Sligo Senior Football Championship 2006

Infobox GAA championship


name=Sligo Senior Football Championship 2006
county=Sligo
year=2006
manager=Denis Kearney
captain=Sean Davey
winners=Curry
ordinal=6
super=th
relegated=Coolaney/Mullinabreena, St. Molaise Gaels
promoted=Geevagh

This is a round-up of the 2006 Sligo Senior Football Championship. The reigning champions, Coolera/Strandhill, who were surprisingly eliminated at the group stage, after losing a playoff tie to neighbours St. John's. Geevagh won the 2006 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship with a victory over St Patrick's and therefore will take part in the 2007 Championship. Curry won the 2006 title, claiming their 6th title in all, by beating Bunninadden in the final.

Group Stages

The Championship was contested by 16 teams, divided into four groups of four. The top two sides in each group advanced to the Quarter-Finals, with the remaining sides facing the Relegation playoffs to secure Senior status for 2007.

Group A

Group D

Quarter Finals

The quarter finals of the Championship saw the exit of Tourlestrane, St. John's, Easkey and Tubbercurry. Eastern Harps, Curry, St. Mary's and Bunninadden qualified for the semi-finals. The quarter finals had one drawn game, Eastern Harps and Tourlestrane finishing level after a tense encounter. Harps won the replay a week later.

Relegation

Due to the restructuring of the Senior Championship, in order to recude the number of teams to 12 by 2009, two teams were to be relegated from the 2006 Championship, with one being promoted from the Intermediate ranks. The loser of each game progresses to the next round, the losers of the relegation finals will play in the Sligo Intermediate Football Championship in 2007. Coolaney/Mullinabreena and St. Molaise Gaels were the two sides that made the drop.

References

* Sligo Champion (Summer/Autumn 2006)
* Sligo Weekender (Summer/Autumn 2006)

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