This is a round-up of the 1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps atoned for the previous year's heavy defeat to Tourlestrane, reversing the result to win their fourth title. This was the last Championship to date to be played under the knockout system, as the round-robin section would be introduced for 1999.
First round Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCFirst Round 25 July Markievicz Park St. Mary's 4-16 Enniscrone 0-4 Sligo SFCFirst Round 26 July Ballymote Eastern Harps 2-13 Bunninadden 0-11 Sligo SFCFirst Round 26 July Enniscrone Curry 0-13 Easkey 0-5 Sligo SFCFirst Round 26 July Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-19 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-8
Quarter finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-7 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Markievicz Park Curry 0-12 Shamrock Gaels 1-7 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Ballymote Eastern Harps 0-16 Cloonacool 0-4 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-10 St. Mary's 1-10
Semi-finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 6 September Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 3-11 Tubbercurry 0-8 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 6 September Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-11 Curry 1-10
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Eastern Harps 0-9 – 0-6(final score after 60 minutes)TourlestraneManager:Denis Johnson
Team: P. Walsh F. Sexton O. Shannon D. Mullaney D. Ballantyne M. Cosgrove S. King J. Chambers (0-1) M. McCormack K. Carty J. Bruen (0-1) B. Phillips E. Molloy P. Taylor (Capt) (0-6) S. Dorrian (0-1)
Substitutes: R. Hannon Half-time:0-4 – 0-3
Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)
Date:20 September 1998
Venue:Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee:Pat Conway (St. Mary's)Manager:Neil Egan
Team: P. McVann P. Durkin F. Kennedy P. Egan J. Curley D. Durkin N. Manley E. Walsh (0-1) E. O'Hara J. Egan M. Walsh (0-1) S. Dunne S. King G. McGowan (0-4) R. Kennedy
Substitutes: C. O'Meara L. Gaughan
References Sligo Champion (July–September 1998)