St. Patrick's GAC Loup
St. Patrick's GAC (Irish: CLG Naomh Pádraig An Lúb) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in The Loup, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and is a member of the Derry GAA. The club is commonly called by the Irish language name An Lúb and many Derry GAA followers refer to the club as "The Loup" (which is a direct translation from the irish) .
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| Founded: | 1933 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Derry | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | An Lúb | ||||||||||||
| Colours: | Green and White | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | The Meadows | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°42′07.13″N 6°35′21.51″W | ||||||||||||
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The club's biggest success was winning the 2003 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. They have also won the Derry Senior Football Championship three times.
2019 Championship Football
| Championship Football – An Lúb – 2019 | |
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| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football Championship | |
| An Lúb --- Glen First Round | 8 September |
2018 Championship Football
| Championship Football – An Lúb | |
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| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football | |
| An Lúb 1-22 0-13 Claudy First Round | 8 September |
| An Lúb 1-08 2-05 Lavey Quarter Final | 23 September |
| An Lúb 1-17 2-15 Lavey Quarter Final Replay | 27 September |
| Minor A Football | |
| An Lúb v Quarter Final | October |
2017 Championship Football
| Championship Football - An Lúb | |
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| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football | |
| An Lúb 1-15 1-17 Banagher First Round | 11 August |
| Minor A Football | |
| An Lúb 1-10 0-12 Kilrea First Round | 25 September |
| An Lúb 2-00 1-12 Bellaghy Quarter Final | 1 October |
2016 Championship Football
| Championship Football - An Lúb | |
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| Match Details | Date |
| Senior Football | |
| An Lúb 1-14 1-8 Glenullin First Round | 27 Wednesday |
| An Lúb 0-16 0-13 Glen Quarter Final | 4 September |
| An Lúb 4-9 0-10 Ballinascreen Semi Final | 24 September |
| An Lúb 0-6 2-11 Slaughtneil Final | 16 October |
| Under 21 15-a-side Football | |
| An Lúb 1-13 2-9 Slaughtneil Jack Cassidy First Round | 5 November |
| An Lúb 0-11 1-7 Ballinascreen Jack Cassidy Quarter Final | 12 November |
| An Lúb 0-4 2-14 Glen Jack Cassidy Semi Final | 17 November |
Hurling
After being suspended from football for two years, a hurling club, St Finbarr's, was started, winning back-to-back Derry Senior Hurling Championships in the 1960s, before being disbanded.
History
St Patrick's Loup was formed in 1933 and won its first Derry Senior Championship three years later. Players on the team included Paddy Larkin, Fr Éamonn Devlin (who played for Armagh) and Peter Donaghy (played as goalkeeper for Derry). After disappearing from the top, they were a Junior side for many years, reaching the 1958/59? Derry Junior Football Championship final, where they lost to Glen.
In 1963 and 1964 St Finbarrs won the Derry Hurling Championship.
The current pitch was opened by Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich in 1981.
Football Titles
Senior
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championships: 1
- 2003
- Derry Senior Football Championships: 3
- 1936, 2003, 2009
- Derry Senior Football Leagues: 1
- 2002
- Derry Intermediate Football Championships: 1
- 1994
- Derry Intermediate Football Leagues: 1
- 1994
- Derry Junior Football Championships: 3
- 1949, 1984, 1989
- Derry Junior Football Leagues: 3
- 1977, 1984, 1989
Minor
- Ulster Minor Club Football Championships: 2
- 1993, 1995
- Derry Minor Football Championships: 2
- 1993, 1995
- Derry Minor Football Leagues: 5
- 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010
- South Derry Minor Football Championships: 1*
- 2001
- South Derry Minor Football Leagues: 1*
- 2001
U-16
- Derry U-16 Football Championships: 2*
- 1991, 1993
- South Derry U-16 Football Championships: 2*
- 1991, 1993
- South Derry U-16 Football Leagues: 1*
- 1991
U-15
- Ulster Óg Sports: 1
- 1992
- Derry Óg Sports: 2
- 1990, 1992
U-14
- Derry Féile na nÓgs: 1
- 1989
- Derry U-14 Football Championships: 1*
- 1989
- South Derry U-14 Football Championships: 1*
- 1989
- South Derry U-14 Football Leagues: 1*
- 1989
U-12
- South Derry 'A' U-12 Football Leagues: 1*
- 1987
- South Derry 'B' U-12 Football Leagues: 1*
- 2004
Hurling Titles
Senior
- Derry Senior Hurling Championships: 2
- 1963, 1964
(Won as St Finbarr's - a parish amalgamation.)
* Note: Some honours, particularly those marked with * may be incomplete lists. Please help complete the list by adding in any honours you know of.
Well-known footballers
- Johnny McBride - First ever Loup player to captain the Derry Senior footballers.
- Paul McFlynn - Former Derry player.
- Diarmuid Ó Doibhilin - Former Derry player and former Derry County Board Chairman. Captained Derry Minors and St Patrick's Armagh MacRory Cup team in 1958/59?. Won a Derry Championship and League with Ballymaguigan in 1962.