This is a round-up of the 1985 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's completed their second hat-trick of titles in a seven-year period in this year, and once again Tubbercurry were the beaten finalists. This year's final was unique, as it required three games to decide the issue, and the latter game proved to be a bad-tempered affair, with four Tubbercurry players sent off in the closing minutes. This year's Championship also saw the entry of numerous amalgamations, as the Championship was opened up to Intermediate and Junior clubs to enter their combined resources, but this couldn't prevent a repeat of the outcome of previous years.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Sligo |
| Year | 1985 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | St. Mary's (7th win) |
| Captain | John Kent |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Promoted team(s) | Shamrock Gaels |
| Relegated team(s) | Geevagh |
First round
edit| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo SFC First Round |
7 July | Ballymote | Eastern Harps | 2-10 | Mullinabreena/Cloonacool | 1-1 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
7 July | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 2-7 | Tourlestrane | 1-7 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
7 July | Markievicz Park | St. Patrick's | 1-17 | Drumcliffe/Maugherow | 0-1 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
7 July | Tubbercurry | Enniscrone/Castleconnor | 1-9 | Ballymote/Shamrock Gaels | 0-3 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
7 July | Dromard | Grange/Northern Gaels | 2-8 | Curry | 1-4 |
| Sligo SFC First Round |
7 July | Dromard | Easkey/St. Farnan's | 1-8 | Owenmore Gaels/St. Michael's | 0-4 |
Quarter finals
edit| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
21 July | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 2-16 | Grange/Northern Gaels | 0-5 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
21 July | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 0-9 | St. Patrick's | 1-4 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
21 July | Tubbercurry | Easkey/St. Farnan's | 1-7 | Enniscrone/Castleconnor | 0-7 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final |
21 July | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 2-8 | Geevagh | 1-5 |
Semi-finals
edit| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
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| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
4 August | Dromard | St. Mary's | 1-7 | Easkey/St. Farnan's | 1-5 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final |
4 August | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 1-4 | Eastern Harps | 0-5 |
Championship final
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0-9 - 0-9 (final score after 60 minutes) |
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Final replay
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0-8 - 2-2 (final score after 60 minutes) |
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1-8 - 1-3 (final score after 60 minutes) |
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References
edit- Sligo Champion (July–November 1985)