1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1998
Winners
Sligo Champions Eastern Harps (4th win)
Captain Paul Taylor
Manager Denis Johnson
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Enniscrone, Cloonacool
Promoted team(s) Castleconnor, Grange

This is a round-up of the 1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps atoned for the previous year's heavy defeat to Tourlestrane, reversing the result to win their fourth title. This was the last Championship to date to be played under the knockout system., as the round-robin section would be introduced for 1999.

First round

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
First Round
July 25 Markievicz Park St. Mary’s 4-16 Enniscrone 0-4
Sligo SFC
First Round
July 26 Ballymote Eastern Harps 2-13 Bunninadden 0-11
Sligo SFC
First Round
July 26 Enniscrone Curry 0-13 Easkey 0-5
Sligo SFC
First Round
July 26 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-19 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-8

Quarter finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 9 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 9 Markievicz Park Curry 0-12 Shamrock Gaels 1-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 9 Ballymote Eastern Harps 0-16 Cloonacool 0-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
August 9 Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-10 St. Mary’s 1-10

Semi-Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
September 6 Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 3-11 Tubbercurry 0-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
September 6 Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-11 Curry 1-10

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Eastern Harps
0-9 - 0-6
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tourlestrane
Manager:Denis Johnson

Team:
P. Walsh
F. Sexton
O. Shannon
D. Mullaney
D. Ballantyne
M. Cosgrove
S. King
J. Chambers (0-1)
M. McCormack
K. Carty
J. Bruen (0-1)
B. Phillips
E. Molloy
P. Taylor (Capt) (0-6)
S. Dorrian (0-1)


Substitutes:
R. Hannon

Half-time:
0-4 - 0-3

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
September 20, 1998

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Pat Conway (St. Mary's)

Manager:Neil Egan

Team:
P. McVann
P. Durkin
F. Kennedy
P. Egan
J. Curley
D. Durkin
N. Manley
E. Walsh (0-1)
E. O'Hara
J. Egan
M. Walsh (0-1)
S. Dunne
S. King
G. McGowan (0-4)
R. Kennedy


Substitutes:
C. O'Meara
L. Gaughan

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