1973 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 1973
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1973
Winners
ChampionsSt. Patrick's, Dromard (4th win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)n/a
Relegated team(s)n/a

This is a round-up of the 1973 Sligo Senior Football Championship . St. Patrick's regained the Owen B. Hunt Cup in this year after defeating Craobh Rua in the final. A new name appeared in the Championship entrants this year - Eastern Harps, an amalgamation of Keash, 1964 finalists and intermittent competitors at Senior level, and Gurteen.

Contents

First round

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyBallymoteCoolera0-11Curry0-7
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyBallymoteShamrock Gaels1-8Eastern Harps1-7
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyTubbercurryTourlestrane1-7Tubbercurry2-2
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyTubbercurryCraobh Rua3-13Ballymote/Geevagh0-2
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyMarkievicz ParkCollooney/BallisodarebeatMuire Naofa(no score)
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyMarkievicz ParkMullinabreena3-12Easkey1-5
Sligo SFC
First Round
22 JulyEaskeySt. Patrick'sbeatEnniscrone(no score)
Sligo SFC
First Round
29 JulyTubbercurryGrange/Calry2-9St. Farnan's1-4

Quarter-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
12 AugustMarkievicz ParkShamrock GaelsbeatMullinabreena(no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
12 AugustMarkievicz ParkCollooney/BallisodarebeatGrange/Calry(no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
19 AugustTubbercurryCraobh RuabeatTourlestrane(no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
19 AugustBallymoteSt. Patrick's1-11Coolera1-6

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
26 AugustTubbercurrySt. Patrick's0-10Shamrock Gaels0-9
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
26 AugustTubbercurryCraobh Rua0-11Collooney/Ballisodare1-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-final Replay
2 SeptemberTubbercurryCraobh Rua1-11Collooney/Ballisodare1-8

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Patrick's
1-10 - 0-8
(final score after 60 minutes)
Craobh Rua

Team:
T. Cummins
E. Rushe
A. Boland
J. Cuffe
S. Clarke
P.J. Kilcullen
L. Boland
M. Kearins (0-7)
J. Kilgallon (0-2)
P. McMunn
R. Boland
P. Kearins
M. James
T. Tempany
J. Kearins (1-1)


Substitutes:
M. Farrell

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
16 September 1973

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:


Team:
J. Devitt
J. McGuigan
J. Fitzgerald
M. Kearins
B. Murphy
P. Joyce
P. Fitzpatrick
G. Soden
M. Laffey
K. Delaney
S. Connelly
M. Gorman (0-6)
D. Kerins (0-1)
F. Brett
P. McDermott


Substitutes:
S. Brosnan (0-1)
C. Smith

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