellaghy | -15 | 21 July | 6 |
| Magherafelt | 1-13 5-16 | Bellaghy | +15 | 27 July | 7 |
| Bellaghy | 1-10 0-15 | Swatragh | -2 | 4 August | 8 |
| Coleraine | 1-09 0-13 | Bellaghy | +1 | 11 August | 9 |
| Bellaghy | 1-16 1-10 | Banagher | +6 | 16 August | 10 |
| Dungiven | 4-12 2-18 | Bellaghy | +0 | 24 August | 11 |
At the start of the 2019 season, the adult football leagues in Derry were restructured to Division 1A - 12 teams, Division 1B - 12 teams and Division 2 - 13 teams (Ógra Colmcille opted out in 2019). Previously there were 16 teams in Division 1, 14 teams in Division 2 and 8 teams in Division 3. In 2019 two teams were relegated from Division 1A and two teams were promoted from Division 1B. All twelve teams in Division 1A in 2019 and four teams from Division 1B in 2019 qualified to compete in the 2020 senior championship.
2019 Division 1A Summary
- Slaughtneil finished 1st with 20 points
- Glen finished 2nd with 19 points
- Bellaghy finished 7th with 11 points
- Dungiven finished 11th with 3 points and were relegated to the 2020 Division 1B
- Banagher finished 12th with 0 points and were relegated to the 2020 Division 1B
2019 Division 1B Summary
- Claudy finished 1st in Division 1B with 19 points. They were promoted to the 2020 Division 1A and competed in the 2020 senior championship.
- Newbridge finished 2nd in Division 1B with 17 points. They were promoted to the 2020 Division 1A and competed in the 2020 senior championship.
- Kilrea finished 3rd in Division 1B with 14 points and competed in the 2020 senior championship.
- Foreglen won the intermediate championship, defeating Claudy by 0-15 to 0-09. Foreglen took the place in the 2020 senior championship reserved for the 2019 intermediate champions (instead of Greenlough who finished 4th in Division 1B with 14 points).
2019 Other League Results
- Reserve League
Bellaghy Reserves finished 3rd with 15 points. - Recreational Reserve League
Bellaghy Thirds finished 4th with 15 points.
2019 Sean Larkin Cup
A summer break was introduced in the Derry adult football leagues in 2018 to facilitate the Derry county teams competing in the Ulster senior football championship, the Ulster under-20 football championship and the Christy Ring Hurling Cup. During the break clubs competed without their county players in one of the regional cups – teams from North Derry competed in the Dr. Kerlin Cup and teams from South Derry competed in the Sean Larkin Cup.
| The Sean Larkin Cup – Bellaghy – 2019 (competition for South Derry teams) | |||||
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| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy Score Difference |
Date | Round |
| Group B (5 teams) | |||||
| Bellaghy | 3-15 1-10 | Ballinderry | +11 | 10 May | 1 |
| Swatragh | 2-14 3-12 | Bellaghy | +1 | 18 May | 2 |
| Bellaghy | 1-10 4-11 | Magherafelt | -10 | 23 May | 3 |
| Bellaghy had no fixture in round 4 | 31 May | 4 | |||
| Bellaghy | 4-19 1-13 | Kilrea | +15 | 13 June | 5 |
| Semi-Final and Final | |||||
| Bellaghy | 1-12 2-15 | Glen | -6 | 20 June | SemiFinal |
| Glen | 1-12 1-11 | The Loup | – | 30 June | Final |
2019 Miscellaneous
- Senior Management Joe Cassidy
- Minor Management Liam Lee, Kieran Glackin, Jo Jo Smith, Danny Quinn, Michael McGoldrick
- U16 Management Francis Glackin, Karl Diamond, Fergal Doherty, Dermot O'Hagan, Seamus Scullion
