Derry GAA honours explained

Derry GAA honours contains details of the achievements of Derry inter-county teams in the Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. It also where possible, lists the Derry team for each winning final.

Gaelic football

Senior

1

1993

7

1947, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2024

9

1958, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2022, 2023

13

1947, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2024

6

1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1961

7

1945, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1967, 1969

Under 21

2

1968, 1997

7

1967, 1968, 1976, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1997

Minor

4

1965, 1983, 1989, 2002

14

1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2020

School

3

1979, 1980, 1981

?

?

Players' honours

Footballer of the Year

Two Derry players have been awarded the Texaco Footballer of the Year award. Ballymaguigan's Jim McKeever won the inaugural award in 1958, while Henry Downey of the Lavey club received player of the year for his performances in helping Derry win the 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

1958: Jim McKeever
1993: Henry Downey

All Stars

Since the 1960s there has been a tradition of annually selecting the best footballer in each position, to create a special team of the year. Between 1963 and 1967 these players received what was known as Cú Chulainn awards. In 1971 these awards were formalised into the annual All Star Awards. Including Sean O'Connell's Cú Chulainn award in 1967, Derry have received 28 All Stars.

1967: Sean O'Connell
1973: Anthony McGurk
1975: Peter Stevenson, Anthony McGurk, Gerry McElhinney
1984: Dermot McNicholl
1987: Tony Scullion, Brian McGilligan
1992: Tony Scullion, Anthony Tohill, Enda Gormley
1993: Tony Scullion, Johnny McGurk, Henry Downey, Gary Coleman, Anthony Tohill, Brian McGilligan, Enda Gormley
1995: Tony Scullion, Anthony Tohill
1996: Joe Brolly
1997: Joe Brolly
1998: Seán Marty Lockhart
2000: Kieran McKeever, Anthony Tohill
2004: Enda Muldoon
2007: Kevin McCloy, Paddy Bradley
2022: Conor Glass, Chrissy McKaigue
2023: Conor McCluskey, Gareth McKinless, Brendan Rogers, Shane McGuigan

GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year

Since 2006 the Gaelic Players Association have chosen their own team of the year.

2007: Paddy Bradley

International Rules representatives

A number of Derry players have been selected to play International rules football for the Ireland team against Australia; both in the test games (1984, 1986, 1987 and 1990) and since the commencement of the International Rules Series in 1998. Note the table is incomplete.

width=20%Playerwidth=20%Appearanceswidth=100%Years
Seán Marty Lockhart161998 (2), 1999 (2), 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2003 (2), 2004 (2), 2005 (2), 2006 (2)
Anthony Tohill81998 (2), 1999 (2), 2000 (2), 2001 (2)
Paddy Bradley22008 (2)
Dermot McNicholl91984 (3), 1986 (3), 1987 (3)
Brian McGilligan61986 (3), 1987 (3)
Tony Scullion41987 (1), 1990 (3)

Hurling

Senior

1

2006

1996

4

1902/3?, 1908, 2000, 2001.

(2)

1975, 1982

(1)

1997

(3/4?)

1974, 1975, 1984, 1997??

Under 21

6

1986, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008

Minor

9

1973/4?, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 2001.

Camogie

Senior

1954, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006

1960, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007

Minor

1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Notes:

Players' honours

All Stars

The Camogie All Star Awards were first introduced in 2004[2] and Aisling Diamond of Bellaghy won became the first winner from Derry in 2007.[3]

2007: Aisling Diamond

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Corry, Eoghan . Eoghan Corry

    . Eoghan Corry . Oakboys: Derry’s Football Dream Come True . Torc Books Ltd. . Dublin, Ireland . 1993 . 92–93 . 1-898142-10-6 .

  2. News: Seamus . McAleenan . Oak Leafers receive double nomination . . ? . 18 October 2006 . 11 November 2008 .
  3. News: Staff Reporter . Adams in contention for award . . 53 . 17 October 2008 . 11 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220438/http://www.irishnews.com/appnews/597/5776/2008/10/17/600448_360537799705Adamsinc.html . 3 March 2016 . dmy-all .