Sligo Senior Football Championship 1998
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This is a round-up of the 1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps atoned for the previous year's heavy defeat to Tourlestrane, reversing the result to win their fourth title. This was the last Championship to date to be played under the knockout system., as the round-robin section would be introduced for 1999.
First round
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 25 | Markievicz Park | St. Mary’s | 4-16 | Enniscrone | 0-4 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 26 | Ballymote | Eastern Harps | 2-13 | Bunninadden | 0-11 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 26 | Enniscrone | Curry | 0-13 | Easkey | 0-5 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
July 26 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-19 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-8 |
Quarter finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 9 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-16 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-7 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 9 | Markievicz Park | Curry | 0-12 | Shamrock Gaels | 1-7 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 9 | Ballymote | Eastern Harps | 0-16 | Cloonacool | 0-4 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
August 9 | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 2-10 | St. Mary’s | 1-10 |
Semi-Finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 6 | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 3-11 | Tubbercurry | 0-8 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 6 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | Curry | 1-10 |
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
| Eastern Harps |
0-9 - 0-6 (final score after 60 minutes) |
Tourlestrane |
| Manager:Denis Johnson ---- Team: P. Walsh F. Sexton O. Shannon D. Mullaney D. Ballantyne M. Cosgrove S. King J. Chambers (0-1) M. McCormack K. Carty J. Bruen (0-1) B. Phillips E. Molloy P. Taylor (Capt) (0-6) S. Dorrian (0-1) ---- Substitutes: R. Hannon |
Half-time: 0-4 - 0-3 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: September 20, 1998 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: Pat Conway (St. Mary's) |
Manager:Neil Egan ---- Team: P. McVann P. Durkin F. Kennedy P. Egan J. Curley D. Durkin N. Manley E. Walsh (0-1) E. O'Hara J. Egan M. Walsh (0-1) S. Dunne S. King G. McGowan (0-4) R. Kennedy ---- Substitutes: C. O'Meara L. Gaughan |