2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship

2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Sligo
Year	2004
Winners
Champions	Tourlestrane (7th win)
Manager	Anthony Brennan
Captain	Eamonn O'Hara
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Calry/St. Joseph's
Relegated team(s)	Castleconnor (later re-instated)

This is a round-up of the 2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane won the title for the seventh time, defeating St. Mary's after a replay. Castleconnor were relegated, but early in 2005 the club requested that they remain in the Senior grade, which was agreed.

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into two groups of four, and two of three. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to secure Senior status for 2005.

Group A

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
24 July	Markievicz Park	St. Mary's	1-15	Coolera/Strandhill	0-12
25 July	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	4-8	Castleconnor	0-7
1 August	Markievicz Park	Coolera/Strandhill	2-13	Bunninadden	1-6
1 August	Enniscrone	Castleconnor	0-10	St. Mary's	0-8
29 August	Markievicz Park	Bunninadden	0-9	St. Mary's	1-6
29 August	Easkey	Coolera/Strandhill	1-6	Castleconnor	0-6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Coolera/Strandhill	3	2	0	1	3-31	2-27	4
St. Mary's	3	1	1	1	2-29	0-31	3
Bunninadden	3	1	1	1	5-23	3-26	3
Castleconnor	3	1	0	2	0-23	5-22	2

Group B

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
24 July	Ballymote	Curry	2-8	St. John's	0-7
24 July	Kent Park	Eastern Harps	1-16	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-6
1 August	Ballymote	Curry	2-8	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	1-3
1 August	Coola	Eastern Harps	4-10	St. John's	0-9
29 August	Tubbercurry	Curry	0-11	Eastern Harps	0-6
29 August	Kent Park	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	1-12	St. John's	0-10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Curry	3	3	0	0	4-27	1-16	6
Eastern Harps	3	2	0	1	5-32	0-26	4
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	3	1	0	2	2-21	3-34	2
St. John's	3	0	0	3	0-26	7-30	0

Group C

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
24 July	Coola	Ballymote	2-9	Easkey	0-12
31 July	Tubbercurry	Tourlestrane	1-10	Ballymote	0-8
28 August	Enniscrone	Easkey	1-6	Tourlestrane	0-6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Tourlestrane	2	1	0	1	1-16	1-14	2
Easkey	2	1	0	1	1-18	2-15	2
Ballymote	2	1	0	1	2-17	1-22	2

Group D

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
25 July	Markievicz Park	Tubbercurry	2-9	St. Molaise Gaels	0-7
31 July	Markievicz Park	Shamrock Gaels	0-12	St. Molaise Gaels	1-8
28 August	Ballymote	Shamrock Gaels	0-10	Tubbercurry	0-10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Tubbercurry	2	1	1	0	2-19	0-17	3
Shamrock Gaels	2	1	1	0	0-22	1-18	3
St. Molaise Gaels	2	0	0	2	1-15	2-21	0

Playoffs

Two groups required playoffs. A week after their drawn game, St. Mary's and Bunninadden met again to decide second place in Group A. St. Mary's won out, though only after extra time. In Group C, Ballymote had defeated Easkey, but in the playoff the result was reversed, as Easkey edged through by the minimum.

Group	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Group C	4 September	Markievicz Park	Easkey	1-10	Ballymote	1-9
Group A (after extra time)	5 September	Tubbercurry	St. Mary's	0-16	Bunninadden	1-11

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals of the Championship saw the demise of holders Curry, eliminated by St. Mary's. Elsewhere Coolera/Strandhill, Tourlestrane and Easkey won, Tourlestrane beating Shamrock Gaels after a replay. Eastern Harps' defeat to Coolera/Strandhill meant that the East Sligo club did not reach the last four for the first time in a decade.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	11 September	Markievicz Park	Tourlestrane	1-5	Shamrock Gaels	1-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	11 September	Kent Park	Easkey	1-10	Tubbercurry	1-7
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	12 September	Markievicz Park	Coolera/Strandhill	0-13	Eastern Harps	1-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	12 September	Ballymote	St. Mary's	0-12	Curry	2-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay	19 September	Markievicz Park	Tourlestrane	1-10	Shamrock Gaels	0-9

Semifinals

Both semi-final pairings had previously met in the group stages. St. Mary's repeated their victory over Coolera, but Tourlestrane, this time not having to travel to Tireragh, gained revenge over Easkey.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	25 September	Markievicz Park	St. Mary's	0-11	Coolera/Strandhill	0-6
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	25 September	Markievicz Park	Tourlestrane	1-11	Easkey	2-4

Last eight

Quarterfinals 11 September/September 12

Semifinals 25 September

Final 17 October

Coolera/Strandhill

0-13

Eastern Harps

1-5

Coolera/Strandhill

0-6

St. Mary's

0-11

St. Mary's

0-12

Curry

2-5

St. Mary's

2-5, 2-4 (R)

Tourlestrane

1-8, 2-9 (R)

Easkey

1-10

Tubbercurry

1-7

Easkey

2-4

Tourlestrane

1-11

Tourlestrane

1-5, 1-10 (R)

Shamrock Gaels

1-5, 0-9 (R)

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Tourlestrane	1-8 - 2-5 (final score after 60 minutes)	St. Mary's
Manager:Anthony Brennan Team: F. Kennedy B. Kirrane C. Neary D. Henry S. King D. Durkin D. Dunne E. O'Hara (Capt) S. Dunne B. Egan M. Walsh (0-4) P. Brennan J. Marren (1-1) G. McGowan (0-3) E. Haran Substitutes: B. Kennedy S. Leonard	Half-time: 0-5 1-2 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, 17 October 2004 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Eddie Watters (Coolera/Strandhill)	Manager:Glen Young Team: D. Morrissey D. Carroll J. Martyn (Capt) A. Collery C. Carroll J. Davey C. Walsh S. Burns (0-1) P. Mullen N. Smith G. Heavin (0-1) D. Caffrey A. Rooney M. Breheny (2-3) M. Rooney Substitutes: K. Casey M. Butler P. Newton

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay

Tourlestrane	2-9 - 2-4 (final score after 60 minutes)	St. Mary's
Manager:Anthony Brennan Team: F. Kennedy B. Kirrane C. Neary D. Henry S. King D. Durkin (0-1) D. Dunne E. O'Hara (Capt) (1-0) S. Dunne (0-1) B. Egan M. Walsh (0-3) S. Leonard J. Marren G. McGowan (0-4) E. Haran Substitutes: E. Walsh (1-0) P. Brennan	Half-time: 1-4 2-3 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, 24 October 2004 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)	Manager:Glen Young Team: D. Morrisey N. Murray J. Martyn (Capt) A. Collery C. Carroll J. Davey C. Walsh S. Burns P. Mullen A. Boyle G. Heavin D. Caffrey A. Roony M. Breheny (0-3) M. Rooney (2-1) Substitutes: M. Butler P. Newton K. Farragher

Relegation

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	11 September	Ballymote	Bunninadden	0-10	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	2-1
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	11 September	Tubbercurry	St. Molaise Gaels	0-8	Castleconnor	0-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	12 September	Bunninadden	Ballymote	1-7	St. John's	0-4
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	18 September	Kent Park	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	2-6	St. John's	2-6
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Replay	25 September	Kent Park	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	2-11	St. John's	1-10
Sligo SFC Relegation Final	31 October	Kent Park	St. John's	2-9	Castleconnor	0-8

References

• Sligo Champion (July–October 2004)
• Sligo Weekender (July–October 2004)