1968 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1968

Winners
Sligo Champions	St. Patrick's, Dromard (1st win)

This is a round-up of the 1968 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Patrick's Dromard, led by Sligo star Micheal Kearins, were crowned champions for the first time, after a win over their West Sligo rivals Easkey in the final.

Quarter finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 25	Markievicz Park	Muire Naofa	3-4	Grange/Drumcliffe	1-4
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	August 25	Markievicz Park	Easkey	beat	Bunninadden	(no score)
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	September 1	Ballymote	Collooney/Ballisodare	beat	Tubbercurry	(no score)
Sligo SFC Quarter Final	September 1	Ballymote	St. Patrick’s	beat	Craobh Rua	(no score)

Semi-Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	October 6	Markievicz Park	Easkey	3-6	Muire Naofa	2-4
Sligo SFC Semi-Final	October 13	Markievicz Park	St. Patrick’s	2-5	Collooney/Ballisodare	0-4

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

St. Patrick's	1-8 - 1-2 (final score after 60 minutes)	Easkey
Team: T. Cummins F. Leonard A. Boland T. McMunn S. Donegan J. Cuffe J. Kilgallon M. Kearins (0-5) J. Kilgannon P. Kearins (0-1) R. Boland P. McMunn (0-1) T. Leonard (1-0) S. Beckett (0-1) P. Cummins Substitutes: D. O'Connor	Half-time: Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: October 27, 1968 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: L. McCormack	Team: J. Conlon M. Taylor J.P. McGuire S. Weir F. Lyons T. Roddy V. Cuffe E. Mullen T.J. Lyons O. McHugh (0-1) M. Kenny (0-1) M. McHugh (1-0) P.J. Sloyane S Calleary S. Rolston Substitutes: J. Devaney G. Kenny M. McNamara

References

• Sligo Champion (Autumn 1968)

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