2005 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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2005 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year2005
Winners
ChampionsCoolera/Strandhill (2nd win)
ManagerAlan Kelly
CaptainNeil Carew/Con O'Meara
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Coolaney/Mullinabreena
Relegated team(s)n/a

This is a round-up of the 2005 Sligo Senior Football Championship . The year saw Coolera, who had suffered two final defeats earlier in the decade, end their long wait for Championship glory, stretching back to 1907. They defeated Curry in the final, who had disposed of the holders Tourlestrane after a semi-final replay. No team was relegated in 2005, in order to bring the number of competing teams up to 16 in 2006.

Contents

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 15 teams, divided into three groups of four, and one of three. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 JulyBallymote  Bunninadden  1-14  St. Molaise Gaels  1-4
24 JulyBallymote  Calry/St. Joseph's  1-15  Tubbercurry  0-8
6 AugustBallymote  Tubbercurry  1-15  Bunninadden  0-12
6 AugustMarkievicz Park  Calry/St. Joseph's  1-16  St. Molaise Gaels  0-7
13 AugustKent Park  Tubbercurry  0-15  St. Molaise Gaels  0-4
14 AugustMarkievicz Park  Bunninadden  1-9  Calry/St. Joseph's  0-6
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Calry/St. Joseph's32012-371-244
Bunninadden32012-352-254
Tubbercurry32011-381-314
St. Molaise Gaels30031-152-450

Group B

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
21 JulyTubbercurry  Coolera/Strandhill  2-7  Castleconnor  0-10
24 JulyTubbercurry  Curry  1-12  St. Mary's  1-6
7 AugustTubbercurry  Coolera/Strandhill  1-7  Curry  0-9
7 AugustTubbercurry  Castleconnor  1-7  St. Mary's  0-10
14 AugustMarkievicz Park  Coolera/Strandhill  1-13  St. Mary's  0-6
14 AugustEaskey  Curry  1-13  Castleconnor  1-8
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Coolera/Strandhill33004-270-256
Curry32012-343-214
Castleconnor30122-253-301
St. Mary's30121-223-321

Group C

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 JulyMarkievicz Park  Tourlestrane  1-15  Shamrock Gaels  0-7
24 JulyMarkievicz Park  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  1-10  St. John's  2-5
7 AugustMarkievicz Park  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  0-9  Shamrock Gaels  0-9
7 AugustEnniscrone  Tourlestrane  0-15  St. John's  0-7
13 AugustMarkievicz Park  Tourlestrane  1-13  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  1-6
14 AugustBallymote  Shamrock Gaels  0-14  St. John's  1-11
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Tourlestrane33005-344-236
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point31113-272-283
Shamrock Gaels30214-252-332
St. John's31121-265-301

Group D

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
24 JulyTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  1-14  Ballymote  1-13
7 AugustEnniscrone  Easkey  0-12  Ballymote  0-5
14 AugustTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  1-16  Easkey  1-10
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Eastern Harps22002-302-234
Easkey21011-221-212
Ballymote20021-181-260

Playoffs

Only one group required a playoff. In Group A Calry/St. Joseph's, Bunninadden and Tubbercurry all finished level on points, with Calry/St. Joseph's gaining top spot on scoring difference. Bunninadden and Tubbercurry met in the playoff, and it was Tubber who were victorious, as they had been in the earlier group meeting. This was the fifth year in succession that Bunninadden had not reached the knockout stages, going back to their 2000 title victory.

GroupDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Group A21 AugustBallymote  Tubbercurry  1-10  Bunninadden  0-8

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals of the Championship saw the exit of Calry/St. Joseph's, Tubbercurry, Easkey and Drumcliffe/Rosses Point. Curry, Coolera/Strandhill, Tourlestrane and Eastern Harps qualified for the semi-finals. The Tourlestrane/Easkey proved a bizarre affair, with Easkey failing to score for over forty minutes. By then Tourlestrane had racked up 2–10 and were preparing for the semi-finals.

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
27 AugustMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill1-13Tubbercurry1-11
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
27 AugustMarkievicz ParkCurry1-20Calry/St. Joseph's1-10
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
28 AugustMarkievicz ParkTourlestrane2-13Easkey0-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
28 AugustMarkievicz ParkEastern Harps1-8Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-8

Semifinals

The semi-finals saw the defeat of reigning champions Tourlestrane, beaten by rivals Curry after a replay. In the other Semi-Final Coolera/Strandhill withstood a late Eastern Harps rally to claim their place in the final.

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
4 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill1-10Eastern Harps0-12
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
4 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCurry1-8Tourlestrane0-11
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay (After Extra-Time)
10 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCurry1-11Tourlestrane1-7

Last eight

Quarterfinals
27 August/August 28
Semifinals
4 September
Final
18 September
         
Coolera/Strandhill 1-13
Tubbercurry 1-11
Coolera/Strandhill 1-10
Eastern Harps 0-12
Eastern Harps 1-8
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-8
Coolera/Strandhill 0-10
Curry 0-9
Curry 1-20
Calry/St. Joseph's 1-10
Curry 1-8, 1-11 (R)
Tourlestrane 0-11, 1-7 (R)
Tourlestrane 2-13
Easkey 0-3

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Coolera/Strandhill
0-10 - 0-9
(final score after 60 minutes)
Curry
Manager:Alan Kelly

Team:
J. Curran
R. O'Connor
K. Cooney
A. Kelly
T. Watters
N. Carew
G. McCarroll
C. O'Meara
K. Quinn (0-1)
S. Carty
J. McPartland (0-5)
K. O'Neill
S. Quinn (0-1)
B. Doyle (0-1)
C. Mullen (0-1)


Substitutes:
C. Quinn (0-1)

Half-time:
0-6 0-4

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
15.30 BST
Sunday, 18 September 2006

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Michael Duffy (Enniscrone)

Match rules:
60 minutes.
Replay if scores still level.
Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Manager:Francis Henry

Team:
J. Durcan
B. Collins
J. Feeney
S. Marren
S. Haran
Barry McDonagh
K. Morley
G. Maye (0-1)
S. Davey (0-1)
K. Giblin
D. Colleary (0-2)
A. Marren (0-2)
P. Henry (0-1)
P. Durcan
Brian McDonagh (0-2)


Substitutes:
A. Brennan

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