1972 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1972

Winners
Sligo Champions	Curry (4th win)

This is a round-up of the 1972 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Curry were champions in this year, claiming their second title in a decade, after defeating Enniscrone in the final. The holders, St. Patrick's, were surprisingly defeated in the opening round by Mullinabreena, which was their only Championship loss between 1970 and 1974.

First round

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC First Round	August 6	Ballymote	Curry	2-6	Collooney/Ballisodare	0-5
Sligo SFC First Round	August 6	Tubbercurry	Tourlestrane	beat	Tubbercurry	(17 pts.)
Sligo SFC First Round	August 6	Tubbercurry	Mullinabreena	beat	St. Patrick’s	(3 pts.)
Sligo SFC First Round	August 6	Markievicz Park	Shamrock Gaels	0-9	Easkey	0-9
Sligo SFC First Round Replay	August 13	Markievicz Park	Shamrock Gaels	2-9	Easkey	0-7

Quarter finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 20	Tubbercurry	Mullinabreena	w/o	Craobh Rua	scr.
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 20	Tubbercurry	Enniscrone	2-12	Shamrock Gaels	0-6
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 20	Ballymote	Tourlestrane	0-11	Keash	0-9
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 20	Ballymote	Curry	2-15	Coolera	2-6

Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	August 27	Tubbercurry	Curry	2-9	Tourlestrane	2-6
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	August 27	Tubbercurry	Enniscrone	3-7	Mullinabreena	1-7

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Curry	1-10 - 0-5 (final score after 60 minutes)	Enniscrone
Team: T. Duffy P. Colleary P. Doohan M. Colleary A. Brennan J. Kivlehan A. Colleran T. Colleary J. Stenson A. Colleary J. Colleary D. Brennan C. Brennan O. Henry M. Marren Substitutes: W.B. Colleran S.Brett	Half-time: Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: September 10, 1972 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Padraig Lang	Team: M. Jacob P. McManus A. Caffrey E. Murphy P. O'Brien L. Caffrey E. Harte K. Kilcawley P.J. Kavanagh P. Tighe B. Murphy (Capt.) B. Flynn E. O'Dowd J. McManus J. Fleming Substitutes: R. Beglan P.J. Hallinan B. Burke

References

• Sligo Champion (Autumn 1972)

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