Sligo Senior Football Championship 2003

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 2003
Sligo Champions	Curry(5th win)
Winning captain	Kevin Giblin
Winning manager	Denis Kearney
Relegated team(s)	St. Patrick's, Dromard
Promoted team(s)	Ballymote

This is a round-up of the 2003 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Curry ended a 31-year wait for Championship glory, defeating holders Eastern Harps in the decider.

Contents 1 Group Stages 1.1 Group A 1.2 Group B 1.3 Group C 1.4 Group D 2 Playoff 3 Quarter Finals 4 Semi-Finals 5 Last eight 6 Sligo Senior Football Championship Final 7 Relegation 8 References 9 External links

[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 2004.

[edit] Group A

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 26	Kent Park	St. John's	1-12	St. Molaise Gaels	1-9
July 27	Easkey	Tourlestrane	0-14	St. Patrick's	0-4
August 3	Kent Park	St. John's	0-11	St. Patrick's	1-4
August 9	Kent Park	St. Molaise Gaels	0-10	St. Patrick's	0-6
August 10	Ballymote	Tourlestrane	3-7	St. John's	0-10
August 17	Kent Park	Tourlestrane	2-12	St. Molaise Gaels	0-5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Tourlestrane	3	3	0	0	5-33	0-19	6
St. John's	3	2	0	1	1-33	5-20	4
St. Molaise Gaels	3	1	0	2	1-24	3-30	2
St. Patrick's	3	0	0	3	1-14	0-35	0

[edit] Group B

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 26	Tubbercurry	Coolera/Strandhill	0-11	Easkey	0-8
July 27	Kent Park	Tubbercurry	3-6	Shamrock Gaels	1-11
August 2	Tubbercurry	Coolera/Strandhill	0-12	Shamrock Gaels	0-7
August 2	Enniscrone	Easkey	2-12	Tubbercurry	0-4
August 9	Ballymote	Coolera/Strandhill	2-13	Tubbercurry	0-6
August 10	Markievicz Park	Easkey	2-10	Shamrock Gaels	1-9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Coolera/Strandhill	3	3	0	0	2-36	0-21	6
Easkey	3	2	0	1	4-30	1-24	4
Tubbercurry	3	1	0	2	3-16	5-36	2
Shamrock Gaels	3	0	0	3	2-27	5-28	0

[edit] Group C

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 27	Kent Park	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	1-11	Castleconnor	0-4
August 3	Ballymote	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-9	Bunninadden	0-6
August 10	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	2-13	Castleconnor	1-16

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	2	2	0	0	1-20	0-10	4
Bunninadden	2	0	1	1	2-19	1-25	1
Castleconnor	2	0	1	1	1-20	3-24	1

[edit] Group D

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 26	Coola	Eastern Harps	0-12	St. Mary's	0-11
August 3	Ballymote	Curry	1-10	Eastern Harps	1-10
August 9	Enniscrone	Curry	1-10	St. Mary's	1-10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Eastern Harps	2	1	1	0	1-22	1-21	3
Curry	2	0	2	0	2-20	2-20	2
St. Mary's	2	0	1	1	1-21	1-22	1

[edit] Playoff

There was one playoff required, in Group C where Castleconnor surprised the 2000 Champions Bunninadden to win by a point.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Playoff	August 17	Tubbercurry	Castleconnor	0-7	Bunninadden	0-6

[edit] Quarter Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 30	Ballymote	Curry	2-17	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-7
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 31	Tubbercurry	Eastern Harps	1-8	Castleconnor	0-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 31	Markievicz Park	Tourlestrane	0-12	Easkey	0-6
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 31	Kent Park	St. John's	0-11	Coolera/Strandhill	0-6

[edit] Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	September 13	Tubbercurry	Curry	1-11	Tourlestrane	1-6
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	September 14	Markievicz Park	Eastern Harps	2-12	St. John's	0-4

[edit] Last eight

	Quarterfinals August 30/August 31					Semifinals September 13/September 14					Final October 5
		Eastern Harps	1-8
		Castleconnor	0-5
							Eastern Harps	2-12
							St. John's	0-4
		St. John's	1-11
		Coolera/Strandhill	1-6
												Eastern Harps	0-8
												Curry	0-11
		Tourlestrane	0-12
		Easkey	0-6
							Tourlestrane	1-6
							Curry	1-11
		Curry	2-17
		Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-7

[edit] Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Curry	0-11 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes)	Eastern Harps
Manager:Denis Kearney Team: J. Durcan B. Collins G. Kennedy S. Marren B. McDonagh M. Durcan B. Giblin S. Davey (0-1) D. Colleary (0-1) G. Maye (0-1) K. Giblin (Capt) A. Marren (0-5) P. Henry P. Durcan (0-1) K. Davey Substitutes: B. McDonagh (0-2) J. Henry A. Loftus A. Brennan	Half-time: 0-3 - 0-5 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, October 5, 2003 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)	Manager:Eamon Clarke Team: P. Walsh K. Gallagher K. Phillips P. Phillips P McGovern B. Phillips (Capt) F. Sexton P. Grady T. Taylor K. Carty (0-2) R. Donovan M. Doddy (0-1) R. Hannon P. Taylor (0-5) S. Dorrian Substitutes: M. McCormack P. Henry S. Gallagher T. Cryan

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[edit] Relegation

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	August 30	Markievicz Park	St. Mary's	7-18	St. Molaise Gaels	1-7
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	August 30	Tubbercurry	Shamrock Gaels	1-10	St. Patrick's	1-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	August 31	Ballymote	Tubbercurry	2-10	Bunninadden	3-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	September 6	Kent Park	St. Molaise Gaels	0-15	St. Patrick's	1-3
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Final	September 14	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	1-17	St. Patrick's	1-6

[edit] References

• Sligo Champion (July-October 2003)
• Sligo Weekender (July-October 2003)

[edit] External links

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