2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship
# 2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 2007 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane claimed their eighth title in this year, and fifth since 1994, defeating Eastern Harps in the final by two points, despite the absence of captain and star player Eamon O'Hara. The holders Curry fell to a surprisingly heavy defeat to outsiders St. John's in a quarter-final second replay.

## Group stages

The Championship was contested by 15 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 2008.

### Group A

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July | Enniscrone | St. John's | 0-14 | Castleconnor | 0-6 |
| 14 July | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 1-14 | St. Mary's | 0-8 |
| 18 August | Curry | Eastern Harps | 1-10 | Castleconnor | 0-3 |
| 18 August | Markievicz Park | St. John's | 1-9 | St. Mary's | 1-8 |
| 25 August | Markeivicz Park | Eastern Harps | 1-11 | St. John's | 0-6 |
| 25 August | Enniscrone | St. Mary's | 5-10 | Castleconnor | 0-5 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Eastern Harps | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-35 | 0-17 | 6 |
| St. John's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-29 | 2-25 | 4 |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-26 | 2-28 | 2 |
| Castleconnor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-14 | 6-34 | 0 |

### Group B

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July | Tourlestrane | Curry | 0-11 | Tubbercurry | 0-9 |
| 14 July | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-11 | Ballymote | 0-9 |
| 18 August | Ballymote | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-9 | Tubbercurry | 0-9 |
| 18 August | Tubbercurry | Curry | 1-11 | Ballymote | 0-11 |
| 25 August | Tubbercurry | Curry | 2-14 | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-8 |
| 25 August | Markievicz Park | Tubbercurry | 1-20 | Ballymote | 0-11 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Curry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-36 | 0-28 | 6 |
| Tubbercurry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-38 | 0-31 | 3 |
| Coolera/Strandhill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-28 | 2-32 | 3 |
| Ballymote | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-31 | 3-42 | 0 |

### Group C

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July | Kent Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-13 | Easkey | 2-7 |
| 14 July | Ballymote | Geevagh | 0-11 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-11 |
| 18 August | Markievicz Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-10 | Geevagh | 1-10 |
| 18 August | Enniscrone | Easkey | 3-11 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-11 |
| 25 August | Ballymote | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-5 | Shamrock Gaels | 1-8 |
| 25 August | Ennicrone | Easkey | 1-12 | Geevagh | 1-10 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Easkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-30 | 1-34 | 5 |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-28 | 4-25 | 4 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-30 | 5-27 | 2 |
| Geevagh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-31 | 3-33 | 1 |

### Group D

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 July | Markievicz Park | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-9 | Bunninadden | 0-11 |
| 18 August | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 2-17 | Bunninadden | 2-3 |
| 1 September | Ballymote | Tourlestrane | 4-9 | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-9 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Tourlestrane | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-26 | 2-12 | 4 |
| Calry/St. Joseph's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-18 | 4-20 | 2 |
| Bunninadden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-14 | 4-26 | 0 |

## Quarterfinals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 8 September | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 0-13 | Tubbercurry | 1-5 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 8 September | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 1-15 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-4 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 9 September | Markievicz Park | St. John's | 0-10 | Curry | 0-10 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 9 September | Tubbercurry | Easkey | 0-11 | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay (AET) | 15 September | Markievicz Park | St. John's | 0-13 | Curry | 0-13 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Second Replay | 23 September | Tubbercurry | St. John's | 4-15 | Curry | 0-7 |

## Semifinals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 23 September | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 0-10 | Easkey | 0-10 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 30 September | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | St. John's | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final Replay | 30 September | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 1-13 | Easkey | 0-6 |

## Last eight

| Quarterfinals 8 September/September 9 | Quarterfinals 8 September/September 9 | Quarterfinals 8 September/September 9 | Semifinals 23/30 September | Semifinals 23/30 September | Semifinals 23/30 September | Final 7 October | Final 7 October | Final 7 October |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-13 | | | | | | |
| Tubbercurry | Tubbercurry | 1-5 | | | | | | |
| Tubbercurry | Tubbercurry | 1-5 | Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-10, 1-13 (R) | | | |
| | | | Easkey | Easkey | 0-10, 0-6 (R) | | | |
| Easkey | Easkey | 0-11 | Easkey | Easkey | 0-10, 0-6 (R) | | | |
| Calry/St. Joseph's | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-9 | | | | | | |
| Calry/St. Joseph's | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-9 | | | | Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-10 |
| | | | | | | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-9 |
| Curry | Curry | 0-10, 0-13 (R), 0-7 (R2) | | | | | | | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-9 |
| St. John's | St. John's | 0-10, 0-13 (R), 4-15 (R2) | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 0-10, 0-13 (R), 4-15 (R2) | St. John's | St. John's | 0-9 | | | |
| | | | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | | | |
| Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-15 | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | | | |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-4 | | | | | | |

## Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

| Tourlestrane | 1-9 - 0-10 (final score after 60 minutes) | Eastern Harps |
| - | - | - |
| Manager:Michael Henry Team: S. Gildea S. King E. Haran C. Neary E. Kelly B. Kennedy D. Durkin B. Egan A. McIntyre G. Gaughan S. Henry T. Henry (1-0) G. McGowan (0-7) J. Marren (0-1) S. Dunne Substitutes: M. Walsh (0-1) J. Leonard N. Egan M. Henry | Half-time: 1-5 - 0-4 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 15.30 BST Sunday, 7 October 2007 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone) | Manager:Denis Johnson Team: P. Walsh K. Cryan R. Donovan P. Rafferty P. McGovern (Capt) B. Phillips K. Gallagher T. Cryan (0-1) K. Phillips (0-1) S. King K. Carty D. O'Grady (0-1) J. Rafferty R. Hannon (0-6) M. Doddy (0-1) Substitutes: S. Gallagher S. Dorrian M. Cosgrove |

## Relegation

The relegation playoffs saw Geevagh and Shamrock Gaels relegated, however the latter claimed that an oversight had been made, regarding the matter of points gained in the Championship itself being carried over into the playoff groups, which was not applied by the county's Activities Committee, but which the GAA's Official Guide stated should be the case. This case was successful, subsequently no team was relegated for the 2008 season, and the Championship restructuring was delayed as a result.

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 1 September | Bunninadden | Ballymote | 3-13 | Shamrock Gaels | 2-9 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 2 September | Markievicz Park | Castleconnor | 2-7 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-6 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 2 September | Tubbercurry | St. Mary's | 2-9 | Bunninadden | 2-7 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 8 September | Curry | Castleconnor | 0-11 | Ballymote | 0-10 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 9 September | Grange | Coolera/Strandhill | 3-9 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 9 September | Ballymote | St. Mary's | 2-8 | Geevagh | 1-11 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 22 September | Curry | Coolera/Strandhill | 4-6 | Ballymote | 3-9 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 22 September | Tubbercurry | Bunninadden | 1-14 | Geevagh | 2-3 |

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castleconnor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-18 | 1-16 | 4 |
| Ballymote | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-32 | 6-26 | 3 |
| Coolera/Strandhill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-21 | 5-25 | 3 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-18 | 6-22 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Mary's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 3-18 | 3 |
| Bunninadden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-21 | 4-12 | 2 |
| Geevagh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-14 | 3-22 | 1 |
