2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship


This is a round-up of the 2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship. This Championship, after a number of years of being dominated by Eastern Harps and Tourlestrane, provided a novel final pairing, as Bunninadden and Coolera/Strandhiill contested the final, Coolera having dispatched both of the previous champions en route. The destination of the title went down to the last minute, as a dramatic injury-time goal gave Bunninadden their first title for 109 years, leaving Coolera devastated, after leading for much of the game.
James Kearins was the winning manager and was later appointed manager of the Sligo county team in 2003.

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 12 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
22 JulyCoola Eastern Harps 1-13 Tubbercurry 1-10
29 JulyKent Park Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-13 Tubbercurry 0-7
5 AugustMarkievicz Park Eastern Harps 2-15 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 1-8

TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Eastern Harps22003-282-184
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point21011-212-222
Tubbercurry20021-171-260

Group B

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
23 JulyTubbercurry Geevagh 1-7 Cloonacool 0-3
29 JulyEaskey St. Mary's 4-16 Cloonacool 0-4
5 AugustTubbercurry St. Mary's 0-15 Geevagh 1-6

TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
St. Mary's22004-311-104
Geevagh21012-130-182
Cloonacool20020-75-230

Group C

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
23 JulyTubbercurry Bunninadden 3-8 Castleconnor 1-4
30 JulyMarkievicz Park Coolera/Strandhill 0-9 Bunninadden 0-6
5 AugustEaskey Coolera/Strandhill 0-18 Castleconnor 1-8

TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Coolera/Strandhill22000-271-144
Bunninadden21013-141-132
Castleconnor20022-123-260

Group D

DateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
23 JulyEnniscrone Easkey 2-6 Tourlestrane 0-9
30 JulyTubbercurry Tourlestrane 0-16 Curry 2-8
5 AugustTubbercurry Easkey 2-7 Curry 0-11

TeamPldWDLForAgainstPts
Easkey22004-130-204
Tourlestrane21010-254-142
Curry20022-192-230

Quarterfinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
18 AugustCoolaEastern Harps4-18Geevagh1-3
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
19 AugustTubbercurryBunninadden1-11Easkey0-8
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
20 AugustEaskeyCoolera/Strandhill3-11Tourlestrane0-9
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
20 AugustMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary's0-13Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-13
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay
26 AugustMarkievicz ParkSt. Mary's2-13Drumcliffe/Rosses Point0-6

Semifinals

GameDateVenueTeam AScoreTeam BScore
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
3 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkBunninadden1-11St. Mary's1-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
3 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill1-8Eastern Harps1-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay
10 SeptemberMarkievicz ParkCoolera/Strandhill0-6Eastern Harps0-4