This is a round-up of the 1981 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's completed the three-in-a-row in the repeat of the 1980 final, albeit with a smaller winning margin. Eastern Harps would be relegated from Senior football this year, after a poor league campaign, despite successive Championship final appearances. St. Mary's later won their second Connacht title, following on this Championship win.
Quarter finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCQuarter Final 19 July Ballymote St. Mary's 4-6 Tubbercurry 1-9 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 19 July Markievicz Park Tourlestrane 1-7 St. Patrick's 1-3 Sligo SFCQuarter Final 19 July Tubbercurry Eastern Harps beat Shamrock Gaels (10 pts.) Sligo SFCQuarter Final 9 August Ballymote Curry 1-6 Coolera 1-4
Semi-finals
Game Date Venue Team A Score Team B Score Sligo SFCSemi-Final 2 August Ballymote Eastern Harps 0-6 Tourlestrane 0-2 Sligo SFCSemi-Final 16 August Ballymote St. Mary's 3-9 Curry 1-7
Sligo Senior Football Championship Final St. Mary's2-9 - 0-4(final score after 60 minutes)Eastern HarpsTeam: J. Kelly T. Carroll J. McNamara K. Delaney C. O'Donnell M. Barrett J. McGowan M. Laffey G. Monaghan E. McHale B. Murphy John Kent Jim Kent K. O'Keeffe R. Henneberry
Substitutes:Half-time:
Competition:Sligo Senior Football Championship(Final)
Date:30 August 1981
Venue:Corran Park, Ballymote
Referee:Team: J. Casey R. Clarke D. O'Hara D. Garvin S. Gallagher F. Casey M. Reid E. Clarke R. Taylor R. Tansey D. Johnson C. Bruen D. Doherty P. Molloy J. Higgins
Substitutes:
References
Sligo Champion (July–August 1981)