2008 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details | |
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County | Sligo |
Year | 2008 |
Winners | |
Champions | Eastern Harps (6th win) |
Manager | Denis Johnson |
Captain | Ross Donovan |
Promotion/Relegation | |
Promoted team(s) | St.Molaise Gaels |
Relegated team(s) | Bunninadden, Drumcliffe/Rosses Point, Geevagh |
This is a round-up of the 2008 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps were crowned champions for the sixth time in their history, after a convincing defeat of Tubbercurry in the decider. The reigning champions, Tourlestrane, surrendered the title after failing to emerge from their group, and the once-dominant town outfit, St. Mary's, were forced to survive a playoff to retain their senior status. The 2000 champions Bunninadden were not so fortunate however, and were relegated to Intermediate level, just two years after last contesting the final.
Group Stages
The Championship was contested by 16 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the bottom sides in each group facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2009, as the restructuring of the Championships got under way.
Group A
Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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May 31 | Enniscrone | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-13 | Bunninadden | 1-8 |
May 31 | Enniscrone | Eastern Harps | 1-15 | Easkey | 0-9 |
June 7 | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 2-21 | Bunninadden | 1-4 |
June 7 | Ballymote | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-14 | Easkey | 1-6 |
August 9 | Markeivicz Park | Eastern Harps | 1-10 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-7 |
August 10 | Tubbercurry | Easkey | 0-8 | Bunninadden | 0-7 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
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Eastern Harps | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-46 | 2-20 | 6 |
Coolera/Strandhill | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-34 | 3-24 | 4 |
Easkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-23 | 1-37 | 2 |
Bunninadden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-19 | 3-42 | 0 |
Group B
Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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May 31 | Ballymote | Calry/St. Joseph's | 3-8 | Tubbercurry | 2-11 |
May 31 | Ballymote | Curry | 0-11 | St. Mary's | 0-10 |
June 7 | Markievicz Park | Curry | 1-9 | Tubbercurry | 0-7 |
June 7 | Tubbercurry | St. Mary's | 1-13 | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-8 |
August 10 | Ennisrone | Tubbercurry | 1-6 | St. Mary's | 0-6 |
August 10 | Ballymote | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-8 | Curry | 0-9 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
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Curry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-29 | 1-25 | 4 |
Tubbercurry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-24 | 3-21 | 3 |
Calry/St. Joseph's | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-24 | 3-33 | 3 |
St. Mary's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-29 | 2-25 | 2 |
Group C
Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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May 31 | Markievicz Park | Castleconnor | 1-12 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-5 |
June 1 | Markievicz Park | St. Farnan's | 2-8 | St. John's | 0-13 |
June 7 | Enniscrone | Castleconnor | 0-12 | St. John's | 0-9 |
June 7 | Enniscrone | St. Farnan's | 0-12 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-3 |
August 9 | Kent Park | St. John's | 0-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-3 |
August 9 | Ennicrone | Castleconnor | 1-7 | St. Farnan's | 1-7 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
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Castleconnor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-31 | 2-21 | 5 |
St. Farnan's | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-27 | 3-23 | 5 |
St. John's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-35 | 3-23 | 2 |
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-37 | 0 |
Group D
Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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May 31 | Tubbercurry | Ballymote | 0-10 | Tourlestrane | 1-7 |
May 31 | Tubbercurry | Shamrock Gaels | 2-8 | Geevagh | 1-7 |
June 7 | Ballymote | Shamrock Gaels | 1-13 | Tourlestrane | 1-11 |
June 7 | Tourlestrane | Ballymote | 2-10 | Geevagh | 0-14 |
August 9 | Tubbercurry | Ballymote | 2-9 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-9 |
August 9 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-13 | Geevagh | 1-12 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
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Ballymote | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-29 | 1-30 | 5 |
Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-30 | 4-27 | 4 |
Tourlestrane | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-31 | 2-35 | 3 |
Geevagh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-33 | 5-31 | 0 |
Quarterfinals
Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 30 | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 2-19 | St. Farnan's | 0-2 |
Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 30 | Enniscrone | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-8 | Castleconnor | 0-6 |
Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 30 | Markievicz Park | Curry | 0-13 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-10 |
Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 30 | Enniscrone | Tubbercurry | 1-14 | Ballymote | 1-13 |
Semifinals
Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 13 | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 0-10 | Curry | 0-10 |
Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 20 | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 0-11 | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-11 |
Sligo SFC Semi-Final Replay |
September 20 | Tourlestrane | Eastern Harps | 1-13 | Curry | 2-9 |
Sligo SFC Semi-Final Replay |
September 28 | Tourlestrane | Tubbercurry | 1-14 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-11 |
Last eight
Quarterfinals August 30 | Semifinals September 13/20/28 | Final October 5 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Harps | 2-19 | |||||||||||||
St. Farnan's | 0-2 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Harps | 0-10, 1-13 (R) | |||||||||||||
Curry | 0-10, 2-9 (R) | |||||||||||||
Curry | 0-13 | |||||||||||||
Shamrock Gaels | 0-10 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Harps | 1-16 | |||||||||||||
Tubbercurry | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
Coolera/Strandhill | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
Castleconnor | 0-6 | |||||||||||||
Coolera/Strandhill | 0-11, 1-11 (R) | |||||||||||||
Tubbercurry | 0-11, 1-14 (R) | |||||||||||||
Tubbercurry | 1-14 | |||||||||||||
Ballymote | 1-13 |
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
Eastern Harps |
1-16 - 1-8 (final score after 60 minutes) |
Tubbercurry |
Manager:Denis Johnson
Team:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Referee: |
Manager:Reggie McNulty
Team:
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Relegation
Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff |
August 23 | Kent Park | Geevagh | 1-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-6 |
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff |
August 23 | Tourlestrane | St. Mary's | 0-11 | Bunninadden | 1-8 |
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Replay |
August 31 | Tubbercurry | St. Mary's | 0-16 | Bunninadden | 1-3 |
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Final |
September 20 | Enniscrone | St. Mary's | 2-13 | Geevagh | 0-10 |
References
- Sligo Champion (Summer/Autumn 2008)
- Sligo Weekender (Summer/Autumn 2008)