1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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 Stacks Mikey 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

First round

Killarney v Na Fianna

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.

South Kerry v Laune Rangers

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.

Spa v John Mitchels

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.

Eoin Rua v Kenmare

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.

Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

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

Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's

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.

Killarney v South Kerry

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.

Eoin Rua v Spa

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

Feale Rangers v Eoin Rua

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)

Mid Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds

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.

Austin Stacks v West Kerry

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

Shannon Rangers v Killarney

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

Austin Stacks v Shannon Rangers

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)

Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry

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

Feale Rangers v Austin Stacks

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

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.