Sligo senior football manager Tony McEntee named a 38-strong squad this week for the forthcoming Allianz Football League Division 4 campaign.
There are 13 new faces from last year - but some things remain the same.
Coolera/Strandhill's Niall Murphy has been appointed as captain with Seán Carrabine (Castleconnor) and Darragh Cummins (Calry/St Joseph's) the vice-captains.
Here are some facts and figures about the 2023 NFL squad:
- Six members of Sligo's Connacht under-20 championship winning team are included: Jack Lavin, Joe Keaney, Mark Connolly-McGowan, Oisín Flynn, Eoghan Smith and Lee Deignan
- Seven-in-a-row county champions Tourlestane have just ONE player named in the 38-strong squad - Kenny Gavigan.
- County finalists St Mary's have the largest club representation of players - 5 - including dual star Gerard O'Kelly Lynch who has committed to the county footballers (instead of the hurlers) for the 2023 season
- Goalkeeper Aidan Devaney looks like missing at least some of the National League after getting injured before a recent challenge game against Mayo. The other keepers in the squad are Daniel Lyons (Shamrock Gaels) and Jack Teape (St Mary's)
- Notable absentees: Liam Gaughan, Conan Marren, John Francis Carr, Johnny Kelly, Cian Breheny, Cormac Howley, Pat Hughes (retired).
Sligo Squad
(Player & Club)
Sligo's opening Division 4 game is on Sunday, January 29th, against Laois at Markievicz Park (2pm).
The full list of fixtures is:
Sun, Jan 29th: v Laois (H), 2pm
Sun, Feb 5th: v Wicklow (A), 2pm
Sun, Feb 19th: v Waterford (H), 1pm
Sun, Feb 26th: v London (A), 1pm
Sun, Mar 5th: v Wexford (H), 2pm
Sat, Mar 18th: v Carlow (A), 5pm
Sun, Mar 26th: v Leitrim (A), 1pm
All games will be broadcast live by Ocean FM Sport.
