Sligo Senior Football Championship 1966
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This is a round-up of the 1966 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Easkey, one of the traditional strongholds of Sligo football, claimed their fifth title, after a gap of 25 years, when overpowering the challenge of Ballymote in the final. The final had two 'lasts' to its outcome - Easkey's last title and Ballymote's last final appearance to date.

First round

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
First Round
August 7 Tubbercurry Ballymote 2-7 Tourlestrane 0-6

Quarter finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 14 Ballymote Curry beat Collooney Harps (no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 14 Ballymote Easkey beat St. Patrick's (no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 14 Markievicz Park Ballymote beat Craobh Rua (no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 14 Tubbercurry Bunninadden 4-5 Tubbercurry 3-5

Semi-Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
August 21 Ballymote Easkey beat Curry (no score)
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
August 28 Ballymote Ballymote 4-10 Bunninadden 0-5

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Easkey
1-8 - 0-2
(final score after 60 minutes)
Ballymote

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Team:

P. Brady

M. Keaveney

R. Tully

S. Weir

T.J. Lyons

J.P. McGuire

V. Cuffe

E. Mullen

F. Lyons

P.J. Sloyane

M. Rooney

M. McHugh

G. Ferguson

S. Calleary

M. Kenny
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Substitutes:
S. Rolston


Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
September 11, 1966

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:

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Team:

P. Mullen

E. Hannon

E. McGinley

P. McGrath

J. Mattimoe

B. Doherty

S. Keevans

S. Davey

M. Henry

A. Killoran

N. Farry

A. Mullen

L. Keevans

P. Dockry

M. Healy
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Substitutes:

N. Clarke
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