2008 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

2008 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Sligo
Year	2008
Winners
Champions	St. Molaise Gaels (4th win)
Manager	Brian Campbell
Captain	Peter Wilson
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Bunninadden, Geevagh, Drumcliffe-Rosses Point.
Relegated team(s)	Ballisodare, Coolera/Strandhill, Tourlestrane

This is a round-up of the 2008 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. St. Molaise Gaels were crowned champions for the fourth time, the first under the new name, after a replayed final victory over 2005 champions Coolaney/Mullinabreena.

Group Stages[]

The Championship was contested by 13 teams, divided into four groups. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the remaining sides in each group facing the Relegation playoffs to retain Intermediate status for 2009, as the restructuring of the Championships got under way.

Group A[]

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
1 June	Tubbercurry	Coolaney/Mullinabreena	2-13	Ballisodare	0-4
1 June	Tubbercurry	Curry	3-15	Coolera/Strandhill	2-4
8 June	Bunninadden	Curry	1-9	Ballisodare	1-3
8 June	Kent Park	Coolaney/Mullinabreena	5-9	Coolera/Strandhill	1-10
9 August	Tourlestrane	Coolaney/Mullinabreena	2-10	Curry	3-7
10 August	Markievicz Park	Ballisodare	1-7	Coolera/Strandhill	0-7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Coolaney/Mullinabreena	3	2	1	0	9-32	4-21	5
Curry	3	2	1	0	7-31	5-17	5
Ballisodare	3	1	0	2	2-14	3-29	2
Coolera/Strandhill	3	0	0	3	3-21	9-31	0

Group B[]

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
1 June	Tourlestrane	Cloonacool	0-8	Enniscrone	0-6
8 June	Tubbercurry	St. Mary's	3-11	Cloonacool	1-9
9 August	Tubbercurry	Enniscrone	1-9	St. Mary's	0-5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Enniscrone	2	1	0	1	1-17	0-13	2
St. Mary's	2	1	0	1	3-16	2-18	2
Cloonacool	2	1	0	1	1-17	3-17	2

Group C[]

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
1 June	Ballymote	Eastern Harps	1-17	Tourlestrane	0-0
8 June	Tubbercurry	Owenmore Gaels	1-12	Tourlestrane	0-4
10 August	Ballymote	Eastern Harps	1-14	Owenmore Gaels	0-8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
Eastern Harps	2	2	0	0	2-31	0-8	4
Owenmore Gaels	2	1	0	1	1-20	1-18	2
Tourlestrane	2	0	0	2	0-4	2-29	0

Group D[]

Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
1 June	Ballymote	St. Michael's	1-12	St. Molaise Gaels	0-9
7 June	Tubbercurry	St. Molaise Gaels	4-9	St. Pat's	1-5
9 August	Kent Park	St. Pat's	2-10	St. Michael's	3-6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Pts
St. Molaise Gaels	2	1	0	1	4-18	2-17	2
St. Michael's	2	1	0	1	4-18	2-19	2
St. Pat's	2	1	0	1	3-15	7-15	2

Quarterfinals[]

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	23 August	Tubbercurry	Eastern Harps	1-8	Curry	0-11
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	23 August	Tubbercurry	St. Michael's	1-6	Enniscrone	1-5
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	24 August	Markievicz Park	Coolaney/Mullinabreena	3-12	Owenmore Gaels	1-6
Sligo IFC Quarter Final	24 August	Markievicz Park	St. Molaise Gaels	1-11	St. Mary's	0-4
Sligo IFC Quarter Final Replay	31 August	Tubbercurry	Eastern Harps	0-17	Curry	1-4

Semifinals[]

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo IFC Semi-Final	13 September	Markievicz Park	Coolaney/Mullinabreena	4-6	St. Michael's	2-11
Sligo IFC Semi-Final	20 September	Ballymote	St. Molaise Gaels	1-12	Eastern Harps	0-8

Last eight[]

Quarterfinals 23 August/August 24

Semifinals 13/20 September

Final 28 September

St. Molaise Gaels

1-11

St. Mary's

0-4

St. Molaise Gaels

1-12

Eastern Harps

0-8

Eastern Harps

1-8, 0-17 (R)

Curry

0-11, 1-4 (R)

St. Molaise Gaels

1-5, 1-11 (R)

Coolaney/Mullinabreena

0-8, 0-13 (R)

Coolaney/Mullinabreena

3-12

Owenmore Gaels

1-6

Coolaney/Mullinabreena

4-6

St. Michael's

2-11

St. Michael's

1-6

Enniscrone

1-5

Sligo Intermediate Football Championship Final[]

St. Molaise Gaels	1-5 - 0-8 (final score after 60 minutes)	Coolaney/Mullinabreena
Manager:Brian Campbell Team: Substitutes:	Half-time: 0-4 0-3 Competition: Sligo Intermediate Football Championship (Final) Date: Sunday, 28 September 2008 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Ciaran O'Donnell (replaced at Half Time by Pat McDermott)	Manager:Frank Gilmartin Team: Substitutes:

Sligo Intermediate Football Championship Final Replay[]

St. Molaise Gaels	1-11 - 0-13 (final score after extra time, 1-8 to 0-11 after 60 minutes)	Coolaney/Mullinabreena
Manager:Brian Campbell Team: Substitutes:	Half-time: 1-4 0-7 Competition: Sligo Intermediate Football Championship (Final Replay) Date: Saturday, 11 October 2008 Venue: Markievicz Park, Sligo Referee: Marty Duffy (Enniscrone/Kilglass)	Manager:Frank Gilmartin Team: Substitutes:

Relegation[]

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score
Sligo IFC Relegation Playoff	16 August	Kent Park	St. Pat's	2-10	Coolera/Strandhill	0-10
Sligo IFC Relegation Playoff	22 August	Tourlestrane	Cloonacool	1-8	Tourlestrane	0-8
Sligo IFC Relegation Playoff	23 August	Dromard	St. Pat's	2-9	Ballisodare	0-5

References[]

• Sligo Champion (Summer/Autumn 2008)
• Sligo Weekender (Summer/Autumn 2008)

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