- U14 and U13 Management John Quinn, Enda Convery, Gerard Scullion
2018 Football Season
2018 Championship Football
| Championship Football – Bellaghy | |
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| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football Championship | |
| Bellaghy 0-14 2-10 Ballinascreen First Round | 8 September |
| Senior Reserve Football Championship | |
| Bellaghy v Glenullin Glenullin conceded First Round | — |
| Bellaghy 0-09 0-07 Lavey Quarter Final | 24 September |
| Bellaghy 1-10 3-11 The Loup Semi Final | 8 October |
| Under 21 Football Championship 15-a-side Jack Cassidy Cup | |
| Bellaghy 2-12 0-15 Newbridge First Round | 16 October |
| Bellaghy 0-07 0-10 Swatragh Quarter Final | 19 October |
| Minor A Football Championship | |
| Bellaghy 1-19 3-07 Glen First Round | 3 September |
| Bellaghy 3-12 0-09 Ballinascreen Quarter Final | 17 September |
| Bellaghy 2-18 0-07 Dungiven Semi Final | 1 October |
| Bellaghy (10) 1-14 2-09 Lavey Final | 14 October |
| Bellaghy 1-18 1-04 Dunloy (Antrim) Ulster Preliminary Round (St. Pauls) | 9 December |
| Bellaghy[1] 1-17 1-04 Inniskeen (Monaghan) Ulster Quarter Final (St. Pauls) | 16 December |
| Bellaghy 0-16 3-06 St. Eunans, Letterkenny (Donegal) Ulster Semi Final (St. Pauls) | 26 December |
| Bellaghy[2] 6-11 0-08 Crossmaglen (Armagh) Ulster Final (St. Pauls) | 1 January 2019 |
| Under 16 A Football Championship | |
| Bellaghy 3-23 7-07 Dungiven Quarter Final | 13 September |
| Bellaghy 0-09 0-14 Magherafelt Semi Final | 27 September |
| Ulster Óg Sport U15 Football 7-a-side, Competition begins with a group stage | |
| Bellaghy 7-07 0-03 Carrickmore Ulster Final | 8 September |
| Féile Peile na nÓg A 25 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | |
| Bellaghy 0-10 4-07 Magherafelt Semi Final | 29 April |
| Under 14 A Football Championship 25 minutes each way | |
| Bellaghy given a bye Quarter Final | – |
| Bellaghy 6-08 3-11 Dungiven After Extra Time Semi Final | 14 August |
| Bellaghy 2-09 0-13 Magherafelt Final | 26 August |
| Under 13 A Football 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | |
| Bellaghy A were in a group with Ballinascreen, Dungiven and Steelstown. They did not qualify for the semi-finals. | — |
| Under 13 AB Football 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Competition begins with a group stage | |
| Bellaghy B were in a group with Ballinascreen, Dungiven and Steelstown. They did not qualify for the final. | — |
- Senior Final Coleraine (2) 1-12 0-12 Lavey
- Senior Reserve Final The Loup 2-11 0-16 Ballinderry
- Under 21 A Final Magherafelt 2-15 2-03 Faughanvale
- Under 18 A Final Bellaghy 1-14 2-09 Lavey
- Under 16 A Final Lavey 2-10 1-07 Magherafelt
- Féile na nÓg A Final Magherafelt 2-08 0-02 Lavey
- Féile Peile na nÓg Div 1 Final Magherafelt 0-04 0-03 Burren
- Under 14 A Final Bellaghy 2-09 0-13 Magherafelt
- Under 13 A Final Magherafelt 3-10 1-05 Dungiven
- Under 13 AB Final Lavey B 3-10 1-04 Dungiven B
- Intermediate Final Banagher 1-12 1-08 Ballymaguigan
- Junior Final Limavady 1-19 2-06 Moneymore
- Senior Hurling Final Slaughtneil 2-12 0-10 Banagher
- Intermediate Camogie Final Bellaghy 1-12 0-09 Banagher
2018 Division 1 Senior League
| Division 1 Senior Football (16 Teams) – Bellaghy – 2018 | |||||
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| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy Score Difference |
