2003 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Sligo Senior Football Championship 2003

Winners
Sligo Champions	Curry (5th win)
Captain	Kevin Giblin
Manager	Denis Kearney
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	St. Patrick's, Dromard
Promoted team(s)	Ballymote

This is a round-up of the 2003 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Curry ended a 31-year wait for Championship glory, defeating holders Eastern Harps in the decider.

Group Stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2004.

Group A

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 26	Kent Park	St. John's	1-12	St. Molaise Gaels	1-9
July 27	Easkey	Tourlestrane	0-14	St. Patrick's	0-4
August 3	Kent Park	St. John's	0-11	St. Patrick's	1-4
August 9	Kent Park	St. Molaise Gaels	0-10	St. Patrick's	0-6
August 10	Ballymote	Tourlestrane	3-7	St. John's	0-10
August 17	Kent Park	Tourlestrane	2-12	St. Molaise Gaels	0-5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Tourlestrane	3	3	0	0	5-33	0-19	6
St. John's	3	2	0	1	1-33	5-20	4
St. Molaise Gaels	3	1	0	2	1-24	3-30	2
St. Patrick's	3	0	0	3	1-14	0-35	0

Group B

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 26	Tubbercurry	Coolera/Strandhill	0-11	Easkey	0-8
July 27	Kent Park	Tubbercurry	3-6	Shamrock Gaels	1-11
August 2	Tubbercurry	Coolera/Strandhill	0-12	Shamrock Gaels	0-7
August 2	Enniscrone	Easkey	2-12	Tubbercurry	0-4
August 9	Ballymote	Coolera/Strandhill	2-13	Tubbercurry	0-6
August 10	Markievicz Park	Easkey	2-10	Shamrock Gaels	1-9

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Coolera/Strandhill	3	3	0	0	2-36	0-21	6
Easkey	3	2	0	1	4-30	1-24	4
Tubbercurry	3	1	0	2	3-16	5-36	2
Shamrock Gaels	3	0	0	3	2-27	5-28	0

Group C

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 27	Kent Park	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	1-11	Castleconnor	0-4
August 3	Ballymote	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-9	Bunninadden	0-6
August 10	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	2-13	Castleconnor	1-16

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	2	2	0	0	1-20	0-10	4
Bunninadden	2	0	1	1	2-19	1-25	1
Castleconnor	2	0	1	1	1-20	3-24	1

Group D

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
July 26	Coola	Eastern Harps	0-12	St. Mary's	0-11
August 3	Ballymote	Curry	1-10	Eastern Harps	1-10
August 9	Enniscrone	Curry	1-10	St. Mary's	1-10

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Eastern Harps	2	1	1	0	1-22	1-21	3
Curry	2	0	2	0	2-20	2-20	2
St. Mary's	2	0	1	1	1-21	1-22	1

Playoff

There was one playoff required, in Group C where Castleconnor surprised the 2000 Champions Bunninadden to win by a point.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Playoff	August 17	Tubbercurry	Castleconnor	0-7	Bunninadden	0-6

Quarter finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 30	Ballymote	Curry	2-17	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	0-7
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 31	Tubbercurry	Eastern Harps	1-8	Castleconnor	0-5
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 31	Markievicz Park	Tourlestrane	0-12	Easkey	0-6
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 31	Kent Park	St. John's	0-11	Coolera/Strandhill	0-6

Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	September 13	Tubbercurry	Curry	1-11	Tourlestrane	1-6
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	September 14	Markievicz Park	Eastern Harps	2-12	St. John's	0-4

Last eight

	Quarterfinals August 30/August 31					Semifinals September 13/September 14					Final October 5
	Eastern Harps		1-8
	Castleconnor		0-5
						Eastern Harps		2-12
						St. John's		0-4
	St. John's		1-11
	Coolera/Strandhill		1-6
											Eastern Harps		0-8
											Curry		0-11
	Tourlestrane		0-12
	Easkey		0-6
						Tourlestrane		1-6
						Curry		1-11
	Curry		2-17
	Drumcliffe/Rosses Point		0-7

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Curry	0-11 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes)	Eastern Harps
Manager:Denis Kearney Team: J. Durcan B. Collins G. Kennedy S. Marren B. McDonagh M. Durcan B. Giblin S. Davey (0-1) D. Colleary (0-1) G. Maye (0-1) K. Giblin (Capt) A. Marren (0-5) P. Henry P. Durcan (0-1) K. Davey Substitutes: B. McDonagh (0-2) J. Henry A. Loftus A. Brennan	Half-time: 0-3 - 0-5 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, October 5, 2003 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Marty Duffy (Enniscrone)	Manager:Eamon Clarke Team: P. Walsh K. Gallagher K. Phillips P. Phillips P McGovern B. Phillips (Capt) F. Sexton P. Grady T. Taylor K. Carty (0-2) R. Donovan M. Doddy (0-1) R. Hannon P. Taylor (0-5) S. Dorrian Substitutes: M. McCormack P. Henry S. Gallagher T. Cryan

Relegation

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	August 30	Markievicz Park	St. Mary's	7-18	St. Molaise Gaels	1-7
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	August 30	Tubbercurry	Shamrock Gaels	1-10	St. Patrick's	1-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	August 31	Ballymote	Tubbercurry	2-10	Bunninadden	3-5
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff	September 6	Kent Park	St. Molaise Gaels	0-15	St. Patrick's	1-3
Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Final	September 14	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	1-17	St. Patrick's	1-6

References

• Sligo Champion (July–October 2003)
• Sligo Weekender (July–October 2003)