Sligo Senior Football Championship 1987

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1987
Sligo Champions St. Mary's (8th win)
Relegated team(s) Tourlestrane
Promoted team(s) Easkey

This is a round-up of the 1987 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's won their eighth title in eleven attempts, after defeating holders Tubbercurry in the fifth successive final between the sides. This year's Championship saw the return of the group stages used from 1974 to 1977, but its return was short-lived.

Contents

Group Stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top side in each group qualified for the semi-finals.

Group 1

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
June 28 Ballymote   Tubbercurry   4-12   Calry/St. Michael’s   1-2
June 28 Tubbercurry   Curry   2-7   Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote   0-6
July 5 Ballymote   Tubbercurry   2-10   Curry   0-7
July 5 Markievicz Park   Calry/St. Michael’s   beat   Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote   (2 pts)
July 19 Ballymote   Tubbercurry   3-13   Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote   0-6
July 19 Tubbercurry   Curry   beat   Calry/St. Michael’s   (no score)
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Tubbercurry 3 3 0 0 9-35 1-14 6
Curry 3 2 0 1 - - 4
Calry/St. Michael's 3 1 0 2 - - 2
Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote 3 0 0 3 - - 0

Group 2

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
June 28 Ballymote   Eastern Harps   1-14   Shamrock Gaels   1-3
June 28 Markievicz Park   Geevagh   1-8   Grange/Maugherow   0-7
July 5 Ballymote   Geevagh   0-8   Shamrock Gaels   0-6
July 5 Markievicz Park   Grange/Maugherow   2-10   Eastern Harps   1-7
July 19 Ballymote   Eastern Harps   2-8   Geevagh   2-3
July 19 Markievicz Park   Grange/Maugherow   2-13   Shamrock Gaels   3-9
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Eastern Harps 3 2 0 1 4-29 5-16 4
Grange/Maugherow 3 2 0 1 4-30 5-24 4
Geevagh 3 2 0 1 3-19 2-21 4
Shamrock Gaels 3 0 0 3 4-18 3-35 0

Group 3

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
June 28 Enniscrone   St. Mary’s   2-9   Easkey/St. Farnan’s   0-4
July 5 Easkey   St. Mary’s   2-9   Tourlestrane   0-4
July 19 Tubbercurry   Tourlestrane   - --   Easkey/St. Farnan's   - --
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. Mary's 2 2 0 0 4-18 0-8 4
Easkey/St. Farnan's 1 0 0 1 0-4 2-9 1
Tourlestrane 1 0 0 1 0-4 2-9 1

Group 4

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
June 28 Tubbercurry   St. Nathy’s   0-9   Enniscrone/Castleconnor   1-6
July 5 Easkey   St. Patrick’s   1-11   Enniscrone/Castleconnor   2-3
July 19 Markievicz Park   St. Nathy's   0-11   St. Patrick's   0-9
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. Nathy's 2 1 1 0 0-20 1-15 3
St. Patrick's 2 1 0 1 1-20 2-14 2
Enniscrone/Castleconnor 2 0 1 1 3-9 1-20 1

Playoff

There was a three-way playoff required in Group 3. Geevagh defeated Grange/Maugherow in the first tie, but Eastern Harps won the final playoff to claim the last semi-final spot.

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Playoff
July 26 Ballymote Geevagh 1-7 Grange/Maugherow 2-1
Sligo SFC
Playoff
August 2 Ballymote Eastern Harps beat Geevagh (no score)

Semi-Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
August 9 Ballymote St. Mary's 1-12 Eastern Harps 1-7
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
August 9 Ballymote Tubbercurry 1-10 St. Nathy's 0-9

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's
1-7 - 1-6
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry
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Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
15.30 BST
Sunday, August 30, 1987

Venue:
Enniscrone

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Match rules:
60 minutes.
Replay if scores still level.
Maximum of 5 substitutions.

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References

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