Sligo Senior Football Championship 2008
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This is a round-up of the 2008 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps were crowned champions for the sixth time in their history, after a convincing defeat of Tubbercurry in the decider. The reigning champions, Tourlestrane, surrendered the title after failing to emerge from their group, and the once-dominant town outfit, St. Mary's, were forced to survive a playoff to retain their senior status. The 2000 champions Bunninadden were not so fortunate however, and were relegated to Intermediate level, just two years after last contesting the final.

Group Stages

The Championship was contested by 16 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the bottom sides in each group facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2009, as the restructuring of the Championships got under way.

Group A

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
May 31 Enniscrone   Coolera/Strandhill   1-13   Bunninadden   1-8
May 31 Enniscrone   Eastern Harps   1-15   Easkey   0-9
June 7 Markievicz Park   Eastern Harps   2-21   Bunninadden   1-4
June 7 Ballymote   Coolera/Strandhill   0-14   Easkey   1-6
August 9 Markeivicz Park   Eastern Harps   1-10   Coolera/Strandhill   1-7
August 10 Tubbercurry   Easkey   0-8   Bunninadden   0-7

Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Eastern Harps 3 3 0 0 4-46 2-20 6
Coolera/Strandhill 3 2 0 1 2-34 3-24 4
Easkey 3 1 0 2 1-23 1-37 2
Bunninadden 3 0 0 3 2-19 3-42 0

Group B

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
May 31 Ballymote   Calry/St. Joseph's   3-8   Tubbercurry   2-11
May 31 Ballymote   Curry   0-11   St. Mary's   0-10
June 7 Markievicz Park   Curry   1-9   Tubbercurry   0-7
June 7 Tubbercurry   St. Mary's   1-13   Calry/St. Joseph's   1-8
August 10 Ennisrone   Tubbercurry   1-6   St. Mary's   0-6
August 10 Ballymote   Calry/St. Joseph's   1-8   Curry   0-9

Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Curry 3 2 0 1 1-29 1-25 4
Tubbercurry 3 1 1 1 3-24 3-21 3
Calry/St. Joseph's 3 1 1 1 5-24 3-33 3
St. Mary's 3 1 0 2 1-29 2-25 2

Group C

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
May 31 Markievicz Park   Castleconnor   1-12   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-5
June 1 Markievicz Park   St. Farnan's   2-8   St. John's   0-13
June 7 Enniscrone   Castleconnor   0-12   St. John's   0-9
June 7 Enniscrone   St. Farnan's   0-12   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   2-3
August 9 Kent Park   St. John's   0-13   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-3
August 9 Ennicrone   Castleconnor   1-7   St. Farnan's   1-7

Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Castleconnor 3 2 1 0 2-31 2-21 5
St. Farnan's 3 2 1 0 3-27 3-23 5
St. John's 3 1 0 2 0-35 3-23 2
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 3 0 0 3 4-11 1-37 0

Group D

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
May 31 Tubbercurry   Ballymote   0-10   Tourlestrane   1-7
May 31 Tubbercurry   Shamrock Gaels   2-8   Geevagh   1-7
June 7 Ballymote   Shamrock Gaels   1-13   Tourlestrane   1-11
June 7 Tourlestrane   Ballymote   2-10   Geevagh   0-14
August 9 Tubbercurry   Ballymote   2-9   Shamrock Gaels   0-9
August 9 Markievicz Park   Tourlestrane   1-13   Geevagh   1-12

Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Ballymote 3 2 1 0 4-29 1-30 5
Shamrock Gaels 3 2 0 1 3-30 4-27 4
Tourlestrane 3 1 1 1 3-31 2-35 3
Geevagh 3 0 0 3 2-33 5-31 0

Quarter finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 30 Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 2-19 St. Farnan's 0-2
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 30 Enniscrone Coolera/Strandhill 1-8 Castleconnor 0-6
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 30 Markievicz Park Curry 0-13 Shamrock Gaels 0-10
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 30 Enniscrone Tubbercurry 1-14 Ballymote 1-13

Semi-Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
September 13 Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 0-10 Curry 0-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
September 20 Markievicz Park Tubbercurry 0-11 Coolera/Strandhill 0-11
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
September 20 Tourlestrane Eastern Harps 1-13 Curry 2-9
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
September 28 Tourlestrane Tubbercurry 1-14 Coolera/Strandhill 1-11

Last eight

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Eastern Harps
1-16 - 1-8
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry
Manager:Denis Johnson
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Half-time:
1-5 - 0-6

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, October 5, 2008

Venue:
Markievicz Park
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Referee:
T.J. Keaveney (St. Patrick's, Dromard)
Manager:Reggie McNulty
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Relegation

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
August 23 Kent Park Geevagh 1-13 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-6
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
August 23 Tourlestrane St. Mary's 0-11 Bunninadden 1-8
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Replay
August 31 Tubbercurry St. Mary's 0-16 Bunninadden 1-3
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Final
September 20 Enniscrone St. Mary's 2-13 Geevagh 0-10
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