2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year2002
Winners
ChampionsEastern Harps (5th win)
ManagerEamon Clarke
CaptainBrendan Phillips
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)St. Patrick's, Dromard
Relegated team(s)Cloonacool

This is a round-up of the 2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship . Eastern Harps claimed their fifth title in this year, defeating Coolera/Strandhill after a replay, and prolonging the latter's long wait for glory. The participants were expanded from 12 to 14, and relegation playoffs were introduced for this year, with Cloonacool the first to be relegated.

Contents

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2003.

Group A

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 AugustMarkievicz Park  Eastern Harps  0-13  St. Mary's  0-13
25 AugustBallintogher  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  1-10  Cloonacool  0-8
31 AugustEaskey  St. Mary's  4-15  Cloonacool  2-4
31 AugustMarkievicz Park  Eastern Harps  2-11  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  1-5
7 SeptemberTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  0-13  Cloonacool  0-5
7 SeptemberMarkievicz Park  St. Mary's  1-9  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  1-3
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
St. Mary's32105-373-205
Eastern Harps32102-371-235
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point31023-183-282
Cloonacool30032-175-380

Group B

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 AugustTubbercurry  Curry  0-12  Easkey  0-9
25 AugustBallymote  Bunninadden  1-12  Shamrock Gaels  0-7
1 SeptemberTubbercurry  Curry  0-12  Bunninadden  0-6
1 SeptemberMarkievicz Park  Easkey  1-10  Shamrock Gaels  1-9
8 SeptemberTubbercurry  Curry  5-14  Shamrock Gaels  1-7
8 SeptemberMarkievicz Park  Easkey  0-14  Bunninadden  0-11
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Curry33005-381-226
Easkey32011-331-324
Bunninadden31021-290-332
Shamrock Gaels30032-237-360

Group C

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 AugustEaskey  Coolera/Strandhill  1-8  Castleconnor  0-5
1 SeptemberBallymote  Coolera/Strandhill  0-13  Tourlestrane  0-10
8 SeptemberKent Park  Tourlestrane  1-6  Castleconnor  0-4
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Coolera/Strandhill22001-210-154
Tourlestrane21011-160-172
Castleconnor20020-92-140

Group D

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 AugustKent Park  Tubbercurry  1-7  St. John's  0-3
1 SeptemberKent Park  Grange/Cliffoney  1-12  Tubbercurry  1-5
8 SeptemberKent Park  St. John's  4-13  Grange/Cliffoney  0-7
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
St. John's21014-161-142
Tubbercurry21012-122-152
Grange/Cliffoney21011-195-182

Playoff

There was one playoff required, in Group D where Grange/Cliffoney eliminated Tubbercurry from the Championship.

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Playoff		14 SeptemberKent ParkGrange/Cliffoney2-8Tubbercurry1-10

Quarterfinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		15 SeptemberTubbercurryTourlestrane0-14St. John's0-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		15 SeptemberTubbercurryEastern Harps2-7Curry0-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		15 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary's1-9Easkey1-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		21 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill0-11Grange/Cliffoney0-6

Semifinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		29 SeptemberTubbercurryEastern Harps0-15Tourlestrane1-11
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		29 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill1-7St. Mary's0-9

Last eight

Quarterfinals
15 September/September 21 		Semifinals
29 September 		Final
6 October/October 12
         
Eastern Harps 2-7
Curry 0-8
Eastern Harps 0-15
Tourlestrane 1-11
St. John's 0-5
Tourlestrane 0-14
Eastern Harps 0-9, 0-12 (R)
Coolera/Strandhill 0-9, 0-8 (R)
Coolera/Strandhill 0-11
Grange/Cliffoney 0-6
Coolera/Strandhill 1-7
St. Mary's 0-9
St. Mary's 1-9
Easkey 1-8

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Eastern Harps
0-9 - 0-9
(final score after 60 minutes)		Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:Eamon Clarke

Team:
P. Walsh
F. Candon
K. Phillips
M. Cosgrove
P. McGovern
B. Phillips (Capt)
F. Sexton
P. Grady
M. McCormack
M. Doddy (0-1)
K. Carty (0-2)
P. Henry
S. Gallagher (0-2)
P. Taylor (0-1)
S. Dorrian (0-3)

Substitutes:
R. Donovan
J. Bruen

Half-time:
0-6 - 0-5

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, 6 October 2002

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)

Manager:Declan McCabe

Team:
J. Curran
R. Doyle
N. Carew (0-1)
K. Cooney
T. Watters
J. McPartland (Capt)(0-1)
S. O'Neill
C. O'Meara
K. Quinn (0-3)
S. Carty (0-1)
K. O'Neill
B. Doyle
C. Mullen
J. Joyce (0-1)
T. McMahon

Substitutes:
K. Gilligan (0-1)
L. Healy (0-1)
P. Hegarty

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay

Eastern Harps
0-12 - 0-8
(final score after 60 minutes)		Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:Eamon Clarke

Team:
P. Walsh
F. Candon
K. Phillips
M. Cosgrove
P. McGovern
B. Phillips (Capt)
F. Sexton
P. Grady
M. McCormack
M. Doddy
K. Carty
P. Henry
S. Gallagher (0-4)
P. Taylor (0-1)
S. Dorrian (0-7)

Substitutes:
K. Casey
R. Donovan
J. Bruen
T. Taylor

Half-time:
0-5 - 0-2

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Saturday, 12 October 2002

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)

Manager:Declan McCabe

Team:
J. Curran
R. Doyle
K. Cooney
K. O'Neill
T. Watters
N. Carew
S. O'Neill
K. Quinn (0-3)
S. Carty
B. Doyle
J. Joyce
T. McMahon
L. Healy (0-1)
J. McPartland (Capt)(0-4)
P. Hegarty

Substitutes:
C. Quinn
M. Howley

Relegation

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		15 SeptemberBallymoteBunninadden2-11Drumcliffe/Rosses Point1-5
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		21 SeptemberTubbercurryTubbercurry1-9Cloonacool1-4
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		28 SeptemberBallymoteShamrock Gaels1-13Cloonacool1-8
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff		28 SeptemberKent ParkCastleconnor0-13Drumcliffe/Rosses Point2-5
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Final		5 OctoberKent ParkDrumcliffe/Rosses Point1-6Cloonacool0-5

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