1997 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1997 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane reclaimed the title in this year, their fifth in all, following an emphatic victory over a disappointing Eastern Harps side.

First round

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Ballymote St. Mary’s 1-9 Curry 0-11 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Ballymote Shamrock Gaels 3-13 Ballymote 0-8 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Easkey Easkey 2-11 Enniscrone 1-9 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 2-13 Calry/St. Joseph’s 1-8

Quarter finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 0-10 St. Mary’s 1-3 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 10 August Markievicz Park Easkey 0-11 Shamrock Gaels 0-9 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 10 August Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 2-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-4 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 10 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-6 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-6 Sligo SFCQuarter Final Replay 24 August Markievicz Park Tubbercurry 0-13 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-9

Semi-finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 7 September Ballymote Eastern Harps 1-14 Easkey 1-7 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 7 September Ballymote Tourlestrane 1-15 Tubbercurry 1-14

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Tourlestrane0-16 - 0-8(final score after 60 minutes)Eastern HarpsManager:Neil Egan

Team: P. McVann L. Gaughan F. Kennedy N. Manley J. Curley D. Durkin E. Gallagher C. O'Meara E. O'Hara (0-1) E. Walsh M. Walsh (0-4)(Capt) J. Egan (0-3) S. Dunne G. McGowan (0-5) R. Kennedy (0-3)

Substitutes: J. LundyHalf-time:0-6 - 0-2

Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)

Date:21 September 1997

Venue:Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:Paddy Hennessy (Owenmore Gaels)Manager:Denis Johnson

Team: P. Walsh F. Sexton O. Shannon S. King D. Ballantyne (Capt) D. Mullaney M. Cosgrove M. McCormack (0-1) J. Chambers (0-1) K. Carty (0-1) P. Taylor (0-4) E. Molloy J. Bruen S. Dorrian B. Phillips (0-1)

Substitutes: P.J. Langton N. Molloy

References

Sligo Champion (July–September 1997)