Magherafelt win first Derry SFC title since 2019

Magherafelt won the Derry Senior Football Championship for the first time since 2019, defeating holders Newbridge 3-17 to 0-20 at Celtic Park. The victory ended Newbridge’s bid for a third consecutive title and sends Magherafelt on to represent Derry in the Ulster Club Championship.

A run of nine unanswered first-half points, followed by another 1-3 after the break, gave Magherafelt a 12-point lead. Conall Higgins scored nine points, including three two-point kicks, and was named man of the match; Oisin Doherty top-scored for Newbridge with 11 points. Magherafelt’s goals came from Johnny McErlain, Aidan McCluskey and Cormac Murphy, and the team will meet the Monaghan winners and reigning Ulster champions Scotstown in a quarter-final on the weekend ending 8 November.