1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates21 June - 28 September 1980
Teams16
Champions Feale Rangers (2nd title)
Tom O'Connell (captain)
Runners-up Austin Stacks
Mikey Sheehy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Points scored253 (16.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mikey Sheehy (3-16)
1979 (Previous) (Next) 1981

The 1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 21 June to 28 September 1980.

AUstin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 28 September 1980 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Feale Rangers and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Feale Rangers won the match by 1-10 to 1–07 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4]

Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 3-16.

Results

First round

Killarney v Na Fianna
21 June 1980 First round Killarney 3-10 - 2-05 Na Fianna Listry Grounds
J O'Donoghue 1-3, D O'Donoghue 1-2, D Murphy 1-0, D Lyne 0-2, M O'Grady 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1, C Galvin 0-1. S Kelly 1-0, J Cahillane 1-0, J Kennedy 0-3, C Coakley 0-2.
South Kerry v Laune Rangers
21 June 1980 First round South Kerry 1-09 - 2-04 Laune Rangers Con Keating Park
P Landers 0-5, P O'Mahony 1-0, P O'Connor 0-3, J Egan 0-1. J Sheehan 2-0, J Shannon 0-2, MF O'Shea 0-1, P O'Riordan 0-1.
Spa v John Mitchels
22 June 1980 First round Spa 1-10 - 0-11 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park
T Regan 1-1, C Dowling 0-4, S Kelleher 0-2, S Cronin 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1, P Casey 0-1. J Dowd 0-4, T Dowd 0-2, M O'Donnell 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J Kerins 0-1, R Flahive 0-1.
Eoin Rua v Kenmare
22 June 1980 First round Eoin Rua 2-11 - 2-09 Kenmare Glenflesk Grounds
M O'Riordan 0-5, H Moynihan 1-1, N O'Donovan 1-1, S O'Leary 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. T Spillane 1-2, D Dwyer 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-2, PJ McIntyre 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1, P Spillane 0-1, M Maybury 0-1.
Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's
22 June 1980 First round Mid Kerry 3-11 - 1-07 Kerins O'Rahilly's J. P. O'Sullivan Park
D Hartnett 2-0, P Foley 1-0, M Grady 0-3, B Coffey 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, D Coffey 0-2, J Coffey 0-2. S Walsh 1-0, S Kissane 0-3, J Collins 0-2, G O'Connell 0-1, S Rogers 0-1.

Second round

Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's
13 July 1980 Second round Mid Kerry 3-03 - 0-10 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
P Foley 2-1, M Moriarty 1-0, B Coffey 0-1, J Coffey 0-1. M Ferris 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, G Mahony 0-1, M Leahy 0-1.
Killarney v South Kerry
13 July 1980 Second round Killarney 1-06 - 0-08 South Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
N Brosnan 1-1, D O'Donoghue 0-3, J O'Donoghue 0-1, D Lyne 0-1. P O'Mahony 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, JP Curran 0-1, P Landers 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.
Eoin Rua v Spa
13 July 1980 Second round Eoin Rua 2-12 - 2-07 Spa FitzGerald Stadium
S O'Leary 1-4, A O'Donovan 1-3, M O'Donovan 0-2, D Twomey 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1. P O'Mahony 2-0, S Doolin 0-3, S Kelliher 0-2, N Doherty 0-1, C Cronin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Feale Rangers v Eoin Rua
26 July 1980 Quarter-final Feale Rangers 2-16 - 2-02 Eoin Rua Moyvane Grounds
J Mulvihill 1-5, J Sheehy 1-2, R Bunyan 0-3, E Sweeney 0-2, T Kennelly 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. JD O'Keeffe 1-0, D Cahill 1-0, H Moynihan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1. Referee: T Keane (Caherciveen)
Mid Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds
27 July 1980 Quarter-final Mid Kerry 1-06 - 0-05 Castleisland Desmonds J. P. O'Sullivan Park
M Moriarty 1-1, B Lynch 0-3, J Coffey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. PJ Kerins 0-2, M Kerins 0-1, B Lyons 0-1, E Walsh 0-1.
Austin Stacks v West Kerry
27 July 1980 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 2-11 - 1-04 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
M Sheehy 2-7, B O'Sullivan 0-2, JL McElligott 0-2. J Doyle 1-0, P Ó Sé 0-2, D Higgins 0-1, G Casey 0-1. Referee: J Conway
Shannon Rangers v Killarney
27 July 1980 Quarter-final Shannon Rangers 1-11 - 1-06 Killarney Ballylongford Grounds
B Walsh 1-3, E Liston 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, J King 0-1, P Liston 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. P O'Donoghue 1-0, D Lyne 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1.

Semi-finals

Austin Stacks v Shannon Rangers
31 August 1980 Semi-final Austin Stacks 3-13 - 2-13 Shannon Rangers Austin Stack Park
J Power 2-3, M Sheehy 1-5, L Kerins 0-2, G Power 0-2, P Sugrue 0-1. E Liston 2-1, J Walsh 0-5, B Walsh 0-5, S Liston 0-1, D Liston 0-1. Referee: J Conway (Laune Rangers)
Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry
31 August 1980 Semi-final Feale Rangers 0-11 - 1-05 Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park
J Mulvihill 0-6, G O'Sullivan 0-2, J Deenihan 0-1, R Bunyan 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1. B Lynch 0-4, P Foley 1-0, J Sheehan 0-1. Referee: T Brennan (Castleisland)

Final

Feale Rangers v Austin Stacks
28 September 1980 Final Feale Rangers 1-10 - 1-07 Austin Stacks Austin Stack Park
J Mulvihill 1-4, P O'Connell 0-2, T O'Connell 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, R Bunyan 0-1. B O'Sullivan 1-2, M Sheehy 0-4, J O'Keeffe 0-1. Referee: T Keane (Caherciveen)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 3-16 25 3 8.33
2 Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 2-15 21 3 7.00
3 Pat Foley Mid Kerry 4-01 13 4 3.25
4 Barry Walsh Shannon Rangers 1-08 11 2 5.50
5 Eoin Liston Shannon Rangers 2-04 10 2 5.00
Seánie O'Leary Eoin Rua 1-07 10 3 3.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 2-07 13 West Kerry
2 Jackie Power Austin Stacks 2-03 9 Shannon Rangers
3 Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 1-05 8 Eoin Rua
Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 1-05 8 Shannon Rangers
5 Pat Foley Mid Kerry 2-01 7 St. Brendan's
Eoin Liston Shannon Rangers 2-01 7 Austin Stacks
Seánie O'Leary Eoin Rua 1-04 7 Spa
Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 1-04 7 Austin Stacks
9 James Sheehan Laune Rangers 2-00 6 South Kerry
Donie Hartnett Mid Kerry 2-00 6 Kerins O'Rahilly's
Paudie O'Mahony Spa 2-00 6 Eoin Rua
Johnny O'Donoghue Killarney 1-03 6 Na Fianna
Ambrose O'Donovan Eoin Rua 1-03 6 Spa
Barry Walsh Shannon Rangers 1-03 6 Killarney
Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 0-06 6 Mid Kerry

References

  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "40 Years ago on this date Austin Stacks captured all 3 Senior Co. Titles". Austin Stacks GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Feale Rangers legends to be honoured". Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "1980". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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