1983 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition October 2020 October 2020 1983 Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo 1983 St. Mary's 5 Easkey Eastern Harps This is a round-up of the 1983 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's were champions again, regaining the title they had lost to Tourlestrane the previous year. Any hopes of the Sligo town club being kept off the top spot were dashed after they gained an emphatic revenge on holders Tourlestrane in the opening round, and enjoyed a comfortable win over Tubbercurry in the final. This was the first of five successive final meetings between the two clubs. Quarter finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter Final 7 August Ballymote Curry 2-9 St. Patrick’s 1-6 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 7 August Ballymote Coolera 4-8 Easkey 1-6 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 7 August Easkey Tubbercurry 4-11 Grange 1-7 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 7 August Easkey St. Mary’s 3-13 Tourlestrane 0-4 Semi-finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 28 August Ballymote St. Mary’s 1-11 Curry 0-5 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 28 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 4-14 Coolera 1-4 Sligo Senior Football Championship Final St. Mary's2-9 - 1-5(final score after 60 minutes)TubbercurryTeam: G. Young T. Foley H. Gilvarry J. McGowan T. Carroll G. Finan M. Laffey B. Jones John Kent D. McGoldrick J. Crehan R. Henneberry K. O'Keeffe Jim Kent J. Bird Substitutes: C. GarveyHalf-time: Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final) Date:11 September 1983 Venue:Corran Park, Ballymote Referee:Edward Neary (St. Patrick's)Team: B. Murphy L. Gilmartin G. Gilmartin J. Stenson O. Wynne P. Gilmartin P. McCarrick E. Gilmartin J. Murphy P. Regan J.J. Gorham W. Murphy T. Killoran N. Killoran R. McCarrick Substitutes: References Sligo Champion (August–September 1983) Category:Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo Senior Football Championship