# 2008 Derry county football team season

The following is a summary of Derry county football team's 2008 season. Details of the 2008 Derry club competitions are also shown.

## Dr McKenna Cup

Derry had a relatively successful 2008 Dr McKenna Cup, winning all three groups games and reaching the final, before losing to Down. Manager Paddy Crozier used the competition to try out young promising players, such as Enda Lynn, who won the TG4 Man of the Match award against Armagh on his inter-county debut. Paddy Bradley ended the competition as Derry's top scorer with 2-15.

### Final
## National Football League

Derry won the 2008 National League, their first League success since 1999/2000 and sixth in total. They finished top of the group stage standings and along with Kerry qualified for the final, played in Parnell Park. Derry defeated Kerry on a scoreline of 2-13 to 2-09, with Fergal Doherty grabbing the man of the match award. As in the McKenna Cup, Paddy Bradley ended the competition as Derry's top scorer with 1-39 (42). Indeed, this was third overall in Division 1, behind Kerry's Bryan Sheehan (1-41 (44)) and Galway's Michael Meehan (4-31 (43)).

### Final
## Championship

Derry Championship line-ups:
| Opposition | Derry team |
| Donegal | |
| Fermanagh | B. Gillis; K. McGuckin, K. McCloy (c.), F. McEldowney; G. O'Kane, N. McCusker, M. McIver; J. Conway, J. Diver; M. Lynch, P. Murphy, E. Muldoon; C. Gilligan, Paddy Bradley, E. Bradley. Subs used: M. McGoldrick for McEldowney (half-time), Patsy Bradley for Murphy (45 mins), P. Cartin for McIver (58 mins), C. Devlin for Lynch (63 mins), R. Wilkinson for Diver (68 mins). Blood sub: B. McGoldrick for Muldoon (7 mins, reversed 22 mins). |
| Monaghan | |

### Qualifiers
## Squad statistics

| Pos. | Name | Club | Championship | Championship | National League | National League | Dr. McKenna Cup | Dr. McKenna Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Club | Apps | Scores | Apps | Scores | Apps | Scores | Apps | Scores |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| GK | John Deighan | Limavady | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| GK | Barry Gillis | Magherafelt | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| GK | Shane McGuckin | An Lúb | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Backs |||||||||||
| BK | Kevin McGuckin | Ballinderry | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| BK | Joe Keenan | Magherafelt | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5(3) | 0 |
| BK | Mickey McBride | Ballinascreen | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0-02 | 11 | 0-02 |
| BK | Niall McCusker | Ballinderry | 3 | 0 | 4(1) | 0-01 | 3 | 0-01 | 10(1) | 0-02 |
| BK | Francis McEldowney | Slaughtneil | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| BK | Kevin McCloy | Lavey | 3 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 7(5) | 0 |
| BK | Paul O'Hea | Steelstown | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| BK | Ryan Dillon | Swatragh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| BK | Michael McIver | Ballinderry | 2 | 0-01 | 7(1) | 0-02 | - | - | 9(1) | 0-03 |
| BK | Paul Cartin | Banagher | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| BK | Seán Marty Lockhart | Banagher | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| BK | Michael McGoldrick | Bellaghy | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| BK | Liam Hinphey | Dungiven | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0-02 | 3(2) | 0 | 12(2) | 0-02 |
| BK | Ryan McElhone | Newbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BK | Gerard O'Kane | Glenullin | 3 | 0 | 3(1) | 0-01 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0-01 |
| BK | Joe O'Kane | An Lúb | 1 | 0-01 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0-01 |
| BK | Christopher McKaigue | Slaughtneil | 0(1) | 0-01 | - | - | - | - | 0(1) | 0-01 |
| BK | Dermot McBride | Ballinascreen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| MF | James Conway | Ballinderry | 1(2) | 0 | 7 | 0-07 | 4 | 0-03 | 12(2) | 0-10 |
| MF | Fergal Doherty | Bellaghy | 2 | 0-01 | 7 | 1-01 | 2(1) | 0-01 | 11(1) | 1-03 |
| MF | Joe Diver | Bellaghy | 2(1) | 0 | 1(3) | 0-01 | 0 | 0 | 3(4) | 0-01 |
| MF | Patsy Bradley | Slaughtneil | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| FW | Enda Muldoon | Ballinderry | 3 | 0-02 | 8 | 0-09 | 1(1) | 0-03 | 12(1) | 0-14 |
| FW | Paddy Bradley | Glenullin | 3 | 0-17 | 8 | 1-39 | 4 | 2-15 | 15 | 3-71 |
| FW | Eoin Bradley | Glenullin | 3 | 3-03 | 4(1) | 0-06 | 0(1) | 0-02 | 7(2) | 3-11 |
| FW | Mark Lynch | Banagher | 3 | 0-02 | 8 | 3-07 | - | - | 11 | 3-09 |
| FW | Conleith Gilligan | Ballinderry | 2(1) | 0-04 | 6(1) | 1-12 | 0 | 0 | 8(2) | 1-16 |
| FW | Paul Murphy | Dungiven | 2(1) | 0 | 1(5) | 0-01 | 0(2) | 0 | 3(8) | 0-01 |
| FW | Barry McGoldrick | Eoghan Rua | 0(1) | 0 | 8 | 0-04 | - | - | 8(1) | 0-04 |
| FW | Coilin Devlin | Ballinderry | 1(2) | 0-01 | 2(1) | 1-01 | 3(2) | 1-05 | 6(5) | 2-07 |
| FW | Raymond Wilkinson | Ballinderry | 1(1) | 0-02 | 0(2) | 0 | 3(1) | 1-03 | 4(4) | 1-05 |
| FW | Cathal O'Kane | Craigbane | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 5 | 0-04 | 5(3) | 0-04 |
| FW | Ciarán Mullan | Drumsurn | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0-07 | 3(1) | 0-06 | 7(3) | 0-13 |
| FW | Enda Lynn | Greenlough | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 4(1) | 0-05 | 4(3) | 0-05 |
| Players used in McKenna Cup and/or National League, but not in Championship panel |||||||||||
| MF | Michael Friel | Swatragh | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| FW | Seán Leo McGoldrick | Eoghan Rua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 2-01 | 4(1) | 2-01 |
| BK | Eunan O'Kane | Glenullin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BK | Niall Holly | Eoghan Rua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| MF | Aidan McElhone | Castledawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| BK | Mark Craig | Dungiven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| BK | Rian Kealey | Dungiven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0-04 | 3(1) | 0-04 |
| FW | Eoghan Brown | Bellaghy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| DF | Michael O'Neill | Bellaghy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Brian Óg McAlary | Kilrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of Qualifiers Round 1 played 19 July 2008 against Monaghan
Notes:
* Apps stats are recorded as (Starts) (Substitute appearances), i.e. (2)(3) indicates a player started two games and came on as a substitute in a further three games.
* Ryan Dillon (QUB), Mark Lynch (UUJ), Barry McGoldrick and Michael McIver (both St. Mary's) all represented their college sides during the McKenna Cup, as they have first choice over players for the competition.
* Joe O'Kane, Shane McGuckin and Enda Lynn were called up to the Championship panel ahead of the Fermanagh game.
* Christopher McKaigue and Dermot McBride were called up to the panel ahead of the Monaghan game.

## Club scene

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### Other underage competitions

| Competition | Winner |
| Hughes/McElwee Cup | Ballinderry |
| Carlin/Duffy Cup | Banagher |
| Under 16 ‘A' Shield | Bellaghy |
| Under 16 11 a-side Shield | Ballymaguigan |