DJL Brian McCormic Cup Finals 2013-14 to Present

Date	Home Team		Away Team
11.05.2014	Milford United	1	Castlefin Celtic	2
17.05.2015	St. Catherine’s	2	Casltlefin Celtic	1
2016	Ballybofey United FC	W
2017
2018	Killdrum Tigers	W
26.05.2019	Milford United FC	1	Keadue Rovers FC	2
13.09.2020	Cappry Rovers	1	Killdrum Tigers	2

Report

Castlefin Celtic won the Brian McCormick Cup in 2013-14, the Donegal Junior League’s FA Cup Competition, open to all teams in th Donegal Junior League’s top 3 Divisions (1st Teams). They were unable to reapeat the following year however, losing to St. Catherine’s in the Final. Ballybofey United managed to top off an exceptional season in 2015-16, the giant-killers winning the Cup and thus completing the double having won the Division 2 title. Killdrum Tigers were the Brian McCormick Cup winners in both 2017-18 and 2019-20, with Keadue Rovers FC sandwiched in between in 2018-19.

About the Donegal Junior League

The Donegal Junior League is an Adult Level 3 (County Level) Soccer League in the Republic of Ireland. The Brian McCormick Cup is the Premier Cup Competition within the Donegal Junior League and was open to all teams in the Top 3 Divisions (1st Teams) of the Donegal Junior League from 2013-14 to the present. Within Irish Soccer Adult Leagues are ranked by the following criteria: 1. Senior Leagues (National – League of Ireland (ROI) and Irish League / Northern Ireland Football League (NI). 2. Intermediate Leagues (Provincial – Leinster Senior League, Munster Senior League, Connacht Senior League and Ulster Senior League (ROI) and NIFL Premier Intermediate (NI). 3. Junior Leagues (County and District – numerous leagues in both ROI and NI).

References

Images

[1] Highland Radio (2016) Donegal Junior League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.highlandradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Donegal-Junior-League-football-soccer-logo.png [Accessed 5 September 2019]

Websites

[2] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2013-14 [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaljuniorleague.ie/competitionFixturesResults/69675/brian_mc_cormick_cup [Accessed 29 August 2019]

[3] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2014-15 [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaljuniorleague.ie/competitionFixturesResults/86241/brian_mc_cormick_cup [Accessed 29 August 2019]

[2] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2015-16 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 29 August 2019]

[3] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2016-17 [Internet] Available from:  [Accessed 29 August 2019]

[4] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2017-18 [Internet] Available from:   [Accessed 29 August 2019]

[5] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2018-19 [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaljuniorleague.ie/diagram/130789/brian_mc_cormick_cup [Accessed 29 August 2019]

[6] Donegal Junior League (2020) Brian McCormick Cup 2019-20 [Internet] Available from:  http://www.donegaljuniorleague.ie/diagram/142448/brian_mc_cormick_cup [Accessed 29 August 2019]

Social Media

[7] Donegal Junior League Facebook (2019) Post, September 13, 2020: “Today we had the Annual Season’s Curtain Call at Diamond Park. where Cappry Rovers and Kildrum Tigers battled it out for the Brian Mc Cormick Cup.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=206698614216881&id=116649679888442 [Accessed 6 December 2020]

Images

[8] Ballybofey United Facebook (2017) Photo, May 14, 2020 “What a season 2016/2017
Think this is one of the best pics I ever got of our senior team on their epic 2016/2017 Season. “[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ballybofeyunited/photos/a.470855909780758/1339797212886619/ [Accessed 6 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne & Derek Walsh.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 6 December 2020

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