1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates21 June - 28 September 1980
Teams16
Champions Colours of Roscommon.svg Feale Rangers (2nd title)
Tom O'Connell (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Austin Stacks
Mikey Sheehy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Points scored253 (16.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Kilkenny.svg 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.

Contents

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–two years. [3] [4]

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

Results

First round

21 June 1980First 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 1980First 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 1980First 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 1980First 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 1980First 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

13 July 1980Second 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 1980Second 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 1980Second 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

26 July 1980Quarter-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 1980Quarter-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 1980Quarter-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 1980Quarter-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

31 August 1980Semi-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 1980Semi-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

28 September 1980Final 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
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 3-162538.33
2Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 2-152137.00
3Pat Foley Mid Kerry 4-011343.25
4Barry Walsh Shannon Rangers 1-081125.50
5 Eoin Liston Shannon Rangers 2-041025.00
Seánie O'Leary Eoin Rua 1-071033.33
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 2-0713 West Kerry
2Jackie Power Austin Stacks 2-039 Shannon Rangers
3Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 1-058 Eoin Rua
Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 1-058 Shannon Rangers
5Pat Foley Mid Kerry 2-017 St. Brendan's
Eoin Liston Shannon Rangers 2-017 Austin Stacks
Seánie O'Leary Eoin Rua 1-047 Spa
Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 1-047 Austin Stacks
9James Sheehan Laune Rangers 2-006 South Kerry
Donie Hartnett Mid Kerry 2-006 Kerins O'Rahilly's
Paudie O'Mahony Spa 2-006 Eoin Rua
Johnny O'Donoghue Killarney 1-036 Na Fianna
Ambrose O'Donovan Eoin Rua 1-036 Spa
Barry Walsh Shannon Rangers 1-036 Killarney
Johnny Mulvihill Feale Rangers 0-066 Mid Kerry

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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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