Sligo Senior Hurling Championship

The Sligo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Sligo GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Sligo. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Previously, the winners used to compete in the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship but were very unsuccessful at that level.

Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1905
RegionSligo (GAA)
No. of teams5
Title holdersEaskey (6th title)
First winnerSligo Wanderers
Most titlesCraobh Rua (27 titles)

History

Teams
  • Today five teams play in the competition - Coolera/Standhill, Calry/St. Josephs, Western Gaels, Naoimh Eoin and Easkey. Three teams play in the junior championship - Naomh Molaise Gaels, Tourlestrane, the second team of Easkey.

Amalgamations
  • Craobh Rua were a team from Sligo town, but today the town now has two teams, Calry/St. Joseph's and Naoimh Eoin. Several amalgamations of hurling teams in Sligo have happened over the years.
  • Tubbercurry, Curry and Coolaney/Mullinabreena all play under Tourlestrane.
  • Western Gaels comprise Enniscrone/Kilglass and Castleconnor and St. Farnan's.
  • Drumcliffe/Rosses Point and St Molaise Gaels play under Carly/St. Josephs but in recent years St Molaise fielded a team in the junior championship

Format

Group stage

The 5 clubs start in one group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in the group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-3) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The top team qualifies straight to the final and the next two teams qualify for the semi-final.

Semi-finals: Teams designated 2nd and 3rd from the group stage contest this round. The winner from this game advances to the final.

Final: The group stage winners and the semi-final winner contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Sligo Junior Hurling Championship.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2023 Teams
Club Location Colours Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Calry St. Joseph's Calry Blue and yellow 11 2017
Coolera-Strandhill Strandhill Red and white 1 2018
Easkey Easkey Blue and yellow 5 2022
Naomh Eoin Black and red 1 2019
Western Gaels Castleconnor Green and white 1 2010

2023 Grades
Championship Club
Senior
Senior Calry St. Joseph's
Coolera-Strandhill
Easkey
Naomh Eoin
Western Gaels
Junior
Junior Easkey (2nd team)
Naomh Molaise Gaels
Tourlestrane

Roll of honour

[1]

# Club Wins Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
1 Craobh Rua 27 5 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1670, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000
2 Tubbercurry 13 5 1969, 1977, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 1980, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2011
3 Calry St. Joseph's 11 4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
4 Tourlestrane 7 3 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 1977, 1993, 2001
7 Easkey 6 2 1962, 1963, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 1984, 2019
Dromard 6 2 1906, 1907, 1911, 1934, 1935, 1942 1929, 1943
7 Naomh Eoin 1 6 2019 1986, 1997, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Western Gaels 1 5 2010 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017
Coolera-Strandhill 1 4 2018 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
Sligo Wanderers 1 0 1905
Sligo United 1 0 1919
Sligo 1 0 1929
Curry 1 0 1936
14 Grange 0 1 1962

