# 2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 2002 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps claimed their fifth title in this year, defeating Coolera/Strandhill after a replay, and prolonging the latter's long wait for glory. The participants were expanded from 12 to 14, and relegation playoffs were introduced for this year, with Cloonacool the first to be relegated.

## Group stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2003.

### Group A

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 August | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 0-13 | St. Mary's | 0-13 |
| 25 August | Ballintogher | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-10 | Cloonacool | 0-8 |
| 31 August | Easkey | St. Mary's | 4-15 | Cloonacool | 2-4 |
| 31 August | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 2-11 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-5 |
| 7 September | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 0-13 | Cloonacool | 0-5 |
| 7 September | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 1-9 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-3 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-37 | 3-20 | 5 |
| Eastern Harps | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-37 | 1-23 | 5 |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-18 | 3-28 | 2 |
| Cloonacool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-17 | 5-38 | 0 |

### Group B

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 August | Tubbercurry | Curry | 0-12 | Easkey | 0-9 |
| 25 August | Ballymote | Bunninadden | 1-12 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-7 |
| 1 September | Tubbercurry | Curry | 0-12 | Bunninadden | 0-6 |
| 1 September | Markievicz Park | Easkey | 1-10 | Shamrock Gaels | 1-9 |
| 8 September | Tubbercurry | Curry | 5-14 | Shamrock Gaels | 1-7 |
| 8 September | Markievicz Park | Easkey | 0-14 | Bunninadden | 0-11 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Curry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-38 | 1-22 | 6 |
| Easkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-33 | 1-32 | 4 |
| Bunninadden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-29 | 0-33 | 2 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-23 | 7-36 | 0 |

### Group C

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 August | Easkey | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-8 | Castleconnor | 0-5 |
| 1 September | Ballymote | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-13 | Tourlestrane | 0-10 |
| 8 September | Kent Park | Tourlestrane | 1-6 | Castleconnor | 0-4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Coolera/Strandhill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-21 | 0-15 | 4 |
| Tourlestrane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-16 | 0-17 | 2 |
| Castleconnor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-9 | 2-14 | 0 |

### Group D

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 August | Kent Park | Tubbercurry | 1-7 | St. John's | 0-3 |
| 1 September | Kent Park | Grange/Cliffoney | 1-12 | Tubbercurry | 1-5 |
| 8 September | Kent Park | St. John's | 4-13 | Grange/Cliffoney | 0-7 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| St. John's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-16 | 1-14 | 2 |
| Tubbercurry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 2-15 | 2 |
| Grange/Cliffoney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-19 | 5-18 | 2 |

## Playoff

There was one playoff required, in Group D where Grange/Cliffoney eliminated Tubbercurry from the Championship.
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Sligo SFC Playoff | 14 September | Kent Park | Grange/Cliffoney | 2-8 | Tubbercurry | 1-10 |

## Quarterfinals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 15 September | Tubbercurry | Tourlestrane | 0-14 | St. John's | 0-5 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 15 September | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 2-7 | Curry | 0-8 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 15 September | Markievicz Park | St. Mary's | 1-9 | Easkey | 1-8 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 21 September | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-11 | Grange/Cliffoney | 0-6 |

## Semifinals

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 29 September | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 0-15 | Tourlestrane | 1-11 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 29 September | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-7 | St. Mary's | 0-9 |

## Last eight

| Quarterfinals 15 September/September 21 | Quarterfinals 15 September/September 21 | Quarterfinals 15 September/September 21 | Semifinals 29 September | Semifinals 29 September | Semifinals 29 September | Final 6 October/October 12 | Final 6 October/October 12 | Final 6 October/October 12 |
| Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 2-7 | | | | | | |
| Curry | Curry | 0-8 | | | | | | |
| Curry | Curry | 0-8 | Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-15 | | | |
| | | | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 0-5 | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 1-11 | | | |
| Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 0-14 | | | | | | |
| Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 0-14 | | | | Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-9, 0-12 (R) |
| | | | | | | Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-9, 0-8 (R) |
| Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-11 | | | | | | | Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-9, 0-8 (R) |
| Grange/Cliffoney | Grange/Cliffoney | 0-6 | | | | | | |
| Grange/Cliffoney | Grange/Cliffoney | 0-6 | Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-7 | | | |
| | | | St. Mary's | St. Mary's | 0-9 | | | |
| St. Mary's | St. Mary's | 1-9 | St. Mary's | St. Mary's | 0-9 | | | |
| Easkey | Easkey | 1-8 | | | | | | |

## Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

| Eastern Harps | 0-9 - 0-9 (final score after 60 minutes) | Coolera/Strandhill |
| Manager:Eamon Clarke Team: P. Walsh F. Candon K. Phillips M. Cosgrove P. McGovern B. Phillips (Capt) F. Sexton P. Grady M. McCormack M. Doddy (0-1) K. Carty (0-2) P. Henry S. Gallagher (0-2) P. Taylor (0-1) S. Dorrian (0-3) Substitutes: R. Donovan J. Bruen | Half-time: 0-6 - 0-5 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, 6 October 2002 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Marty Duffy (Enniscrone) | Manager:Declan McCabe Team: J. Curran R. Doyle N. Carew (0-1) K. Cooney T. Watters J. McPartland (Capt)(0-1) S. O'Neill C. O'Meara K. Quinn (0-3) S. Carty (0-1) K. O'Neill B. Doyle C. Mullen J. Joyce (0-1) T. McMahon Substitutes: K. Gilligan (0-1) L. Healy (0-1) P. Hegarty |

## Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay

| Eastern Harps | 0-12 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes) | Coolera/Strandhill |
| Manager:Eamon Clarke Team: P. Walsh F. Candon K. Phillips M. Cosgrove P. McGovern B. Phillips (Capt) F. Sexton P. Grady M. McCormack M. Doddy K. Carty P. Henry S. Gallagher (0-4) P. Taylor (0-1) S. Dorrian (0-7) Substitutes: K. Casey R. Donovan J. Bruen T. Taylor | Half-time: 0-5 - 0-2 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: Saturday, 12 October 2002 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Marty Duffy (Enniscrone) | Manager:Declan McCabe Team: J. Curran R. Doyle K. Cooney K. O'Neill T. Watters N. Carew S. O'Neill K. Quinn (0-3) S. Carty B. Doyle J. Joyce T. McMahon L. Healy (0-1) J. McPartland (Capt)(0-4) P. Hegarty Substitutes: C. Quinn M. Howley |

## Relegation

| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 15 September | Ballymote | Bunninadden | 2-11 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-5 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 21 September | Tubbercurry | Tubbercurry | 1-9 | Cloonacool | 1-4 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 28 September | Ballymote | Shamrock Gaels | 1-13 | Cloonacool | 1-8 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff | 28 September | Kent Park | Castleconnor | 0-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-5 |
| Sligo SFC Relegation Playoff Final | 5 October | Kent Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-6 | Cloonacool | 0-5 |