Gaelic football competition
1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship|
| County | Sligo |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Champions | Eastern Harps (4th win) |
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| Manager | Denis Johnson |
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| Captain | Paul Taylor |
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| Promoted team(s) | Castleconnor, Grange |
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| Relegated team(s) | Enniscrone, Cloonacool |
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This is a round-up of the 1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps atoned for the previous year's heavy defeat to Tourlestrane, reversing the result to win their fourth title. This was the last Championship to date to be played under the knockout system., as the round-robin section would be introduced for 1999.
First round
| Game
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Team A
|
Score
|
Team B
|
Score
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
25 July
|
Markievicz Park
|
St. Mary’s
|
4-16
|
Enniscrone
|
0-4
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
26 July
|
Ballymote
|
Eastern Harps
|
2-13
|
Bunninadden
|
0-11
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
26 July
|
Enniscrone
|
Curry
|
0-13
|
Easkey
|
0-5
|
Sligo SFC
First Round
|
26 July
|
Markievicz Park
|
Tourlestrane
|
1-19
|
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point
|
0-8
|
Quarter finals
| Game
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Team A
|
Score
|
Team B
|
Score
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
|
9 August
|
Markievicz Park
|
Tourlestrane
|
1-16
|
Coolera/Strandhill
|
1-7
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
|
9 August
|
Markievicz Park
|
Curry
|
0-12
|
Shamrock Gaels
|
1-7
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
|
9 August
|
Ballymote
|
Eastern Harps
|
0-16
|
Cloonacool
|
0-4
|
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
|
9 August
|
Ballymote
|
Tubbercurry
|
2-10
|
St. Mary’s
|
1-10
|
Semi-finals
| Game
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Team A
|
Score
|
Team B
|
Score
|
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
|
6 September
|
Markievicz Park
|
Eastern Harps
|
3-11
|
Tubbercurry
|
0-8
|
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
|
6 September
|
Markievicz Park
|
Tourlestrane
|
1-11
|
Curry
|
1-10
|
Eastern Harps
|
0-9 - 0-6
(final score after 60 minutes)
|
Tourlestrane
|
Manager:Denis Johnson
Team:
P. Walsh
F. Sexton
O. Shannon
D. Mullaney
D. Ballantyne
M. Cosgrove
S. King
J. Chambers (0-1)
M. McCormack
K. Carty
J. Bruen (0-1)
B. Phillips
E. Molloy
P. Taylor (Capt) (0-6)
S. Dorrian (0-1)
Substitutes:
R. Hannon
|
Half-time:
0-4 - 0-3
Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)
Date:
20 September 1998
Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee:
Pat Conway (St. Mary's)
|
Manager:Neil Egan
Team:
P. McVann
P. Durkin
F. Kennedy
P. Egan
J. Curley
D. Durkin
N. Manley
E. Walsh (0-1)
E. O'Hara
J. Egan
M. Walsh (0-1)
S. Dunne
S. King
G. McGowan (0-4)
R. Kennedy
Substitutes:
C. O'Meara
L. Gaughan
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References
- Sligo Champion (July–September 1998)