Sligo Senior Football Championship

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Sligo Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg 2022 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Peile
Co. Shligigh
Founded1888
Title holders Coolera/Strandhill (3rd title)
Most titles Tubbercurry (20 titles)
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The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Sligo clubs. The winners of the Sligo Senior Championship qualify to represent the county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Tubbercurry remain the most successful club, having won the Championship on 20 occasions, the last in 2014. Coolera/Strandhill are the current champions, having defeated Naomh Molaise Gaels in the 2023 final.

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The trophy presented to the winners is the Owen B. Hunt Cup, which was first presented for the 1953 final.

Top winners

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#ClubWinsYears wonRunner-upYears runner-up
1 Tubbercurry 201890, 1917, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1976, 1986, 1991, 2014181922, 1929, 1931, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1971, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2008, 2013, 2018
2 Tourlestrane 181956, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 202271944, 1955, 1960, 1974, 1998, 2010
3 St Mary's 11 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2001, 201581976, 1986, 1991, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022
4 Eastern Harps 7 1975, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2008, 201081980, 1981, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017
Curry 71889, 1922, 1964, 1972, 2003, 2006, 201271932, 1959, 1961, 1990, 2001, 2005, 2015
St Patrick's, Dromard 7 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989 51965, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1992
5 Ballisodare 61931, 1932, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 11957
6 Easkey 51935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1966 111907, 1910, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1968, 1999
Ballymote 51892, 1905, 1913, 1925, 194821914, 1966
7 Craobh Rua 41944, 1952, 1953, 195431963, 1973, 1975
8 Coolera/Strandhill 31907, 2005, 202381917, 1938, 1939, 1946, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2019, 2021
Collooney Harps 31942, 1943, 1965 11927
10 Bunninadden 21891, 2000 12006
Shamrock Gaels 2 1990, 1992 11994
Sooey 21949, 195931889, 1890, 1958
Skreen 21945, 194721934, 1948
Knocklassa 21915, 193321941, 1943
Enniscrone 21914, 191611913
Collooney/Ballisodare 2 1967, 1969 0
Sligo Wanderers21909, 19100
10 Kilglass 1192921930, 1933
Gurteen 1190621909, 1924
Coolaney-Mullinabreena 1195811970
Moylough 1191911918
Sligo Emmets118880

