1965 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1965 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Collooney Harps built on the promise shown in previous years to claim their third title and first since 1943, defeating St. Patrick's, now operating independently of Ballisodare, in the final.

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1965
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1965
Winners
ChampionsCollooney Harps (3rd win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)n/a
Relegated team(s)n/a

Quarter-finals edit

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
8 August Ballymote Collooney Harps beat Tubbercurry (no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
8 August Ballymote Ballymote beat Craobh Rua (no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
8 August Tubbercurry Curry beat Tourlestrane (no score)
Sligo SFC
Quarter-final
8 August Tubbercurry St. Patrick’s beat Bunninadden (no score)

Semi-finals edit

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
29 August Markievicz Park St. Patrick’s 1-11 Ballymote 2-6
Sligo SFC
Semi-final
29 August Markievicz Park Collooney Harps 4-4 Curry 3-6

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final edit

Collooney Harps
2-6 - 1-7
(final score after 60 minutes)
St. Patrick's

Team:
P. Conroy
M. Flynn
B. Weir
T. Toolan
J. Sherlock
T. Gray
P. O'Connell
B. McAuley
B. Shannon
O. Lynch
A. Flynn
P. Walsh
D. Martin
T. Weir
P. Watters


Substitutes:

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
12 September 1965

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:


Team:
M. Kerrigan
A. Boland
F. Leonard
E. Carney
S. Donegan
J. Cuffe
P. Conlon
S. Beckett
M. Kearins
K. Corcoran
M. Cummins
P. McMunn
P. Cummins
J. Leonard
V. McHugh


Substitutes:
E. Rushe

References edit

  • Sligo Champion (Summer-Autumn 1965)