2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane claimed their eighth title in this year, and fifth since 1994, defeating Eastern Harps in the final by two points, despite the absence of captain and star player Eamon O'Hara. The holders Curry fell to a surprisingly heavy defeat to outsiders St. John's in a quarter-final second replay.

2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year2007
Winners
ChampionsTourlestrane (8th win)
ManagerMichael Henry
CaptainEamonn O'Hara
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)St. Farnan's
Relegated team(s)n/a

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 15 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2008.

Group A

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Enniscrone   St. John's   0-14   Castleconnor   0-6
14 July Tubbercurry   Eastern Harps   1-14   St. Mary's   0-8
18 August Curry   Eastern Harps   1-10   Castleconnor   0-3
18 August Markievicz Park   St. John's   1-9   St. Mary's   1-8
25 August Markeivicz Park   Eastern Harps   1-11   St. John's   0-6
25 August Enniscrone   St. Mary's   5-10   Castleconnor   0-5
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Eastern Harps 33003-350-176
St. John's 32011-292-254
St. Mary's 31026-262-282
Castleconnor 30030-146-340

Group B

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Tourlestrane   Curry   0-11   Tubbercurry   0-9
14 July Markievicz Park   Coolera/Strandhill   1-11   Ballymote   0-9
18 August Ballymote   Coolera/Strandhill   0-9   Tubbercurry   0-9
18 August Tubbercurry   Curry   1-11   Ballymote   0-11
25 August Tubbercurry   Curry   2-14   Coolera/Strandhill   0-8
25 August Markievicz Park   Tubbercurry   1-20   Ballymote   0-11
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Curry 33003-360-286
Tubbercurry 31111-380-313
Coolera/Strandhill 31111-282-323
Ballymote 30030-313-420

Group C

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Kent Park   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   0-13   Easkey   2-7
14 July Ballymote   Geevagh   0-11   Shamrock Gaels   0-11
18 August Markievicz Park   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   2-10   Geevagh   1-10
18 August Enniscrone   Easkey   3-11   Shamrock Gaels   0-11
25 August Ballymote   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   2-5   Shamrock Gaels   1-8
25 August Ennicrone   Easkey   1-12   Geevagh   1-10
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Easkey 32106-301-345
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 31204-284-254
Shamrock Gaels 30211-305-272
Geevagh 30122-313-331

Group D

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
15 July Markievicz Park   Calry/St. Joseph's   2-9   Bunninadden   0-11
18 August Tubbercurry   Tourlestrane   2-17   Bunninadden   2-3
1 September Ballymote   Tourlestrane   4-9   Calry/St. Joseph's   0-9
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Tourlestrane 22006-262-124
Calry/St. Joseph's 21012-184-202
Bunninadden 20022-144-260

Quarterfinals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
8 September Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 0-13 Tubbercurry 1-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
8 September Tubbercurry Tourlestrane 1-15 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 September Markievicz Park St. John's 0-10 Curry 0-10
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 September Tubbercurry Easkey 0-11 Calry/St. Joseph's 0-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay (AET)
15 September Markievicz Park St. John's 0-13 Curry 0-13
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Second Replay
23 September Tubbercurry St. John's 4-15 Curry 0-7

Semifinals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
23 September Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 0-10 Easkey 0-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
30 September Tubbercurry Tourlestrane 1-11 St. John's 0-9
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
30 September Tubbercurry Eastern Harps 1-13 Easkey 0-6

Last eight

Quarterfinals
8 September/September 9
Semifinals
23/30 September
Final
7 October
         
Eastern Harps 0-13
Tubbercurry 1-5
Eastern Harps 0-10, 1-13 (R)
Easkey 0-10, 0-6 (R)
Easkey 0-11
Calry/St. Joseph's 0-9
Eastern Harps 0-10
Tourlestrane 1-9
Curry 0-10, 0-13 (R), 0-7 (R2)
St. John's 0-10, 0-13 (R), 4-15 (R2)
St. John's 0-9
Tourlestrane 1-11
Tourlestrane 1-15
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-4

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Tourlestrane
1-9 - 0-10
(final score after 60 minutes)
Eastern Harps
Manager:Michael Henry

Team:
S. Gildea
S. King
E. Haran
C. Neary
E. Kelly
B. Kennedy
D. Durkin
B. Egan
A. McIntyre
G. Gaughan
S. Henry
T. Henry (1-0)
G. McGowan (0-7)
J. Marren (0-1)
S. Dunne


Substitutes:
M. Walsh (0-1)
J. Leonard
N. Egan
M. Henry

Half-time:
1-5 - 0-4

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
15.30 BST
Sunday, 7 October 2007

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)

Manager:Denis Johnson

Team:
P. Walsh
K. Cryan
R. Donovan
P. Rafferty
P. McGovern (Capt)
B. Phillips
K. Gallagher
T. Cryan (0-1)
K. Phillips (0-1)
S. King
K. Carty
D. O'Grady (0-1)
J. Rafferty
R. Hannon (0-6)
M. Doddy (0-1)


Substitutes:
S. Gallagher
S. Dorrian
M. Cosgrove

Relegation

The relegation playoffs saw Geevagh and Shamrock Gaels relegated, however the latter claimed that an oversight had been made, regarding the matter of points gained in the Championship itself being carried over into the playoff groups, which was not applied by the county's Activities Committee, but which the GAA's Official Guide stated should be the case. This case was successful, subsequently no team was relegated for the 2008 season, and the Championship restructuring was delayed as a result.

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
1 September Bunninadden Ballymote 3-13 Shamrock Gaels 2-9
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
2 September Markievicz Park Castleconnor 2-7 Coolera/Strandhill 1-6
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
2 September Tubbercurry St. Mary's 2-9 Bunninadden 2-7
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
8 September Curry Castleconnor 0-11 Ballymote 0-10
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
9 September Grange Coolera/Strandhill 3-9 Shamrock Gaels 0-9
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
9 September Ballymote St. Mary's 2-8 Geevagh 1-11
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
22 September Curry Coolera/Strandhill 4-6 Ballymote 3-9
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
22 September Tubbercurry Bunninadden 1-14 Geevagh 2-3

Group A

Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Castleconnor 22002-181-164
Ballymote 31116-326-263
Coolera/Strandhill 31118-215-253
Shamrock Gaels 20022-186-220

Group B

Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. Mary's 21104-173-183
Bunninadden 21013-214-122
Geevagh 20113-143-221

References

  • Sligo Champion (Summer/Autumn 2007)
  • Sligo Weekender (Summer/Autumn 2007)
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