2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year2007
Winners
ChampionsTourlestrane (8th win)
ManagerMichael Henry
Captain Eamonn O'Hara
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)St. Farnan's
Relegated team(s)n/a

This is a round-up of the 2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane claimed their eighth title in this year, and fifth since 1994, defeating Eastern Harps in the final by two points, despite the absence of captain and star player Eamon O'Hara. The holders Curry fell to a surprisingly heavy defeat to outsiders St. John's in a quarter-final second replay.

Contents

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 15 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 2008.

Group A

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
14 JulyEnniscrone  St. John's  0-14  Castleconnor  0-6
14 JulyTubbercurry  Eastern Harps  1-14  St. Mary's  0-8
18 AugustCurry  Eastern Harps  1-10  Castleconnor  0-3
18 AugustMarkievicz Park  St. John's  1-9  St. Mary's  1-8
25 AugustMarkeivicz Park  Eastern Harps  1-11  St. John's  0-6
25 AugustEnniscrone  St. Mary's  5-10  Castleconnor  0-5
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Eastern Harps33003-350-176
St. John's32011-292-254
St. Mary's31026-262-282
Castleconnor30030-146-340

Group B

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
14 JulyTourlestrane  Curry  0-11  Tubbercurry  0-9
14 JulyMarkievicz Park  Coolera/Strandhill  1-11  Ballymote  0-9
18 AugustBallymote  Coolera/Strandhill  0-9  Tubbercurry  0-9
18 AugustTubbercurry  Curry  1-11  Ballymote  0-11
25 AugustTubbercurry  Curry  2-14  Coolera/Strandhill  0-8
25 AugustMarkievicz Park  Tubbercurry  1-20  Ballymote  0-11
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Curry33003-360-286
Tubbercurry31111-380-313
Coolera/Strandhill31111-282-323
Ballymote30030-313-420

Group C

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
14 JulyKent Park  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  0-13  Easkey  2-7
14 JulyBallymote  Geevagh  0-11  Shamrock Gaels  0-11
18 AugustMarkievicz Park  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  2-10  Geevagh  1-10
18 AugustEnniscrone  Easkey  3-11  Shamrock Gaels  0-11
25 AugustBallymote  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  2-5  Shamrock Gaels  1-8
25 AugustEnnicrone  Easkey  1-12  Geevagh  1-10
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Easkey32106-301-345
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point31204-284-254
Shamrock Gaels30211-305-272
Geevagh30122-313-331

Group D

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
15 JulyMarkievicz Park  Calry/St. Joseph's  2-9  Bunninadden  0-11
18 AugustTubbercurry  Tourlestrane  2-17  Bunninadden  2-3
1 SeptemberBallymote  Tourlestrane  4-9  Calry/St. Joseph's  0-9
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Tourlestrane22006-262-124
Calry/St. Joseph's21012-184-202
Bunninadden20022-144-260

Quarterfinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
8 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkEastern Harps0-13Tubbercurry1-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
8 SeptemberTubbercurryTourlestrane1-15Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkSt. John's0-10Curry0-10
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 SeptemberTubbercurryEaskey0-11Calry/St. Joseph's0-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay (AET)
15 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkSt. John's0-13Curry0-13
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Second Replay
23 SeptemberTubbercurrySt. John's4-15Curry0-7

Semifinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
23 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkEastern Harps0-10Easkey0-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
30 SeptemberTubbercurryTourlestrane1-11St. John's0-9
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
30 SeptemberTubbercurryEastern Harps1-13Easkey0-6

Last eight

Quarterfinals
8 September/September 9
Semifinals
23/30 September
Final
7 October
         
Eastern Harps 0-13
Tubbercurry 1-5
Eastern Harps 0-10, 1-13 (R)
Easkey 0-10, 0-6 (R)
Easkey 0-11
Calry/St. Joseph's 0-9
Eastern Harps 0-10
Tourlestrane 1-9
Curry 0-10, 0-13 (R), 0-7 (R2)
St. John's 0-10, 0-13 (R), 4-15 (R2)
St. John's 0-9
Tourlestrane 1-11
Tourlestrane 1-15
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-4

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Tourlestrane
1-9 - 0-10
(final score after 60 minutes)
Eastern Harps
Manager:Michael Henry

Team:
S. Gildea
S. King
E. Haran
C. Neary
E. Kelly
B. Kennedy
D. Durkin
B. Egan
A. McIntyre
G. Gaughan
S. Henry
T. Henry (1-0)
G. McGowan (0-7)
J. Marren (0-1)
S. Dunne


Substitutes:
M. Walsh (0-1)
J. Leonard
N. Egan
M. Henry

Half-time:
1-5 - 0-4

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
15.30 BST
Sunday, 7 October 2007

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)

Manager:Denis Johnson

Team:
P. Walsh
K. Cryan
R. Donovan
P. Rafferty
P. McGovern (Capt)
B. Phillips
K. Gallagher
T. Cryan (0-1)
K. Phillips (0-1)
S. King
K. Carty
D. O'Grady (0-1)
J. Rafferty
R. Hannon (0-6)
M. Doddy (0-1)


Substitutes:
S. Gallagher
S. Dorrian
M. Cosgrove

Relegation

The relegation playoffs saw Geevagh and Shamrock Gaels relegated, however the latter claimed that an oversight had been made, regarding the matter of points gained in the Championship itself being carried over into the playoff groups, which was not applied by the county's Activities Committee, but which the GAA's Official Guide stated should be the case. This case was successful, subsequently no team was relegated for the 2008 season, and the Championship restructuring was delayed as a result.

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
1 SeptemberBunninaddenBallymote3-13Shamrock Gaels2-9
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
2 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCastleconnor2-7Coolera/Strandhill1-6
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
2 SeptemberTubbercurrySt. Mary's2-9Bunninadden2-7
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
8 SeptemberCurryCastleconnor0-11Ballymote0-10
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
9 SeptemberGrangeCoolera/Strandhill3-9Shamrock Gaels0-9
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
9 SeptemberBallymoteSt. Mary's2-8Geevagh1-11
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
22 SeptemberCurryCoolera/Strandhill4-6Ballymote3-9
Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff
22 SeptemberTubbercurryBunninadden1-14Geevagh2-3

Group A

TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Castleconnor22002-181-164
Ballymote31116-326-263
Coolera/Strandhill31118-215-253
Shamrock Gaels20022-186-220

Group B

TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
St. Mary's21104-173-183
Bunninadden21013-214-122
Geevagh20113-143-221

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