1996 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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1996 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year1996
Winners
ChampionsSt Mary's (9th win)
ManagerT.J. Kilgallon
Captain Tommy Breheny
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Ballymote, Enniscrone
Relegated team(s)Bunninadden, Castleconnor

This is a round-up of the 1996 Sligo Senior Football Championship . St. Mary's made a triumphant return after a nine-year gap, with a late surge to deny Eastern Harps back-to-back titles. John Kent won his ninth Senior Championship in the process, a record unequalled, having played with all of the town side's title-winning teams prior to this win.

Contents

First round

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
First Round
11 AugustBallymoteEastern Harps1-7Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-8
Sligo SFC
First Round
11 AugustBallymoteBunninadden3-8Shamrock Gaels0-6
Sligo SFC
First Round
11 AugustMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill2-10Castleconnor1-3
Sligo SFC
First Round
11 AugustMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary’s2-19Calry/St. Joseph’s1-7

Quarter finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
25 AugustMarkievicz ParkEaskey1-13Tubbercurry1-13
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
25 AugustMarkievicz ParkEastern Harps1-7Coolera/Strandhill0-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
25 AugustBallymoteSt. Mary’s1-10Curry1-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
25 AugustBallymoteTourlestrane1-9Bunninadden1-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay
31 AugustMarkievicz ParkEaskey1-10Tubbercurry3-3

Semi-finals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
7 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkEastern Harps1-12Easkey1-7
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
7 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary’s2-9Tourlestrane0-11

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's
2-9 - 0-14
(final score after 60 minutes)
Eastern Harps
Manager:T.J. Kilgallon

Team:


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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
22 September 1996

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:

Manager:Denis Johnson

Team:


Substitutes:

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