Derry Senior Football Championship 2008

The Elk Derry Senior Club Football Championship 2008 was the 2008 installment of the annual Derry Senior Football Championship run by the Derry GAA. Glenullin were the current holders - beating Bellaghy in the 2007 final at Celtic Park. The tournament is due to run from 8 May to 5 October. The winners of the John McLaughlin Cup will go on to represent Derry in the 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

For the second year, the Derry Championship is organsied on a round robin, group basis with the 16 teams divided into four groups, seeded by the previous year's finishing league positions. Each club in a group plays each other once with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. All matches will played at neutral venues.

Match schedule

Taking place over a six month period, each round is expected to place on the following dates:

  • Round 1 GAME 1 - Thursday 8 May to Monday 12 May
  • Round 1 Game 2 - Thursday 5 June to Monday 9 June
  • Round 1 Game 3 - Thursday 3 July to Monday 7 July
  • Quarter-finals - Thursday 15 August to Sunday 17 August (one replay was played on Wednesday 20 August)
  • Semi-finals - Sunday 14 September (one replay was played on Wednesday 17 September)
  • Final - Sunday 5 October

Group stage

In the follwoing tables; Pts = Points accumulated; Pld = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn (tied); L = Games lost; SF = Scores for; SA = Scores against; SD = Score difference (SF−SA)

2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a lost. Teams who finish placed first and second (shaded in green) will qualify to the quarter finals.

Section 1

Team

Pts

Pld

W

D

L

SF

SA

SD

Ballinderry

6

3

3

0

0

62

25

37

Glenullin

4

3

2

0

1

63

34

29

Swatragh

0

2

0

0

2

24

51

-27

Glen

0

2

0

0

2

13

52

-39

Match day 1

Match day 2

Match day 3

Section 2

Team

Pts

Pld

W

D

L

SF

SA

SD

Ballinascreen

5

3

2

1

0

48

29

19

Banagher

4

3

1

2

0

43

40

3

An Lúb

3

3

1

1

1

41

36

5

Eoghan Rua

0

3

0

0

3

34

61

-27

Match day 1

Match day 2

Match day 3

Section 3

Team

Pts

Pld

W

D

L

SF

SA

SD

Dungiven

6

3

3

0

0

69

38

31

Bellaghy

4

3

2

0

1

46

37

9

Magherafelt

0

2

0

0

2

19

34

-15

Kilrea

0

2

0

0

2

20

45

-25

Match day 1

Match day 2

Match day 3

Section 4

Team

Pts

Pld

W

D

L

SF

SA

SD

Slaughtneil

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Castledawson

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Lavey

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Craigbane

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Match day 1

Final

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Ballinderry Shamrocks:

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2

3

4

5

6

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10

11

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13

14

15

Substitutes:

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Manager:

Martin McKinless & Paul Devlin

Robert Emmet's Slaughtneil:

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2

3

4

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6

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Substitutes:

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Manager:

John Rafferty

Man of the Match:
Raymond Wilkinson

Linesmen:
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Sideline Official
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Umpires
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MATCH RULES

  • 60 minutes.
  • Replay if necessary.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Notes:

  • Main source for above information: County Derry Post

See also

  • Derry Senior Football Championship
  • Derry Senior Football Championship 2006
  • Derry Senior Football Championship 2007
  • Derry Senior Hurling Championship

References