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2008 Sligo Senior Football Championship

{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}

{{nofootnotes|date=October 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox GAA championship

|name=2008 Sligo Senior Football Championship

|county=Sligo

|year=2008

|manager=Denis Johnson

|captain=Ross Donovan

|winners=Eastern Harps

|ordinal=6

|relegated=Bunninadden, Drumcliffe/Rosses Point, Geevagh

|promoted= St.Molaise Gaels

}}

This is a round-up of the 2008 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Eastern Harps were crowned champions for the sixth time in their history, after a convincing defeat of Tubbercurry in the decider. The reigning champions, Tourlestrane, surrendered the title after failing to emerge from their group, and the once-dominant town outfit, St. Mary's, were forced to survive a playoff to retain their senior status. The 2000 champions Bunninadden were not so fortunate however, and were relegated to Intermediate level, just two years after last contesting the final.

Group stages

The Championship was contested by 16 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the quarter-finals, with the bottom sides in each group facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Senior status for 2009, as the restructuring of the Championships got under way.

=Group A=

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 31 May

| Enniscrone

|   Coolera/Strandhill

|   1-13

|   Bunninadden

|   1-8

align="center"

| 31 May

| Enniscrone

|   Eastern Harps

|   1-15

|   Easkey

|   0-9

align="center"

| 7 June

| Markievicz Park

|   Eastern Harps

|   2-21

|   Bunninadden

|   1-4

align="center"

| 7 June

| Ballymote

|   Coolera/Strandhill

|   0-14

|   Easkey

|   1-6

align="center"

| 9 August

| Markeivicz Park

|   Eastern Harps

|   1-10

|   Coolera/Strandhill

|   1-7

align="center"

| 10 August

| Tubbercurry

|   Easkey

|   0-8

|   Bunninadden

|   0-7

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!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;"|Eastern Harps

33004-462-206
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Coolera/Strandhill

32012-343-244
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Easkey

31021-231-372
align=center style="background:pink;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Bunninadden

30032-193-420

=Group B=

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 31 May

| Ballymote

|   Calry/St. Joseph's

|   3-8

|   Tubbercurry

|   2-11

align="center"

| 31 May

| Ballymote

|   Curry

|   0-11

|   St. Mary's

|   0-10

align="center"

| 7 June

| Markievicz Park

|   Curry

|   1-9

|   Tubbercurry

|   0-7

align="center"

| 7 June

| Tubbercurry

|   St. Mary's

|   1-13

|   Calry/St. Joseph's

|   1-8

align="center"

| 10 August

| Ennisrone

|   Tubbercurry

|   1-6

|   St. Mary's

|   0-6

align="center"

| 10 August

| Ballymote

|   Calry/St. Joseph's

|   1-8

|   Curry

|   0-9

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!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

32011-291-254
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Tubbercurry

31113-243-213
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Calry/St. Joseph's

31115-243-333
align=center style="background:pink;"

|style="text-align:left;"|St. Mary's

31021-292-252

=Group C=

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 31 May

| Markievicz Park

|   Castleconnor

|   1-12

|   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

|   1-5

align="center"

| 1 June

| Markievicz Park

|   St. Farnan's

|   2-8

|   St. John's

|   0-13

align="center"

| 7 June

| Enniscrone

|   Castleconnor

|   0-12

|   St. John's

|   0-9

align="center"

| 7 June

| Enniscrone

|   St. Farnan's

|   0-12

|   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

|   2-3

align="center"

| 9 August

| Kent Park

|   St. John's

|   0-13

|   Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

|   1-3

align="center"

| 9 August

| Ennicrone

|   Castleconnor

|   1-7

|   St. Farnan's

|   1-7

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!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;"|Castleconnor

32102-312-215
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|St. Farnan's

32103-273-235
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"

|style="text-align:left;"|St. John's

31020-353-232
align=center style="background:pink;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