Date | Round |
| Bellaghy | 0-13 2-11 | The Loup | -4 | 4 April | 1 |
| Dungiven | 2-12 1-08 | Bellaghy | -7 | 9 April | 2 |
| Bellaghy | 3-07 2-08 | Kilrea | +2 | 15 April | 3 |
| Claudy | 0-10 0-14 | Bellaghy | +4 | 22 April | 4 |
| Bellaghy | 0-07 0-15 | Slaughtneil | -8 | 29 April | 5 |
| Ballinascreen | 1-11 1-14 | Bellaghy | +3 | 2 May | 6 |
| Bellaghy | 3-12 1-16 | Lavey | +2 | 6 May | 7 |
| Break for Division 1 League Cups and summer holidays | |||||
| Swatragh | 2-12 0-18 | Bellaghy | +0 | 24 August | 8 |
| Bellaghy | 3-07 5-16 | Glen | -15 | 22 July | 9 |
| Bellaghy | 1-14 1-09 | Newbridge | +5 | 25 July | 10 |
| Coleraine | 1-17 0-08 | Bellaghy | -12 | 29 July | 11 |
| Glenullin | 2-13 1-17 | Bellaghy | +1 | 5 August | 12 |
| Bellaghy | 0-11 2-11 | Magherafelt | -6 | 11 August | 13 |
| Bellaghy | 0-16 2-11 | Greenlough | -1 | 18 August | 14 |
| Ballinderry | 2-17 0-08 | Bellaghy | -15 | 26 August | 15 |
After the 2018 season, the adult football leagues in Derry were restructured to Division 1A - 12 teams, Division 1B - 12 teams and Division 2 - 13 teams (Ógra Colmcille opted out in 2019). Previously there were 16 teams in Division 1, 14 teams in Division 2 and 8 teams in Division 3.[3] Five teams were relegated from 2018 Division 1 to the new Division 1B (see 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 and winners of a relegation/promotion playoff against Newbridge. Claudy, who finished 16th in 2018, were relegated to the 2019 intermediate football championship.
Division 1 Summary
- Slaughtneil finished 1st with 28 points
- Bellaghy finished 9th with 13 points
- 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
Other League Results
- Bellaghy Reserves finished 8th with 16 points.
- Banagher finished 1st in Division 2 with 24 points having won 12 of their thirteen matches.
- Limavady finished 1st in Division 3 with 28 points having won all of their fourteen matches. They beat Ballerin (who finished eighth in Division 2) by 3-16 to 3-8 in a play-off match on 9 September 2018 to gain promotion to the new Division 1B in 2019. Ballerin were relegated to the new Division 2.
2018 Sean Larkin Cup
The Division 1 League Cups were initiated in 2018 to provide football for club players during the summer break in the Division 1 League and to facilitate the Derry county teams. Clubs competed in one of the two League Cups (also known as the Dr. Kerlin Cup and the Sean Larkin Cup, the former North and South Derry District Cups) without their county players who were part of the county panels competing in the Ulster senior football championship, the Ulster under-20 football championship and the Christy Ring Cup.
| Division 1 League Cup – Bellaghy – 2018 The Sean Larkin Cup | |||||
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| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy Score Difference |
Date | Round |
| League Stage | |||||
| Bellaghy | 1-08 1-17 | Ballinderry | -9 | 12 May | 1 |
| Greenlough | 0-09 2-15 | Bellaghy | +12 | 19 May | 2 |
| Bellaghy | 2-17 0-16 | Coleraine | +7 | 26 May | 3 |
| The Loup | 0-11 1-09 | Bellaghy | +1 | 31 May | 4 |
| Bellaghy | 1-15 0-11 | Dungiven | +7 | 8 June | 5 |
| Lavey | * | Bellaghy | * | – | 6 |
| Swatragh | 2-14 1-17 | Bellaghy | 0 | 22 June | 7 |
| Final | |||||
| Bellaghy | 2-14 1-14 | Ballinderry | +3 | 28 June | Final |
* Lavey withdrew from the competition.
