1997 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1997 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. Cloonacool, a club which had struggled in the lower levels of club football for much of its twenty years since being re-organised, made a major breakthrough by winning the Intermediate title of 1997, beating the one-time leading force of Sligo football, St. Patrick's, in the final.

1997 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Sligo
Year	1997
Winners
Champions	Cloonacool (1st win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	St. Farnan's
Relegated team(s)	Geevagh, Eastern Harps, St. Mary's

First round

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo IFC First Round	6 July	Markievicz Park	Grange/Cliffoney	1-11	Bunninadden	0-10
Sligo IFC First Round	13 July	Markievicz Park	St. John's	1-12	St. Mary's	2-6

Quarter finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	17 August	Ballymote	Mullinabreena	0-11	Geevagh	1-7
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	17 August	Ballymote	Cloonacool	2-12	Eastern Harps	1-8
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	17 August	Easkey	St. Patrick's	0-10	Castleconnor	0-9
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	17 August	Markievicz Park	Grange/Cliffoney	2-10	St. John's	1-8

Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo IFC Semi-Final	31 August	Markievicz Park	St. Patrick's	1-10	Grange/Cliffoney	0-13
Sligo IFC Semi-Final	31 August	Ballymote	Cloonacool	0-8	Mullinabreena	0-7
Sligo IFC Semi-Final Replay	6 September	Kent Park	St. Patrick's	1-12	Grange/Cliffoney	0-5

Sligo Intermediate Football Championship Final

Cloonacool	1-11 - 1-4 (final score after 60 minutes)	St. Patrick's
Team: Substitutes:	Half-time: Competition: Sligo Intermediate Football Championship (Final) Date: 14 September 1997 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee:	Team: Substitutes:

References

• Sligo Champion (Autumn 1997)
• Sligo Weekender (Autumn 1997)

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