This is a round-up of the 2001 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's returned to claim their tenth title, defeating Curry by three points in the final. Holders Bunninadden exited in the group stages, with the 2000 finalists Coolera/Strandhill eliminating them from the Championship.
Group stages
The Championship was contested by 12 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 14 July Ballymote Tourlestrane 2-9 Bunninadden 1-9 29 July Ballymote Coolera/Strandhill 1-13 Bunninadden 2-9 12 August Easkey Coolera/Strandhill 3-8 Tourlestrane 1-12
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsCoolera/Strandhill2 2 0 0 4-21 3-21 4Tourlestrane2 1 0 1 3-21 4-17 2Bunninadden2 0 0 2 3-18 3-22 0
Group B
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 14 July Ballymote Eastern Harps 2-10 Shamrock Gaels 1-5 29 July Markievicz Park St. John's 0-12 Shamrock Gaels 1-9 12 August Coola St. John's 1-7 Eastern Harps 0-7
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsSt. John's2 1 1 0 1-19 1-16 3Eastern Harps2 1 0 1 2-17 2-12 2Shamrock Gaels2 0 1 1 2-14 2-22 1
Group C
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 14 July Markievicz Park Easkey 2-11 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-9 29 July Enniscrone Curry 1-15 Easkey 2-9 12 August Ballymote Curry 3-13 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-4
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsCurry2 2 0 0 4-28 3-13 4Easkey2 1 0 1 4-20 2-24 2Drumcliffe/Rosses Point2 0 0 2 2-13 5-24 0
Group D
Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 14 July Enniscrone St. Mary's 1-16 Tubbercurry 1-11 29 July Tourlestrane Tubbercurry 0-10 Castleconnor 0-8 12 August Markievicz Park St. Mary's 3-14 Castleconnor 1-5
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsSt. Mary's2 2 0 0 4-30 2-16 4Tubbercurry2 1 0 1 1-21 1-24 2Castleconnor2 0 0 2 1-13 3-24 0
Quarterfinals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter Final 18 August Tourlestrane Curry 1-6 Tubbercurry 0-7 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 19 August Tubbercurry St. Mary's 2-12 Easkey 1-9 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 19 August Ballymote Tourlestrane 1-14 St. John's 0-9 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 19 August Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 0-12 Coolera/Strandhill 1-8
Semi-finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 9 September Tubbercurry Curry 1-10 Tourlestrane 0-9 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 9 September Markievicz Park St. Mary's 2-10 Eastern Harps 0-10
Last eight
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final St. Mary's1-11 - 0-11(final score after 60 minutes)CurryManager:Tommy Breheny
Team: N. Walsh J. Martyn D. Carroll C. Walsh A. Collery N. Murray (Capt) P. Leonard (0-1) S. Burns P. Mullan M. Bree (0-1) R. Bree P. Bree J. Davey (1-3) M. Breheny (0-5) D. Caffrey (0-1)
Substitutes: J. Campbell D. DownesHalf-time: 1-2 - 0-8
Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)
Date:15.30 BSTSunday, 30 September 2001
Venue:Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee: Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)Manager:Denis Kearney
Team: J. Gilmartin A. Loftus J. Hayes S. Marren B. Giblin M. Durcan B. McDonagh G. Maye (Capt)(0-4) K. Giblin (0-1) D. Colleary (0-1) J. Henry P. Henry (0-3) S. Davey (0-2) P. Durcan T. Henry
Substitutes: B. McDonagh P. Gallagher A. Marren D. Giblin
References
Sligo Champion (July–October 2001) Sligo Weekender (July–October 2001)