2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship. This Championship, after a number of years of being dominated by Eastern Harps and Tourlestrane, provided a novel final pairing, as Bunninadden (last champions in 1891) and Coolera/Strandhiill (last champions in 1907) contested the final, Coolera having dispatched both of the previous champions en route. The destination of the title went down to the last minute, as a dramatic injury-time goal gave Bunninadden their first title for 109 years, leaving Coolera devastated, after leading for much of the game.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Sligo |
| Year | 2000 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Bunninadden (2nd win) |
| Manager | James Kearins |
| Captain | Fergal O'Flaherty |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | St John's, Shamrock Gaels |
| Relegated team(s) | Geevagh, Cloonacool |
James Kearins was the winning manager and was later appointed manager of the Sligo county team in 2003.[1][2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July | Coola | Eastern Harps | 1-13 | Tubbercurry | 1-10 |
| 29 July | Kent Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-13 | Tubbercurry | 0-7 |
| 5 August | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 2-15 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-8 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Harps | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-28 | 2-18 | 4 |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-21 | 2-22 | 2 |
| Tubbercurry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-17 | 1-26 | 0 |
Group B
| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Tubbercurry | Geevagh | 1-7 | Cloonacool | 0-3 |
| 29 July | Easkey | St. Mary's | 4-16 | Cloonacool | 0-4 |
| 5 August | Tubbercurry | St. Mary's | 0-15 | Geevagh | 1-6 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-31 | 1-10 | 4 |
| Geevagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-13 | 0-18 | 2 |
| Cloonacool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-7 | 5-23 | 0 |
Group C
| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Tubbercurry | Bunninadden | 3-8 | Castleconnor | 1-4 |
| 30 July | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-9 | Bunninadden | 0-6 |
| 5 August | Easkey | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-18 | Castleconnor | 1-8 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolera/Strandhill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-27 | 1-14 | 4 |
| Bunninadden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-14 | 1-13 | 2 |
| Castleconnor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-12 | 3-26 | 0 |
Group D
| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Enniscrone | Easkey | 2-6 | Tourlestrane | 0-9 |
| 30 July | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 0-16 | Curry | 2-8 |
| 5 August | Tubbercurry | Easkey | 2-7 | Curry | 0-11 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-20 | 4 |
| Tourlestrane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-25 | 4-14 | 2 |
| Curry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-19 | 2-23 | 0 |
Quarterfinals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
18 August | Coola | Eastern Harps | 4-18 | Geevagh | 1-3 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
19 August | Tubbercurry | Bunninadden | 1-11 | Easkey | 0-8 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
20 August | Easkey | Coolera/Strandhill | 3-11 | Tourlestrane | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
20 August | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 0-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-13 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay |
26 August | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 2-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-6 |
Semifinals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
3 September | Markievicz Park | Bunninadden | 1-11 | St. Mary's | 1-10 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
3 September | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-8 | Eastern Harps | 1-8 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final Replay |
10 September | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-6 | Eastern Harps | 0-4 |
Last eight
| Quarterfinals 19 August/August 20 | Semifinals 3 September/September 10 | Final 1 October | ||||||||||||
| Bunninadden | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Easkey | 0-8 | |||||||||||||
| Bunninadden | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 0-13, 2-13 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-13, 0-6 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Bunninadden | 2-7 | |||||||||||||
| Coolera/Strandhill | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Coolera/Strandhill | 3-11 | |||||||||||||
| Tourlestrane | 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Coolera/Strandhill | 1-8, 0-6 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Harps | 1-8, 0-4 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Harps | 4-18 | |||||||||||||
| Geevagh | 1-3 | |||||||||||||
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
| Bunninadden |
2-7 - 0-11 (final score after 60 minutes) |
Coolera/Strandhill |
| Manager:James Kearins
Team:
Substitutes:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Referee: |
Manager:Declan McCabe
Team:
Substitutes:
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References
- "Kearins new Sligo boss". Irish Independent. 10 September 2003.
- Boylan, James (10 September 2003). "Sligo go for Kearins". RTÉ.
- Sligo Champion (July–October 2000)
- Sligo Weekender (July–October 2000)