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1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship

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1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1998
Winners
ChampionsEastern Harps (4th win)
ManagerDenis Johnson
CaptainPaul Taylor
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Castleconnor, Grange
Relegated team(s)Enniscrone, Cloonacool

This is a round-up of the 1998 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps atoned for the previous year's heavy defeat to Tourlestrane, reversing the result to win their fourth title. This was the last Championship to date to be played under the knockout system., as the round-robin section would be introduced for 1999.

First round

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
First Round
25 July Markievicz Park St. Mary’s 4-16 Enniscrone 0-4
Sligo SFC
First Round
26 July Ballymote Eastern Harps 2-13 Bunninadden 0-11
Sligo SFC
First Round
26 July Enniscrone Curry 0-13 Easkey 0-5
Sligo SFC
First Round
26 July Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-19 Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-8

Quarter finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 August Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 August Markievicz Park Curry 0-12 Shamrock Gaels 1-7
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 August Ballymote Eastern Harps 0-16 Cloonacool 0-4
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
9 August Ballymote Tubbercurry 2-10 St. Mary’s 1-10

Semi-finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
6 September Markievicz Park Eastern Harps 3-11 Tubbercurry 0-8
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
6 September Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-11 Curry 1-10

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

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Eastern Harps
0-9 - 0-6
(final score after 60 minutes)
Tourlestrane
Manager:Denis Johnson

Team:
P. Walsh
F. Sexton
O. Shannon
D. Mullaney
D. Ballantyne
M. Cosgrove
S. King
J. Chambers (0-1)
M. McCormack
K. Carty
J. Bruen (0-1)
B. Phillips
E. Molloy
P. Taylor (Capt) (0-6)
S. Dorrian (0-1)


Substitutes:
R. Hannon

Half-time:
0-4 - 0-3

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
20 September 1998

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Pat Conway (St. Mary's)

Manager:Neil Egan

Team:
P. McVann
P. Durkin
F. Kennedy
P. Egan
J. Curley
D. Durkin
N. Manley
E. Walsh (0-1)
E. O'Hara
J. Egan
M. Walsh (0-1)
S. Dunne
S. King
G. McGowan (0-4)
R. Kennedy


Substitutes:
C. O'Meara
L. Gaughan

References

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  • Sligo Champion (July–September 1998)