2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates | 24 May - 2 November 2014 | ||
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Teams | 20 | ||
Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
Champions | Austin Stacks (12th title) Barry Shanahan (captain) Stephen Stack (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Mid Kerry Fergal Griffin (captain) James Sheehan (manager) | ||
Relegated | Currow | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 33 | ||
Goals scored | 69 (2.09 per match) | ||
Points scored | 767 (23.24 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Gavin O'Grady (5-28) | ||
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The 2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 114th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 24 May to 2 November 2014.
Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record-equalling fifth successive title, however, they were beaten by Killarney Legion in round 3.[2][3][4][5][6]
The final was played on 2 November 2014 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Austin Stacks and Mid Kerry in what was their second ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 2-13 to 1-07 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 20 years.[7]
Mid Kerry's Gavin O'Grady was the championship's top scorer with 5-28.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
From Championship
[edit]Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]24 May 2014 Round 1 | Laune Rangers | 1-15 - 0-12 | St. Brendan's | J. P. O'Sullivan Park |
MF Russell 0-6, C O'Shea 1-0, P Joy 0-3, P Crowley 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, J Tyther 0-1, D MacBeth 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1. | D Carmody 0-6, K Hurley 0-3, M Griffin 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-1. |
25 May 2014 Round 1 | Milltown/Castlemaine | 0-18 - 2-12 | West Kerry | Páirc de Búrca |
I Twiss 0-10, C Moriarty 0-3, P Wrenn 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1. | A Fitzgerald 1-2, E Hickson 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, E Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Muircheartaigh 0-1, J Hickson 0-1. |
31 May 2014 Round 1 | Currow | 1-06 - 0-11 | St. Michael's/Foilmore | Currow Grounds |
D O'Shea 1-3, J O'Connor 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, S Brosnan 0-1. | R O'Connor 0-3, B Kelly 0-3, P Long 0-2, B Smith 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, D Kelly 0-1. |
31 May 2014 Round 1 | Dingle | w/o - scr. | Kenmare | Páirc an Aghasaigh |
31 May 2014 Round 1 | East Kerry | 1-19 - 1-16 | Killarney Legion | Fitzgerald Stadium |
M O'Donoghue 1-8, DJ O'Connor 0-4, D Roche 0-2, A Garnett 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, C Horan 0-1, D Aherne 0-1, F Coffey 0-1. | C Keane 0-6, B McGuire 1-1, J O'Donoghue 0-4, D Sheehan 0-1, K Breen 0-1, J Lyne 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. |
1 June 2014 Round 1 | Shannon Rangers | 1-11 - 0-13 | Kilcummin | Frank Sheehy Park |
P Kennelly 0-6, P O'Grady 1-0, K Mulvihill 0-1, PJ Connolly 0-1, T Joy 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Bambury 0-1. | J O'Sullivan 0-6, G O'Leary 0-4, K Gorman 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, I Devane 0-1. |
1 June 2014 Round 1 | South Kerry | 1-14 - 1-07 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | Con Keating Park |
B Sheehan 0-6, C Keating 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-2, C Gibson 0-1, K Young 0-1, T Curran 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, B Dwyer 0-1. | BJ Keane 1-2, D Quill 0-3, D Moran 0-1, S Walsh 0-1. |
1 June 2014 Round 1 | St. Kieran's | 2-10 - 2-14 | Mid Kerry | Castleisland Grounds |
