Gaelic football competition
Sligo Senior Football Championship 1972|
| County | Sligo |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Champions | Curry (4th win) |
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| Promoted team(s) | n/a |
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| Relegated team(s) | n/a |
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This is a round-up of the 1972 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Curry were champions in this year, claiming their second title in a decade, after defeating Enniscrone in the final. The holders, St. Patrick's, were surprisingly defeated in the opening round by Mullinabreena, which was their only Championship loss between 1970 and 1974.
First round
| Game
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Team A
|
Score
|
Team B
|
Score
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
6 August
|
Ballymote
|
Curry
|
2-6
|
Collooney/Ballisodare
|
0-5
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
6 August
|
Tubbercurry
|
Tourlestrane
|
beat
|
Tubbercurry
|
(17 pts.)
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
6 August
|
Tubbercurry
|
Mullinabreena
|
beat
|
St. Patrick's
|
(3 pts.)
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
6 August
|
Markievicz Park
|
Shamrock Gaels
|
0-9
|
Easkey
|
0-9
|
Sligo SFC
First Round Replay
|
13 August
|
Markievicz Park
|
Shamrock Gaels
|
2-9
|
Easkey
|
0-7
|
Quarter-finals
| Game
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Team A
|
Score
|
Team B
|
Score
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
|
20 August
|
Tubbercurry
|
Mullinabreena
|
w/o
|
Craobh Rua
|
scr.
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
|
20 August
|
Tubbercurry
|
Enniscrone
|
2-12
|
Shamrock Gaels
|
0-6
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
|
20 August
|
Ballymote
|
Tourlestrane
|
0-11
|
Keash
|
0-9
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
|
20 August
|
Ballymote
|
Curry
|
2-15
|
Coolera
|
2-6
|
Semi-finals
| Game
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Team A
|
Score
|
Team B
|
Score
|
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
|
27 August
|
Tubbercurry
|
Curry
|
2-9
|
Tourlestrane
|
2-6
|
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
|
27 August
|
Tubbercurry
|
Enniscrone
|
3-7
|
Mullinabreena
|
1-7
|
Curry
|
1-10 - 0-5
(final score after 60 minutes)
|
Enniscrone
|
Team:
T. Duffy
P. Colleary
P. Doohan
M. Colleary
A. Brennan
J. Kivlehan
A. Colleran
T. Colleary
J. Stenson
A. Colleary
J. Colleary
D. Brennan
C. Brennan
O. Henry
M. Marren
Substitutes:
W.B. Colleran
S.Brett
|
Half-time:
Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)
Date:
10 September 1972
Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee:
Padraig Lang
|
Team:
M. Jacob
P. McManus
A. Caffrey
E. Murphy
P. O'Brien
L. Caffrey
E. Harte
K. Kilcawley
P.J. Kavanagh
P. Tighe
B. Murphy (Capt.)
B. Flynn
E. O'Dowd
J. McManus
J. Fleming
Substitutes:
R. Beglan
P.J. Hallinan
B. Burke
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References
- Sligo Champion (Autumn 1972)