30034-111-370

=Group D=

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| 31 May

| Tubbercurry

|   Ballymote

|   0-10

|   Tourlestrane

|   1-7

align="center"

| 31 May

| Tubbercurry

|   Shamrock Gaels

|   2-8

|   Geevagh

|   1-7

align="center"

| 7 June

| Ballymote

|   Shamrock Gaels

|   1-13

|   Tourlestrane

|   1-11

align="center"

| 7 June

| Tourlestrane

|   Ballymote

|   2-10

|   Geevagh

|   0-14

align="center"

| 9 August

| Tubbercurry

|   Ballymote

|   2-9

|   Shamrock Gaels

|   0-9

align="center"

| 9 August

| Markievicz Park

|   Tourlestrane

|   1-13

|   Geevagh

|   1-12

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;"|Ballymote

32104-291-305
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Shamrock Gaels

32013-304-274
align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Tourlestrane

31113-312-353
align=center style="background:pink;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Geevagh

30032-335-310

Quarterfinals

class="wikitable"

! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 30 August

| Markievicz Park

| Eastern Harps

| 2-19

| St. Farnan's

| 0-2

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 30 August

| Enniscrone

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 1-8

| Castleconnor

| 0-6

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 30 August

| Markievicz Park

| Curry

| 0-13

| Shamrock Gaels

| 0-10

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Quarter Final

| 30 August

| Enniscrone

| Tubbercurry

| 1-14

| Ballymote

| 1-13

Semifinals

class="wikitable"

! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Semi-Final

| 13 September

| Markievicz Park

| Eastern Harps

| 0-10

| Curry

| 0-10

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Semi-Final

| 20 September

| Markievicz Park

| Tubbercurry

| 0-11

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 0-11

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay

| 20 September

| Tourlestrane

| Eastern Harps

| 1-13

| Curry

| 2-9

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Semi-Final Replay

| 28 September

| Tourlestrane

| Tubbercurry

| 1-14

| Coolera/Strandhill

| 1-11

Last eight

{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
30 August| RD2=Semifinals
13/20 September/28| RD3=Final
5 October|

| RD1-seed1=| RD1-seed2=| RD1-seed3=| RD1-seed4=| RD1-seed5=| RD1-seed6=| RD1-seed7=| RD1-seed8=|

| RD1-team1=Eastern Harps

| RD1-team2=St. Farnan's

| RD1-score1=2-19

| RD1-score2=0-2

| RD1-team3=Curry

| RD1-team4=Shamrock Gaels

| RD1-score3=0-13

| RD1-score4=0-10

| RD1-team5=Coolera/Strandhill

| RD1-team6=Castleconnor

| RD1-score5=1-8

| RD1-score6=0-6

| RD1-team7=Tubbercurry

| RD1-team8=Ballymote

| RD1-score7=1-14

| RD1-score8=1-13

| RD2-team1=Eastern Harps

| RD2-team2=Curry

| RD2-score1=0-10, 1-13 (R)

| RD2-score2=0-10, 2-9 (R)

| RD2-team3=Coolera/Strandhill

| RD2-team4=Tubbercurry

| RD2-score3=0-11, 1-11 (R)

| RD2-score4=0-11, 1-14 (R)

| RD3-team1=Eastern Harps

| RD3-team2=Tubbercurry

| RD3-score1=1-16

| RD3-score2=1-8

}}

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

border=0 class="wikitable" width=100%
width=33% valign=top|Eastern Harps

|width=33% valign=top align=center|1-16 - 1-8
(final score after 60 minutes)

|width=33% valign=top|Tubbercurry

valign=top|Manager:Denis Johnson

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Team:


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Substitutes:


|valign=middle align=center|

Half-time:
1-5 - 0-6

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
Sunday, 5 October 2008

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
T.J. Keaveney (St. Patrick's, Dromard)

|valign=top|Manager:Reggie McNulty

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Team:


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Substitutes:


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Relegation

class="wikitable"

! Game

! Date

! Venue

! Team A

! Score

! Team B

! Score

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff

| 23 August

| Kent Park

| Geevagh

| 1-13

| Drumcliffe/Rosses Point

| 1-6

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff

| 23 August

| Tourlestrane

| St. Mary's

| 0-11

| Bunninadden

| 1-8

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Replay

| 31 August

| Tubbercurry

| St. Mary's

| 0-16

| Bunninadden

| 1-3

align="center"

| Sligo SFC
Relegation Playoff Final

| 20 September

| Enniscrone

| St. Mary's

| 2-13

| Geevagh

| 0-10

References

  • Sligo Champion (Summer/Autumn 2008)
  • Sligo Weekender (Summer/Autumn 2008)

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