# 2005 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 2005 Sligo Senior Football Championship. The year saw Coolera, who had suffered two final defeats earlier in the decade, end their long wait for Championship glory, stretching back to 1907. They defeated Curry in the final, who had disposed of the holders Tourlestrane after a semi-final replay. No team was relegated in 2005, in order to bring the number of competing teams up to 16 in 2006.

## Group stages

The Championship was contested by 15 teams, divided into three groups of four, and one of three. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

### Group A

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 July | Ballymote | Bunninadden | 1-14 | St. Molaise Gaels | 1-4 |
| 24 July | Ballymote | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-15 | Tubbercurry | 0-8 |
| 6 August | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 1-15 | Bunninadden | 0-12 |
| 6 August | Markievicz Park | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-16 | St. Molaise Gaels | 0-7 |
| 13 August | Kent Park | Tubbercurry | 0-15 | St. Molaise Gaels | 0-4 |
| 14 August | Markievicz Park | Bunninadden | 1-9 | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-6 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Calry/St. Joseph's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-37 | 1-24 | 4 |
| Bunninadden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-35 | 2-25 | 4 |
| Tubbercurry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-38 | 1-31 | 4 |
| St. Molaise Gaels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-15 | 2-45 | 0 |

### Group B

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 21 July | Tubbercurry | Coolera/Strandhill | 2-7 | Castleconnor | 0-10 |
| 24 July | Tubbercurry | Curry | 1-12 | St. Mary's | 1-6 |
| 7 August | Tubbercurry | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-7 | Curry | 0-9 |
| 7 August | Tubbercurry | Castleconnor | 1-7 | St. Mary's | 0-10 |
| 14 August | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-13 | St. Mary's | 0-6 |
| 14 August | Easkey | Curry | 1-13 | Castleconnor | 1-8 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Coolera/Strandhill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-27 | 0-25 | 6 |
| Curry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-34 | 3-21 | 4 |
| Castleconnor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-25 | 3-30 | 1 |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-22 | 3-32 | 1 |

### Group C

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 July | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-15 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-7 |
| 24 July | Markievicz Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-10 | St. John's | 2-5 |
| 7 August | Markievicz Park | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-9 | Shamrock Gaels | 0-9 |
| 7 August | Enniscrone | Tourlestrane | 0-15 | St. John's | 0-7 |
| 13 August | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 1-13 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 1-6 |
| 14 August | Ballymote | Shamrock Gaels | 0-14 | St. John's | 1-11 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Tourlestrane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-34 | 4-23 | 6 |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-27 | 2-28 | 3 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-25 | 2-33 | 2 |
| St. John's | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-26 | 5-30 | 1 |

### Group D

| Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| 24 July | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 1-14 | Ballymote | 1-13 |
| 7 August | Enniscrone | Easkey | 0-12 | Ballymote | 0-5 |
| 14 August | Tubbercurry | Eastern Harps | 1-16 | Easkey | 1-10 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Pts |
| Eastern Harps | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-30 | 2-23 | 4 |
| Easkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-22 | 1-21 | 2 |
| Ballymote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-18 | 1-26 | 0 |

### Playoffs

Only one group required a playoff. In Group A Calry/St. Joseph's, Bunninadden and Tubbercurry all finished level on points, with Calry/St. Joseph's gaining top spot on scoring difference. Bunninadden and Tubbercurry met in the playoff, and it was Tubber who were victorious, as they had been in the earlier group meeting. This was the fifth year in succession that Bunninadden had not reached the knockout stages, going back to their 2000 title victory.
| Group | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Group A | 21 August | Ballymote | Tubbercurry | 1-10 | Bunninadden | 0-8 |

## Quarterfinals

The quarter finals of the Championship saw the exit of Calry/St. Joseph's, Tubbercurry, Easkey and Drumcliffe/Rosses Point. Curry, Coolera/Strandhill, Tourlestrane and Eastern Harps qualified for the semi-finals. The Tourlestrane/Easkey proved a bizarre affair, with Easkey failing to score for over forty minutes. By then Tourlestrane had racked up 2–10 and were preparing for the semi-finals.
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 27 August | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-13 | Tubbercurry | 1-11 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 27 August | Markievicz Park | Curry | 1-20 | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-10 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 28 August | Markievicz Park | Tourlestrane | 2-13 | Easkey | 0-3 |
| Sligo SFC Quarter Final | 28 August | Markievicz Park | Eastern Harps | 1-8 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-8 |

## Semifinals

The semi-finals saw the defeat of reigning champions Tourlestrane, beaten by rivals Curry after a replay. In the other Semi-Final Coolera/Strandhill withstood a late Eastern Harps rally to claim their place in the final.
| Game | Date | Venue | Team A | Score | Team B | Score |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 4 September | Markievicz Park | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-10 | Eastern Harps | 0-12 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final | 4 September | Markievicz Park | Curry | 1-8 | Tourlestrane | 0-11 |
| Sligo SFC Semi-Final Replay (After Extra-Time) | 10 September | Markievicz Park | Curry | 1-11 | Tourlestrane | 1-7 |

## Last eight

| Quarterfinals 27 August/August 28 | Quarterfinals 27 August/August 28 | Quarterfinals 27 August/August 28 | Semifinals 4 September | Semifinals 4 September | Semifinals 4 September | Final 18 September | Final 18 September | Final 18 September |
| Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-13 | | | | | | |
| Tubbercurry | Tubbercurry | 1-11 | | | | | | |
| Tubbercurry | Tubbercurry | 1-11 | Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-10 | | | |
| | | | Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-12 | | | |
| Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 1-8 | Eastern Harps | Eastern Harps | 0-12 | | | |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-8 | | | | | | |
| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-8 | | | | Coolera/Strandhill | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-10 |
| | | | | | | Curry | Curry | 0-9 |
| Curry | Curry | 1-20 | | | | | | | Curry | Curry | 0-9 |
| Calry/St. Joseph's | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-10 | | | | | | |
| Calry/St. Joseph's | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-10 | Curry | Curry | 1-8, 1-11 (R) | | | |
| | | | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 0-11, 1-7 (R) | | | |
| Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 2-13 | Tourlestrane | Tourlestrane | 0-11, 1-7 (R) | | | |
| Easkey | Easkey | 0-3 | | | | | | |

## Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

| Coolera/Strandhill | 0-10 - 0-9 (final score after 60 minutes) | Curry |
| Manager:Alan Kelly Team: J. Curran R. O'Connor K. Cooney A. Kelly T. Watters N. Carew G. McCarroll C. O'Meara K. Quinn (0-1) S. Carty J. McPartland (0-5) K. O'Neill S. Quinn (0-1) B. Doyle (0-1) C. Mullen (0-1) Substitutes: C. Quinn (0-1) | Half-time: 0-6 0-4 Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 15.30 BST Sunday, 18 September 2006 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Michael Duffy (Enniscrone) Match rules: 60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions. | Manager:Francis Henry Team: J. Durcan B. Collins J. Feeney S. Marren S. Haran Barry McDonagh K. Morley G. Maye (0-1) S. Davey (0-1) K. Giblin D. Colleary (0-2) A. Marren (0-2) P. Henry (0-1) P. Durcan Brian McDonagh (0-2) Substitutes: A. Brennan |