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2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates19
Teams7 May - 18 December 2004
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions South Kerry (6th title)
Maurice Fitzgerald (captain)
James O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up Laune Rangers
Mike Frank Russell (captain)
John Evans (manager)
Relegated John Mitchels
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored49 (1.96 per match)
Points scored509 (20.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colm Cooper (3-21)
2003 (Previous) (Next) 2005

The 2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 March 2004. The championship ran from 7 May to 18 December 2004.

An Ghaeltacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laune Rangers in the semi-finals.[2][3][4]

The final was played on 7 November 2004 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Laune Rangers in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 1-13 to 2-05 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in 22 years.[5]

Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.

Results

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Round 1

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7 May 2004 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-16 - 0-09 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park
D Quill 0-7, M Fitzgerald 0-4, J O'Connor 0-3, O Molloy 0-1, P Madden 0-1. J Fitzgerald 0-4, A Moynihan 0-2, GD Dennehy 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, D Boylan 0-1.
8 May 2004 Round 1 St. Brendan's 2-06 - 1-11 Feale Rangers Blennerville Grounds
S Hayes 1-4, B Flaherty 1-1, S Wallace 0-1. E Galvin 1-2, E Bowler 0-3, A O'Brien 0-2, M Kearney 0-1, P Somers 0-1, JJ Mulvihill 0-1, J Mulvihill 0-1.
8 May 2004 Round 1 Milltown/Castlemaine 0-13 - 2-03 Rathmore Páirc de Búrca
D Kelliher 0-8, S Murphy 0-2, G Wrenn 0-1, Martin Burke 0-1, D Twiss 0-1. D Fitzgerald 1-1, T Cronin 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-2.
9 May 2004 Round 1 Kilcummin 1-07 - 1-08 Listowel Emmets Kilcummin Grounds
DJ Fleming 0-5, S Lenihan 1-0, R O'Connor 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1. B Scanlon 1-3, N Kennelly 0-4, M Whelan 0-1.
9 May 2004 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 5-06 - 0-08 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
C Cooper 2-5, E Brosnan 2-0, M Crowley 1-0, D Moloney 0-1. M Collins 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, D Long 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1, P McCannon 0-1.
9 May 2004 Round 1 Shannon Rangers 1-11 - 3-11 Kenmare Ballyongford Grounds
E Mulvihill 1-2, B Bambury 0-5, S McGinley 0-2, J Holly 0-1, E Mangan 0-1. J O'Sullivan 2-1, P O'Connor 0-5, B O'Connor 1-0, A O'Sullivan 0-3, S O'Leary 0-1, E O'Driscoll 0-1.

Round 2

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30 May 2004 Round 2 Austin Stacks 0-10 - 1-10 Kilcummin Connolly Park
M Collins 0-5, M Hogan 0-2, D Sayers 0-1, D Long 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1. DJ Fleming 1-3, P O'Donoghue 0-5, M McCarthy 0-1, S Linehan 0-1.
30 May 2004 Round 2 Rathmore 0-14 - 0-08 John Mitchels Rathbeg Grounds
M O'Riordan 0-7, I Kelliher 0-2, I Buckley 0-1, O Doherty 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1B Nagle 0-1. GD Dennehy 0-4, J Fitzgerald 0-1, O Coffey 0-1, O Kelliher 0-1, M Moloney 0-1.
30 May 2004 Round 2 Shannon Rangers 1-07 - 2-12 St. Brendan's Ballylongford Grounds
L Boyle 1-0, K Mulvihill 0-2, O Horgan 0-2, S McGinley 0-1, K Wrenn 0-1, J McMahon 0-1. C Daly 1-3, S Wallace 1-1, S Hayes 0-4, B Poff 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, R Barrett 0-1.

Relegation playoff

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18 December 2004 Playoff Austin Stacks 0-14 - 0-04 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park
D Long 0-4, M Hogan 0-3, M Collins 0-2, F Smith 0-2, P Hennebery 0-2, K Donaghy 0-1. GD Dennehy 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.

