2009 Sligo Senior Football Championship
# 2009 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 2009 Sligo Senior Football Championship to date. Tourlestrane were crowned champions on 4 October after beating the then current winners Eastern Harps

## Group stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. Two with three teams and two with four teams. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the bottom sides in each group facing the Relegation group stages to retain Senior status for 2010, as the restructuring of the Championships went through its final stages.

### Group A

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 July | Tubbercurry | Calry/St.Joseph's | 1-13 | Easkey | 2-8 |
| 25 July | Ballymote | St.John's | 1-15 | Tubbercurry | 0-8 |
| 8 August | Markievicz Park | Calry/St.Joseph's | 0-13 | St.John's | 1-13 |
| 8 August | Enniscrone | Easkey | 0-9 | Tubbercurry | 1-11 |
| 15 August | Tubbercurry | Easkey | 0-14 | St.John's | 1-17 |
| 15 August | Markievicz Park | Calry/St.Joseph's | 2-11 | Tubbercurry | 1-7 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| St.John's | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-45 | 0-35 | 6 |
| Calry/St.Joseph's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-37 | 4-28 | 4 |
| Tubbercurry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-26 | 3-35 | 2 |
| Easkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-31 | 3-41 | 0 |

### Group B

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 July | Ballymote | Curry | 0-12 | St.Marys | 0-9 |
| 25 July | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 3-14 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-5 |
| 8 August | Kent Park | Curry | 1-14 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-9 |
| 8 August | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 1-7 | St.Mary's | 1-10 |
| 15 August | Tourlestrane | Curry | 0-9 | Eastern Harps | 1-15 |
| 15 August | Ballymote | Shamrock Gaels | 0-6 | St.Mary's | 1-13 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Eastern Harps | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-36 | 1-24 | 4 |
| St.Mary's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-35 | 1-24 | 4 |
| Curry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-35 | 1-33 | 4 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-20 | 5-41 | 0 |

### Group C

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 July | Coola | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-8 | Tourlestrane | 0-8 |
| 16 August | Tubberucurry | St. Farnan's | 0-11 | Tourlestrane | 0-18 |
| 22 August | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 2-11 | St. Farnan's | 2-4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Tourlestrane | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-26 | 0-19 | 3 |
| Coolera/Strandhill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-19 | 2-12 | 3 |
| St. Farnan's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-15 | 2-29 | 0 |

### Group D

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 July | Kent Park | Castleconnor | 1-7 | St.Molaise Gaels | 1-11 |
| 8 August | Markievicz Park | Ballymote | 0-11 | St.Molaise Gaels | 1-12 |
| 16 August | Tubbercurry | Ballymote | 1-12 | Castleconnor | 0-13 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| St.Molaise Gaels | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-23 | 1-18 | 4 |
| Ballymote | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-23 | 1-25 | 2 |
| Castleconnor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-20 | 2-23 | 0 |

## Quarter finals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 29 August | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 3-6 | Ballymote | 2-9 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 29 August | Markievicz Park | St.Molaise Gael | 0-9 | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-14 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 30 August | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 0-12 | Calry/St.Joseph's | 2-6 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 30 August | Markievicz Park | St.John's | 0-12 | St.Mary's | 0-9 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay | 5 September | Tubbercurry | Ballymote | 1-8 | Tourlestrane | 2-13 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final Replay | 5 September | Tubbercurry | Calry/St.Joseph's | 0-10 | Eastern Harps | 1-17 |

## Semi-finals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 12 September | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-5 | Eastern Harps | 0-10 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 18 September | Markievicz Park | St.John's | 1-14 | Tourlestrane | 1-14 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final Replay A.E.T. | 26 September | Markievicz Park | St.John's | 1-9 | Tourlestrane | 1-11 |

## Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

| Eastern Harps | 0-7 - 1-8 | Tourlestrane |
| - | - | - |
| Manager:John Breun Team: B.McHugh, K.Cryan, R.Donovan, P.Rafferty, P.McGovern, B.Phillips, K.Gallagher, T.Taylor, P.Grady, M.Doddy, N.McGill, K.Carty, J.Rafferty, P.Taylor, S.Gallagher. Substitutes: | Half-time: 0-2 - 0-3 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, 4 October 2009 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Des Henry (Drumcliffe-Rosses Point) | Manager:Anthony Brennan Team: S.Gildea, C.Neary, N.Gaughan, B.Kennedy, S.King, A.McIntyre, D.Durkin, S.Dunne, E.O'Hara, G.Gaughan, S.Henry, J.Leonard, G.McGowan, B.Egan, J.Marren. Substitutes: |

### Group A

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 August | Curry | Castleconnor | 1-10 | Shamrock Gaels | 2-11 |
| 5 September | Tourlestrane | Castleconnor | 0-9 | Curry | 3-9 |
| 13 September | Tubbercurry | Curry | 2-18 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-8 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Curry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-27 | 0-17 | 4 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-19 | 3-28 | 3 |
| Castleconnor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-19 | 5-20 | 0 |

### Group B

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 August | Kent Parl | Easkey | 1-9 | Tubbercurry | 3-12 |
| 5 September | Enniscrone | Easkey | 3-11 | St.Farnan's | 1-8 |
| 13 September | Enniscrone | Tubbercurry | 1-13 | St.Farnan's | 0-7 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Tubbercurry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-25 | 1-16 | 4 |
| Easkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-20 | 4-20 | 3 |
| St.Farnan's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-15 | 4-24 | 0 |

### Relegation Final

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Final | 25 September | Tourlestrane | Easkey | 0-12 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-12 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Final Replay | 17 October | Tubbercurry | Easkey | 1-9 | Shamrock Gaels | 2-14 |

### Reserve Final

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sligo SFC Reserve Final | 19 September | Tubbercurry | Curry | 4-16 | Tubbercurry | 0-9 |
