- Derry Intermediate Football Championship
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Derry Intermediate Football Championship Irish Craobh Idirmheánach Peile Dhoire Founded 1971 Trophy Sheridan, Bateson and Lee Cup[1] Title holders Castledawson (1th title) Most titles Craigbane (6 titles) Sponsors M&L Contracts The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the M&L Contracts Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate (second tier) Derry clubs. The winners of the Derry Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship and if they win Ulster, advance to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. The current Derry Intermediate County Champions are Castledawson who became champions with a 0-11 to 0-10 win over Steelstown on 3 October 2010.
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 (PIRA) who died on active service in Magherafelt on 18 December 1971.[2] All three men came from Ballymaguigan and played for the St. Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan.
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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 will be 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 will play in the first round. In the second round the eight first round winners will be drawn against each other, with the four winners going into bowl A for the quarter-finals.[3] The eight first round losers will also be drawn against each other and the four winners will advance to the quarter-finals (in bowl B).[3] Teams in bowl A will be drawn out against teams from bowl B to make up the quarter-final draw.[3] From there on the competition will be an open-draw knock-out.[3]
Roll of honour
Year Winner[4] Opponent 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 GAC 0-12 2002 Newbridge 2001 Ballymaguigan 1-12 Moneymore GAC 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.
References
- ^ "Latest Club News". Official St. Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan website. 2008-10-11. http://www.ballymaguigan.com/latest.html. Retrieved 2008-10-30.[dead link]
- ^ Corry, Eoghan (1993). Oakboys - Derry's Football Dream Come True. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd.. p. 5. ISBN 1-898142-10-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "New championships format". The Irish News: p. 49. 6 February 2009.
- ^ "Intermediate Football Archive - Championship Winners". Official Derry GAA website. http://www.derrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
External links
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