1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1979
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1979
Winners
ChampionsSt. Mary's (2nd win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Shamrock Gaels
Relegated team(s)Curry

This is a round-up of the 1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship. The Championship had been reduced to eight teams for this year, following the introduction of the Intermediate grade. St. Mary's regained the title after a comfortable defeat of Tubbercurry in the final, and their dominance of Sligo club football was firmly set in motion.

Quarter finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		5 August Easkey St. Mary’s 0-9 Enniscrone 0-6
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		5 August Easkey Tourlestrane 1-8 St. Patrick’s 1-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		5 August Markievicz Park Tubbercurry 1-10 Eastern Harps 1-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		5 August Ballymote Coolera 1-6 Curry 0-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay 		12 August Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-11 St. Patrick’s 3-3

Semi-finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final 		26 August Markievicz Park St. Mary’s 1-10 Coolera 0-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final 		26 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 4-5 Tourlestrane 1-5

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's
 0-13 - 1-4
(final score after 60 minutes) 		Tubbercurry

Team:
E. Eames
C. O'Donnell
J. McNamara
K. Delaney
T. Carroll
M. Barrett
J. McGowan
G. Monaghan
M. Laffey
E. McHale (0-1)
B. Murphy (0-1)
John Kent (0-6)
E. Delahunt (0-2)
Jim Kent (0-2)
M. Walsh (0-1)

Substitutes:

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
9 September 1979

Venue:
Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Referee:
Micheal Kearins (St. Patrick's)

Team:
J. Gillespie
T. Staunton
G. Gilamrtin
P. Leonard
S. Gallagher
M. McCarrick
N. Faul (1-1)
E. Gilmartin
S. Sherlock
P. Kilgallen
G. McCarrick (0-3)
P. McIntyre
R. McCarrick
J. Murphy
J. Glynn

Substitutes:

References

  • Sligo Champion (August–September 1979)