2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Sligo
Year2000
Winners
Champions Bunninadden (2nd win)
Manager James Kearins
CaptainFergal O'Flaherty
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)St John's, Shamrock Gaels
Relegated team(s)Geevagh, Cloonacool

This is a round-up of the 2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship . This Championship, after a number of years of being dominated by Eastern Harps and Tourlestrane, provided a novel final pairing, as Bunninadden (last champions in 1891) and Coolera/Strandhiill (last champions in 1907) contested the final, Coolera having dispatched both of the previous champions en route. The destination of the title went down to the last minute, as a dramatic injury-time goal gave Bunninadden their first title for 109 years, leaving Coolera devastated, after leading for much of the game.

Contents

James Kearins was the winning manager and was later appointed manager of the Sligo county team in 2003. [1] [2]

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 12 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
22 JulyCoola  Eastern Harps  1-13  Tubbercurry  1-10
29 JulyKent Park  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  0-13  Tubbercurry  0-7
5 AugustMarkievicz Park  Eastern Harps  2-15  Drumcliffe/Rosses Point  1-8
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Eastern Harps22003-282-184
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point21011-212-222
Tubbercurry20021-171-260

Group B

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
23 JulyTubbercurry  Geevagh  1-7  Cloonacool  0-3
29 JulyEaskey  St. Mary's  4-16  Cloonacool  0-4
5 AugustTubbercurry  St. Mary's  0-15  Geevagh  1-6
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
St. Mary's22004-311-104
Geevagh21012-130-182
Cloonacool20020-75-230

Group C

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
23 JulyTubbercurry  Bunninadden  3-8  Castleconnor  1-4
30 JulyMarkievicz Park  Coolera/Strandhill  0-9  Bunninadden  0-6
5 AugustEaskey  Coolera/Strandhill  0-18  Castleconnor  1-8
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Coolera/Strandhill22000-271-144
Bunninadden21013-141-132
Castleconnor20022-123-260

Group D

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
23 JulyEnniscrone  Easkey  2-6  Tourlestrane  0-9
30 JulyTubbercurry  Tourlestrane  0-16  Curry  2-8
5 AugustTubbercurry  Easkey  2-7  Curry  0-11
TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Easkey22004-130-204
Tourlestrane21010-254-142
Curry20022-192-230

Quarterfinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
18 AugustCoolaEastern Harps4-18Geevagh1-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
19 AugustTubbercurryBunninadden1-11Easkey0-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
20 AugustEaskeyCoolera/Strandhill3-11Tourlestrane0-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
20 AugustMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary's0-13Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-13
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay
26 AugustMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary's2-13Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-6

Semifinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
3 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkBunninadden1-11St. Mary's1-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
3 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill1-8Eastern Harps1-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
10 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill0-6Eastern Harps0-4

Last eight

Quarterfinals
19 August/August 20
Semifinals
3 September/September 10
Final
1 October
         
Bunninadden 1-11
Easkey 0-8
Bunninadden 1-11
St. Mary's 1-10
St. Mary's 0-13, 2-13 (R)
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-13, 0-6 (R)
Bunninadden 2-7
Coolera/Strandhill 0-11
Coolera/Strandhill 3-11
Tourlestrane 0-9
Coolera/Strandhill 1-8, 0-6 (R)
Eastern Harps 1-8, 0-4 (R)
Eastern Harps 4-18
Geevagh 1-3

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Bunninadden
2-7 - 0-11
(final score after 60 minutes)
Coolera/Strandhill
Manager:James Kearins

Team:
M. Finn
S. Roddy
F. O'Dowd
S. Gormley
J. O'Flaherty
K. Brett
W. Gormley
P. Doohan (1-2)
M. Gormley
D. Gormley (1-0)
L. Óg Gormley
P. Kerins
A. Killoran (0-3)
F. O'Flaherty (Capt)(0-1)
E. Gilhooley


Substitutes:
D. Killoran (0-1)
J. Scanlon
K. Kerins
B. Gilhooley

Half-time:
0-6 - 0-7

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, 1 October 2000

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Thomas Walsh (St. Michael's)

Manager:Declan McCabe

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


Substitutes:

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