Round 3

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18 June 2004 Round 3 Kenmare 0-09 - 0-07 Kilcummin Kenmare Shamrocks
P O'Connor 0-6, J O'Sullivan 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1. J Linehan 0-3, B Brosnan 0-2, SB Doherty 0-1, L O'Leary 0-1.
19 June 2004 Round 3 St. Kieran's 1-09 - 0-08 Milltown/Castlemaine Brosna Grounds
K Lynch 0-5, J O'Donnell 1-0, J McGlynn 0-2, M Horgan 0-1, T McGoldrick 0-1. G Wrenn 0-4, D Twiss 0-3, Mike Burke 0-1.
19 June 2004 Round 3 South Kerry 3-13 - 0-05 St. Brendan's Blennerville Grounds
R O'Connor 1-3, D O'Dwyer 1-2, A O'Sullivan 1-0, S Fogarty 0-3, B Sheehan 0-3, S Hussey 0-1, R Hussey 0-1. S Hayes 0-2, S Wallace 0-1, C Daly 0-1, B Poff 0-1.
20 June 2004 Round 3 Dr Crokes 1-22 - 1-12 West Kerry Lewis Road
C Cooper 1-10, A O'Shea 0-5, K Brosnan 0-2, D Moloney 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, D Cooper 0-1, R Neher 0-1. D O'Sullivan 1-2, G Farrell 0-5, E Kennedy 0-2, J Brosnan 0-1, B Hannafin 0-1, N Sheehy 0-1.
20 June 2004 Round 3 Laune Rangers 1-12 - 1-10 East Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
P O'Sullivan 0-4, J Lynch 1-0, MF Russell 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, C O'Connor 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1. R O'Donovan 0-5, D O'Connor 1-0, J Crowley 0-1, F McAuliffe 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, D Daly 0-1.
23 June 2004 Round 3 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-10 - 1-07 An Ghaeltacht Strand Road
D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-3, A Daly 0-1. M Mac Gearailt 1-0, C Ó Dubhda 0-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1.
26 June 2004 Round 3 Rathmore 4-09 - 1-11 Feale Rangers Rathbeg Grounds
D Fitzgerald 0-7, J Buckley 2-0, I Kelleher 1-1, D O'Keeffe 1-0, K O'Keeffe 0-1. P Galvin 1-4, J Mulvihill 0-2, E Bowler 0-2, S Lynch 0-2, M Kearney 0-1.
27 June 2004 Round 3 Mid Kerry 0-08 - 0-11 Listowel Emmets Páirc na nGael
D Doona 0-3, K Foley 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, L Sheehan 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1. N Kennelly 0-7, M Whelan 0-2, D Galvin 0-1, J Stack 0-1.
25 July 2004 Round 3 replay An Ghaeltacht 2-08 - 0-10 Kerins O'Rahilly's Gallarus Grounds
D Ó Cinnéide 1-2, D Flaherty 1-0 (og), JJ Corduff 0-3, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, P Ó Cuinn 0-1. D Quill 0-5, M Fitzgerald 0-2, B Moran 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, O Molloy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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2 October 2004 Quarter-final St. Kieran's 1-11 - 1-06 Kenmare FitzGerald Stadium
K Lynch 0-6, J Dennehy 1-1, T McGoldrick 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, M Horgan 0-1, F McAuliffe 0-1. P O'Connor 1-4, S O'Shea 0-1, L Lynch 0-1.
9 October 2004 Quarter-final An Ghaeltacht 1-11 - 1-09 Listowel Emmets Austin Stack Park
D Ó Cinnéide 1-4, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-2, M Mac Gearailt 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1. N Kennelly 0-6, B Scanlon 1-0, P Buckley 0-2, S Stack 0-1.
10 October 2004 Quarter-final South Kerry 2-20 - 1-06 Rathmore FitzGerald Stadium
D O'Sullivan 1-2, R O'Connor 1-1, S Hussey 0-4, B Sheehan 0-4, A O'Sullivan 0-3, D O'Dwyer 0-2, S Fogarty 0-2, A O'Connell 0-1, B Hickey 0-1. M O'Riordan 0-4, J Murphy 1-0, I Kelleher 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1.
10 October 2004 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 0-15 - 1-10 Dr. Crokes FitzGerald Stadium
P O'Sullivan 0-4, MF Russell 0-3, J Coffey 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, S Foley 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, J Lynch 0-1. C Cooper 0-6, A Kennelly 1-0, C Brosnan 0-1, M Moriarty 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.

Semi-finals

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24 October 2004 Semi-final Laune Rangers 1-13 - 1-08 An Ghaeltacht FitzGerald Stadium
MF Russell 0-4, J Lynch 1-0, B Gannon 0-3, S Foley 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 1-4, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, M Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1.
24 October 2004 Semi-final South Kerry 0-07 - 0-06 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
B Sheehan 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2. K Lynch 0-3, F McAuliffe 0-2, J Dennehy 0-1.

Final

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7 November 2004 Final South Kerry 1-13 - 2-05 Laune Rangers FitzGerald Stadium
B Sheehan 0-5 (0-3 frees); R O’Connor 1-1; D O’Sullivan 0-3; R Hussey 0-2 (0-1 free); D O’Dwyer and S Sugrue 0-1 each. C O’Connor 1-1; S Foley 1-0; P O’Sullivan 0-2 frees; B Gannon and B O’Shea 0-1 each Referee: P Sheehy (Clounmacon)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 3-21 30 3 10.00
2 Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 3-12 21 4 5.25
3 Paul O'Connor Kenmare 1-15 18 3 6.00
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-18 18 3 6.00
5 Noel Kennelly Listowel Emmets 0-17 17 3 5.66
6 Bryan Sheehan South Kerry 0-15 15 4 3.75
7 Ronan O'Connor South Kerry 0-14 14 4 3.50
8 Kevin Lynch St. Kieran's 0-14 14 3 4.66
9 Seán Hayes St. Brendan's 1-10 13 3 4.33
Michael O'Riordan Rathmore 0-13 13 4 3.25
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-10 13 West Kerry
2 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-05 11 Austin Stacks
3 Donal Kelliher Milltown/Castlemain 0-08 8 Rathmore
4 John O'Sullivan Kenmare 2-01 7 Shannon Rangers
Seán Hayes St. Brendan's 1-04 7 Feale Rangers
Paul Galvin Feale Rangers 1-04 7 Rathmore
Paul O'Connor Kenmare 1-04 7 St. Kieran's
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 1-04 7 Listowel Emmets
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 1-04 7 Laune Rangers
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-07 7 John Mitchels
Michael O'Riordan Rathmore 0-07 7 John Mitchels
Damien Fitzgerald Rathmore 0-07 7 Feale Rangers
Noel Kennelly Listowel Emmets 0-07 7 Mid Kerry

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Russell's late point snatches victory from Gaeltacht grasp". Irish Examiner. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Gaeltacht big guns come up trumps". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "KERRY SFC : Russell leads Rangers romp". Irish Independent. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.