1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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.

1999 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1999
Winners
ChampionsTourlestrane (6th win)
ManagerNeil Egan
CaptainEamonn O'Hara
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Geevagh, Cloonacool
Relegated team(s)Shamrock Gaels, Grange/Cliffoney

Group stages

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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

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Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
25 July Coola   Eastern Harps   3-10   Bunninadden   0-4
25 July Markievicz Park   Curry   2-7   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   2-6
31 July Tubbercurry   Curry   2-15   Bunninadden   0-9
1 August Kent Park   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   0-13   Eastern Harps   0-6
8 August Tubbercurry   Eastern Harps   3-4   Curry   1-7
8 August 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

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Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
25 July Kent Park   Castleconnor   0-16   Grange/Cliffoney   1-6
25 July Enniscrone   Tubbercurry   1-9   Easkey   0-8
1 August Markievicz Park   Tubbercurry   3-9   Grange/Cliffoney   1-8
1 August Enniscrone   Easkey   1-14   Castleconnor   0-7
7 August Markievicz Park   Easkey   0-18   Grange/Cliffoney   0-8
7 August 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

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Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
24 July Markievicz Park   St. Mary's   0-9   Coolera/Strandhill   1-5
24 July Tubbercurry   Tourlestrane   1-14   Shamrock Gaels   1-9
31 July Markievicz Park   St. Mary's   2-11   Shamrock Gaels   3-8
1 August Markievicz Park   Tourlestrane   0-13   Coolera/Strandhill   0-10
8 August Tubbercurry   Tourlestrane   1-13   St. Mary's   3-5
8 August 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

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Group C Playoff
15 August Markievicz Park Shamrock Gaels 2-9 St. Mary's 0-13
Sligo SFC
Group B Playoff
15 August Markievicz Park Tubbercurry 0-11 Castleconnor 1-7
Sligo SFC
Group A Playoff
15 August Tourlestrane Eastern Harps 1-12 Curry 0-11
Sligo SFC
Group B Playoff
21 August Markievicz Park Easkey 1-12 Tubbercurry 1-9
Sligo SFC
Playoff
28 August Markievicz Park Tubbercurry - -- Shamrock Gaels - --
Sligo SFC
Playoff
5 September Markievicz Park Tubbercurry 2-11 Shamrock Gaels 0-14
Sligo SFC
Playoff
11 September Tourlestrane Tubbercurry 0-13 Curry 1-7

Semi-finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
5 September Markievicz Park Easkey 3-7 Eastern Harps 1-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
19 September Tubbercurry Tourlestrane 3-15 Tubbercurry 1-9

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

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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, 3 October 1999

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

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

References

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  • Sligo Champion (July–October 1999)