T McGoldrick 0-4, T Hickey 1-0, D O'Shea 1-0, E Walsh 0-3, P Reidy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, K Brennan 0-1. | G O'Grady 1-4, Darran O'Sullivan 1-1, D Walsh 0-3, B Murphy 0-3, G Sayers 0-2, F Griffin 0-1. |
1 June 2014 Round 1 | Rathmore | 0-14 - 0-09 | Dr. Crokes | Bishop Moynihan/Tim Lenihan Park |
S Ryan 0-8, M O'Riordan 0-4, E Lawlor 0-1, MA Kelliher 0-1. | D Casey 0-5, B Looney 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, C Brady 0-1, M Burns 0-1. |
1 June 2014 Round 1 | Feale Rangers | 0-09 - 0-14 | Austin Stacks | Frank Sheehy Park |
C Cox 0-7, N Kennelly 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1. | S Carroll 0-8, D Mannix 0-2, G Horan 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, W Guthrie 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. |
4 June 2014 Round 1 replay | West Kerry | 1-04 - 0-11 | Milltown/Castlemaine | Austin Stack Park |
J Hickson 1-0, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, E Hickson 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1. | C Moriarty 0-3, D Twiss 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, D Kelliher 0-2, P Wrenn 0-1, D Roche 0-1. |
Round 2
[edit]7 June 2014 Round 2 | St. Kieran's | 0-17 - 2-13 | Killarney Legion | Castleisland Grounds |
E Walsh 0-7, P O'Connor 0-5, A Breen 0-3, T Hickey 0-2. | C Keane 0-9, J Lyne 1-2, T Moriarty 1-1, D Sheehan 0-1. |
8 June 2014 Round 2 | Dr. Crokes | 1-16 - 2-09 | Kenmare | Lewis Road |
M Burns 0-5, K O'Leary 1-1, T Brosnan 0-3, C Brady 0-3, G O'Shea 0-1, B Looney 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, M Milner 0-1. | B Crowley 2-1, S O'Brien 0-3, C Hallissey 0-3, S Sheehan 0-1, P Clifford 0-1. |
8 June 2014 Round 2 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-11 - 1-16 (aet) | Feale Rangers | Strand Road |
BJ Keane 1-3, D Quill 0-6, J Savage 0-1, R Molloy 0-1. | C Cox 0-10, N Kennelly 1-2, S McCarthy 0-2, C Mulvihill 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1. |
8 June 2014 Round 2 | West Kerry | 1-21 - 4-12 (aet) | Kilcummin | Páirc an Chaisleáin |
J Hickson 1-8, SM Ó Conchúir 0-8, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1, J Crean 0-1. | J O'Sullivan 2-5, G O'Leary 2-1, K Gorman 0-2, S McSweeney 0-2, I Devane 0-1, N Duggan 0-1. |
28 June 2014 Round 2 | Currow | 0-13 - 3-13 (aet) | St. Brendan's | Currow Grounds |
M McCarthy 0-4, S Brosnan 0-2, I Somers 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, K Daly 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. | I Parker 2-3, K Hurley 1-3, D Griffin 0-3, A Byrne 0-2, F Horgan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. |
12 July 2014 Round 2 replay | Kilcummin | 2-11 - 1-16 (aet) | West Kerry | Kilcummin Grounds |
J O'Sullivan 0-4, K Murphy 1-0, J Sheehan 1-0, K McCarthy 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, D Maher 0-1, C Teehan 0-1. | A Fitzgerald 0-4, J Crean 0-4, D Ó Súilleabháin 0-4, J Hickson 1-0, S Foley 0-2, C Ó Súilleabháin 0-1, É Ó Conchúir 0-1. |
Relegation playoffs
[edit]19 October 2014 Semi-final | Kilcummin | 0-07 - 0-12 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | Castleisland Grounds |
J O’Sullivan 0-5 (2f), G O’Leary 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1. | J Savage 0-5 (1f), B J Keane 0-2 (1f), T Begley 0-2, G O’Connell 0-1, D Moran 0-1, C Coffey 0-1. |
1 November 2014 Final | Currow | 0-06 - 0-10 | Kilcummin | Lewis Road |
D O'Shea 0-3 (2f), P O'Shea 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, S Brosnan 0-1. | Report | J O'Sullivan 0-3 (3f), G O Leary 0-2, B Kealy 0-1 ('45'), S McSweeney 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, N Duggan 0-1. |
Round 3
