The Derry Junior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Premier Electrics Derry Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Derry clubs.
The competition receives coverage in the national media.
Slaughtmanus are the title holders (2025) defeating Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh in the Final.
History It was once (around 2011) The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship for sponsorship reasons but no more. It had, by 2015 at the latest, become the Premier Electrics Derry Junior Football Championship.
The final has been played at Celtic Park and at Owenbeg.
Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Joe Brolly Cup. The winners of the Derry Junior Football Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Craigbane (2024), Limavady (2018), Faughanvale (2015), Lissan (2008), Limavady (2003)Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, 11 March 2004; Page: 34Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, 25 March 2004; Page: 36 and Ballerin (2002)Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, 21 March 2003; Page: 6 among the clubs from Derry to play in at least one Ulster Championship final after winning the Derry Junior Football Championship. However, so far no team from Derry has won the Ulster Junior Championship and moved on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.
List of finals Year Winner Score Opponent Score 1950 Desertmartin Eoghan Rua 1951 Ballymaguigan 1952 Banagher 1953 Greenlough 1954 Ballinascreen 1955 Swatragh 1956 Slaughtneil 1957 Sarsfields 1958 Castledawson An Lúb 1959 Glen 2-09 Faughanvale 1-07 1960 Magherafelt An Lúb 1961 Swatragh 1962 Bellaghy II 1963 Magherafelt 1964 Glen Ógra Colmcille 1965 Greenlough Ógra Colmcille 1966 Glen An Lúb 1967 Sarsfields 1968 Desertmartin 1969 Aghadowey 1970 Ballymaguigan Greenlough 1971 Kilrea 1972 Glack 1973 Drum Craigbane 1974 Doire Colmcille 1975 Faughanvale 1976 Mullaghbuoy An Lúb 1977 Drum 1978 Mullaghbuoy 1979 Ballinascreen B 1980 Ardmore 1981 Glack 1982 Drum 1983 Claudy 1984 An Lúb 1985 Limavady Glack 1986 Greenlough 1987 Dungiven Thirds Lissan 1988 Magilligan 1989 An Lúb 1990 Foreglen Lissan 1991 Ballinascreen Thirds 1992 Dungiven Thirds 1993 Ballinderry Thirds 1994 Drum Eoghan Rua 1995 Moneymore 1996 Drum 1997 Eoghan Rua Lissan 1998 Lissan Seán Dolan's 1999 Limavady Moneymore 2000 Ardmore Eoghan Rua 2001 Ógra Colmcille Ardmore 2002 BallerinAnglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, 21 March 2003; Page: 6 Limavady 2003 LimavadyAnglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, 11 March 2004; Page: 34Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, 25 March 2004; Page: 36 Drumsurn 2004 Glen Thirds Ógra Colmcille 2005 Glen Thirds Steelstown 2006 Drum Lissan 2007 Lissan Drum 2008 Lissan Glack 2009 Seán Dolan's Drum 2010 Ardmore 2–07 Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh 1–08 2011 Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh Drum 2012 Drum 2013Ardmore Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh 2014 Moneymore 1-09 Glack 0-11 2015 Faughanvale 2–09 Drum 1–05 2016 Magilligan 0-12 Drum 0-11 2017 Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh 2-11 Limavady 0-09 2018 Limavady 1-19 Moneymore 2-06 2019 Glack 1–14 Drum 1–06 2020 Desertmartin 1–11 Craigbane 1–09 2021 Desertmartin 0–12 Seán Dolans 0–02 2022 Craigbane 1–11 Ballerin 1–06 2023 Ballymaguigan 2-15 Moneymore 0-072024Craigbane1-11Ballymaguigan0-102025Slaughtmanus2-15Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh1-10
Wins listed by club # Club Wins Years won 1 Drum 1973, 1977, 1982, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2012 2 Glen 1959, 1964, 1966, 2004, 20053Limavady1985, 1999, 2003, 2018Ardmore1980, 2000, 2010, 2013 Desertmartin 1950, 1968, 2020, 20214 Lissan 1998, 2007, 2008 Ballinascreen 1954, 1979, 1991 Greenlough 1953, 1965, 1986 Glack 1972, 1981, 2019 Ballymaguigan 1951, 1970, 20235Doire Trasna Na Piarsaigh2011, 2017Faughanvale1975, 2015 Swatragh 1955, 1961 Dungiven 1987, 1992 An Lúb 1984, 1989 Mullaghbuoy 1976, 1978 Sarsfields 1957, 1967Magilligan1988, 2016Moneymore1995, 2014 Magherafelt 1960, 1963Craigbane2022, 2024 6 Doire Colmcille 1974 Ógra Colmcille 2001 Kilrea 1971 Ballerin 2002 Banagher 1952 Slaughtneil 1956 Castledawson 1958 Aghadowey 1969 Bellaghy 1962 Eoghan Rua 1997 Claudy 1983 Foreglen 1990 Ballinderry 1993 Seán Dolan's 2009Slaughtmanus2025
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