List of finals
Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2023 Easkey Sea Blues 0-22 Naomh Eoin 1-15 [2]
2022 Easkey Sea Blues 3-18 Naomh Eoin 1-10 [3]
2021 Easkey Sea Blues 3-21 Naomh Eoin 0-10
2020 Easkey Sea Blues 1-17 Naomh Eoin 2-13 [4]
2019 Naomh Eoin 1-12 Easkey Sea Blues 0-12 [5]
2018 Coolera/Strandhill 2-25 Naomh Eoin 3-10
2017 Calry St. Joseph's 2-15 Western Gaels 3-10 [6]
2016 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-18 Coolera/Strandhill 0-04 [7]
2015 Calry/St. Joseph's 0-10 Western Gaels 0-09 [8]
2014 Calry/St. Joseph's 4-14 Western Gaels 0-03 [9]
2013 Calry/St. Joseph's 5-13 Coolera/Strandhill 0-06 [10]
2012 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-11 [11]
2011 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-07 Tubbercurry 0-12
2010 Western Gaels 2-15 Coolera/Strandhill 2-08
2009 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-06 Western Gaels 1-06
2008 Calry/St. Joseph's 4-11 Western Gaels 1-08
2007 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-20 (AET) Tubbercurry 1-16 (AET)
2006 Tubbercurry 0-13 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-08
2005 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-11 Tubbercurry 2-06
2004 Tubbercurry 0-11 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-07
2003 Tubbercurry 3-13 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-11
2002 Tubbercurry 2-07 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-05
2001 Tubbercurry 0-10 Tourlestrane 1-04
2000 Tubbercurry 1-13 Craobh Rua 2-03
1999 Tubbercurry Craobh Rua
1998 Tubbercurry Craobh Rua
1997 Tubbercurry Naomh Eoin
1996 Tubbercurry
1995 Tubbercurry
1994 Craobh Rua
1993 Craobh Rua Tourlestrane
1992 Craobh Rua
1991 Tourlestrane Craobh Rua
1990 Tourlestrane Craobh Rua
1989 Craobh Rua
1988 Tourlestrane
1987 Craobh Rua
1986 Tourlestrane Naomh Eoin
1985 Tourlestrane
1984 Craobh Rua Easkey
1983 Tourlestrane Tubbercurry
1982 Craobh Rua
1981 Tourlestrane
1980 Craobh Rua Tubbercurry
1979 Craobh Rua
1978 Craobh Rua
1977 Tubbercurry Tourlestrane
1976 Craobh Rua
1975 Craobh Rua
1974 Craobh Rua
1973 Craobh Rua
1972 Craobh Rua
1971 Craobh Rua
1970 Craobh Rua
1969 Tubbercurry
1968 No Championship
1967 Craobh Rua/Grange
1966 Craobh Rua/Grange
1965 Craobh Rua/Grange Tubbercurry
1964 Craobh Rua/Grange
1963 Easkey Sea Blues
1962 Easkey Sea Blues 3-00 Grange 1-04
1961 No Championship
1960 No Championship
1959 No Championship
1958 No Championship
1957 No Championship
1956 No Championship
1955 Craobh Rua
1954 Craobh Rua
1953 No Championship
1952 No Championship
1951 No Championship
1950 Craobh Rua
1949 Craobh Rua
1948 No Championship
1947 No Championship
1946 No Championship
1945 Craobh Rua
1944 No Championship
1943 Craobh Rua Dromard
1942 Dromard
1941 No Championship
1940 No Championship
1939 No Championship
1938 No Championship
1937 No Championship
1936 Curry
1935 Dromard
1934 Dromard
1933 No Championship
1932 No Championship
1931 No Championship
1930 No Championship
1929 Sligo Dromard
1928 No Championship
1927 No Championship
1926 No Championship
1925 No Championship
1924 No Championship
1923 No Championship
1922 No Championship
1921 No Championship
1920 No Championship
1919 Sligo United
1918 No Championship
1917 No Championship
1916 No Championship
1915 No Championship
1914 No Championship
1913 No Championship
1912 No Championship
1911 Dromard O'Growney's
1910 No Championship
1909 No Championship
1908 No Championship
1907 Dromard O'Growney's
1906 Dromard O'Growney's
1905 Sligo Wanderers

*Bold went on to win Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

2023 championship

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Easkey 4 4 0 0 74 31 +43 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Naomh Eoin 4 3 0 1 83 59 +24 6
3 Calry-St Joseph's 4 2 0 2 38 47 -9 3
4 Western Gaels 4 1 0 3 48 96 -48 2
5 Coolera-Strandhill 4 0 0 4 51 61 -10 -1
  • Calry-St Joseph's and Coolera/Strandhill were deducted a point each for conceding their matches, both to Easkey.

Semi-finals

Naomh Eoin 2-18 (24) v Calry-St Joseph's 1-10 (13)

Final

Easkey 0-22 (22) v Naomh Eoin 1-15 (18)

See also

References
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  3. "Three in a row for Easkey in Sligo". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. "Easkey end long drought to claim Sligo hurling title". RTE. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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  6. "Sligo SHC final: Calry St Joseph's in seventh heaven". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Free-scoring Calry run riot". Irish Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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