1985 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1985 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's completed their second hat-trick of titles in a seven-year period in this year, and once again Tubbercurry were the beaten finalists. This year's final was unique, as it required three games to decide the issue, and the latter game proved to be a bad-tempered affair, with four Tubbercurry players sent off in the closing minutes. This year's Championship also saw the entry of numerous amalgamations, as the Championship was opened up to Intermediate and Junior clubs to enter their combined resources, but this couldn't prevent a repeat of the outcome of previous years.

1985 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1985
Winners
ChampionsSt. Mary's (7th win)
CaptainJohn Kent
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Shamrock Gaels
Relegated team(s)Geevagh

First round

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Ballymote Eastern Harps 2-10 Mullinabreena/Cloonacool 1-1
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-7 Tourlestrane 1-7
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Markievicz Park St. Patrick's 1-17 Drumcliffe/Maugherow 0-1
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Tubbercurry Enniscrone/Castleconnor 1-9 Ballymote/Shamrock Gaels 0-3
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Dromard Grange/Northern Gaels 2-8 Curry 1-4
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Dromard Easkey/St. Farnan's 1-8 Owenmore Gaels/St. Michael's 0-4

Quarter finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
21 July Markievicz Park St. Mary's 2-16 Grange/Northern Gaels 0-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
21 July Tubbercurry Eastern Harps 0-9 St. Patrick's 1-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
21 July Tubbercurry Easkey/St. Farnan's 1-7 Enniscrone/Castleconnor 0-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
21 July Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-8 Geevagh 1-5

Semi-finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
4 August Dromard St. Mary's 1-7 Easkey/St. Farnan's 1-5
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
4 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 1-4 Eastern Harps 0-5


Championship final

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St. Mary's
0-9 - 0-9
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry

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Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
25 August 1985

Venue:
Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

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Final replay

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St. Mary's
0-8 - 2-2
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry

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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
1 September 1985

Venue:
Corran Park, Ballymote

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Final second replay

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St. Mary's
1-8 - 1-3
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tubbercurry

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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
3 November 1985

Venue:
Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Referee:
Micheal Kearins (St. Patrick's)


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References

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  • Sligo Champion (July–November 1985)