Finals listed by year

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023 [2] Coolera/Strandhill 0-11 Naomh Molaise Gaels 0-08
2022 [3] Tourlestrane 0-15 St Mary's 0-13
2021 [4] Tourlestrane 2-12 Coolera/Strandhill 0-07
2020 [5] Tourlestrane 1-14 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 1-11
2019 [6] Tourlestrane 2-17 Coolera/Strandhill 0-09
2018 [7] Tourlestrane 1-12 Tubbercurry 0-08
2017 [8] Tourlestrane 1-13 Eastern Harps 1-09
2016 [9] Tourlestrane 1-14 St Mary's 1-07
2015 [10] St Mary's 1-20 Curry 2-11
2014 [11] Tubbercurry 3-12 St Mary's 0-12
2013 [12] Tourlestrane 0-13 Tubbercurry 0-10
2012 [13] Curry 1-16 St Mary's 1-10
2011 Tourlestrane 1-12 Coolera/Strandhill 0-08
2010 Eastern Harps 0-13 Tourlestrane 0-10
2009 Tourlestrane 1-08 Eastern Harps 0-07
2008 Eastern Harps 1-16 Tubbercurry 1-08
2007 Tourlestrane 1-09 Eastern Harps 0-10
2006 Curry 1-15 Bunninadden 2-09
2005 Coolera/Strandhill 0-10 Curry 0-09
2004 Tourlestrane 1-08, 2-09 (R) St Mary's 2-05, 2-04 (R)
2003 Curry 0-11 Eastern Harps 0-08
2002 Eastern Harps 0-09, 0-12 (R) Coolera/Strandhill 0-09, 0-08 (R)
2001 St Mary's 1-11 Curry 0-11
2000 Bunninadden 2-07 Coolera/Strandhill 0-11
1999 Tourlestrane 1-11 Easkey 1-09
1998 Eastern Harps 0-09 Tourlestrane 0-06
1997 Tourlestrane 0-16 Eastern Harps 0-08
1996 St Mary's 2-09 Eastern Harps 0-14
1995 Eastern Harps 2-14 Tubbercurry 0-10
1994 Tourlestrane 2-07 Shamrock Gaels 0-08
1993 Eastern Harps 0-12 Tubbercurry 1-08
1992 Shamrock Gaels 2-11 St Patrick's, Dromard 0-08
1991 Tubbercurry 1-08 St Mary's 1-07
1990 Shamrock Gaels 3-07 Curry 0-07
1989 St Patrick's, Dromard 0-11 Tubbercurry 0-10
1988 St Patrick's, Dromard 2-06 Tubbercurry 0-11
1987 St Mary's 1-07 Tubbercurry 1-06
1986 Tubbercurry 1-11 St Mary's 0-10
1985 St Mary's 0-09, 0-08 (R), 1-08 (2ndR) Tubbercurry 0-09, 2-02 (R), 1-03 (2ndR)
1984 St Mary's 0-07 Tubbercurry 0-03
1983 St Mary's 2-09 Tubbercurry 1-05
1982 Tourlestrane 2-09 St Patrick's, Dromard 2-06
1981 St Mary's 2-09 Eastern Harps 0-04
1980 St Mary's 8-07 Eastern Harps 1-07
1979 St Mary's 0-13 Tubbercurry 1-04
1978 Tourlestrane 2-07 Grange 0-07
1977 St Mary's 1-08 St Patrick's, Dromard 0-05
1976 Tubbercurry 2-05 St Mary's 0-10
1975 Eastern Harps 1-08 Craobh Rua 0-05
1974 St Patrick's, Dromard 0-09 Tourlestrane 2-02
1973 St Patrick's, Dromard 1-10 Craobh Rua 0-08
1972 Curry 1-10 Enniscrone 0-05
1971 St Patrick's, Dromard 2-16 Tubbercurry 1-05
1970 St Patrick's, Dromard 1-13 Coolaney/Mullinabreena 1-05
1969 Collooney/Ballisodare 1-09 St Patrick's, Dromard 2-05
1968 St Patrick's, Dromard 1-08 Easkey 1-02
1967 Collooney/Ballisodare 1-03, 1-06 (R) Easkey 0-06, 1-05 (R)
1966 Easkey 1-08 Ballymote 0-02
1965 Collooney Harps2-06 St Patrick's, Dromard 1-07
1964 Curry 1-14Keash St Kevin's2-05
1963 Ballisodare/St. Patrick's, Dromard 1-08, 2-10 (R) Craobh Rua 2-05, 1-05 (R)
1962 Ballisodare/St. Patrick's, Dromard 2-06 Sooey 3-02
1961 Ballisodare 2-03 Curry 0-03
1960 Ballisodare 1-08 Tourlestrane 1-00
1959 Sooey 1-08 Curry 1-03
1958 Coolaney/Mullinabreena 1-12 Sooey 1-08
1957 Tubbercurry 3-04 Ballisodare 1-01
1956 Tourlestrane 4-01 Tubbercurry 0-06
1955 Tubbercurry 1-05 Tourlestrane 0-04
1954 Craobh Rua 1-06 Tubbercurry 0-03
1953 Craobh Rua 1-10Keash1-03
1952 Craobh Rua 1-07 Tubbercurry 1-04
1951 Tubbercurry 1-05 Easkey 1-04
1950 Tubbercurry 5-05 Easkey 2-02
1949 Sooey 1-11 Easkey 2-00
1948 Ballymote Round Towers 2-01Skreen1-01
1947Skreen1-01 Easkey 1-00
1946 Tubbercurry 2-03 Coolera 0-03
1945Skreen2-05 Tubbercurry 0-03
1944 Craobh Rua 5-06 Tourlestrane 1-03
1943Collooney Harps2-06Knockalassa1-04
1942Collooney Harps2-04 Easkey Sea Blues 2-02
1941 Easkey Sea Blues 1-01Knockalassa0-03
1940 Tubbercurry (awarded title) Easkey Sea Blues
1939 Tubbercurry 2-07 Coolera 0-05
1938 Tubbercurry 0-08 Coolera 1-04
1937 Easkey Sea Blues 3-05Derroon1-05
1936 Easkey Sea Blues 3-01Derroon0-04
1935 Easkey Sea Blues 0-02 (won on objection)Knockalassa2-02
1934 Tubbercurry 2-04Skreen Emmets1-02
1933Knocklassa0-07 Kilglass 0-01
1932 Ballisodare 4-08 Curry 0-02
1931 Ballisodare 3-06 Tubbercurry 0-01
1930 Tubbercurry 4-07 Kilglass 2-06
1929 Kilglass 3-03 Tubbercurry 0-03
1928 Tubbercurry 4-03Dromore West1-02
1927 Tubbercurry (scores unrecorded)Collooney Harps
1926Competition abandoned
1925 Ballymote Round Towers (awarded title)n/a
1924 Tubbercurry 4-01, 4-02 (R)Gurteen0-02, 0-00 (R)
1923No competition
1922 Curry 2-07 Tubbercurry 0-00
1921No competition
1920Competition abandoned
1919Moylough1-04Doocastle0-00
1918 Tubbercurry (awarded title)Moylough
1917 Tubbercurry (awarded title) Coolera
1916 Enniscrone 0-01, 1-03 (R)Doocastle0-01, 0-02 (R)
1915Knockalassa0-02 (won on objection)Derroon1-00
1914 Enniscrone 1-01 (won on objection) Ballymote 1-02
1913 Ballymote Round Towers 1-03 Enniscrone 1-02
1912No competition
1911Not completed
1910Sligo Wanderers2-02 Easkey 1-02
1909Sligo Wanderers1-04Gurteen0-01
1908No competition
1907 Coolera 1-01 Easkey 0-02
1906Gurteen0-18Sligo Celtics0-01
1905 Ballymote Round Towers 2-05Gurteen0-03
1893–1904No Championship
1892 Ballymote Round Towers 0-03Achonry Davitts0-01
1891 Bunninadden 0-05Strandhill0-02
1890 Tubbercurry 0-05 Sooey 0-01
1889 Curry 0-04 Sooey 0-03
1888Sligo Emmets1-01, 3-03 (R)Ballintogher0-01, 0-01 (R)

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