Sligo_Intermediate_Football_Championship
Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
Annual Gaelic football competition
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.
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| Sligo Intermediate Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Idirmeanach Peile Co. Shligigh |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Title holders | Easkey (6th title) |
| First winner | Shamrock Gaels |
| Most titles | Geevagh, Naomh Molaise Gaels & Easkey (6 titles) |
| Sponsors | Connacht Gold |
Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship
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
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.
The trophy presented to the winning team is the Joe McMorrow Cup.
| # | Club | Wins | Years won | Last final lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2 | Ballymote | 3 | 1993, 1996, 2003 | 2002 |
| Shamrock Gaels | 3 | 1979, 1985, 2018 | 2014 | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | Eastern Harps | 1 | 1983 | 2005* |
| Tourlestrane | 1 | 1988 | n/a | |
| Enniscrone | 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.
- Sligo GAA 125 History (2010)
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- "Western Gaels take Connacht title". Hogan Stand. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- "Rejoicing scenes for St Molaise Gaels as they move up to Sligo Senior grade". independent. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- "St Farnan's crowned Sligo Intermediate Football champions". Retrieved 26 September 2022 – via PressReader.
- "Geevagh are intermediate champions". Independent.ie. 2 November 2019.
- "Geevagh are Sligo intermediate champions". 27 October 2019.