Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

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Annual Gaelic football competition

Sligo Intermediate Football Championship

Irish| Craobh Idirmeanach Peile
Co. Shligigh
Founded| 1979
Title holders| Eastern Harps (2nd title)
First winner| Shamrock Gaels
Most titles| Geevagh, Naomh Molaise Gaels & Easkey (6 titles)
Sponsors| Connacht Gold

Sligo Intermediate Football Championship is an annual second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Sligo GAA. The winning club qualifies to represent its GAA county in the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship and, in turn, goes on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship.

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

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### Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship

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The Sligo IFC winners qualify for the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Sligo to qualify for this competition. The Sligo IFC winners enter the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2012 winner Bunninadden played in the Connacht IFC final.[1] This was the first since 2004 winner Calry/St Joseph played in the Connacht IFC final.[2]

### All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

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The Sligo IFC winners — by winning the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.

## Trophy

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The trophy presented to the winning team is the Joe McMorrow Cup.

## Roll of honour

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#  | Club  | Wins  | Years won  | Last final lost

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1  | Easkey | 6  | 1982, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2015, 2023  | 2022
Naomh Molaise Gaels (Formerly Grange/Cliffoney)  | 6  | 1981, 1994, 2001, 2008, 2016, 2022  | 2021
Geevagh | 6  | 1984, 1986, 1999, 2006, 2009, 2019  | 2001
4  | Ballymote | 3  | 1993, 1996, 2003  | 2002
Shamrock Gaels | 3  | 1979, 1985, 2018  | 2014
6  | Coolera/Strandhill | 2  | 1989, 1995  | n/a
Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 2  | 2005, 2011  | 2023
Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2  | 1992, 2013  | 2012
Calry/St. Joseph's | 2  | 2004, 2014  | 2013
St John's | 2  | 2000, 2017  | 1995
St Farnan's GAA | 2  | 2007, 2021  | 2017
Curry | 2  | 1980, 2020  | 2018
Eastern Harps | 2  | 1983, 2024  | 2005*
14  | Tourlestrane | 1  | 1988  | n/a
Enniscrone/Kilglass | 1  | 1991  | 1988
Cloonacool | 1  | 1997  | n/a
Castleconnor | 1  | 1998  | 2015
St. Patrick's, Dromard | 1  | 2002  | 2006
Bunninadden | 1  | 2012  | 2009

* \- Eastern Harps' second team contested the finals of 2003 and 2005.

## List of finals

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Year  | Winner  | Score  | Opponent  | Score

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2024 [3] | Eastern Harps | 2-09  | Owenmore Gaels | 0-04
2023[4] | Easkey | 0-12  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 0-09
2022[5] | Naomh Molaise Gaels | 2-18  | Easkey | 0-09
2021[6] | St Farnan's GAA | 0-12  | Naomh Molaise Gaels | 1-08
2020  | Curry | 1-16  | Naomh Molaise Gaels | 1-10
2019[7] | Geevagh | 2-16  | Bunninadden | 3-05
2018  | Shamrock Gaels | 0-17, 1-13 (R)  | Curry | 2-11, 1-10 (R)
2017  | St John's | 1-09, 1-14 (R)  | St Farnan's | 1-09, 0-12 (R)
2016  | Naomh Molaise Gaels | 0-24  | Geevagh | 1-04
2015  | Easkey | 6-10  | Castleconnor | 2-09
2014  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 4-09  | Shamrock Gaels | 0-06
2013  | Drumcliffe–Rosses Point | 1-09  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-06
2012  | Bunninadden | 1-07  | Drumcliffe–Rosses Point | 0-06
2011  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 1-10, 2-15 (AET)(R)  | Drumcliffe–Rosses Point | 1-10, 1-13 (AET)(R)
2010  | Easkey | 0-13  | Drumcliffe–Rosses Point | 1-08
2009  | Geevagh | 1-08  | Bunninadden | 1-07
2008  | Naomh Molaise Gaels | 1-05, 1-11 (AET)(R)  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 0-08, 0-13 (AET)(R)
2007  | St Farnan's | 2-19  | St Michael's | 0-07
2006  | Geevagh | 0-17  | St Patrick's, Dromard | 1-10
2005  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 2-06, 1-10 (R)  | Eastern Harps | 0-12, 0-07 (R)
2004  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-12, 2-06 (R)  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 2-06, 1-07 (R)
2003  | Ballymote | 0-15  | Eastern Harps | 0-08
2002  | St Patrick's, Dromard | 1-09  | Ballymote | 0-11
2001  | Grange/Cliffoney | 1-12  | Geevagh | 0-05
2000  | St John's | 0-12  | St Patrick's, Dromard | 2-04
1999  | Geevagh | 0-15, 4-09 (R)  | St Michael's | 2-09, 2-07 (R)
1998  | Castleconnor | 2-10  | Grange/Cliffoney | 0-08
1997  | Cloonacool | 1-11  | St Patrick's, Dromard | 1-04
1996  | Ballymote | 2-12  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 0-11
1995  | Coolera/Strandhill | 3-08  | St John's | 2-07
1994  | Grange/Cliffoney | 3-07  | St Farnan's | 1-06
1993  | Ballymote | 0-10  | St John's | 0-06
1992  | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 0-09  | Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 0-05
1991  | Enniscrone/Kilglass | 0-13  | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 2-06
1990  | Easkey | 0-13  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-07
1989  | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-09  | St Farnan's | 0-06
1988  | Tourlestrane | 0-14  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-03
1987  | Easkey | 2-10  | Owenmore Gaels | 0-07
1986  | Geevagh | 1-09  | Enniscrone/Kilglass | 0-09
1985  | Shamrock Gaels | 1-06  | Enniscrone/Kilglass | 0-04
1984  | Geevagh | 5-10  | Shamrock Gaels | 0-04
1983  | Eastern Harps | 2-07  | Bunninadden | 0-06
1982  | Easkey | 3-05  | Castleconnor | 2-05
1981  | Grange | 1-07, 2-04 (R)  | Castleconnor | 1-07, 0-07 (R)
1980  | Curry | 0-11  | Owenmore Gaels | 2-02
1979  | Shamrock Gaels | 3-09  | Owenmore Gaels | 1-02

## Further reading

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* Sligo GAA 125 History (2010)

## References

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1. ^ "Charlestown on the way up again". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
2. ^ "Western Gaels take Connacht title". Hogan Stand. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
3. ^ "Eastern Harps regain senior status with comprehensive win in Sligo Intermediate Football Championship final". independent. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
4. ^ "Andrew Kilcullen delighted as Easkey win the Sligo Intermediate Football championship". independent. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
5. ^ "Rejoicing scenes for St Molaise Gaels as they move up to Sligo Senior grade". independent. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
6. ^ "St Farnan's crowned Sligo Intermediate Football champions". Retrieved 26 September 2022 - via PressReader.
7. ^ "Geevagh are intermediate champions". Independent.ie. 2 November 2019.

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