This is a round-up of the 1966 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Easkey, one of the traditional strongholds of Sligo football, claimed their fifth title, after a gap of 25 years, when overpowering the challenge of Ballymote in the final. The final had two 'lasts' to its outcome - Easkey's last title and Ballymote's last final appearance to date.
Team: P. Brady M. Keaveney R. Tully S. Weir T.J. Lyons J.P. McGuire V. Cuffe E. Mullen F. Lyons P.J. Sloyane M. Rooney M. McHugh G. Ferguson S. Calleary M. Kenny
Team: P. Mullen E. Hannon E. McGinley P. McGrath J. Mattimoe B. Doherty S. Keevans S. Davey M. Henry A. Killoran N. Farry A. Mullen L. Keevans P. Dockry M. Healy
Substitutes: N. Clarke
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Sligo Champion (Summer-Autumn 1966)
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