Bellaghy GAC

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Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAC
Baile Eachaidh
Bellaghy crest.jpg
Founded:1939
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 / 54.8071417°N 6.5147833°W / 54.8071417; -6.5147833Coordinates: 54°48′25.71″N 6°30′53.22″W / 54.8071417°N 6.5147833°W / 54.8071417; -6.5147833
Playing kits
Home Kit
Change Kit
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Ulster
champions		 Derry
champions
Football: 1 4 21
Camogie: -

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.

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.

In October 2021, "dissident republican" political party Saoradh, organised an event on the grounds to commemorate the 1981 Irish hunger strike. A month prior the club released a statement saying that "no event other than those relating to official GAA activity or training will be taking place at club premises on that date" however the event went ahead as planned in the club's car park before parading through the town.[1]

2021 Football Season[]

Public health measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the start of the Derry GAA season. Training of club teams was permitted from 12 April 2021 and competitive club matches began in Derry on 7 May 2021.

2021 League and Championship Format[]

The Derry Competitions Control Committee varied the league and championship competition rules as the season was delayed due to COVID-19 public health restrictions.

Derry club leagues were played but the final league position of a team in 2021 was not used to determine relegation or promotion within the football leagues. In 2022, the division which a team played in was determined by their performance in the 2021 football championships. Clubs played their league games without their county players until Derry were eliminated from the Ulster championship.

The 2021 senior championship began with the sixteen senior teams (all twelve teams from Division 1A plus four from Division 1B) playing in four groups of four - in 2019 the championship format was straight knockout. Each group was based on the results of the 2020 senior football championship and contained one 2020 semi-finalist, one 2020 beaten quarter finalist and two beaten teams from the 2020 first knockout round of sixteen teams. 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 eight beaten teams in the first knockout round involving all sixteen teams progressed to the relegation playoff quarter-finals. The four beaten teams progressed to the relegation semi-finals with the losers playing off in the relegation final.

In 2022, Division 1A consisted of the eight winners of the first knockout round of eight games plus the four winners of the relegation quarter-finals. The remaining four teams were assigned to Division 1B (some of these teams might already be in Division 1B).

All the teams except the losers of the relegation final qualified to compete in the senior championship in 2022. The 16th place was allocated to the winner of the 2021 intermediate championship.

The remaining Derry championships were organised as an initial group phase followed by a knockout phase or as a straight knockout competition.

2021 Promotions and Relegations[]

All promotions in 2021 were decided by performances in the senior championship and the relegation playoffs.

Senior Championship

  • Foreglen conceded before the relegation semi final playoffs and were automatically relegated to the 2022 intermediate championship, thus making the relegation semi finals and final unnecessary.
  • Steelstown beat Greenlough by 0-09 to 0-08 in the intermediate championship final. Steelstown replaced Foreglen in the 2022 senior championship.

Divisions 1A & 1B

  • Banagher beat Dungiven by 1-09 to 0-09 in a relegation quarter final playoff. Banagher were promoted to Division 1A. Dungiven remained in Division 1B.
  • Claudy beat Newbridge by 0-13 to 0-12 in a relegation quarter final playoff. Claudy remained in Division 1A. Newbridge were relegated to Division 1B.

