The winners of the Sligo Senior Championship qualify to represent the county in the Connacht Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. ]The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Sligo clubs.
HONOURSĪll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship : The Nicky Rackard Cup Not get promoted due to losing playoff with Roscommon. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for Tier Three League Division 3 title in 2005, In 2008, Sligo finally tastedĪll-Ireland success, albeit at the Third Tier level, when they Hurling, with the county's most notable achievements being anĪppearance in the All-Ireland Junior final in 1968, and the National Have not been considered a traditionally strong team in senior Previous to this they had beaten Roscommon July 2007 Sligo won their 3rd ever Connacht Championship beating Having narrowly lost the 2000 final to Bunninadden who at that time Johns & Easkey.Ģ005, Coolera/Strandhill won its first Senior title in 98 years, In the next tier include Coolera, Buninadden, St. Mary's has lost their strangehold on the countyĬhampionship with Eastern Harps, Curry and Tourlestrane all claiming Supported sides due to the dominance of soccer in Sligo town. Despite being the mostĬelebrated club in the county St. The pairing contested the final onĮight occasions, including five in succession (1983-1987), and theseįinals were tense and heated encounters.
Mary's claiming eightĬhampionships, to Tubber's three. They, along with Tubbercurry, dominated the club scene in Sligo overĪ fifteen-year period (1976-1991), with St. They also won the All-Ireland sevens title in 1980.
#History of sooey series#
Marys are Sligo's most successful club team in the Provincial andĪll-Ireland club series with 3 Connacht titles to their name (1977,ġ9). These was won in 1991, and the South Sligo town has enjoyed little Roll of honour for the Minor and Under-21 Championships. Sligo, with nineteen Senior titles to their name. GaelicĪre the most successful team in the history of the Club Patrick's achieved that feat in 1988-1989. Johns).Ĭlub football is not dominated by any single team with no back toīack winners since St. Tourlestrane), and Charles Harrison (2010 - St. This was their first time to win the Championship since 1975.Ĭounty Vocational Schools team have made it to two All Irelandsįinals in 19 but lost both to Dublin Cityįour Sligo players have won All-Stars - Mickey Kearins (1971 Improvement noticeable across all grades in the county. Respectability on the national stage in the past decade with The new championship format has seen Sligo achieve the status of Had legitimate claims for a penalty in injury time of the replay Weeks later set the county and the championship alive and after Sligo Similar comeback against eventual All-Ireland champions Armagh two Over a seven point deficit in one of the matches of the decade. Lost the Connacht final to then All-Ireland Champions Galway , Saw an upward turn in the county's fortunes. Prolonged period of competing in Division 1 of the national league The All Ireland championship in 2001, Sligo football has enjoyed Since the introduction of the "back-door" system in Same fate occurred in the inaugural NationalĪnd won the replay, making Sligo unique in having qualified forĪll-Ireland and National League finals, but never having contestedĮither. However a Galway objectionįorced the Connacht decider to be replayed, which Sligo lost. The Connacht Final (played in 1923) and subsequently
#History of sooey free#
Interests of soccer in the county's capital town, Sligo has neverīeen able to break free of the shackles inherent in the provincialĬhampionship format and has a paltry three Connacht championships to The two dominant forces in the province, together with competing WithĪ much smaller population than either County The county board is also responsible for the Sligo inter-county teams. Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Sligeach or Sligo
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