Sligo Senior Football Championship 1999
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This is a round-up of the 1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane regained the Owen B. Hunt Cup in this year after defeating Easkey, making their first final appearance since 1968. The group stages were re-introduced for this year, but with only three groups used, this resulted in a complicated series of playoffs to determine the final semi-final spot. Tubbercurry, having been disqualified after failing to field against Shamrock Gaels in a playoff, but then re-instated, won that last spot, but Tourlestrane then ended their ambitions in the semi-final.
Group Stages
The Championship was contested by 12 teams, divided into three groups of four. The top side in each group qualified for the semi-finals, with the runners-up playing off to decide the other semi-finalist.Group A
| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25 | Coola | Eastern Harps | 3-10 | Bunninadden | 0-4 |
| July 25 | Markievicz Park | Curry | 2-7 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-6 |
| July 31 | Tubbercurry | Curry | 2-15 | Bunninadden | 0-9 |
| August 1 | Kent Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-13 | Eastern Harps | 0-6 |
| August 8 | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 3-4 | Curry | 1-7 |
| August 8 | Markievicz Park | Bunninadden | 1-7 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-10 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Harps | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-20 | 1-24 | 4 |
| Curry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-29 | 5-19 | 4 |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-29 | 3-20 | 3 |
| Bunninadden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-20 | 5-35 | 1 |
Group B
| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25 | Kent Park | Castleconnor | 0-16 | Grange/Cliffoney | 1-6 |
| July 25 | Enniscrone | Tubbercurry | 1-9 | Easkey | 0-8 |
| August 1 | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 3-9 | Grange/Cliffoney | 1-8 |
| August 1 | Enniscrone | Easkey | 1-14 | Castleconnor | 0-7 |
| August 7 | Markievicz Park | Easkey | 0-18 | Grange/Cliffoney | 0-8 |
| August 7 | Tourlestrane | Castleconnor | 0-14 | Tubbercurry | 1-9 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-40 | 1-24 | 4 |
| Tubbercurry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-27 | 1-30 | 4 |
| Castleconnor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-37 | 3-29 | 4 |
| Grange/Cliffoney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-22 | 3-43 | 0 |
Group C
| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24 | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 0-9 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-5 |
| July 24 | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 1-14 | Shamrock Gaels | 1-9 |
| July 31 | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 2-11 | Shamrock Gaels | 3-8 |
| August 1 | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 0-13 | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-10 |
| August 8 | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 1-13 | St. Mary's | 3-5 |
| August 8 | Markievicz Park | Shamrock Gaels | 0-14 | Coolera/Strandhill | 2-7 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourlestrane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-40 | 4-24 | 6 |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-25 | 5-26 | 3 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-31 | 5-32 | 3 |
| Coolera/Strandhill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-22 | 0-36 | 0 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Group C Playoff |
August 15 | Markievicz Park | Shamrock Gaels | 2-9 | St. Mary's | 0-13 |
| Sligo SFC Group B Playoff |
August 15 | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 0-11 | Castleconnor | 1-7 |
| Sligo SFC Group A Playoff |
August 15 | Tourlestrane | Eastern Harps | 1-12 | Curry | 0-11 |
| Sligo SFC Group B Playoff |
August 21 | Markievicz Park | Easkey | 1-12 | Tubbercurry | 1-9 |
| Sligo SFC Playoff |
August 28 | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | - -- | Shamrock Gaels | - -- |
| Sligo SFC Playoff |
September 5 | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 2-11 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-14 |
| Sligo SFC Playoff |
September 11 | Tourlestrane | Tubbercurry | 0-13 | Curry | 1-7 |
Semi-Finals
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 5 | Markievicz Park | Easkey | 3-7 | Eastern Harps | 1-10 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
September 19 | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 3-15 | Tubbercurry | 1-9 |
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
| Tourlestrane |
1-11 - 1-9 (final score after 60 minutes) |
Easkey |
| Manager:Neil Egan ---- Team: R. Kennedy L. Gaughan P. Egan D. Henry S. King D. Durkin S. Curley E. O'Hara (0-2)(Capt) C. O'Meara B. Egan M. Walsh (0-3) S. Dunne (0-1) F. Kennedy E. Walsh G. McGowan (1-5) ---- Substitutes: N. Manley |
Half-time: 1-6 - 0-3 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 15.30 BST Sunday, October 3, 1999 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: Eddie Watters (Coolera/Strandhill) Match rules: 60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions. |
Manager:Padraig Gibson ---- Team: G. Curley D. Rolston E. Sweeney M. Rolston J. Rolston J. Cawley P. Clarke D. Keaveney (Capt) N. McGuire (0-3) B. Rolston (0-1) D. Sloyane (0-3) S. Feeney P. Hallinan F. Feeney (1-2) M. Kelly ---- Substitutes: V. Cuffe |