Sligo county football team
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The Sligo county football team (/ˈslaɪɡoʊ/ SLY-goh) represents Sligo in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Sligo GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Connacht Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
Sport: | Football | ||
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Irish: | Sligeach | ||
Nickname(s): | The Yeats men | ||
County board: | Sligo GAA | ||
Manager: | Tony McEntee | ||
Captain: | Niall Murphy[1] | ||
Home venue(s): | Markievicz Park, Sligo | ||
Recent competitive record | |||
Current All-Ireland status: | Connacht (SF) in 2022 | ||
Last championship title: | None | ||
Current NFL Division: | 3 (1st in 2023) | ||
Last league title: | None | ||
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Sligo's home ground is Markievicz Park, Sligo. The team's manager is Tony McEntee.
The team last won the Connacht Senior Championship in 2007, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship or the National League.
According to Martin Breheny, Sligo routinely has a ranking within the bottom sixteen of county football teams.[2]