2021 Championship Football[]

Championship Football – Bellaghy – 2021
Match Details Bellaghy
Score
Difference		 Date
Senior Football Championship (16 teams)
Bellaghy 0-08 0-13 Glen
Match played at Glen
Group D Round 1		 -5 5 September
Bellaghy 0-11 1-11 Magherafelt
Match played at Bellaghy
Group D Round 2		 -3 18 September
Bellaghy 1-20 2-18 Kilrea
Match played at Owenbeg
Group D Round 3		 -1 26 September
1st Glen 6 points, 2nd Magherafelt 4 points,
3rd Kilrea 2 points, 4th Bellaghy 0 points
Bellaghy 0-09 1-05 Newbridge
Match played at Owenbeg
First Knockout Round		 +1 12 October
Bellaghy 0-12 3-12 The Loup
Match played at Owenbeg
Quarter Final		 -9 17 October
Senior Reserve Football Championship (16 teams)
Bellaghy 2-12 2-10 Glen
Match played at Glen
Group D Round 1		 +2 5 September
Bellaghy 0-09 1-14 Magherafelt
Match played at Bellaghy
Group D Round 2		 -8 18 September
Bellaghy 1-12 1-06 Kilrea
Match played at Owenbeg
Group D Round 3		 +6 26 September
1st Magherafelt 4 points, 2nd Bellaghy 4 points,
3rd Kilrea 2 points, 4th Glen 2 points
Bellaghy 4-10 0-07 Ballinascreen
First Knockout Round		 +15 13 October
Bellaghy 4-05 2-10 Newbridge
Quarter Final		 +1 18 October
Bellaghy 0-04 2-10 Lavey
Semi Final		 -12 1 November
Under 20A Football Championship
15-a-side Jack Cassidy Cup
Bellaghy 1-12 2-15 Dungiven
U20A Quarter Final		 -6 12 November
Under 18.5A Football Championship
Bellaghy 4-16 1-14 Desertmartin
U18.5A Quarter Final		 +11 16 August
Bellaghy 3-07 0-17 Magherafelt
U18.5A Semi Final		 -1 23 August
Under 17A Football Championship
Bellaghy 3-17 2-15 Ballinascreen
U17A Quarter Final		 +5 6 September
Bellaghy 1-14 3-16 Lavey
U17A Semi Final		 -8 13 September
Under 15A Football Championship
30 minutes each way
Bellaghy 5-05 2-09 Steelstown
Match played at Bellaghy
U15A Quarter Final		 +5 29 July
Bellaghy 0-03 2-07 Ballinascreen
Match played at Bellaghy
U15A Semi Final		 -10 5 August
U15A Derry Féile na nÓg
Regraded in 2021 to U15 to accommodate the players who missed
out when the 2020 Féile was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions
Section A, Group 2
1st Lavey 4 points, 2nd Slaughtneil 4 points,
3rd Bellaghy 2 points, 4th Greenlough 2 points
Lavey advanced to the final
Under 14 Division 1 Football Competition
15-a-side, 25 minutes each way
U14 football played in October 2021
Division 1 Group A - 4 teams, 3 rounds of 2 games
1st Dungiven 5 points, 2nd Ballinascreen 5 points,
3rd St. Patricks 2 points, 4th Bellaghy 0 points SD -86
Dungiven advanced to the final
Under 13A Football League / Championship
13-a-side, 20 minutes each way
Two touch rule applies
U13 football restructured to league format in 2021
There was no U13 championship
U13A League - 7 teams, 14 rounds of 3 games
1st Magherafelt 21 points, 2nd Bellaghy 18 points,
3rd Dungiven 16 points, 4th Lavey 14 points

Football Finals

  • Senior Championship (16 teams) Final Glen 1-13 0-07 Slaughtneil
  • Intermediate Championship (12 teams) Final Steelstown 0-09 0-08 Greenlough
  • Junior Championship (9 teams) Final Desertmartin 0-12 0-02 Sean Dolans
  • Senior Reserve Championship (16 teams) Final Lavey 2-08 1-08 Slaughtneil
  • Recreational Reserve Cup The Loup 2-13 1-14 Bellaghy B Team
  • Under 20 A Final (Jack Cassidy Cup) Dungiven 1-08 1-03 The Loup
  • Under 18.5 A Final Magherafelt 1-09 1-08 Dungiven
  • Under 17 A Final Magherafelt 0-15 1-09 Lavey
  • Derry Féile na nÓg A Final Magherafelt 0-07 0-03 Lavey
  • All-Ireland Féile Peile na nÓg A non-competitive celebratory event for U15 teams was held over the Halloween Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, October 23, 24 and 25 2021 - teams were selected by random draw
  • Under 15 A Final Ballinascreen 4-13 0-09 Slaughtneil
  • Under 14 A Final Dungiven 3-02 1-06 Magherafelt
  • Under 13 A Final In 2021, the U13 championships were ended and a "non-competitive" U13A league held instead that was "won" by Magherafelt

