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2001 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year2001
Winners
ChampionsSt Mary's (10th win)
ManagerTommy Breheny
CaptainNiall Murray
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Grange/Cliffoney, Geevagh
Relegated team(s)n/a

This is a round-up of the 2001 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's returned to claim their tenth title, defeating Curry by three points in the final. Holders Bunninadden exited in the group stages, with the 2000 finalists Coolera/Strandhill eliminating them from the Championship.

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 12 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Ballymote   Tourlestrane   2-9   Bunninadden   1-9
29 July Ballymote   Coolera/Strandhill   1-13   Bunninadden   2-9
12 August Easkey   Coolera/Strandhill   3-8   Tourlestrane   1-12
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Coolera/Strandhill 2 2 0 0 4-21 3-21 4
Tourlestrane 2 1 0 1 3-21 4-17 2
Bunninadden 2 0 0 2 3-18 3-22 0

Group B

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Ballymote   Eastern Harps   2-10   Shamrock Gaels   1-5
29 July Markievicz Park   St. John's   0-12   Shamrock Gaels   1-9
12 August Coola   St. John's   1-7   Eastern Harps   0-7
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. John's 2 1 1 0 1-19 1-16 3
Eastern Harps 2 1 0 1 2-17 2-12 2
Shamrock Gaels 2 0 1 1 2-14 2-22 1

Group C

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Markievicz Park   Easkey   2-11   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-9
29 July Enniscrone   Curry   1-15   Easkey   2-9
12 August Ballymote   Curry   3-13   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point   1-4
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
Curry 2 2 0 0 4-28 3-13 4
Easkey 2 1 0 1 4-20 2-24 2
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2 0 0 2 2-13 5-24 0

Group D

Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
14 July Enniscrone   St. Mary's   1-16   Tubbercurry   1-11
29 July Tourlestrane   Tubbercurry   0-10   Castleconnor   0-8
12 August Markievicz Park   St. Mary's   3-14   Castleconnor   1-5
Team Pld W D L For Against Pts
St. Mary's 2 2 0 0 4-30 2-16 4
Tubbercurry 2 1 0 1 1-21 1-24 2
Castleconnor 2 0 0 2 1-13 3-24 0

Quarterfinals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		18 August Tourlestrane Curry 1-6 Tubbercurry 0-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		19 August Tubbercurry St. Mary's 2-12 Easkey 1-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		19 August Ballymote Tourlestrane 1-14 St. John's 0-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final 		19 August Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 0-12 Coolera/Strandhill 1-8

Semi-finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final 		9 September Tubbercurry Curry 1-10 Tourlestrane 0-9
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final 		9 September Markievicz Park St. Mary's 2-10 Eastern Harps 0-10

Last eight

Quarterfinals
18 August/August 19 		Semifinals
9 September 		Final
30 September
         
St. Mary's 2-12
Easkey 1-9
St. Mary's 2-10
Eastern Harps 0-10
Coolera/Strandhill 1-8
Eastern Harps 0-12
St. Mary's 1-11
Curry 0-11
Curry 1-6
Tubbercurry 0-7
Curry 1-10
Tourlestrane 0-9
Tourlestrane 1-14
St. John's 0-9

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Mary's 1-11 - 0-11
(final score after 60 minutes) 		Curry
Manager:Tommy Breheny

Team:
N. Walsh
J. Martyn
D. Carroll
C. Walsh
A. Collery
N. Murray (Capt)
P. Leonard (0-1)
S. Burns
P. Mullan
M. Bree (0-1)
R. Bree
P. Bree
J. Davey (1-3)
M. Breheny (0-5)
D. Caffrey (0-1)

Substitutes:
J. Campbell
D. Downes

Half-time:
1-2 - 0-8

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
15.30 BST
Sunday, 30 September 2001

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)

Manager:Denis Kearney

Team:
J. Gilmartin
A. Loftus
J. Hayes
S. Marren
B. Giblin
M. Durcan
B. McDonagh
G. Maye (Capt)(0-4)
K. Giblin (0-1)
D. Colleary (0-1)
J. Henry
P. Henry (0-3)
S. Davey (0-2)
P. Durcan
T. Henry

Substitutes:
B. McDonagh
P. Gallagher
A. Marren
D. Giblin

References

  • Sligo Champion (July–October 2001)
  • Sligo Weekender (July–October 2001)
Sligo Senior Football Championship
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