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2007 Derry county football team season

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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

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Derry were drawn in Section B of the 2007 Dr McKenna Cup alongside Cavan, Tyrone and Queen's University Belfast.[1] Manager Paddy Crozier used the competition as a chance to give inter-county experience to some young promising players, alongside more experienced players.[1] Derry lost to Cavan and Tyrone, before defeating QUB in their final group game.[1]

Derry McKenna Cup line-ups:

Group games

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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)
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?

Section B final standings

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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

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

Group games

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Date Home team Score Away team Score Venue Report
4 February 2007 Galway 0-07 Derry 0-12 Pearse Stadium, Galway [1]
11 February 2007 Derry 1-09 Westmeath 3-10 Celtic Park, Derry [2]
25 February 2007 Kildare 0-10 Derry 0-07 St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge, County Kildare [3]
11 March 2007 Armagh 1-08 Derry 1-13 St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen [4]
25 March 2007 Derry 1-11 Laois 1-11 Celtic Park, Derry [5]
1 April 2007 Down 0-09 Derry 0-12 St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle [6]
8 April 2007 Derry 3-18 Louth 1-12 Celtic Park, Derry [7]

Championship

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Derry Championship line-ups:

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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10 June 2007
3.30pm
Ulster quarter-final
Antrim 0-10 – 1-13 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 17,500[3]
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
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

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Club scene

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mullan, Seamus (22 January 2007). "Relief for Derry after first victory". The Irish News. p. 59.
  2. ^ "Dr. McKenna Cup final standings". The Irish News. 22 January 2007. p. 64.
  3. ^ a b "Derry keep cool to progress". The Irish News. 11 June 2007. pp. 60–61.
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