Sligo Senior Football Championship 1975
Sligo Senior Football Championship 1975
| Sligo Champions |
Eastern Harps (1st win) |
| Relegated team(s) |
Easkey |
| Promoted team(s) |
Grange |
This is a round-up of the 1975 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps claimed their first title in only their third year in existence, after defeating Craobh Rua in the final. This was the last hurrah for Craobh Rua - they would later join forces with Muire Naofa to form the St. Mary's club for the following year.
Group Stages
The Championship was contested by 15 teams, divided into four groups. The top side in each group advanced to the Semi-Finals.
Group A
| Date |
Venue |
Team A |
Score |
Team B |
Score |
| August 17 |
Tubbercurry |
Curry |
0-10 |
Mullinabreena |
1-3 |
| August 31 |
Markievicz Park |
Easkey |
- -- |
Mullinabreena |
- -- (N.R.) |
| September 7 |
Markievicz Park |
Curry |
beat |
Easkey |
(no score) |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Curry |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Easkey |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Mullinabreena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Group B
| Date |
Venue |
Team A |
Score |
Team B |
Score |
| August 17 |
Tubbercurry |
Eastern Harps |
beat |
Coolera |
(no score) |
| August 17 |
Easkey |
Tourlestrane |
1-7 |
Enniscrone |
0-5 |
| August 24 |
Tubbercurry |
Eastern Harps |
beat |
Enniscrone |
(no score) |
| August 24 |
Ballymote |
Tourlestrane |
beat |
Coolera |
(no score) |
| August 31 |
Tubbercurry |
Eastern Harps |
beat |
Tourlestrane |
(6 pts) |
| August 31 |
Easkey |
Coolera |
- -- |
Enniscrone |
- -- (N.R.) |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Eastern Harps |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Tourlestrane |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Coolera |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Enniscrone |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Group C
| Date |
Venue |
Team A |
Score |
Team B |
Score |
| August 17 |
Ballymote |
Geevagh |
4-11 |
Collooney/Ballisodare |
1-6 |
| August 17 |
Markievicz Park |
St. Patrick's |
0-13 |
Muire Naofa |
0-7 |
| August 24 |
Tubbercurry |
St. Patrick's |
beat |
Geevagh |
(no score) |
| August 24 |
Markievicz Park |
Collooney/Ballisodare |
2-5 |
Muire Naofa |
1-7 |
| August 31 |
Markievicz Park |
St. Patrick's |
beat |
Collooney/Ballisodare |
(no score) |
| August 31 |
Ballymote |
Geevagh |
beat |
Muire Naofa |
(no score) |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| St. Patrick's |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Geevagh |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Collooney/Ballisodare |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Muire Naofa |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Group D
| Date |
Venue |
Team A |
Score |
Team B |
Score |
| August 17 |
Ballymote |
Craobh Rua |
0-14 |
Shamrock Gaels |
0-7 |
| August 17 |
Markievicz Park |
Tubbercurry |
4-11 |
St. Farnan's |
1-9 |
| August 24 |
Easkey |
Craobh Rua |
beat |
St. Farnan's |
(no score) |
| August 24 |
Ballymote |
Shamrock Gaels |
beat |
Tubbercurry |
(no score) |
| August 31 |
Tubbercurry |
Shamrock Gaels |
P |
St. Farnan's |
P |
| August 31 |
Ballymote |
Craobh Rua |
2-7 |
Tubbercurry |
1-8 |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Craobh Rua |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Tubbercurry |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Shamrock Gaels |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| St. Farnan's |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Semi-Finals
| Game |
Date |
Venue |
Team A |
Score |
Team B |
Score |
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final |
September 14 |
Tubbercurry |
Craobh Rua |
3-10 |
Curry |
0-4 |
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final |
September 14 |
Tubbercurry |
Eastern Harps |
4-4 |
St. Patrick's |
0-10 |
Eastern Harps
|
1-8 - 0-5
(final score after 60 minutes) |
Craobh Rua
|
Team:
Substitutes:
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Half-time:
Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)
Date:
October 5, 1975
Venue:
Corran Park, Ballymote
Referee:
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Team:
Substitutes:
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References
- Sligo Champion (Autumn 1975)
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