2003 Sligo Senior Football Championship

2003 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County	Sligo
Year	2003
Winners
Champions	Curry (5th win)
Manager	Denis Kearney
Captain	Kevin Giblin
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Ballymote
Relegated team(s)	St. Patrick's, Dromard

Last updated November 06, 2025

This is a round-up of the 2003 Sligo Senior Football Championship . Curry ended a 31-year wait for Championship glory, defeating holders Eastern Harps in the decider.

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 2004.

Group A

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
26 July	Kent Park	St. John's	1-12	St. Molaise Gaels	1-9
27 July	Easkey	Tourlestrane	0-14	St. Patrick's	0-4
3 August	Kent Park	St. John's	0-11	St. Patrick's	1-4
9 August	Kent Park	St. Molaise Gaels	0-10	St. Patrick's	0-6
10 August	Ballymote	Tourlestrane	3-7	St. John's	0-10
17 August	Kent Park	Tourlestrane	2-12	St. Molaise Gaels	0-5

Team	Pld	W	L	For	Against	Pts
Tourlestrane	3	3	0	5-33	0-19	6
St. John's	3	2	1	1-33	5-20	4
St. Molaise Gaels	3	1	2	1-24	3-30	2
St. Patrick's	3	0	3	1-14	0-35	0

Group B

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
26 July	Tubbercurry	Coolera/Strandhill	0-11	Easkey	0-8
27 July	Kent Park	Tubbercurry	3-6	Shamrock Gaels	1-11
2 August	Tubbercurry	Coolera/Strandhill	0-12	Shamrock Gaels	0-7
2 August	Enniscrone	Easkey	2-12	Tubbercurry	0-4
9 August	Ballymote	Coolera/Strandhill	2-13	Tubbercurry	0-6
10 August	Markievicz Park	Easkey	2-10	Shamrock Gaels	1-9

Team	Pld	W	L	For	Against	Pts
Coolera/Strandhill	3	3	0	2-36	0-21	6
Easkey	3	2	1	4-30	1-24	4
Tubbercurry	3	1	2	3-16	5-36	2
Shamrock Gaels	3	0	3	2-27	5-28	0

Group C

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
27 July	Kent Park	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	1-11	Castleconnor	0-4
3 August	Ballymote	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-9	Bunninadden	0-6
10 August	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	2-13	Castleconnor	1-16

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	2	2	0	0	1-20	0-10	4
Bunninadden	2	0	1	1	2-19	1-25	1
Castleconnor	2	0	1	1	1-20	3-24	1

Group D

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
26 July	Coola	Eastern Harps	0-12	St. Mary's	0-11
3 August	Ballymote	Curry	1-10	Eastern Harps	1-10
9 August	Enniscrone	Curry	1-10	St. Mary's	1-10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Eastern Harps	2	1	1	0	1-22	1-21	3
Curry	2	0	2	0	2-20	2-20	2
St. Mary's	2	0	1	1	1-21	1-22	1

Playoff

There was one playoff required, in Group C where Castleconnor surprised the 2000 Champions Bunninadden to win by a point.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Playoff	17 August	Tubbercurry	Castleconnor	0-7	Bunninadden	0-6

Quarterfinals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	30 August	Ballymote	Curry	2-17	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-7
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	31 August	Tubbercurry	Eastern Harps	1-8	Castleconnor	0-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	31 August	Markievicz Park	Tourlestrane	0-12	Easkey	0-6
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	31 August	Kent Park	St. John's	0-11	Coolera/Strandhill	0-6

Semi-finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	13 September	Tubbercurry	Curry	1-11	Tourlestrane	1-6
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	14 September	Markievicz Park	Eastern Harps	2-12	St. John's	0-4

Last eight

Quarterfinals 30 August/August 31		Semifinals 13 September/September 14		Final 5 October

Eastern Harps	1-8

Castleconnor	0-5
		Eastern Harps	2-12

		St. John's	0-4
St. John's	1-11

Coolera/Strandhill	1-6
				Eastern Harps	0-8

				Curry	0-11
Tourlestrane	0-12

Easkey	0-6
		Tourlestrane	1-6

		Curry	1-11
Curry	2-17

Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-7

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Curry	0-11 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes)	Eastern Harps
Manager:Denis Kearney Team: J. Durcan B. Collins G. Kennedy S. Marren B. McDonagh M. Durcan B. Giblin S. Davey (0-1) D. Colleary (0-1) G. Maye (0-1) K. Giblin (Capt) A. Marren (0-5) P. Henry P. Durcan (0-1) K. Davey Substitutes: B. McDonagh (0-2) J. Henry A. Loftus A. Brennan	Half-time: 0-3 - 0-5 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, 5 October 2003 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)	Manager:Eamon Clarke Team: P. Walsh K. Gallagher K. Phillips P. Phillips P McGovern B. Phillips (Capt) F. Sexton P. Grady T. Taylor K. Carty (0-2) R. Donovan M. Doddy (0-1) R. Hannon P. Taylor (0-5) S. Dorrian Substitutes: M. McCormack P. Henry S. Gallagher T. Cryan

Relegation

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	30 August	Markievicz Park	St. Mary's	7-18	St. Molaise Gaels	1-7
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	30 August	Tubbercurry	Shamrock Gaels	1-10	St. Patrick's	1-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	31 August	Ballymote	Tubbercurry	2-10	Bunninadden	3-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	6 September	Kent Park	St. Molaise Gaels	0-15	St. Patrick's	1-3
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Final	14 September	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	1-17	St. Patrick's	1-6

References

Sligo Champion (July–October 2003)
Sligo Weekender (July–October 2003)

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