Sligo Senior Football Championship 1997
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This is a round-up of the 1997 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane reclaimed the title in this year, their fifth in all, following an emphatic victory over a disappointing Eastern Harps side.
First round
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 6 | Ballymote | St. Mary’s | 1-9 | Curry | 0-11 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 6 | Ballymote | Shamrock Gaels | 3-13 | Ballymote | 0-8 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 6 | Easkey | Easkey | 2-11 | Enniscrone | 1-9 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 6 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 2-13 | Calry/St. Joseph’s | 1-8 |
Quarter finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 9 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 0-10 | St. Mary’s | 1-3 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 10 | Markievicz Park Markievicz Park Markievicz Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 due mostly to Sean Forde who single-handedly gathered the funds necessary to build the stadium, it is named after Sligo-born Constance... |
Easkey | 0-11 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 10 | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 2-16 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-4 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 10 | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 2-6 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-6 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay |
August 24 | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 0-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-9 |
Semi-Finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 7 | Ballymote | Eastern Harps | 1-14 | Easkey | 1-7 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 7 | Ballymote | Tourlestrane | 1-15 | Tubbercurry | 1-14 |
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
| Tourlestrane |
0-16 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes) |
Eastern Harps |
| Manager:Neil Egan ---- Team: P. McVann L. Gaughan F. Kennedy N. Manley J. Curley D. Durkin E. Gallagher C. O'Meara E. O'Hara (0-1) E. Walsh M. Walsh (0-4)(Capt) J. Egan (0-3) S. Dunne G. McGowan (0-5) R. Kennedy (0-3) ---- Substitutes: J. Lundy |
Half-time: 0-6 - 0-2 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: September 21, 1997 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Sligo Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht... Referee: Paddy Hennessy (Owenmore Gaels) |
Manager:Denis Johnson ---- Team: P. Walsh F. Sexton O. Shannon S. King D. Ballantyne (Capt) D. Mullaney M. Cosgrove M. McCormack (0-1) J. Chambers (0-1) K. Carty (0-1) P. Taylor (0-4) E. Molloy J. Bruen S. Dorrian B. Phillips (0-1) ---- Substitutes: P.J. Langton N. Molloy |