1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship
# 1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1979 Sligo Senior Football Championship. The Championship had been reduced to eight teams for this year, following the introduction of the Intermediate grade. St. Mary's regained the title after a comfortable defeat of Tubbercurry in the final, and their dominance of Sligo club football was firmly set in motion.

## Quarter finals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 5 August | Easkey | St. Mary’s | 0-9 | Enniscrone | 0-6 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 5 August | Easkey | Tourlestrane | 1-8 | St. Patrick’s | 1-8 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 5 August | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 1-10 | Eastern Harps | 1-8 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 5 August | Ballymote | Coolera | 1-6 | Curry | 0-5 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay | 12 August | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | St. Patrick’s | 3-3 |

## Semi-finals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 26 August | Markievicz Park | St. Mary’s | 1-10 | Coolera | 0-8 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 26 August | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 4-5 | Tourlestrane | 1-5 |

## Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

| St. Mary's | 0-13 - 1-4 (final score after 60 minutes) | Tubbercurry |
| - | - | - |
| Team: E. Eames C. O'Donnell J. McNamara K. Delaney T. Carroll M. Barrett J. McGowan G. Monaghan M. Laffey E. McHale (0-1) B. Murphy (0-1) John Kent (0-6) E. Delahunt (0-2) Jim Kent (0-2) M. Walsh (0-1) Substitutes: | Half-time: Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 9 September 1979 Venue: Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry Referee: Micheal Kearins (St. Patrick's) | Team: J. Gillespie T. Staunton G. Gilamrtin P. Leonard S. Gallagher M. McCarrick N. Faul (1-1) E. Gilmartin S. Sherlock P. Kilgallen G. McCarrick (0-3) P. McIntyre R. McCarrick J. Murphy J. Glynn Substitutes: |
