Sligo Senior Football Championship 2002

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 2002
Sligo Champions Eastern Harps(5th win)
Winning captain Brendan Phillips
Winning manager Eamon Clarke
Relegated team(s) Cloonacool
Promoted team(s) St. Patrick's, Dromard

This is a round-up of the 2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps claimed their fifth title in this year, defeating Coolera/Strandhill after a replay, and prolonging the latter's long wait for glory. The participants were expanded from 12 to 14, and relegation playoffs were introduced for this year, with Cloonacool the first to be relegated.

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[edit] Group Stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2003.

[edit] Group A

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
August 24 Markievicz Park   Eastern Harps   0-13   St. Mary’s   0-13
August 25 Ballintogher   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-10   Cloonacool   0-8
August 31 Easkey   St. Mary’s   4-15   Cloonacool   2-4
August 31 Markievicz Park   Eastern Harps   2-11   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-5
September 7 Tubbercurry   Eastern Harps   0-13   Cloonacool   0-5
September 7 Markievicz Park   St. Mary's   1-9   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-3
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. Mary's 3 2 1 0 5-37 3-20 5
Eastern Harps 3 2 1 0 2-37 1-23 5
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 3 1 0 2 3-18 3-28 2
Cloonacool 3 0 0 3 2-17 5-38 0

[edit] Group B

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
August 24 Tubbercurry   Curry   0-12   Easkey   0-9
August 25 Ballymote   Bunninadden   1-12   Shamrock Gaels   0-7
September 1 Tubbercurry   Curry   0-12   Bunninadden   0-6
September 1 Markievicz Park   Easkey   1-10   Shamrock Gaels   1-9
September 8 Tubbercurry   Curry   5-14   Shamrock Gaels   1-7
September 8 Markievicz Park   Easkey   0-14   Bunninadden   0-11
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Curry 3 3 0 0 5-38 1-22 6
Easkey 3 2 0 1 1-33 1-32 4
Bunninadden 3 1 0 2 1-29 0-33 2
Shamrock Gaels 3 0 0 3 2-23 7-36 0

[edit] Group C

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
August 24 Easkey   Coolera/Strandhill   1-8   Castleconnor   0-5
September 1 Ballymote   Coolera/Strandhill   0-13   Tourlestrane   0-10
September 8 Kent Park   Tourlestrane   1-6   Castleconnor   0-4
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Coolera/Strandhill 2 2 0 0 1-21 0-15 4
Tourlestrane 2 1 0 1 1-16 0-17 2
Castleconnor 2 0 0 2 0-9 2-14 0

[edit] Group D

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
August 24 Kent Park   Tubbercurry   1-7   St. John's   0-3
September 1 Kent Park   Grange/Cliffoney   1-12   Tubbercurry   1-5
September 8 Kent Park   St. John's   4-13   Grange/Cliffoney   0-7
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. John's 2 1 0 1 4-16 1-14 2
Tubbercurry 2 1 0 1 2-12 2-15 2
Grange/Cliffoney 2 1 0 1 1-19 5-18 2

[edit] Playoff

There was one playoff required, in Group D where Grange/Cliffoney eliminated Tubbercurry from the Chaampionship.

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Playoff
September 14 Kent Park Grange/Cliffoney 2-8 Tubbercurry 1-10

[edit] Quarter Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
September 15 Tubbercurry Tourlestrane 0-14 St. John's 0-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
September 15 Tubbercurry Eastern Harps 2-7 Curry 0-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
September 15 Markievicz Park St. Mary's 1-9 Easkey 1-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
September 21 Markievicz Park Coolera/Strandhill 0-11 Grange/Cliffoney 0-6

[edit] Semi-Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
September 29 Tubbercurry Eastern Harps 0-15 Tourlestrane 1-11
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
September 29 Markievicz Park Coolera/Strandhill 1-7 St. Mary's 0-9

[edit] Last eight

  Quarterfinals
September 15/September 21
Semifinals
September 29
Final
October 6/October 12
                           
   Eastern Harps 2-7  
 Curry 0-8  
     Eastern Harps 0-15  
     Tourlestrane 1-11  
 St. John's 0-5
   Tourlestrane 0-14  
       Eastern Harps 0-9, 0-12 (R)
     Coolera/Strandhill 0-9, 0-8 (R)
   Coolera/Strandhill 0-11  
 Grange/Cliffoney 0-6  
     Coolera/Strandhill 1-7
     St. Mary's 0-9  
 St. Mary's 1-9
   Easkey 1-8  

[edit] Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Eastern Harps
0-9 - 0-9
(final score after 60 minutes)
Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:Eamon Clarke

Team:
P. Walsh
F. Candon
K. Phillips
M. Cosgrove
P. McGovern
B. Phillips (Capt)
F. Sexton
P. Grady
M. McCormack
M. Doddy (0-1)
K. Carty (0-2)
P. Henry
S. Gallagher (0-2)
P. Taylor (0-1)
S. Dorrian (0-3)


Substitutes:
R. Donovan
J. Bruen

Half-time:
0-6 - 0-5

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, October 6, 2002

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)

Manager:Declan McCabe

Team:
J. Curran
R. Doyle
N. Carew (0-1)
K. Cooney
T. Watters
J. McPartland (Capt)(0-1)
S. O'Neill
C. O'Meara
K. Quinn (0-3)
S. Carty (0-1)
K. O'Neill
B. Doyle
C. Mullen
J. Joyce (0-1)
T. McMahon


Substitutes:
K. Gilligan (0-1)
L. Healy (0-1)
P. Hegarty

[edit] Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay

Eastern Harps
0-12 - 0-8
(final score after 60 minutes)
Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:Eamon Clarke

Team:
P. Walsh
F. Candon
K. Phillips
M. Cosgrove
P. McGovern
B. Phillips (Capt)
F. Sexton
P. Grady
M. McCormack
M. Doddy
K. Carty
P. Henry
S. Gallagher (0-4)
P. Taylor (0-1)
S. Dorrian (0-7)


Substitutes:
K. Casey
R. Donovan
J. Bruen
T. Taylor

Half-time:
0-5 - 0-2

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Saturday, October 12, 2002

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)

Manager:Declan McCabe

Team:
J. Curran
R. Doyle
K. Cooney
K. O'Neill
T. Watters
N. Carew
S. O'Neill
K. Quinn (0-3)
S. Carty
B. Doyle
J. Joyce
T. McMahon
L. Healy (0-1)
J. McPartland (Capt)(0-4)
P. Hegarty


Substitutes:
C. Quinn
M. Howley

[edit] Relegation

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
September 15 Ballymote Bunninadden 2-11 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-5
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
September 21 Tubbercurry Tubbercurry 1-9 Cloonacool 1-4
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
September 28 Ballymote Shamrock Gaels 1-13 Cloonacool 1-8
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
September 28 Kent Park Castleconnor 0-13 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-5
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Final
October 5 Kent Park Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-6 Cloonacool 0-5

[edit] References

  • Sligo Champion (July-October 2002)
  • Sligo Weekender (July-October 2002)

[edit] External links