This is a round-up of the 2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps claimed their fifth title in this year, defeating Coolera/Strandhill after a replay, and prolonging the latter's long wait for glory. The participants were expanded from 12 to 14, and relegation playoffs were introduced for this year, with Cloonacool the first to be relegated.
Group stages
The Championship was contested by 14 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 2003.
Group A
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
24 August
Markievicz Park
Eastern Harps
0-13
St. Mary's
0-13
25 August
Ballintogher
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point
1-10
Cloonacool
0-8
31 August
Easkey
St. Mary's
4-15
Cloonacool
2-4
31 August
Markievicz Park
Eastern Harps
2-11
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point
1-5
7 September
Tubbercurry
Eastern Harps
0-13
Cloonacool
0-5
7 September
Markievicz Park
St. Mary's
1-9
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point
1-3
Team
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Pts
St. Mary's
3
2
1
0
5-37
3-20
5
Eastern Harps
3
2
1
0
2-37
1-23
5
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point
3
1
0
2
3-18
3-28
2
Cloonacool
3
0
0
3
2-17
5-38
0
Group B
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
24 August
Tubbercurry
Curry
0-12
Easkey
0-9
25 August
Ballymote
Bunninadden
1-12
Shamrock Gaels
0-7
1 September
Tubbercurry
Curry
0-12
Bunninadden
0-6
1 September
Markievicz Park
Easkey
1-10
Shamrock Gaels
1-9
8 September
Tubbercurry
Curry
5-14
Shamrock Gaels
1-7
8 September
Markievicz Park
Easkey
0-14
Bunninadden
0-11
Team
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Pts
Curry
3
3
0
0
5-38
1-22
6
Easkey
3
2
0
1
1-33
1-32
4
Bunninadden
3
1
0
2
1-29
0-33
2
Shamrock Gaels
3
0
0
3
2-23
7-36
0
Group C
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
24 August
Easkey
Coolera/Strandhill
1-8
Castleconnor
0-5
1 September
Ballymote
Coolera/Strandhill
0-13
Tourlestrane
0-10
8 September
Kent Park
Tourlestrane
1-6
Castleconnor
0-4
Team
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Pts
Coolera/Strandhill
2
2
0
0
1-21
0-15
4
Tourlestrane
2
1
0
1
1-16
0-17
2
Castleconnor
2
0
0
2
0-9
2-14
0
Group D
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
24 August
Kent Park
Tubbercurry
1-7
St. John's
0-3
1 September
Kent Park
Grange/Cliffoney
1-12
Tubbercurry
1-5
8 September
Kent Park
St. John's
4-13
Grange/Cliffoney
0-7
Team
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Pts
St. John's
2
1
0
1
4-16
1-14
2
Tubbercurry
2
1
0
1
2-12
2-15
2
Grange/Cliffoney
2
1
0
1
1-19
5-18
2
Playoff
There was one playoff required, in Group D where Grange/Cliffoney eliminated Tubbercurry from the Championship.
Game
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
Sligo SFC Playoff
14 September
Kent Park
Grange/Cliffoney
2-8
Tubbercurry
1-10
Quarterfinals
Game
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final
15 September
Tubbercurry
Tourlestrane
0-14
St. John's
0-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final
15 September
Tubbercurry
Eastern Harps
2-7
Curry
0-8
Sligo SFC Quarter Final
15 September
Markievicz Park
St. Mary's
1-9
Easkey
1-8
Sligo SFC Quarter Final
21 September
Markievicz Park
Coolera/Strandhill
0-11
Grange/Cliffoney
0-6
Semifinals
Game
Date
Venue
Team A
Score
Team B
Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final
29 September
Tubbercurry
Eastern Harps
0-15
Tourlestrane
1-11
Sligo SFC Semi-Final
29 September
Markievicz Park
Coolera/Strandhill
1-7
St. Mary's
0-9
Last eight
Quarterfinals 15 September/September 21
Semifinals 29 September
Final 6 October/October 12
Eastern Harps
2-7
Curry
0-8
Eastern Harps
0-15
Tourlestrane
1-11
St. John's
0-5
Tourlestrane
0-14
Eastern Harps
0-9, 0-12 (R)
Coolera/Strandhill
0-9, 0-8 (R)
Coolera/Strandhill
0-11
Grange/Cliffoney
0-6
Coolera/Strandhill
1-7
St. Mary's
0-9
St. Mary's
1-9
Easkey
1-8
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
Eastern Harps
0-9 - 0-9 (final score after 60 minutes)
Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:Eamon Clarke
Team: P. Walsh
F. Candon
K. Phillips
M. Cosgrove
P. McGovern
B. Phillips (Capt)
F. Sexton
P. Grady
M. McCormack
M. Doddy (0-1)
K. Carty (0-2)
P. Henry
S. Gallagher (0-2)
P. Taylor (0-1)
S. Dorrian (0-3)
Team: J. Curran
R. Doyle
N. Carew (0-1)
K. Cooney
T. Watters
J. McPartland (Capt)(0-1)
S. O'Neill
C. O'Meara
K. Quinn (0-3)
S. Carty (0-1)
K. O'Neill
B. Doyle
C. Mullen
J. Joyce (0-1)
T. McMahon
Substitutes: K. Gilligan (0-1)
L. Healy (0-1)
P. Hegarty
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay
Eastern Harps
0-12 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes)
Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:Eamon Clarke
Team: P. Walsh
F. Candon
K. Phillips
M. Cosgrove
P. McGovern
B. Phillips (Capt)
F. Sexton
P. Grady
M. McCormack
M. Doddy
K. Carty
P. Henry
S. Gallagher (0-4)
P. Taylor (0-1)
S. Dorrian (0-7)
Substitutes: K. Casey
R. Donovan
J. Bruen
T. Taylor
Team: J. Curran
R. Doyle
K. Cooney
K. O'Neill
T. Watters
N. Carew
S. O'Neill
K. Quinn (0-3)
S. Carty
B. Doyle
J. Joyce
T. McMahon
L. Healy (0-1)
J. McPartland (Capt)(0-4)
P. Hegarty
