2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship

{{Infobox GAA championship

|name=2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship

|county=Sligo

|year=2004

|manager=Anthony Brennan

|captain=Eamonn O'Hara

|winners=Tourlestrane

|ordinal=7

|relegated=Castleconnor (later re-instated)

|promoted=Calry/St. Joseph's

}}

This is a round-up of the 2004 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Tourlestrane won the title for the seventh time, defeating St. Mary's after a replay. Castleconnor were relegated, but early in 2005 the club requested that they remain in the Senior grade, which was agreed.

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 14 teams, divided into two groups of four, and two of three. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to secure Senior status for 2005.

=Group A=

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! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 24 July

| Markievicz Park

| St. Mary's

| 1-15

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 0-12

align="center"

| 25 July

| Tubbercurry

| Bunninadden

| 4-8

| Castleconnor

| 0-7

align="center"

| 1 August

| Markievicz Park

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 2-13

| Bunninadden

| 1-6

align="center"

| 1 August

| Enniscrone

| Castleconnor

| 0-10

| St. Mary's

| 0-8

align="center"

| 29 August

| Markievicz Park

| Bunninadden

| 0-9

| St. Mary's

| 1-6

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| 29 August

| Easkey

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 1-6

| Castleconnor

| 0-6

class="wikitable" !width=165\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|D !width=20\|L !width=20\|For !width=20\|Against !width=20\|Pts
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Coolera/Strandhill	3	2	0	1	3-31	2-27	4
align=center style="background:pink;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|St. Mary's	3	1	1	1	2-29	0-31	3
align=center style="background:pink;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Bunninadden	3	1	1	1	5-23	3-26	3
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Castleconnor	3	1	0	2	0-23	5-22	2

=Group B=

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! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 24 July

| Ballymote

| Curry

| 2-8

| St. John's

| 0-7

align="center"

| 24 July

| Kent Park

| Eastern Harps

| 1-16

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 0-6

align="center"

| 1 August

| Ballymote

| Curry

| 2-8

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 1-3

align="center"

| 1 August

| Coola

| Eastern Harps

| 4-10

| St. John's

| 0-9

align="center"

| 29 August

| Tubbercurry

| Curry

| 0-11

| Eastern Harps

| 0-6

align="center"

| 29 August

| Kent Park

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 1-12

| St. John's

| 0-10

class="wikitable" !width=165\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|D !width=20\|L !width=20\|For !width=20\|Against !width=20\|Pts
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Curry	3	3	0	0	4-27	1-16	6
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Eastern Harps	3	2	0	1	5-32	0-26	4
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Drumcliffe/Rosses Point	3	1	0	2	2-21	3-34	2
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|St. John's	3	0	0	3	0-26	7-30	0

=Group C=

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! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 24 July

| Coola

| Ballymote

| 2-9

| Easkey

| 0-12

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| 31 July

| Tubbercurry

| Tourlestrane

| 1-10

| Ballymote

| 0-8

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| 28 August

| Enniscrone

| Easkey

| 1-6

| Tourlestrane

| 0-6

class="wikitable" !width=165\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|D !width=20\|L !width=20\|For !width=20\|Against !width=20\|Pts
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Tourlestrane	2	1	0	1	1-16	1-14	2
align=center style="background:pink;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Easkey	2	1	0	1	1-18	2-15	2
align=center style="background:pink;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Ballymote	2	1	0	1	2-17	1-22	2

=Group D=

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! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 25 July

| Markievicz Park

| Tubbercurry

| 2-9

| St. Molaise Gaels

| 0-7

align="center"

| 31 July

| Markievicz Park

| Shamrock Gaels

| 0-12

| St. Molaise Gaels

| 1-8

align="center"

| 28 August

| Ballymote

| Shamrock Gaels

| 0-10

| Tubbercurry

| 0-10

class="wikitable" !width=165\|Team !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|D !width=20\|L !width=20\|For !width=20\|Against !width=20\|Pts
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Tubbercurry	2	1	1	0	2-19	0-17	3
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|Shamrock Gaels	2	1	1	0	0-22	1-18	3
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|St. Molaise Gaels	2	0	0	2	1-15	2-21	0

=Playoffs=

Two groups required playoffs. A week after their drawn game, St. Mary's and Bunninadden met again to decide second place in Group A. St. Mary's won out, though only after extra time. In Group C, Ballymote had defeated Easkey, but in the playoff the result was reversed, as Easkey edged through by the minimum.

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! Group

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

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| Group C

| 4 September

| Markievicz Park

| Easkey

| 1-10

| Ballymote

| 1-9

align="center"

| Group A (after extra time)

| 5 September

| Tubbercurry

| St. Mary's

| 0-16

| Bunninadden

| 1-11

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals of the Championship saw the demise of holders Curry, eliminated by St. Mary's. Elsewhere Coolera/Strandhill, Tourlestrane and Easkey won, Tourlestrane beating Shamrock Gaels after a replay. Eastern Harps' defeat to Coolera/Strandhill meant that the East Sligo club did not reach the last four for the first time in a decade.