2018 Miscellaneous
- Senior Management Joe Cassidy, Odhran O'Kane
- Minor Management Damien Cassidy, Liam Lee, Kieran Glackin, Jo Jo Smith
- U16 Management Paul Diamond, Francis Glackin, Aaron Cassidy
- U14 and U13 Management Eunan Cassidy, John Quinn, Dermot O'Hagan
- Strength and Conditioning Mattie Brady (Ardboe)
2017 Football Season
2017 Championship Football
| Championship Football - Bellaghy | |
|---|---|
| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football | |
| Bellaghy 2-8 2-15 Ballinascreen First Round | 12 August |
| Senior Reserve Football | |
| Bellaghy 1-15 2-13 Ballinderry First Round | 14 August |
| Under 21 Football 15-a-side Jack Cassidy Cup | |
| Bellaghy did not enter a team Jack Cassidy Cup | — |
| Minor A Football | |
| Bellaghy 1-12 2-00 Loup Quarter Final | 1 October |
| Bellaghy 0-08 0-05 Magherafelt Semi Final | 8 October |
| Bellaghy 0-09 0-11 Ballinascreen Final | 14 October |
| Under 16 A Football | |
| Bellaghy 4-13 3-10 Ballinascreen Quarter Final | 10 August |
| Bellaghy 3-10 3-13 Magherafelt Semi Final | 24 August |
| Under 14 A Football 25 minutes each way | |
| Bellaghy 13-13 1-04 Glenullin Quarter Final | 25 July |
| Bellaghy 8-10 0-06 Desertmartin Semi Final | 1 August |
| Bellaghy 2-13 1-10 Magherafelt Final | 20 August |
| Under 13 A Football 13-a-side, 20 minutes each way Begins with a group stage | |
| Bellaghy 1-07 2-14 Lavey Final | 3 October |
- Senior Final Slaughtneil 4-12 1-11 Ballinascreen
- Senior Reserve Final Ballinderry 3-17 0-12 Kilrea
- Under 21 A Final Lavey 2-11 2-10 Faughanvale
- Under 18 A Final Ballinascreen 0-11 0-09 Bellaghy
- Under 16 A Final Lavey 1-15 1-10 Magherafelt
- Under 14 A Final Bellaghy 2-13 1-10 Magherafelt
- Under 13 A Final Lavey 2-14 1-07 Bellaghy
- Intermediate Final Newbridge 1-09 1-04 Faughanvale
- Junior Final Doire Trasna 2-11 0-09 Limavady
- Senior Hurling Final Slaughtneil 2-18 0-14 Banagher
2017 Division 1 Senior League
| Division 1 Senior Football - Bellaghy - 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy Score Difference |
Date | Round |
| Lavey | 3-07 0-07 | Bellaghy | -9 | 9 April | 1 |
| Kilrea | 0-14 0-15 | Bellaghy | +1 | 15 April | 2 |
| Bellaghy | 0-10 2-11 | Glenullin | -7 | 23 April | 3 |
| Bellaghy | 1-11 1-07 | Dungiven | +4 | 30 April | 4 |
| Magherafelt | 3-11 0-11 | Bellaghy | -9 | 7 May | 5 |
| Bellaghy | 1-08 1-09 | Ballinderry | -1 | 13 May | 6 |
| Bellaghy | 1-13 2-10 | Loup | 0 | 20 May | 7 |
| Bellaghy | 1-15 3-16 | Coleraine | -7 | 2 June | 8 |
| Bellaghy | 2-14 1-11 | Swatragh | +6 | 11 June | 9 |
| Glen | 1-16 1-12 | Bellaghy | -4 | 26 July | 10 |
| Slaughtneil | 3-16 2-08 | Bellaghy | -11 | 28 June | 11 |
| Bellaghy | 3-07 2-14 | Ballinascreen | -4 | 5 July | 12 |
| Greenlough | 0-10 0-12 | Bellaghy | +2 | 23 July | 13 |
| Banagher | 1-13 0-13 | Bellaghy | -3 | 30 July | 14 |
| Bellaghy | 4-19 3-06 | Claudy | +16 | 6 August | 15 |
- Bellaghy finished 11th with 11 points
- Coleraine finished 1st with 26 points
- Banagher finished 16th with 6 points and were relegated. Swatragh were initially penalised 3 league points for conceding against Coleraine. Swatragh had earned 8 points and the loss of 3 points would have meant that they were relegated instead of Banagher. The 3 point penalty was subsequently overturned.
