That year it entered a club in the junior championship which was run on a home and away league basis.

They wore all-white jerseys and were afterwards frequently referred to in match reports as the 'Lily Whites'.

They wore hand-knitted woollen jerseys and one old veteran who wore this white jersey with distinction recalled that on a hot day 'you would suffocate in it and after it was washed once or twice it wouldn't fit a child'.

The most successful year in the club's history was in 1969 when they won the Intermediate League and Championship and earned promotion to senior ranks for the first time.

Drumalee regained their senior status in 2006 winning the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.