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! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 11 September

| Markievicz Park

| Tourlestrane

| 1-5

| Shamrock Gaels

| 1-5

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 11 September

| Kent Park

| Easkey

| 1-10

| Tubbercurry

| 1-7

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 12 September

| Markievicz Park

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 0-13

| Eastern Harps

| 1-5

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 12 September

| Ballymote

| St. Mary's

| 0-12

| Curry

| 2-5

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| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final Replay

| 19 September

| Markievicz Park

| Tourlestrane

| 1-10

| Shamrock Gaels

| 0-9

Semifinals

Both semi-final pairings had previously met in the group stages. St. Mary's repeated their victory over Coolera, but Tourlestrane, this time not having to travel to Tireragh, gained revenge over Easkey.

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! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Semi-Final

| 25 September

| Markievicz Park

| St. Mary's

| 0-11

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 0-6

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Semi-Final

| 25 September

| Markievicz Park

| Tourlestrane

| 1-11

| Easkey

| 2-4

Last eight

{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
11 September/September 12| RD2=Semifinals
25 September| RD3=Final
17 October|

| RD1-team1=Coolera/Strandhill

| RD1-team2=Eastern Harps

| RD1-score1=0-13

| RD1-score2=1-5

| RD1-team3=St. Mary's

| RD1-team4=Curry

| RD1-score3=0-12

| RD1-score4=2-5

| RD1-team5=Easkey

| RD1-team6=Tubbercurry

| RD1-score5=1-10

| RD1-score6=1-7

| RD1-team7=Tourlestrane

| RD1-team8=Shamrock Gaels

| RD1-score7=1-5, 1-10 (R)

| RD1-score8=1-5, 0-9 (R)

| RD2-team1=Coolera/Strandhill

| RD2-team2=St. Mary's

| RD2-score1=0-6

| RD2-score2=0-11

| RD2-team3=Easkey

| RD2-team4=Tourlestrane

| RD2-score3=2-4

| RD2-score4=1-11

| RD3-team1=St. Mary's

| RD3-team2=Tourlestrane

| RD3-score1=2-5, 2-4 (R)

| RD3-score2=1-8, 2-9 (R)

}}

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

border=0 class="wikitable" width=100%

width=33% valign=top|Tourlestrane

|width=33% valign=top align=center|1-8 - 2-5
(final score after 60 minutes)

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

valign=top|Manager:Anthony Brennan

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Team:

F. Kennedy

B. Kirrane

C. Neary

D. Henry

S. King

D. Durkin

D. Dunne

E. O'Hara (Capt)

S. Dunne

B. Egan

M. Walsh (0-4)

P. Brennan

J. Marren (1-1)

G. McGowan (0-3)

E. Haran

----

Substitutes:

B. Kennedy

S. Leonard

|valign=middle align=center|

Half-time:
0-5 1-2

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, 17 October 2004

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Eddie Watters (Coolera/Strandhill)

|valign=top|Manager:Glen Young

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Team:

D. Morrissey

D. Carroll

J. Martyn (Capt)

A. Collery

C. Carroll

J. Davey

C. Walsh

S. Burns (0-1)

P. Mullen

N. Smith

G. Heavin (0-1)

D. Caffrey

A. Rooney

M. Breheny (2-3)

M. Rooney

----

Substitutes:

K. Casey

M. Butler

P. Newton

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Replay

border=0 class="wikitable" width=100%

width=33% valign=top|Tourlestrane

|width=33% valign=top align=center|2-9 - 2-4
(final score after 60 minutes)

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

valign=top|Manager:Anthony Brennan

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Team:

F. Kennedy

B. Kirrane

C. Neary

D. Henry

S. King

D. Durkin (0-1)

D. Dunne

E. O'Hara (Capt) (1-0)

S. Dunne (0-1)

B. Egan

M. Walsh (0-3)

S. Leonard

J. Marren

G. McGowan (0-4)

E. Haran

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Substitutes:

E. Walsh (1-0)

P. Brennan

|valign=middle align=center|

Half-time:
1-4 2-3

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, 24 October 2004

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Dermot Mullaney (Enniscrone)

|valign=top|Manager:Glen Young

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Team:

D. Morrisey

N. Murray

J. Martyn (Capt)

A. Collery

C. Carroll

J. Davey

C. Walsh

S. Burns

P. Mullen

A. Boyle

G. Heavin

D. Caffrey

A. Roony

M. Breheny (0-3)

M. Rooney (2-1)

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Substitutes:

M. Butler

P. Newton

K. Farragher

Relegation

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! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff

| 11 September

| Ballymote

| Bunninadden

| 0-10

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 2-1

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff

| 11 September

| Tubbercurry

| St. Molaise Gaels

| 0-8

| Castleconnor

| 0-5

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff

| 12 September

| Bunninadden

| Ballymote

| 1-7

| St. John's

| 0-4

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff

| 18 September

| Kent Park

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 2-6

| St. John's

| 2-6

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Replay

| 25 September

| Kent Park

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 2-11

| St. John's

| 1-10

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Final

| 31 October

| Kent Park

| St. John's

| 2-9

| Castleconnor

| 0-8

References

Sligo Champion (July–October 2004)
Sligo Weekender (July–October 2004)

Sligo Senior Football Championship

Category:Sligo Senior Football Championship