- Newbridge finished 1st in Division 2 with 23 points (promoted)
- Bellaghy Reserves finished 1st with 24 points
2017 Miscellaneous
- Senior Management Joe Cassidy, Odhran O'Kane
- Minor Management Danny Quinn, Jo Jo Smith
- U16 Management Liam Lee, Francis Glackin, Kieran Glackin, Colm McElwee
- U14 and U13 Management Paul Diamond, Aaron Cassidy, Eunan Cassidy
2016 Football Season
2016 Championship Football
| Championship Football - Bellaghy | |
|---|---|
| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football | |
| Bellaghy 0-12 1-12 Ballinderry First Round | 21 August |
| Senior Reserve Football | |
| Bellaghy 3-19 3-08 Lavey First Round | 29 August |
| Bellaghy 1-08 3-05 Magherafelt Quarter Final | 13 September |
| Under 21 Football 15-a-side Jack Cassidy Cup | |
| Bellaghy 6-19 0-06 Magherafelt Jack Cassidy Cup First Round | 29 September |
| Bellaghy 1-09 3-14 Lavey Jack Cassidy Cup Quarter Final | 27 October |
| Minor A Football | |
| Bellaghy 1-08 0-14 Dungiven First Round | 15 August |
| Under 16 A Football | |
| Bellaghy 4-16 2-06 Newbridge First Round | 4 August |
| Bellaghy 3-11 2-06 Steelstown Quarter Final | 11 August |
| Bellaghy 3-17 0-12 Glen Semi Final | 25 August |
| Bellaghy 2-10 6-08 Magherafelt Final | 9 September |
| Under 14 A Football 25 minutes each half | |
| Bellaghy 7-16 3-06 Dungiven Quarter Final | 16 August |
| Bellaghy 3-07 2-08 Lavey Semi Final | 30 August |
| Bellaghy 3-06 2-06 Magherafelt Final | 17 September |
| Under 13 A Football 13-a-side, 20 minutes each half | |
| Bellaghy 2-11 1-07 Magherafelt Semi Final | 21 October |
| Bellaghy 6-06 1-12 Lavey Final | 25 October |
- Senior Final Slaughtneil 2-11 0-6 Loup
- Senior Reserve Final Slaughtneil 4-11 2-8 Dungiven
- Under 21 A Final Glen 1-17 1-8 Swatragh
- Under 18 A Final Kilrea 2-11 0-10 Dungiven
- Under 16 A Final Magherafelt 6-8 2-10 Bellaghy
- Under 14 A Final Bellaghy 3-6 2-6 Magherafelt
- Under 13 A Final Bellaghy 6-6 1-12 Lavey
- Intermediate Final Castledawson 0-15 1-11 Steelstown
2016 Division 1 Senior League
| Division 1 Senior Football - Bellaghy - 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Team |
Result | Away Team |
Bellaghy League Points |
Date | Round |
| Bellaghy | 0-15 1-11 | Banagher | 2 | 7 April | 1 |
| Bellaghy | 1-06 2-12 | Coleraine | 0 | 17 April | 2 |
| Bellaghy | 1-13 1-13 | Glen | 1 | 23 April | 3 |
| Loup | 5-10 0-10 | Bellaghy | 0 | 6 May | 4 |
| Bellaghy | 1-17 2-10 | Slaughtneil | 2 | 15 May | 5 |
| Swatragh | 3-09 2-10 | Bellaghy | 0 | 22 June | 6 |
| Claudy | 0-11 0-15 | Bellaghy | 2 | 29 May | 7 |
| Bellaghy | 1-10 3-11 | Magherafelt | 0 | 5 June | 8 |
| Dungiven | 0-08 2-09 | Bellaghy | 2 | 12 June | 9 |
| Bellaghy | 0-10 0-13 | Ballinderry | 0 | 26 June | 10 |
| Lavey | 1-10 1-09 | Bellaghy | 0 | 3 July | 11 |
| Bellaghy | 2-18 0-16 | Kilrea | 2 | 8 July | 12 |
| Ballinascreen | 3-11 0-07 | Bellaghy | 0 | 24 July | 13 |
| Bellaghy | 1-10 3-12 | Greenlough | 0 | 31 July | 14 |
| Newbridge | 1-19 4-07 | Bellaghy | 0 | 7 August | 15 |
- Bellaghy finished 12th with 11 points
- Magherafelt finished 1st with 24 points
- Claudy finished 15th with 7 points
- Newbridge finished 16th with 5 points (relegated)
- Glenullin finished 1st in Division 2 (promoted)
- Foreglen finished 2nd in Division 2
2016 Miscellaneous
- Senior Manager John Rafferty, Odhran O'Kane
- Minor Management Gavin Diamond, Ciaran McNally, Danny Quinn, Kyle Gribben & JJ Smith
- U16 Management Francis Glackin, Colm McElwee & Liam Lee
- U14 and U13 Management Paul Diamond, Aaron Cassidy
- Match Info Source derrygaa.ie
2015 Football Season
2015 Championship Football
| Championship Football - Bellaghy | |
|---|---|
| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football | |
| Bellaghy 2-14 1-10 Glen Round 1 | 16 August |
| Bellaghy 3-10 0-12 Coleraine Round 2 Winners Section | 30 August |
| Bellaghy 0-10 0-9 Loup Quarter-Final | 21 September |
| Bellaghy 1-6 2-16 Slaughtneil Semi-Final | 27 September |
- Senior Final Slaughtneil 1-7 0-9 Coleraine, 4 October
Football Titles
Senior Football
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1)
- 1971-1972
- All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Sevens Championship (2)
- 1986, 2002
