 The following year Derry once again reached the Ulster final, but were beaten by Armagh.McElhinney spent a lot of time in the United States in the late 1970s and soon would become a professional soccer player, and he played his last game for Derry in 1978.McElhinney played club football for his local club St. Mary's Banagher, and reached the Derry Senior Football Championship final with the club in 1974, 1978 and 1981?