Different League: The Derry City Story (2021)

Plot Summary

The Brandywell was one of the poorest areas in Europe and home to Derry City Football Club. In the shadow of the civil rights movement and the Troubles, the club managed to keep playing - until the team bus of Ballymena United was caught up in the violence, taken away and burned. Derry City FC was banned from playing at home and eventually went out of business. In 1984, the city needed a saviour. Tony O’Doherty was a Northern Ireland international who had played against England at Wembley. He teamed up with another international, Terry Harkin, and two other professionals Eddie Mahon and Eamonn McLaughlin, to become the Gang of Four who challenged the status quo. They made it their goal to get senior football back in their hometown. This film charts the emotional journey of how in 1985, after 13 years in the wilderness, football returned to the Brandywell. The club would go on to lift both silverware and the spirits of the city, unleashing a carnival of hope, pride and optimism.

Full Cast & Characters

Owen DaGama

Self

Felix Healy

Self

Eamonn McCann

Self

Eugene McGeeham

Self

Richard McKinney

Self

Jan McLaughlin

Self

Tony O'Doherty

Self

Judith Roddy

Self - Narrator

Director & Crew

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