1975 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 1975
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1975
Winners
ChampionsEastern Harps (1st win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Grange
Relegated team(s)Easkey

This is a round-up of the 1975 Sligo Senior Football Championship . Eastern Harps claimed their first title in only their third year in existence, after defeating Craobh Rua in the final. This was the last hurrah for Craobh Rua - they would later join forces with Muire Naofa to form the St. Mary's club for the following year.

Contents

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 15 teams, divided into four groups. The top side in each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
17 AugustTubbercurry  Curry  0-10  Mullinabreena  1-3
31 AugustMarkievicz Park  Easkey  - --  Mullinabreena  - -- (N.R.)
7 SeptemberMarkievicz Park  Curry  beat  Easkey  (no score)
TeamPldWDLPts
Curry22004
Easkey10010
Mullinabreena10010

Group B

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
17 AugustTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  beat  Coolera  (no score)
17 AugustEaskey  Tourlestrane  1-7  Enniscrone  0-5
24 AugustTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  beat  Enniscrone  (no score)
24 AugustBallymote  Tourlestrane  beat  Coolera  (no score)
31 AugustTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  beat  Tourlestrane  (6 pts)
31 AugustEaskey  Coolera  - --  Enniscrone  - -- (N.R.)
TeamPldWDLPts
Eastern Harps33006
Tourlestrane32014
Coolera20020
Enniscrone20020

Group C

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
17 AugustBallymote  Geevagh  4-11  Collooney/Ballisodare  1-6
17 AugustMarkievicz Park  St. Patrick's  0-13  Muire Naofa  0-7
24 AugustTubbercurry  St. Patrick's  beat  Geevagh  (no score)
24 AugustMarkievicz Park  Collooney/Ballisodare  2-5  Muire Naofa  1-7
31 AugustMarkievicz Park  St. Patrick's  beat  Collooney/Ballisodare  (no score)
31 AugustBallymote  Geevagh  beat  Muire Naofa  (no score)
TeamPldWDLPts
St. Patrick's33006
Geevagh32014
Collooney/Ballisodare31022
Muire Naofa30030

Group D

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
17 AugustBallymote  Craobh Rua  0-14  Shamrock Gaels  0-7
17 AugustMarkievicz Park  Tubbercurry  4-11  St. Farnan's  1-9
24 AugustEaskey  Craobh Rua  beat  St. Farnan's  (no score)
24 AugustBallymote  Shamrock Gaels  beat  Tubbercurry  (no score)
31 AugustTubbercurry  Shamrock Gaels  P  St. Farnan's  P
31 AugustBallymote  Craobh Rua  2-7  Tubbercurry  1-8
TeamPldWDLPts
Craobh Rua33006
Tubbercurry32012
Shamrock Gaels21012
St. Farnan's20020

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
14 SeptemberTubbercurryCraobh Rua3-10Curry0-4
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
14 SeptemberTubbercurryEastern Harps4-4St. Patrick's0-10

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Eastern Harps
1-8 - 0-5
(final score after 60 minutes)
Craobh Rua

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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
5 October 1975

Venue:
Corran Park, Ballymote

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