Sligo Senior Football Championship 2004

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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 1 Group Stages 1.1 Group A 1.2 Group B 1.3 Group C 1.4 Group D 1.5 Playoffs 2 Quarter Finals 3 Semi-Finals 4 Last eight 5 Sligo Senior Football Championship Final 6 Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay 7 Relegation 8 References 9 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

• Sligo Champion (July-October 2004)
• Sligo Weekender (July-October 2004)

[edit] External links

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