# 2007 Derry county football team season

The following is a summary of Derry county football team's 2007 season. Details of the 2007 Derry club competitions are also shown.

## Dr McKenna Cup

Derry were drawn in Section B of the 2007 Dr McKenna Cup alongside Cavan, Tyrone and Queen's University Belfast. Manager Paddy Crozier used the competition as a chance to give inter-county experience to some young promising players, alongside more experienced players. Derry lost to Cavan and Tyrone, before defeating QUB in their final group game.
Derry McKenna Cup line-ups:
| Opposition | Derry team |
| Cavan | |
| Tyrone | |
| QUB | B. Gillis; K. McIvor, K. McGuckin, J. Keenan; P. Cartin, L. Hinphey, P. O'Hea; J. Diver, R. Convery; R. McElhone, C. Gilligan, R. Wilkinson; S.L. McGoldrick, J. Kelly, Paul Bradley. Subs used: E. Lynn for McElhone (50 mins), F. Doherty for Diver (66 mins). |

### Group games

| 7 January 2007 | Derry | – | Cavan | Celtic Park (Derry) |
| 14 January 2007 2.00pm | Derry | – | Tyrone | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 21 January 2007 | Derry | 1-10? – 0-10? | Queen's University Belfast (QUB) | Celtic Park (Derry) Referee: R. Doone (Antrim GAA) |
| 21 January 2007 | Conleith Gilligan 0-03 (0-01 free) Paul O'Hea 1-00 R. Wilkinson 0-02 Sean Leo McGoldrick 0-02 Ruairi Convery 0-01 more scorers? | | Gerard O'Kane 0-02 Charlie Vernon 0-02 Justin Crozier 0-01 Kevin McGourty 0-01 Eoin McCartan 0-01 C. O'Reilly 0-01 more scorers? | Celtic Park (Derry) Referee: R. Doone (Antrim GAA) |

### Section B final standings

* Source: The Irish News
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | SD | Pts |
| 1 | Tyrone | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-43 | 0-32 | 20 | 6 |
| 2 | Cavan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-40 | 1-37 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Derry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-31 | 1-42 | -9 | 2 |
| 4 | Queen's University Belfast (QUB) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-30 | 4-37 | -16 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Scores for; A = Scores against; SD = Score difference; Pts = Points.
    2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a lost. The three section winners plus best runner up went through to the semi-finals (shaded in green).

## National Football League

Derry competed in Division 1B of the 2007 Allianz National Football League.

### Group games

| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue |
| 4 February 2007 | Galway | 0-07 | Derry | 0-12 | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| 11 February 2007 | Derry | 1-09 | Westmeath | 3-10 | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 25 February 2007 | Kildare | 0-10 | Derry | 0-07 | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge, County Kildare |
| 11 March 2007 | Armagh | 1-08 | Derry | 1-13 | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 25 March 2007 | Derry | 1-11 | Laois | 1-11 | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 1 April 2007 | Down | 0-09 | Derry | 0-12 | St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle |
| 8 April 2007 | Derry | 3-18 | Louth | 1-12 | Celtic Park, Derry |

## Championship

Derry Championship line-ups:
| Opposition | Derry team | Ref |
| Antrim | B. Gillis; M. McGoldrick, K. McCloy, G. O'Kane; P. Cartin, S.M. Lockhart, C. McKeever; F. Doherty, J. Conway; B. McGoldrick, C. Gilligan, J. Diver; R. Wilkinson, E. Muldoon, M. Lynch. Subs used: Patsy Bradley for Cartin (30 mins), C. Devlin for B. McGoldrick (45 mins), Paddy Bradley for Diver (60 mins), L. Hinphey for O'Kane (68 mins). | |

### Ulster Senior Football Championship

| 10 June 2007 3.30pm Ulster quarter-final | Antrim | 0-10 – 1-13 | Derry | Casement Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath) |
| 10 June 2007 3.30pm Ulster quarter-final | CJ McGourty 0-04 Paddy Cunningham 0-04 (0-04 frees) Michael McCann 0-01 (0-01 free) Kevin Niblock 0-01 | RTÉ report | Conleith Gilligan 0-05 (0-03 frees) Enda Muldoon 0-04 Mark Lynch 1-01 James Conway 0-01 Barry McGoldrick 0-01 Joe Diver 0-01 | Casement Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath) |
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## Club scene

Glenullin won the 2007 Derry Senior Football Championship, the club's first since 1985.