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

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