Other Finals

  • Senior Hurling Championship Final Slaughtneil 1-17 2-09 Kevin Lynch Hurling Club
  • Intermediate Hurling Championship Final Banagher 0-13 0-11 Lavey
  • Junior Hurling Championship Final Na Magha v Coleraine - Coleraine conceded

2021 Division 1A Senior League[]

Division 1A Senior Football (12 Teams) – Bellaghy – 2021
Home
Team 		Result Away
Team 		Bellaghy
Score
Difference 		Date Round
Lavey 1-17 0-05 Bellaghy -15 6 June 1
Bellaghy 0-14 1-10 Glen +1 12 June 2
Bellaghy 1-13 0-11 Slaughtneil +5 20 June 3
Coleraine 3-10 0-08 Bellaghy -11 27 June 4
Bellaghy 1-15 2-11 Swatragh +1 3 July 5
Newbridge 1-12 0-09 Bellaghy -6 20 July 6
Bellaghy 2-20 3-08 Claudy +9 25 July 7
Bellaghy 2-12 2-11 Ballinderry +1 31 July 8
Ballinascreen 0-03 0-07 Bellaghy +4 8 August 9
Bellaghy 1-14 1-11 Magherafelt +3 15 August 10
The Loup 0-12 2-09 Bellaghy +3 20 August 11

2021 Division 1A Summary

  • Relegation and promotion in the 2021 adult leagues were determined by team performance in the 2021 adult championships irrespective of performance in the leagues
  • Glen finished 1st with 18 points
  • Lavey finished 2nd with 16 points
  • Bellaghy finished 3rd with 16 points
  • Ballinderry finished 11th with 5 points, Claudy finished 12th with 0 points

2021 Sean Larkin Cup[]

Sean Larkin Cup – Bellaghy – 2021
(knockout competition for South Derry teams)
Match Details Bellaghy
Score
Difference		 Date
Bellaghy v Glen
Glen conceded
Quarter Final		 -C- 16 May
Bellaghy v Swatragh
Bellaghy conceded
Semi Final		 -C- 25 May

2021 Miscellaneous[]

  • Senior Management John McKeever, Kieran Glackin, Ciaran McNally, Jo Jo Smith, Leo Meenan (Killyclogher), Tommy Devlin (Cookstown)
  • U20A Management Michael McGoldrick, Fergal Doherty, Dermot Brady
  • U18.5A Management Ronan Rocks, Fergal Doherty, Eugene Scullion
  • U17A Management John Quinn, Gerard Scullion, Danny Quinn, Eunan Cassidy
  • U15A Management Enda Convery, Gareth Doherty, Manus Óg McShane, Paul McKenna, Noel O'Sullivan
  • U13A Management Kevin Doherty, Mark Diamond, Mark McCartney, Noel Doyle, Fintan Lee

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 phase followed by a knockout phase or further group phase.

Championship Football – Bellaghy – 2020
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 0-12 1-08 Glen
Semi Final		 +1 22 May 2021
Bellaghy 0-09 0-12 Magherafelt
Final		 -3 9 June 2021
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 Desertmartin 1-11 1-09 Craigbane (final played 25 June 2021)
  • Senior Reserve Final Magherafelt 0-12 0-09 (final played 9 June 2021)
  • Recreational Reserve Cup Dungiven 1-11 0-07 The Loup (final played 9 June 2021)
  • 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 2-10 1-09 Dungiven (final played 28 May 2021)
  • 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 cancel the 2020 leagues 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
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)
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
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 (U14)
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
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)
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
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[2] 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[3] 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
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.[4] 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
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[]

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.[5][6] 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.[7]

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.
  • Tom Scullion
  • 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.[8]
  • 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bradfield, Philip (17 October 2021). "GAA club pressed to give explanation about photos of dissident event". News Letter. Belfast: JPIMedia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Bellaghy ease to St Stephen's Day clash with St Eunan's at the Ulster Club MFC". Derry Now. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Brilliant Bellaghy are crowned Ulster minor club champions". The Irish News. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Derry confirm changes to league and championship structures | Derry Now". Derry Now. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Loyalist linked to many sectarian killings was quizzed over death". Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  6. ^ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1997". Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Tommy Diamond remembers the golden generation of Unders 21s". County Derry Post. 23 September 2008.

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