1972 Sligo Senior Football Championship
# 1972 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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 | 6 August | Ballymote | Curry | 2-6 | Collooney/Ballisodare | 0-5 |
| Sligo SFC First Round | 6 August | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | beat | Tubbercurry | (17 pts.) |
| Sligo SFC First Round | 6 August | Tubbercurry | Mullinabreena | beat | St. Patrick's | (3 pts.) |
| Sligo SFC First Round | 6 August | Markievicz Park | Shamrock Gaels | 0-9 | Easkey | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC First Round Replay | 13 August | Markievicz Park | Shamrock Gaels | 2-9 | Easkey | 0-7 |

## Quarter-finals

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

## Semi-finals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Semi-final | 27 August | Tubbercurry | Curry | 2-9 | Tourlestrane | 2-6 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-final | 27 August | 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: 10 September 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 |