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship (4)
- 1968, 1971, 1994, 2000
- Derry Senior Football Championship (21)
- 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
- Derry Senior Football League (7)
- 1947, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
- Derry Intermediate Football Championship (1)
- 1990
- Derry Junior Football Championship (1)
- 1962 (won by Bellaghy II)
- Graham Cup (2)
- 2000, 2004
- Sean Larkin Cup (4)
- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2018
- Thirds Championship (1)
- 2007
Minor Football
- Ulster Minor Club Football Championship 3
- 1991, 1994, 2018
- Derry Minor Football Championship 10
- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1991, 1994, 2018
- Derry Minor Football League: 3
- 1993, 1994, 2015
- Derry Minor B Football League: 1
- 2008
Under 16 Football
- Derry Under-16 Football Championship: 4
- 1960, 1981, 1990, 2003
- South Derry Under-16 Football Championship: 4
- 1960, 1981, 1990, 2003
- South Derry Under-16 Football League: 1
- 1988
- Derry Under-16 Football Shield: 1
- 2008
Under 15 Football
- Ulster Óg Sport Under-15 Football: 2
- 19xx, 2018
Under 14 Football
- Derry Féile na nÓg: 4
- 1998, 2001, 2010, 2013
- Derry Under-14 Football Championship: 6
- 1998, 2001, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
- South Derry Under-14 Football Championship: 3
- 1995,1998, 2001
- South Derry Under-14 Football Leagues: 5
- 1979, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2013
- South Derry 'B' Under-14 Football Championship: 2
- 2005, 2010
- South Derry 'B' Under-14 Football League: 2
- 2005, 2010
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
Pitches
Bellaghy's main pitch, Páirc Seán de Brún, is named after their former club chairman Seán Brown who was attacked and abducted by a Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) gang on the evening of 12 May 1997 as he locked the main gate of the GAA grounds on the Ballyscullion Road. Less than an hour later the body of the father-of-six was found lying beside his burnt-out car just off the Moneynick Road near Randalstown, County Antrim. He had been shot six times.[4][5] On 19 January 2004 the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland published a report that was highly critical of the police investigation into Brown's killing.[6]
The club also have two full-sized pitches and dressing rooms at Drumanee, just outside the village.
Notable Gaelic footballers
- Tommy Gribben - First Derry man to win an All Ireland medal with St Pat's Armagh in 1946. Derry County Footballer 1945-1955, 1957–1958, Tyrone County Footballer 1956, Ulster Provincial Footballer, Derry Junior Manager and Coach of 1971-72 Bellaghy All-Ireland winning team.
- Tommy Diamond - Former Derry player. First player to captain a county to victory in both All-Ireland Minor (1965) and All-Ireland Under-21 (1968) Championships.[7]
- Laurence Diamond - Former Derry midfielder. Captain of 1971-72 Bellaghy All-Ireland winning team.
- Damian Cassidy - Represented Derry seniors from 1984 until 1996. Left half forward of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team. Managed Bellaghy to senior finals in 2004, 05 & 07, winning in 2005.
- Danny Quinn - Member of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning panel.
- Fergal Doherty - Former Derry mid-fielder.
References
- "Bellaghy ease to St Stephen's Day clash with St Eunan's at the Ulster Club MFC". Derry Now. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- "Brilliant Bellaghy are crowned Ulster minor club champions". The Irish News. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Derry confirm changes to league and championship structures | Derry Now". Derry Now. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Loyalist linked to many sectarian killings was quizzed over death". Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1997". Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- "The investigation by police of the murder of Mr Sean Brown on 12 May 1997" (PDF). The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- "Tommy Diamond remembers the golden generation of Unders 21s". County Derry Post. 23 September 2008.
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