▁He ▁led ▁Der ry ▁under ▁ 2 1 s ▁to ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Ul ster ▁Under - 2 1 ▁Football ▁Championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁became ▁Arm agh ▁manager ▁alongside ▁Fr . ▁Se an ▁H eg art y . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁Der ry ▁senior ▁manager ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Der ry ▁were ▁manager less ▁and ▁the ▁Der ry ▁County ▁Board ▁rang ▁Cole man ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁manage ▁Der ry . ▁When ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁Der ry ▁job , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁l angu ishing ▁in ▁Division ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League . ▁After ▁consecutive ▁prom ot ions , ▁he ▁achieved ▁his ▁first ▁national ▁tro phy ▁as ▁Der ry ▁senior ▁manager ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁NFL ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Anthony ▁T oh ill ▁scored ▁a ▁late ▁winning ▁goal ▁for ▁Der ry ▁in ▁a ▁two - point ▁victory ▁over ▁neighb ours ▁T yr one . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁Cole man ▁later ▁gu ided ▁Der ry ▁to ▁their ▁best ▁ever ▁year , ▁winning ▁both ▁Ul ster ▁and ▁All - I reland ▁Championships . ▁After ▁be ating ▁Don eg al ▁in ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Senior ▁Football ▁Championship ▁final , ▁he ▁led ▁Der ry ▁to ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁All - I reland ▁Championship , ▁be ating ▁Dublin ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final ▁and ▁C ork ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