[edit]12 July 2014 Round 3 | St. Brendan's | 0-09 - 2-09 | Dingle | Austin Stack Park |
K Hurley 0-4, M Brosnan 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, J Dowling 0-1, B Costello 0-1. | P Geaney 1-5, M Ó Flatharta 1-1, M Mac Eibhrí 0-1, C Geaney 0-1, B Ó Ceilleachair 0-1. |
12 July 2014 Round 3 | South Kerry | 1-10 - 0-09 | Milltown/Castlemaine | Con Keating Park |
B Sheehan 0-4, I Galvin 1-0, C Keating 0-3, B Dwyer 0-1, Farley 0-1, K Young 0-1. | I Twiss 0-3, D Twiss 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, M Mangan 0-1. |
12 July 2014 Round 3 | Austin Stacks | 0-17 - 2-05 | Rathmore | Austin Stack Park |
S Carroll 0-7, D Mannix 0-3, W Guthrie 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, F Mangan 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Long 0-1. | E Lawlor 1-2, G O'Keeffe 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1. |
13 July 2014 Round 3 | Shannon Rangers | 2-12 - 0-12 | St. Michael's/Foilmore | Ballylongford Grounds |
P Kennelly 1-2, K Mulvihill 0-4, M Boyle 1-0, G O'Gorman 0-3, A Lanigan 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1. | B Kelly 0-5, D Kelly 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, P King 0-1. |
13 July 2014 Round 3 | Feale Rangers | 2-05 - 2-12 | Mid Kerry | Ballylongford Grounds |
N Kennelly 1-1, D Walsh 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, S McCarthy 0-1. | G O'Grady 1-7, D O'Sullivan 1-1, G Sayers 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, F Hallissey 0-1, L Carey 0-1. |
13 July 2014 Round 3 | Dr. Crokes | 0-15 - 0-17 | Killarney Legion | Lewis Road |
D Casey 0-5, C Brady 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, S Doolan 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, M Burns 0-1. | C Keane 0-6, J O'Donoghue 0-5, David O'Sullivan 0-4, Damien O'Sullivan 0-1, B Maguire 0-1. |
13 July 2014 Round 3 | Laune Rangers | 3-13 - 2-15 (aet) | East Kerry | J. P. O'Sullivan Park |
S McSweeney 1-5, MF Russell 0-5, D MacBeth 1-1, P Crowley 1-1, D Costello 0-1. | M O'Donoghue 0-9, D Ahern 1-1, D Lynch 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-1, DJ O'Connor 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Horan 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1. |
- West Kerry received a bye in this round.
Quarter-finals
[edit]4 October 2014 Quarter-final | Shannon Rangers | 3-11 - 1-09 | South Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
P Kennelly 1-9 (0-5frees), P Costello and M Boyle 1-0 each, G O’Sullivan and G O’Gorman 0-1 each. | B Sheehan 0-5 (frees), I Galvin 1-1, C Keating, D Daly and B O’Sullivan (free) 0-1 each. |
4 October 2014 Quarter-final | Killarney Legion | 2-08 - 2-09 | Dingle | Austin Stack Park |
C Keane 2-0, J O'Donoghue 0-4 (0-3 f), D O'Sullivan 0-3 frees, J Lyne 0-1. | P Geaney 0-3 (0-2 f), M O'Connor 1-0, M Flaherty 1-0, C Geaney 0-2, M Geaany 0-2 (0-1 45'), D O'Sullivan & B O'Sullivan 0-1 each. |
5 October 2014 Quarter-final | Mid Kerry | 2-14 - 1-09 | Laune Rangers | Fitzgerald Stadium |
G O’Grady 1-4 (1-2 fr), G Sayers 1-3, D Walsh 0-4, L Carey, S O’Sullivan and Darran O’Sullivan 0-1 each. | MF Russell 0-3 (Frees), R Keane 1-0 (Pen), J O’Shea 0-2, S McSweeney, C Riordan, P Joy and D Costello 0-1 each. |
5 October 2014 Quarter-final | West Kerry | 0-07 - 0-14 | Austin Stacks | Fitzgerald Stadium |
D O’Sullivan 0-3 (2fr), A Fitzgerald, J Hickson (fr), E Kennedy and C Ó Muirceartaigh 0-1 each. | S Carroll 0-7 (6 Fr), S O’Callaghan and M Collins 0-2 each, G Horan, W Guthrie and F Mangan 0-1 each. |
Semi-finals
[edit]12 October 2014 Semi-final | Dingle | 1-09 - 2-13 | Austin Stacks | Austin Stack Park |
