1997 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition October 2020 October 2020 1997 Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo 1997 Matthew Walsh Neil Egan Tourlestrane 5 Calry/St. Joseph's, Ballymote Cloonacool, Bunninadden This is a round-up of the 1997 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane reclaimed the title in this year, their fifth in all, following an emphatic victory over a disappointing Eastern Harps side. First round Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Ballymote St. Mary’s 1-9 Curry 0-11 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Ballymote Shamrock Gaels 3-13 Ballymote 0-8 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Easkey Easkey 2-11 Enniscrone 1-9 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 July Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 2-13 Calry/St. Joseph’s 1-8 Quarter finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 0-10 St. Mary’s 1-3 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 10 August Markievicz Park Easkey 0-11 Shamrock Gaels 0-9 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 10 August Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 2-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-4 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 10 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-6 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-6 Sligo SFCQuarter Final Replay 24 August Markievicz Park Tubbercurry 0-13 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-9 Semi-finals Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 7 September Ballymote Eastern Harps 1-14 Easkey 1-7 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 7 September Ballymote Tourlestrane 1-15 Tubbercurry 1-14 Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Tourlestrane0-16 - 0-8(final score after 60 minutes)Eastern HarpsManager:Neil Egan Team: P. McVann L. Gaughan F. Kennedy N. Manley J. Curley D. Durkin E. Gallagher C. O'Meara E. O'Hara (0-1) E. Walsh M. Walsh (0-4)(Capt) J. Egan (0-3) S. Dunne G. McGowan (0-5) R. Kennedy (0-3) Substitutes: J. LundyHalf-time:0-6 - 0-2 Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final) Date:21 September 1997 Venue:Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee:Paddy Hennessy (Owenmore Gaels)Manager:Denis Johnson Team: P. Walsh F. Sexton O. Shannon S. King D. Ballantyne (Capt) D. Mullaney M. Cosgrove M. McCormack (0-1) J. Chambers (0-1) K. Carty (0-1) P. Taylor (0-4) E. Molloy J. Bruen S. Dorrian B. Phillips (0-1) Substitutes: P.J. Langton N. Molloy References Sligo Champion (July–September 1997) Category:Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo Senior Football Championship