1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship 1981
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1981
Winners
ChampionsSt. Mary's (4th win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Grange
Relegated team(s)Eastern Harps

This is a round-up of the 1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship . St. Mary's completed the three-in-a-row in the repeat of the 1980 final, albeit with a smaller winning margin. Eastern Harps would be relegated from Senior football this year, after a poor league campaign, despite successive Championship final appearances. St. Mary's later won their second Connacht title, following on this Championship win.

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Quarter finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
19 JulyBallymoteSt. Mary's4-6Tubbercurry1-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
19 JulyMarkievicz ParkTourlestrane1-7St. Patrick's1-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
19 JulyTubbercurryEastern HarpsbeatShamrock Gaels(10 pts.)
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 AugustBallymoteCurry1-6Coolera1-4

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
2 AugustBallymoteEastern Harps0-6Tourlestrane0-2
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
16 AugustBallymoteSt. Mary's3-9Curry1-7

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's
2-9 - 0-4
(final score after 60 minutes)
Eastern Harps

Team:
J. Kelly
T. Carroll
J. McNamara
K. Delaney
C. O'Donnell
M. Barrett
J. McGowan
M. Laffey
G. Monaghan
E. McHale
B. Murphy
John Kent
Jim Kent
K. O'Keeffe
R. Henneberry


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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
30 August 1981

Venue:
Corran Park, Ballymote

Referee:


Team:
J. Casey
R. Clarke
D. O'Hara
D. Garvin
S. Gallagher
F. Casey
M. Reid
E. Clarke
R. Taylor
R. Tansey
D. Johnson
C. Bruen
D. Doherty
P. Molloy
J. Higgins


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