Sligo Senior Football Championship 1968
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This is a round-up of the 1968 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Patrick's Dromard, led by Sligo star Micheal Kearins, were crowned champions for the first time, after a win over their West Sligo rivals Easkey in the final.
Quarter finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 25 | 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... |
Muire Naofa | 3-4 | Grange/Drumcliffe | 1-4 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 25 | 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... |
Easkey | beat | Bunninadden | (no score) |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
September 1 | Ballymote | Collooney/Ballisodare | beat | Tubbercurry | (no score) |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
September 1 | Ballymote | St. Patrick’s | beat | Craobh Rua | (no score) |
Semi-Finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
October 6 | Markievicz Park | Easkey | 3-6 | Muire Naofa | 2-4 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
October 13 | Markievicz Park | St. Patrick’s | 2-5 | Collooney/Ballisodare | 0-4 |
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
| St. Patrick's |
1-8 - 1-2 (final score after 60 minutes) |
Easkey |
---- Team: T. Cummins F. Leonard A. Boland T. McMunn S. Donegan J. Cuffe J. Kilgallon M. Kearins (0-5) J. Kilgannon P. Kearins (0-1) R. Boland P. McMunn (0-1) T. Leonard (1-0) S. Beckett (0-1) P. Cummins ---- Substitutes: D. O'Connor |
Half-time: Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: October 27, 1968 Venue: 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... , 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: L. McCormack |
---- Team: J. Conlon M. Taylor J.P. McGuire S. Weir F. Lyons T. Roddy V. Cuffe E. Mullen T.J. Lyons O. McHugh (0-1) M. Kenny (0-1) M. McHugh (1-0) P.J. Sloyane S Calleary S. Rolston ---- Substitutes: J. Devaney G. Kenny M. McNamara |