Sligo Senior Football Championship 1965
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This is a round-up of the 1965 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Collooney Harps built on the promise shown in previous years to claim their third title and first since 1943, defeating St. Patrick's, now operating independently of Ballisodare, in the final.
Quarter finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 8 | Ballymote | Collooney Harps | beat | Tubbercurry | (no score) |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 8 | Ballymote | Ballymote | beat | Craobh Rua | (no score) |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 8 | Tubbercurry | Curry | beat | Tourlestrane | (no score) |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 8 | Tubbercurry | St. Patrick’s | beat | Bunninadden | (no score) |
Semi-Finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
August 29 | Markievicz Park Markievicz Park Markievicz Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 due mostly to Sean Forde who single-handedly gathered the funds necessary to build the stadium, it is named after Sligo-born Constance... |
St. Patrick’s | 1-11 | Ballymote | 2-6 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
August 29 | Markievicz Park | Collooney Harps | 4-4 | Curry | 3-6 |
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
| Collooney Harps |
2-6 - 1-7 (final score after 60 minutes) |
St. Patrick's |
---- Team: P. Conroy M. Flynn B. Weir T. Toolan J. Sherlock T. Gray P. O'Connell B. McAuley B. Shannon O. Lynch A. Flynn P. Walsh D. Martin T. Weir P. Watters ---- Substitutes: |
Half-time: Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: September 12, 1965 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Sligo Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht... Referee: |
---- Team: M. Kerrigan A. Boland F. Leonard E. Carney S. Donegan J. Cuffe P. Conlon S. Beckett M. Kearins K. Corcoran M. Cummins P. McMunn P. Cummins J. Leonard V. McHugh ---- Substitutes: E. Rushe |