1966 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1966 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Easkey, one of the traditional strongholds of Sligo football, claimed their fifth title, after a gap of 25 years, when overpowering the challenge of Ballymote in the final. The final had two 'lasts' to its outcome - Easkey's last title and Ballymote's last final appearance to date.

First round

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCFirst Round 7 August Tubbercurry Ballymote 2-7 Tourlestrane 0-6

Quarter-finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter-final 14 August Ballymote Curry beat Collooney Harps (no score) Sligo SFCQuarter-final 14 August Ballymote Easkey beat St. Patrick's (no score) Sligo SFCQuarter-final 14 August Markievicz Park Ballymote beat Craobh Rua (no score) Sligo SFCQuarter-final 14 August Tubbercurry Bunninadden 4-5 Tubbercurry 3-5

Semi-finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-final 21 August Ballymote Easkey beat Curry (no score) Sligo SFCSemi-final 28 August Ballymote Ballymote 4-10 Bunninadden 0-5

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Easkey1-8 - 0-2(final score after 60 minutes)BallymoteTeam: P. Brady M. Keaveney R. Tully S. Weir T.J. Lyons J.P. McGuire V. Cuffe E. Mullen F. Lyons P.J. Sloyane M. Rooney M. McHugh G. Ferguson S. Calleary M. Kenny

Substitutes: S. RolstonHalf-time:

Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)

Date:11 September 1966

Venue:Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:Team: P. Mullen E. Hannon E. McGinley P. McGrath J. Mattimoe B. Doherty S. Keevans S. Davey M. Henry A. Killoran N. Farry A. Mullen L. Keevans P. Dockry M. Healy

Substitutes: N. Clarke

References

Sligo Champion (Summer-Autumn 1966)