This is a round-up of the 1972 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Curry were champions in this year, claiming their second title in a decade, after defeating Enniscrone in the final. The holders, St. Patrick's, were surprisingly defeated in the opening round by Mullinabreena, which was their only Championship loss between 1970 and 1974.
First round
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 August Ballymote Curry 2-6 Collooney/Ballisodare 0-5 Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 August Tubbercurry Tourlestrane beat Tubbercurry (17 pts.) Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 August Tubbercurry Mullinabreena beat St. Patrick's (3 pts.) Sligo SFCFirst Round 6 August Markievicz Park Shamrock Gaels 0-9 Easkey 0-9 Sligo SFCFirst Round Replay 13 August Markievicz Park Shamrock Gaels 2-9 Easkey 0-7
Quarter-finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter-final 20 August Tubbercurry Mullinabreena w/o Craobh Rua scr. Sligo SFCQuarter-final 20 August Tubbercurry Enniscrone 2-12 Shamrock Gaels 0-6 Sligo SFCQuarter-final 20 August Ballymote Tourlestrane 0-11 Keash 0-9 Sligo SFCQuarter-final 20 August Ballymote Curry 2-15 Coolera 2-6
Semi-finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-final 27 August Tubbercurry Curry 2-9 Tourlestrane 2-6 Sligo SFCSemi-final 27 August Tubbercurry Enniscrone 3-7 Mullinabreena 1-7
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final Curry1-10 - 0-5(final score after 60 minutes)EnniscroneTeam: T. Duffy P. Colleary P. Doohan M. Colleary A. Brennan J. Kivlehan A. Colleran T. Colleary J. Stenson A. Colleary J. Colleary D. Brennan C. Brennan O. Henry M. Marren
Substitutes: W.B. Colleran S.BrettHalf-time:
Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)
Date:10 September 1972
Venue:Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee:Padraig LangTeam: M. Jacob P. McManus A. Caffrey E. Murphy P. O'Brien L. Caffrey E. Harte K. Kilcawley P.J. Kavanagh P. Tighe B. Murphy (Capt.) B. Flynn E. O'Dowd J. McManus J. Fleming
Substitutes: R. Beglan P.J. Hallinan B. Burke
References
Sligo Champion (Autumn 1972)