1991 Sligo Senior Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1991 Sligo Senior Football Championship. The 1991 final brought down the curtain on a great rivalry, as Tubbercurry defeated St. Mary's in the final by a solitary point, in what was the seventh final meeting in twelve years between both clubs. This was Tubbercurry's 19th title in all, and would be their last of the twentieth century. The defending champions Shamrock Gaels crashed out of the championship in the opening round after defeat to Easkey.

1991 Sligo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1991
Winners
ChampionsTubbercurry (19th win)
ManagerGerry Hennigan
CaptainBrendan Kilcoyne[1]
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)Enniscrone
Relegated team(s)n/a

First round

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Tubbercurry Easkey 2-11 Shamrock Gaels 1-11
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Tubbercurry Coolera/Strandhill 2-9 Eastern Harps 1-9
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Keash St. Mary’s 0-10 Curry 0-5
Sligo SFC
First Round
7 July Keash Tubbercurry 1-7 Geevagh 0-6
Sligo SFC
First Round
21 July Easkey St. Patrick’s 3-10 Enniscrone/Castleconnor 2-3

Quarter finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
28 July Enniscrone Tubbercurry 2-9 Coolera/Strandhill 2-6
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
28 July Enniscrone St. Patrick’s 1-7 Easkey 1-5
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
28 July Tubbercurry St. Mary’s 2-12 Grange/Cliffoney/Maugherow 1-13
Sligo SFC
Quarter Final
28 July Tubbercurry Tourlestrane 2-7 St. Nathy’s 0-7

Semi-finals

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Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
11 August Easkey St. Mary’s 2-9 Tourlestrane 1-10
Sligo SFC
Semi-Final
11 August Keash Tubbercurry 2-7 St. Patrick's 0-8

Final

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Tubbercurry
1-8 - 1-7
(final score after 60 minutes)
St. Mary's

Team:
A. Neary
J. Brennan
G. Gilmartin
P. Gilmartin
O. Wynne
P. Regan
P. Brennan
B. Kilcoyne (0-4)
P. Kilcoyne
D. Killoran (1-1)
P. Seevers (0-1)
J. Stenson
G. Ring
B. Murphy (0-1)
J. Murphy


Substitutes:
T. Killoran (0-1)
M. Kilcoyne
L. Gilmartin

Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Senior Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
8 September 1991

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:
Michael Donnellan (Ballymote)


Team:
G. Young
M. Jordan
H. Gilvarry
A. Power
N. Murray
J. Clifford
D. Lynch
T. Breheny (0-1)
P. Mullen
M. Galvin
J. Kent (0-1)
D. McGoldrick (0-2)
D. Cummins (0-1)
S. Henneberry (1-0)
A. Burke (0-2)


Substitutes:
M. Laffey
D. McGuire

References

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  1. ^ Walsh, Harry (13 November 2015). "Kilcoyne relishing new Donegal management role". Donegal News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015.
  • Sligo Champion (July–September 1991)