 The club were awarded Derry Club of the Year in 2001 under the AIB GAA Club of the Year Awards scheme Club Chairman Michael Donnelly was presented the award by GAA President Seán McCague.Ballinderry also won Club of the Year at the 2002 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards.The club defended their Derry Championship crown in 2002, with victory over An Lúb in the final, but lost disappointingly to Errigal Ciarán in the Ulster semi-final.