1971 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 1971
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1971
Winners
ChampionsSt. Patrick's, Dromard (3rd win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)n/a
Relegated team(s)n/a

This is a round-up of the 1971 Sligo Senior Football Championship . St. Patrick's, Dromard claimed their third title, and completed back-to-back wins in the process. Tubbercurry returned to the final after a 14-year absence, but it was in vain, as St. Patrick's cantered to an easy victory, with Micheal Kearins, who became Sligo's first All-Star recipient later that year, leading the winners' onslaught.

Contents

First round

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
First Round
8 AugustBallymoteTourlestrane5-8Muire Naofa1-4
Sligo SFC
First Round
8 AugustBallymoteTubbercurry6-9Curry2-8
Sligo SFC
First Round
8 August Tubbercurry Easkey3-8Keash2-4
Sligo SFC
First Round
8 AugustTubbercurrySt. Patrick’s2-17Collooney/Ballisodare1-8
Sligo SFC
First Round
8 AugustMarkievicz ParkSooey/Coolera1-12Mullinabreena1-7
Sligo SFC
First Round
8 AugustMarkievicz ParkEnniscrone2-6Grange1-6

Quarter-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
15 AugustTubbercurryEaskey2-9Enniscrone0-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
15 AugustTubbercurrySt. Patrick’s2-11Craobh Rua1-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
15 AugustBallymoteSooey/CooleradrewTourlestrane(no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
15 AugustBallymoteTubbercurry1-6Knockalassa/Ballymote0-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final Replay
22 AugustBallymoteSooey/Coolera1-5Tourlestrane0-5

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
5 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkTubbercurry4-4Easkey1-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
5 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkSt. Patrick’s1-19Sooey/Coolera1-1

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Patrick's
2-16 - 1-5
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry

Team:
T. Cummins
E. Rushe
A. Boland
P.J. Kilcullen
S. Donegan
J. Cuffe
J. Kiely
M. Kearins
J. Kilgallon
P. McMunn
R. Boland
P. Kearins
L. Boland
S. Beckett
B. Kilcullen


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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
19 September 1971

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
S. Glennon


Team:
S. Henry
M. Burke
H. Gallagher
M. Phillips
O. Leonard
M. Kilcoyne
P. Gorman
L. Gormley
P. Hunt
M. Noone
P. Kilcoyne
J. Kilcoyne
T. Kavanagh
P.J. Brennan
O. Gormley


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