1997 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

This is a round-up of the 1997 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. Cloonacool, a club which had struggled in the lower levels of club football for much of its twenty years since being re-organised, made a major breakthrough by winning the Intermediate title of 1997, beating the one-time leading force of Sligo football, St. Patrick's, in the final.

1997 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
Tournament details
CountySligo
Year1997
Winners
ChampionsCloonacool (1st win)
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)St. Farnan's
Relegated team(s)Geevagh, Eastern Harps, St. Mary's

First round

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo IFC
First Round
6 July Markievicz Park Grange/Cliffoney 1-11 Bunninadden 0-10
Sligo IFC
First Round
13 July Markievicz Park St. John's 1-12 St. Mary's 2-6

Quarter finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo IFC
Quarter Final
17 August Ballymote Mullinabreena 0-11 Geevagh 1-7
Sligo IFC
Quarter Final
17 August Ballymote Cloonacool 2-12 Eastern Harps 1-8
Sligo IFC
Quarter Final
17 August Easkey St. Patrick's 0-10 Castleconnor 0-9
Sligo IFC
Quarter Final
17 August Markievicz Park Grange/Cliffoney 2-10 St. John's 1-8

Semi-Finals

Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score
Sligo IFC
Semi-Final
31 August Markievicz Park St. Patrick's 1-10 Grange/Cliffoney 0-13
Sligo IFC
Semi-Final
31 August Ballymote Cloonacool 0-8 Mullinabreena 0-7
Sligo IFC
Semi-Final Replay
6 September Kent Park St. Patrick's 1-12 Grange/Cliffoney 0-5

Sligo Intermediate Football Championship Final

Cloonacool
1-11 - 1-4
(final score after 60 minutes)
St. Patrick's

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Half-time:

Competition:
Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
(Final)

Date:
14 September 1997

Venue:
Markievicz Park, Sligo

Referee:


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References

  • Sligo Champion (Autumn 1997)
  • Sligo Weekender (Autumn 1997)
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