This is a round-up of the 1987 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's won their eighth title in eleven attempts, after defeating holders Tubbercurry in the fifth successive final between the sides. This year's Championship saw the return of the group stages used from 1974 to 1977, but its return was short-lived.
Group stages
The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top side in each group qualified for the semi-finals.
Group 1
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Ballymote Tubbercurry 4–12 Calry/St. Michael's 1–2 28 June Tubbercurry Curry 2–7 Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote 0–6 5 July Ballymote Tubbercurry 2–10 Curry 0–7 5 July Markievicz Park Calry/St. Michael's beat Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote (2 pts) 19 July Ballymote Tubbercurry 3–13 Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote 0–6 19 July Tubbercurry Curry beat Calry/St. Michael's (no score)
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsTubbercurry3 3 0 0 9-35 1-14 6Curry3 2 0 1 - - 4Calry/St. Michael's3 1 0 2 - - 2Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote3 0 0 3 - - 0
Group 2
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Ballymote Eastern Harps 1–14 Shamrock Gaels 1–3 28 June Markievicz Park Geevagh 1–8 Grange/Maugherow 0–7 5 July Ballymote Geevagh 0–8 Shamrock Gaels 0–6 5 July Markievicz Park Grange/Maugherow 2–10 Eastern Harps 1–7 19 July Ballymote Eastern Harps 2–8 Geevagh 2–3 19 July Markievicz Park Grange/Maugherow 2–13 Shamrock Gaels 3–9
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsEastern Harps3 2 0 1 4-29 5-16 4Grange/Maugherow3 2 0 1 4-30 5-24 4Geevagh3 2 0 1 3-19 2-21 4Shamrock Gaels3 0 0 3 4-18 3-35 0
Group 3
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Enniscrone St. Mary's 2–9 Easkey/St. Farnan's 0–4 5 July Easkey St. Mary's 2–9 Tourlestrane 0–4 19 July Tubbercurry Tourlestrane - -- Easkey/St. Farnan's - --
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsSt. Mary's2 2 0 0 4-18 0-8 4Easkey/St. Farnan's1 0 0 1 0-4 2-9 1Tourlestrane1 0 0 1 0-4 2-9 1
Group 4
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Tubbercurry St. Nathy's 0–9 Enniscrone/Castleconnor 1–6 5 July Easkey St. Patrick's 1–11 Enniscrone/Castleconnor 2–3 19 July Markievicz Park St. Nathy's 0–11 St. Patrick's 0–9
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsSt. Nathy's2 1 1 0 0-20 1-15 3St. Patrick's2 1 0 1 1-20 2-14 2Enniscrone/Castleconnor2 0 1 1 3-9 1-20 1
Playoff
There was a three-way playoff required in Group 3. Geevagh defeated Grange/Maugherow in the first tie, but Eastern Harps won the final playoff to claim the last semi-final spot.
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCPlayoff 26 July Ballymote Geevagh 1–7 Grange/Maugherow 2–1 Sligo SFCPlayoff 2 August Ballymote Eastern Harps beat Geevagh (no score)
Semi-finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 9 August Ballymote St. Mary's 1–12 Eastern Harps 1–7 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 9 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 1–10 St. Nathy's 0–9
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final St. Mary's1-7 - 1-6(final score after 60 minutes)TubbercurryManager:
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Substitutes:Half-time:
Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)
Date:15.30 BSTSunday, 30 August 1987
Venue:Enniscrone
Referee:
Match rules:60 minutes.Replay if scores still level.Maximum of 5 substitutions.Manager:
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References
Sligo Champion (July–September 1987)