1966 Sligo Senior Football Championship

Sligo Senior Football Championship 1966

Tournament details
County	Sligo
Year	1966
Winners
Champions	Easkey (5th win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	n/a
Relegated team(s)	n/a

This is a round-up of the 1966 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Easkey, one of the traditional strongholds of Sligo football, claimed their fifth title, after a gap of 25 years, when overpowering the challenge of Ballymote in the final. The final had two 'lasts' to its outcome - Easkey's last title and Ballymote's last final appearance to date.

First round

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC First Round	7 August	Tubbercurry	Ballymote	2-7	Tourlestrane	0-6

Quarter-finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Quarter-final	14 August	Ballymote	Curry	beat	Collooney Harps	(no score)
Sligo SFC Quarter-final	14 August	Ballymote	Easkey	beat	St. Patrick's	(no score)
Sligo SFC Quarter-final	14 August	Markievicz Park	Ballymote	beat	Craobh Rua	(no score)
Sligo SFC Quarter-final	14 August	Tubbercurry	Bunninadden	4-5	Tubbercurry	3-5

Semi-finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo SFC Semi-final	21 August	Ballymote	Easkey	beat	Curry	(no score)
Sligo SFC Semi-final	28 August	Ballymote	Ballymote	4-10	Bunninadden	0-5

Sligo Senior Football Championship Final

Easkey	1-8 - 0-2 (final score after 60 minutes)	Ballymote
Team: P. Brady M. Keaveney R. Tully S. Weir T.J. Lyons J.P. McGuire V. Cuffe E. Mullen F. Lyons P.J. Sloyane M. Rooney M. McHugh G. Ferguson S. Calleary M. Kenny Substitutes: S. Rolston	Half-time: Competition: Sligo Senior Football Championship (Final) Date: 11 September 1966 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee:	Team: P. Mullen E. Hannon E. McGinley P. McGrath J. Mattimoe B. Doherty S. Keevans S. Davey M. Henry A. Killoran N. Farry A. Mullen L. Keevans P. Dockry M. Healy Substitutes: N. Clarke

References

• Sligo Champion (Summer-Autumn 1966)