Sligo Senior Football Championship 2004

Sligo Senior Football Championship 2004
Sligo Champions Tourlestrane (7th win)
Winning Captain Eamon O'Hara
Winning Manager Anthony Brennan
Relegated team(s) Castleconnor (later re-instated)
Promoted team(s) Calry/St. Joseph's

This is a round-up of the 2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane won the title for the seventh time, defeating St. Mary's after a replay. Castleconnor were relegated, but early in 2005 the club requested that they remain in the Senior grade, which was agreed.

Contents

Group Stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into two groups of four, and two of three. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to secure Senior status for 2005.

Group A

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
July 24 Markievicz Park   St. Mary's   1-15   Coolera/Strandhill   0-12
July 25 Tubbercurry   Bunninadden   4-8   Castleconnor   0-7
August 1 Markievicz Park   Coolera/Strandhill   2-13   Bunninadden   1-6
August 1 Enniscrone   Castleconnor   0-10   St. Mary's   0-8
August 29 Markievicz Park   Bunninadden   0-9   St. Mary's   1-6
August 29 Easkey   Coolera/Strandhill   1-6   Castleconnor   0-6
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Coolera/Strandhill 3 2 0 1 3-31 2-27 4
St. Mary's 3 1 1 1 2-29 0-31 3
Bunninadden 3 1 1 1 5-23 3-26 3
Castleconnor 3 1 0 2 0-23 5-22 2

Group B

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
July 24 Ballymote   Curry   2-8   St. John's   0-7
July 24 Kent Park   Eastern Harps   1-16   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   0-6
August 1 Ballymote   Curry   2-8   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-3
August 1 Coola   Eastern Harps   4-10   St. John's   0-9
August 29 Tubbercurry   Curry   0-11   Eastern Harps   0-6
August 29 Kent Park   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-12   St. John's   0-10
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Curry 3 3 0 0 4-27 1-16 6
Eastern Harps 3 2 0 1 5-32 0-26 4
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 3 1 0 2 2-21 3-34 2
St. John's 3 0 0 3 0-26 7-30 0

Group C

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
July 24 Coola   Ballymote   2-9   Easkey   0-12
July 31 Tubbercurry   Tourlestrane   1-10   Ballymote   0-8
August 28 Enniscrone   Easkey   1-6   Tourlestrane   0-6
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Tourlestrane 2 1 0 1 1-16 1-14 2
Easkey 2 1 0 1 1-18 2-15 2
Ballymote 2 1 0 1 2-17 1-22 2

Group D

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
July 25 Markievicz Park   Tubbercurry   2-9   St. Molaise Gaels   0-7
July 31 Markievicz Park   Shamrock Gaels   0-12   St. Molaise Gaels   1-8
August 28 Ballymote   Shamrock Gaels   0-10   Tubbercurry   0-10
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Tubbercurry 2 1 1 0 2-19 0-17 3
Shamrock Gaels 2 1 1 0 0-22 1-18 3
St. Molaise Gaels 2 0 0 2 1-15 2-21 0

Playoffs

Two groups required playoffs. A week after their drawn game, St. Mary's and Bunninadden met again to decide second place in Group A. Mary's won out, though only after extra-time. In Group C Ballymote had defeated Easkey, but in the playoff the result was reversed, as Easkey egded through by the minimum.

Group Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Group C September 4 Markievicz Park   Easkey   1-10   Ballymote   1-9
Group A (After Extra Time) September 5 Tubbercurry   St. Mary's   0-16   Bunninadden   1-11

Quarter finals

The quarter finals of the Championship saw the demise of holders Curry, eliminated by St. Mary's. Elsewhere Coolera/Strandhill, Tourlestrane and Easkey won, Tourlestrane beating Shamrock Gaels after a replay. Eastern Harps' defeat to Coolera/Strandhill meant that the East Sligo club did not reach the last four for the first time in a decade.

