This is a round-up of the 1996 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's made a triumphant return after a nine-year gap, with a late surge to deny Eastern Harps back-to-back titles. John Kent won his ninth Senior Championship in the process, a record unequalled, having played with all of the town side's title-winning teams prior to this win.

First round

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC First Round	August 11	Ballymote	Eastern Harps	1-7	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-8
Sligo SFC First Round	August 11	Ballymote	Bunninadden	3-8	Shamrock Gaels	0-6
Sligo SFC First Round	August 11	Markievicz Park	Coolera/Strandhill	2-10	Castleconnor	1-3
Sligo SFC First Round	August 11	Markievicz Park	St. Mary’s	2-19	Calry/St. Joseph’s	1-7

Quarter finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 25	Markievicz Park	Easkey	1-13	Tubbercurry	1-13
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 25	Markievicz Park	Eastern Harps	1-7	Coolera/Strandhill	0-4
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 25	Ballymote	St. Mary’s	1-10	Curry	1-9
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 25	Ballymote	Tourlestrane	1-9	Bunninadden	1-7
Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay	August 31	Markievicz Park	Easkey	1-10	Tubbercurry	3-3

Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	September 7	Markievicz Park	Eastern Harps	1-12	Easkey	1-7
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	September 7	Markievicz Park	St. Mary’s	2-9	Tourlestrane	0-11

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's	2-9 - 0-14 (final score after 60 minutes)	Eastern Harps
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