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1968 Sligo Senior Football Championship

{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}

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{{Infobox GAA championship|

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|name=Sligo Senior Football Championship 1968

|county=Sligo

|year=1968

|captain=

|winners=St. Patrick's, Dromard

|ordinal=1

|Relegated=n/a

|Promoted=n/a

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This is a round-up of the 1968 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Patrick's Dromard, led by Sligo star Micheal Kearins, were crowned champions for the first time, after a win over their West Sligo rivals Easkey in the final.

Quarter-finals

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! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

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| Sligo SFC
Quarter-final

| 25 August

| Markievicz Park

| Muire Naofa

| 3-4

| Grange/Drumcliffe

| 1-4

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| Sligo SFC
Quarter-final

| 25 August

| Markievicz Park

| Easkey

| beat

| Bunninadden

| (no score)

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| Sligo SFC
Quarter-final

| 1 September

| Ballymote

| Collooney/Ballisodare

| beat

| Tubbercurry

| (no score)

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| Sligo SFC
Quarter-final

| 1 September

| Ballymote

| St. Patrick's

| beat

| Craobh Rua

| (no score)

Semi-finals

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! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

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| Sligo SFC
Semi-final

| 6 October

| Markievicz Park

| Easkey

| 3-6

| Muire Naofa

| 2-4

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| Sligo SFC
Semi-final

| 13 October

| Markievicz Park

| St. Patrick's

| 2-5

| Collooney/Ballisodare

| 0-4

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

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width=33% valign=top|St. Patrick's

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(final score after 60 minutes)

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Team:


T. Cummins


F. Leonard


A. Boland


T. McMunn


S. Donegan


J. Cuffe


J. Kilgallon


M. Kearins (0-5)


J. Kilgannon


P. Kearins (0-1)


R. Boland


P. McMunn (0-1)


T. Leonard (1-0)


S. Beckett (0-1)


P. Cummins

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Substitutes:


D. O'Connor

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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
27 October 1968

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
L. McCormack

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Team:


J. Conlon


M. Taylor


J.P. McGuire


S. Weir


F. Lyons


T. Roddy


V. Cuffe


E. Mullen


T.J. Lyons


O. McHugh (0-1)


M. Kenny (0-1)


M. McHugh (1-0)


P.J. Sloyane


S Calleary


S. Rolston

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Substitutes:


J. Devaney


G. Kenny


M. McNamara

References

  • Sligo Champion (Autumn 1968)

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