1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's completed the three-in-a-row in the repeat of the 1980 final, albeit with a smaller winning margin. Eastern Harps would be relegated from Senior football this year, after a poor league campaign, despite successive Championship final appearances. St. Mary's later won their second Connacht title, following on this Championship win.

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1981
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1981
Winners
ChampionsSt. Mary's (4th win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Grange
Relegated team(s)Eastern Harps

Quarter finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 July 19 Ballymote St. Mary’s 4-6 Tubbercurry 1-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 July 19 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-7 St. Patrick’s 1-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 July 19 Tubbercurry Eastern Harps beat Shamrock Gaels (10 pts.)
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 August 9 Ballymote Curry 1-6 Coolera 1-4

Semi-Finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		 August 2 Ballymote Eastern Harps 0-6 Tourlestrane 0-2
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		 August 16 Ballymote St. Mary’s 3-9 Curry 1-7

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
St. Mary's
 2-9 - 0-4
(final score after 60 minutes)		 Eastern Harps

Team:
J. Kelly
T. Carroll
J. McNamara
K. Delaney
C. O'Donnell
M. Barrett
J. McGowan
M. Laffey
G. Monaghan
E. McHale
B. Murphy
John Kent
Jim Kent
K. O'Keeffe
R. Henneberry

Substitutes:

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
August 30, 1981

Venue:
Corran Park, Ballymote

Referee:

Team:
J. Casey
R. Clarke
D. O'Hara
D. Garvin
S. Gallagher
F. Casey
M. Reid
E. Clarke
R. Taylor
R. Tansey
D. Johnson
C. Bruen
D. Doherty
P. Molloy
J. Higgins

Substitutes:

gollark: Probably the second is better.
gollark: I think both work because English.
gollark: If you drink enough an integer overflow occurs and you become tired again.
gollark: If anything, the US should kidnap people and force them into it.
gollark: It is also probably not very good for actually rehabilitating anyone.

References
  • Sligo Champion (July–August 1981)
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