Club McGonagle won the
Ulster Minor Club Football Championship with Dungiven in 1990. McGonagle won another Derry Championship medal in 1997, this time Dungiven beat
Castledawson in the final. They also went on to win the
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship that year, with victory over
Errigal Ciarán in the decider. In 2008 in the twilight of his career McGonagle played as a goalkeeper for Dungiven.
Inter-county McGonagle was part of the Derry
Minor team from a young age
School McGonagle had a successful school career winning seven Ulster College titles in football and hurling, including the
Hogan Cup in 1990. ==Hurling career==