1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 1979
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1979
Winners
ChampionsSt. Mary's (2nd win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Shamrock Gaels
Relegated team(s)Curry

This is a round-up of the 1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship . The Championship had been reduced to eight teams for this year, following the introduction of the Intermediate grade. St. Mary's regained the title after a comfortable defeat of Tubbercurry in the final, and their dominance of Sligo club football was firmly set in motion.

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Quarter finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
5 August Easkey St. Mary’s0-9Enniscrone0-6
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
5 AugustEaskeyTourlestrane1-8St. Patrick’s1-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
5 August Markievicz Park Tubbercurry1-10Eastern Harps1-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
5 AugustBallymoteCoolera1-6Curry0-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay
12 AugustMarkievicz ParkTourlestrane1-11St. Patrick’s3-3

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
26 AugustMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary’s1-10Coolera0-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
26 AugustBallymoteTubbercurry4-5Tourlestrane1-5

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's
0-13 - 1-4
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry

Team:
E. Eames
C. O'Donnell
J. McNamara
K. Delaney
T. Carroll
M. Barrett
J. McGowan
G. Monaghan
M. Laffey
E. McHale (0-1)
B. Murphy (0-1)
John Kent (0-6)
E. Delahunt (0-2)
Jim Kent (0-2)
M. Walsh (0-1)


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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
9 September 1979

Venue:
Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Referee:
Micheal Kearins (St. Patrick's)


Team:
J. Gillespie
T. Staunton
G. Gilamrtin
P. Leonard
S. Gallagher
M. McCarrick
N. Faul (1-1)
E. Gilmartin
S. Sherlock
P. Kilgallen
G. McCarrick (0-3)
P. McIntyre
R. McCarrick
J. Murphy
J. Glynn


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