P Geaney 1-6, M Geaney 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1. | S Carroll 0-6 (2 Fr), S O’Callaghan 1-0 (og), D Mannix 0-3 (1 Fr) K Donaghy and M Collins 0-2 each, |
12 October 2014 Semi-final | Shannon Rangers | 0-07 - 1-12 | Mid Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
P Kennelly 0-3 (Frees), B O'Grady, D Culhane, P O’Connell, D Wrenn 0-1 each. | Darran O’Sullivan 1-1, G O’Grady 0-4 (3 Fr), S O’Sullivan 0-2, G Sayers, D Walsh, L Carey, F Griffin and Danny O’Sullivan 0-1 each. |
Final
[edit]26 October 2014 Final | Austin Stacks | 1-13 - 2-10 | Mid Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
S Carroll 0-5 (4fr), K Donaghy 1-1, D Bohane and P McCarthy 0-2 each, S O’Callaghan, D Mannix and M Collins 0-1 each. | Report | G O’Grady 1-5 (0-4fr), D Walsh 1-1, D O’Sullivan, G Sayers and J Long 0-1 each. | Referee: E Walsh (Rathmore) |
2 November 2014 Final replay | Austin Stacks | 2-13 - 1-07 | Mid Kerry | Fitzgerald Stadium |
K Donaghy 1-2, P McCarthy 1-1 (1-0 Pen), M Collins 0-2, D Mannix, S O’Callaghan and D Long 0-1 each. | Report | G O’Grady 1-4 (0-4fr), S O’Sullivan 0-2, L Carey 0-1. | Referee: P O'Sullivan |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Gavin O'Grady | Mid Kerry | 5-28 | 43 | 6 | 7.16 |
2 | Shane Carroll | Austin Stacks | 0-33 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
3 | Jamie O'Sullivan | Kilcummin | 2-23 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
4 | Conor Keane | Killarney Legion | 2-21 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
5 | Paul Kennelly | Shannon Rangers | 2-20 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
6 | Paul Geaney | Dingle | 2-14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
Mike O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | |
8 | Jason Hickson | West Kerry | 3-10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
9 | Conor Cox | Feale Rangers | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
10 | Bryan Sheehan | South Kerry | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Paul Kennelly | Shannon Rangers | 1-09 | 12 | South Kerry |
2 | Jamie O'Sullivan | Kilcummin | 2-05 | 11 | West Kerry |
Jason Hickson | West Kerry | 1-08 | 11 | Kilcummin | |
Mike O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 1-08 | 11 | Killarney Legion | |
5 | Gavin O'Grady | Mid Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | Feale Rangers |
Ian Twiss | Milltown/Castlemaine | 0-10 | 10 | West Kerry | |
Conor Cox | Feale Rangers | 0-10 | 10 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | |
8 | Ivan Parker | St. Brendan's | 2-03 | 9 | Currow |
Paul Geaney | Dingle | 1-06 | 9 | Austin Stacks | |
Conor Keane | Killarney Legion | 0-09 | 9 | St. Kieran's | |
Mike O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 0-09 | 9 | Laune Rangers |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Currow made their first appearance at senior level.
- Dr. Crokes suffered a first championship loss since 2009.
- The final went to a replay for the first time since 2008.
- Austin Stacks won the title for the first time since 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Crokes learn from painful past". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Casey fires classy Crokes to title glory". Irish Independent. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Untouchable Gooch inspires Dr Crokes to three-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Kerry SFC Final: Clinical Cooper gets ball rolling in Crokes stroll". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Munster club champions Dr Crokes see Kerry five-in-a-row title dream end". The 42. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Donaghy stars as Stacks crowned Kerry champs". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.