2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition October 2020 October 2020 October 2020 2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship Sligo 2004 Anthony Brennan Eamonn O'Hara Tourlestrane 7 Castleconnor (later re-instated) Calry/St. Joseph's 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 TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsCoolera/Strandhill3 2 0 1 3-31 2-27 4St. Mary's3 1 1 1 2-29 0-31 3Bunninadden3 1 1 1 5-23 3-26 3Castleconnor3 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 TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsCurry3 3 0 0 4-27 1-16 6Eastern Harps3 2 0 1 5-32 0-26 4Drumcliffe/Rosses Point3 1 0 2 2-21 3-34 2St. John's3 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 TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsTourlestrane2 1 0 1 1-16 1-14 2Easkey2 1 0 1 1-18 2-15 2Ballymote2 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 TeamPldWDLForAgainstPtsTubbercurry2 1 1 0 2-19 0-17 3Shamrock Gaels2 1 1 0 0-22 1-18 3St. Molaise Gaels2 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 SFCQuarter Final 11 September Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-5 Shamrock Gaels 1-5 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 11 September Kent Park Easkey 1-10 Tubbercurry 1-7 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 12 September Markievicz Park Coolera/Strandhill 0-13 Eastern Harps 1-5 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 12 September Ballymote St. Mary's 0-12 Curry 2-5 Sligo SFCQuarter 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 SFCSemi-Final 25 September Markievicz Park St. Mary's 0-11 Coolera/Strandhill 0-6 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 25 September Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-11 Easkey 2-4 Last eight Quarterfinals11 September/September 12 Semifinals25 September Final17 October Coolera/Strandhill Eastern Harps 0-13 1-5 St. Mary's Curry 0-12 2-5 Easkey Tubbercurry 1-10 1-7 Tourlestrane Shamrock Gaels 1-5, 1-10 (R) 1-5, 0-9 (R) Coolera/Strandhill St. Mary's 0-6 0-11 Easkey Tourlestrane 2-4 1-11 St. Mary's Tourlestrane 2-5, 2-4 (R) 1-8, 2-9 (R) Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Tourlestrane1-8 - 2-5(final score after 60 minutes)St. Mary'sManager: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. LeonardHalf-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 Tourlestrane2-9 - 2-4(final score after 60 minutes)St. Mary'sManager: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. BrennanHalf-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 SFCRelegation Playoff 11 September Ballymote Bunninadden 0-10 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-1 Sligo SFCRelegation Playoff 11 September Tubbercurry St. Molaise Gaels 0-8 Castleconnor 0-5 Sligo SFCRelegation Playoff 12 September Bunninadden Ballymote 1-7 St. John's 0-4 Sligo SFCRelegation Playoff 18 September Kent Park Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-6 St. John's 2-6 Sligo SFCRelegation Playoff Replay 25 September Kent Park Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-11 St. John's 1-10 Sligo SFCRelegation Final 31 October Kent Park St. John's 2-9 Castleconnor 0-8 References Sligo Champion (July–October 2004) Sligo Weekender (July–October 2004) Sligo Senior Football Championship Category:Sligo Senior Football Championship