1987 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition October 2020 October 2020 1987 Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo 1987 St. Mary's 8 Tourlestrane Easkey This is a round-up of the 1987 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's won their eighth title in eleven attempts, after defeating holders Tubbercurry in the fifth successive final between the sides. This year's Championship saw the return of the group stages used from 1974 to 1977, but its return was short-lived. Group stages The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top side in each group qualified for the semi-finals. Group 1 Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Ballymote   Tubbercurry   4–12   Calry/St. Michael's   1–2 28 June Tubbercurry   Curry   2–7   Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote   0–6 5 July Ballymote   Tubbercurry   2–10   Curry   0–7 5 July Markievicz Park   Calry/St. Michael's   beat   Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote   (2 pts) 19 July Ballymote   Tubbercurry   3–13   Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote   0–6 19 July Tubbercurry   Curry   beat   Calry/St. Michael's   (no score) TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsTubbercurry3 3 0 0 9-35 1-14 6Curry3 2 0 1 - - 4Calry/St. Michael's3 1 0 2 - - 2Owenmore Gaels/Ballymote3 0 0 3 - - 0 Group 2 Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Ballymote   Eastern Harps   1–14   Shamrock Gaels   1–3 28 June Markievicz Park   Geevagh   1–8   Grange/Maugherow   0–7 5 July Ballymote   Geevagh   0–8   Shamrock Gaels   0–6 5 July Markievicz Park   Grange/Maugherow   2–10   Eastern Harps   1–7 19 July Ballymote   Eastern Harps   2–8   Geevagh   2–3 19 July Markievicz Park   Grange/Maugherow   2–13   Shamrock Gaels   3–9 TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsEastern Harps3 2 0 1 4-29 5-16 4Grange/Maugherow3 2 0 1 4-30 5-24 4Geevagh3 2 0 1 3-19 2-21 4Shamrock Gaels3 0 0 3 4-18 3-35 0 Group 3 Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Enniscrone   St. Mary's   2–9   Easkey/St. Farnan's   0–4 5 July Easkey   St. Mary's   2–9   Tourlestrane   0–4 19 July Tubbercurry   Tourlestrane   - --   Easkey/St. Farnan's   - -- TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsSt. Mary's2 2 0 0 4-18 0-8 4Easkey/St. Farnan's1 0 0 1 0-4 2-9 1Tourlestrane1 0 0 1 0-4 2-9 1 Group 4 Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score 28 June Tubbercurry   St. Nathy's   0–9   Enniscrone/Castleconnor   1–6 5 July Easkey   St. Patrick's   1–11   Enniscrone/Castleconnor   2–3 19 July Markievicz Park   St. Nathy's   0–11   St. Patrick's   0–9 TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsSt. Nathy's2 1 1 0 0-20 1-15 3St. Patrick's2 1 0 1 1-20 2-14 2Enniscrone/Castleconnor2 0 1 1 3-9 1-20 1 Playoff There was a three-way playoff required in Group 3. Geevagh defeated Grange/Maugherow in the first tie, but Eastern Harps won the final playoff to claim the last semi-final spot. Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCPlayoff 26 July Ballymote Geevagh 1–7 Grange/Maugherow 2–1 Sligo SFCPlayoff 2 August Ballymote Eastern Harps beat Geevagh (no score) Semi-finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 9 August Ballymote St. Mary's 1–12 Eastern Harps 1–7 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 9 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 1–10 St. Nathy's 0–9 Sligo Senior Football Championship Final St. Mary's1-7 - 1-6(final score after 60 minutes)TubbercurryManager: Team: Substitutes:Half-time: Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final) Date:15.30 BSTSunday, 30 August 1987 Venue:Enniscrone Referee: Match rules:60 minutes.Replay if scores still level.Maximum of 5 substitutions.Manager: Team: Substitutes: References Sligo Champion (July–September 1987) Category:Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo Senior Football Championship