1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship
| Dates | 21 June - 28 September 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions |  Feale Rangers (2nd title)Tom O'Connell (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Austin StacksMikey Sheehy (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 253 (16.87 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mikey Sheehy (3-16) | ||
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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
[edit]First round
[edit]| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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
[edit]| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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
[edit]| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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
[edit]| 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) |
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "40 Years ago on this date Austin Stacks captured all 3 Senior Co. Titles". Austin Stacks GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Feale Rangers legends to be honoured". Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1980". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.