John Mitchel's Claudy GAC is the oldest club in County Londonderry and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013.

The North Derry County Board held a meeting in St Patrick's Hall, Claudy in 1921, but was forced to disperse after coming under gun attack from the A Specials.

[citation needed] In the early 1930s Alfie Devine from the village tried to encourage the establishment of the GAA in Claudy and also tried to organise a North Derry County Board.

John Mitchel's GAC was founded and the opening game was played in July 1934 against Craigbane Lamh Dhearg.

The club's biggest success came in 2005 when they defeated Eoghan Rua in the final of the Derry Intermediate Football Championship.