1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's completed the three-in-a-row in the repeat of the 1980 final, albeit with a smaller winning margin. Eastern Harps would be relegated from Senior football this year, after a poor league campaign, despite successive Championship final appearances. St. Mary's later won their second Connacht title, following on this Championship win.

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1981
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1981
Winners
ChampionsSt. Mary's (4th win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Grange
Relegated team(s)Eastern Harps

Quarter finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 19 July Ballymote St. Mary’s 4-6 Tubbercurry 1-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 19 July Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-7 St. Patrick’s 1-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 19 July Tubbercurry Eastern Harps beat Shamrock Gaels (10 pts.)
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final		 9 August Ballymote Curry 1-6 Coolera 1-4

Semi-Finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		 2 August Ballymote Eastern Harps 0-6 Tourlestrane 0-2
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final		 16 August Ballymote St. Mary’s 3-9 Curry 1-7

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
St. Mary's
 2-9 - 0-4
(final score after 60 minutes)		 Eastern Harps

Team:
J. Kelly
T. Carroll
J. McNamara
K. Delaney
C. O'Donnell
M. Barrett
J. McGowan
M. Laffey
G. Monaghan
E. McHale
B. Murphy
John Kent
Jim Kent
K. O'Keeffe
R. Henneberry

Substitutes:

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
30 August 1981

Venue:
Corran Park, Ballymote

Referee:

Team:
J. Casey
R. Clarke
D. O'Hara
D. Garvin
S. Gallagher
F. Casey
M. Reid
E. Clarke
R. Taylor
R. Tansey
D. Johnson
C. Bruen
D. Doherty
P. Molloy
J. Higgins

Substitutes:

References
  • Sligo Champion (July–August 1981)
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