1978 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 1978
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1978
Winners
ChampionsTourlestrane (2nd win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)n/a
Relegated team(s)Shamrock Gaels, Easkey,
Owenmore Gaels, Calry Gaels,
Mullinabreena, St. Farnan's,
Grange, Geevagh

This is a round-up of the 1978 Sligo Senior Football Championship . Tourlestrane won their first title in 22 years, after defeating surprise finalists Grange, who had caused a major upset by knocking out the holders and reigning Connacht champions, St. Mary's, in the semi-final after a replay. This final remains not only Grange's only appearance in a Senior final, but the only occasion that a team from North Sligo has reached the final. The Championship structure was changed in this year, from the two-section round-robin method, to a knockout system, where the sides defeated in the opening round played on in their own section, with two sides qualifying for the semi-finals, while two sides from the "winner's section" joined them in the last four. This was the only year that such a backdoor system operated in the Championship.

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At the end of the year a more significant structure change took place - the Intermediate grade was introduced for 1979, with the sixteen teams divided in two by league position - the top eight remaining in Senior, the rest demoted to the new grade, and one went to Junior with the Junior champions taking their place in Intermediate. The result was that the 1978 finalists Grange, found themselves relegated along with semi-finalists Shamrock Gaels. Other sides who had made an impact in the previous decade, including Easkey, Mullinabreena and Owenmore Gaels, also made the drop, with the latter being the only one of the eight not to return to Senior level since.

First round

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneBallymoteTubbercurry2-15Shamrock Gaels0-10
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneBallymoteTourlestrane3-9Coolera0-7
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneTubbercurrySt. Mary'sbeatGeevagh(24 pts)
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneTubbercurryCurrybeatEaskey(1 pt)
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneMarkievicz ParkEastern Harps2-5Grange0-9
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneMarkievicz ParkOwenmore GaelsbeatCalry Gaels(no score)
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneEaskeyEnniscronebeatSt. Farnan's(no score)
Sligo SFC
First Round
18 JuneEaskeySt. Patrick's1-11Mullinabreena0-6

Second round

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Winner's Section)
23 JulyBallymoteSt. Mary's1-8Tubbercurry0-10
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Loser's Section)
23 JulyBallymoteGeevagh1-15Calry Gaels1-2
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Winner's Section)
23 JulyTubbercurryEastern Harps2-12Owenmore Gaels0-4
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Loser's Section)
23 JulyTubbercurryShamrock Gaels4-10Easkey1-7
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Loser's Section)
23 JulyMarkievicz ParkGrange3-13Coolera3-7
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Loser's Section)
23 JulyMarkievicz ParkMullinabreena1-9St. Farnan's2-6
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Winner's Section)
23 JulyEaskeyTourlestranebeatEnniscrone(no score)
Sligo SFC
Second Round (Winner's Section)
23 JulyEaskeySt. Patrick's1-10Curry0-6

Quarter finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final (Loser's Section)
6 AugustBallymoteShamrock Gaels4-8Geevagh2-2
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final (Loser's Section)
6 AugustBallymoteGrange1-15Mullinabreena0-10
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final (Winner's Section)
6 AugustTubbercurrySt. Mary's0-13Eastern Harps2-6
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final (Winner's Section)
6 AugustTubbercurryTourlestrane4-9St. Patrick's0-7

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
27 AugustTubbercurryGrange0-9St. Mary's0-9
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
27 AugustTubbercurryTourlestrane3-8Shamrock Gaels1-5
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
3 SeptemberTubbercurryGrange2-5St. Mary's0-10

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Tourlestrane
2-7 - 0-7
(final score after 60 minutes)
Grange

Team:
A. Nealon
N. Brett
D. O'Mahony
M. Maye
J. Quinn
M. Brennan
M. Henry
P. Henry
G. Lundy
B. Leonard
P.J. Gallagher (1-0)
A. Brennan (1-3)
L. Walshe (0-2)
T. Carty (0-1)
M. Curran (0-1)


Substitutes:

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
10 September 1978

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:


Team:
C. Feeney
C. Herrity
J. Watters
H. Gallagher
J. Keaney
S. Hoey
R. Henry
S. Kelly
E. O'Loughlin
J. Watters (0-1)
M. Hoey (0-3)
M. Feeney
J. Feeney (0-1)
S. Feeney (0-1)
H. McSharry (0-1)


Substitutes:

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