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 September 11 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-5 Shamrock Gaels 1-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 September 11 Kent Park Easkey 1-10 Tubbercurry 1-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 September 12 Markievicz Park Coolera/Strandhill 0-13 Eastern Harps 1-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 September 12 Ballymote St. Mary's 0-12 Curry 2-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay		 September 19 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-10 Shamrock Gaels 0-9

Semi-Finals

Both semi-final pairings had previously met in the group stages. St. Mary's repeated their victory over Coolera, but Tourlestrane, this time not having to travel to Tireragh, gained revenge over Easkey.

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		 September 25 Markievicz Park St. Mary's 0-11 Coolera/Strandhill 0-6
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		 September 25 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-11 Easkey 2-4

Last eight

  Quarterfinals
September 11/September 12		 Semifinals
September 25		 Final
October 17
                           
   Coolera/Strandhill 0-13  
 Eastern Harps 1-5  
     Coolera/Strandhill 0-6  
     St. Mary's 0-11  
 St. Mary's 0-12
   Curry 2-5  
       St. Mary's 2-5, 2-4 (R)
     Tourlestrane 1-8, 2-9 (R)
   Easkey 1-10  
 Tubbercurry 1-7  
     Easkey 2-4
     Tourlestrane 1-11  
 Tourlestrane 1-5, 1-10 (R)
   Shamrock Gaels 1-5, 0-9 (R)  

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Tourlestrane
 1-8 - 2-5
(final score after 60 minutes)		 St. Mary's
Manager:Anthony Brennan

Team:
F. Kennedy
B. Kirrane
C. Neary
D. Henry
S. King
D. Durkin
D. Dunne
E. O'Hara (Capt)
S. Dunne
B. Egan
M. Walsh (0-4)
P. Brennan
J. Marren (1-1)
G. McGowan (0-3)
E. Haran

Substitutes:
B. Kennedy
S. Leonard

Half-time:
0-5 1-2

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, October 17, 2004

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Eddie Watters (Coolera/Strandhill)

 Manager:Glen Young

Team:
D. Morrissey
D. Carroll
J. Martyn (Capt)
A. Collery
C. Carroll
J. Davey
C. Walsh
S. Burns (0-1)
P. Mullen
N. Smith
G. Heavin (0-1)
D. Caffrey
A. Rooney
M. Breheny (2-3)
M. Rooney

Substitutes:
K. Casey
M. Butler
P. Newton

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay

Tourlestrane
 2-9 - 2-4
(final score after 60 minutes)		 St. Mary's
Manager:Anthony Brennan

Team:
F. Kennedy
B. Kirrane
C. Neary
D. Henry
S. King
D. Durkin (0-1)
D. Dunne
E. O'Hara (Capt) (1-0)
S. Dunne (0-1)
B. Egan
M. Walsh (0-3)
S. Leonard
J. Marren
G. McGowan (0-4)
E. Haran

Substitutes:
E. Walsh (1-0)
P. Brennan

Half-time:
1-4 2-3

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, October 24, 2004

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)

 Manager:Glen Young

Team:
D. Morrisey
N. Murray
J. Martyn (Capt)
A. Collery
C. Carroll
J. Davey
C. Walsh
S. Burns
P. Mullen
A. Boyle
G. Heavin
D. Caffrey
A. Roony
M. Breheny (0-3)
M. Rooney (2-1)

Substitutes:
M. Butler
P. Newton
K. Farragher

Relegation

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		 September 11 Ballymote Bunninadden 0-10 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-1
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		 September 11 Tubbercurry St. Molaise Gaels 0-8 Castleconnor 0-5
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		 September 12 Bunninadden Ballymote 1-7 St. John's 0-4
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		 September 18 Kent Park Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-6 St. John's 2-6
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Replay		 September 25 Kent Park Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-11 St. John's 1-10
Sligo SFC
Relegation Final		 October 31 Kent Park St. John's 2-9 Castleconnor 0-8

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