2002 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2002 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	24 May - 10 November 2002
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Kerins O'Rahilly's (6th title); Morgan O'Shea (captain); Eoin Liston (manager)
Runners-up	Kilcummin ; Tommy Brosnan (captain); Seán Counihan (manager)
Relegated	Killarney Legion
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	37 (1.32 per match)
Points scored	564 (20.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Declan Quill (1-27)
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Last updated January 09, 2023

The 2002 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 102nd 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 9 April 2002. The championship ran from 24 May to 10 November 2002.

The final was played on 10 November 2002 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Kerins O'Rahilly's and Kilcummin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kerins O'Rahilly's won the match by 0-14 to 0-05 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in 45 years.^[5]

Declan Quill was the championship's top scorer with 1-27.

Format change

The championship brought a change in format with the introduction of a second chance for defeated first-round teams via a losers' round. The four semi-finalists from the previous year - An Ghaeltacht, Austin Stacks, Dr. Crokes and South Kerry - received byes to the last 16, but did not have the benefit of a second chance. Relegation was also introduced for the club team that lost all their matches.

Results

Round 1

24 May 2002Round 1	John Mitchels	2-04 - 0-09	Kilcummin	Austin Stack Park
	F O'Connor 1-0, A Moynihan 1-0, A Gleeson 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1, GD Dennehy 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-5, M O'Connor 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-1.

24 May 2002Round 1	Killarney Legion	0-06 - 1-11	Laune Rangers	Deerpark Grounds
	C O'Grady 0-3, J Cronin 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1, S Culloty 0-1.		MF Russell 1-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3, L Hassett 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M McGillycuddy 0-1.

25 May 2002Round 1	St. Brendan's	0-05 - 2-12	Feale Rangers	Ardfert Grounds
	S Wallace 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, S Hayes 0-1.		D Galvin 1-0, M Conway 1-0, B Scanlon 0-3, A Doran 0-3, P Somers 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, J Corridan 0-1, N Kennelly 0-1.

25 May 2002Round 1	Mid Kerry	3-12 - 0-08	Shannon Rangers	Cromane Grounds
	K Foley 0-6, F Kelleher 1-1, S O'Sullivan 1-1, I Twiss 1-1, M O'Connor 0-2, D Walsh 0-1.		L Weir 0-4, O Horgan 0-1, I Blake 0-1, JP Leahy 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.

25 May 2002Round 1	St. Kieran's	2-14 - 0-09	Kenmare	Knocknagoshel Grounds
	L Brosnan 2-3, S McElligott 0-4, P Galvin 0-4, J McGlynn 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-1.		J O'Neill 0-4, J Wharton 0-2, JJ Brosnan 0-1, L Lynch 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.

26 May 2002Round 1	Rathmore	2-07 - 0-06	Glenflesk	Rathbeg Grounds
	P McCarthy 1-2, S O'Neill 1-0, MD Cahill 0-3, K O'Keeffe 0-2.		P O'Donoghue 0-4, S Moynihan 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.

26 May 2002Round 1	Castleisland Desmonds	0-06 - 2-06	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Castleisland Grounds
	J Brennan 0-2, M Lyons 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, K Dillon 0-1, K Lynch 0-1.		D Quill 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4, G O'Brien 1-0.

26 May 2002Round 1	West Kerry	1-12 - 0-12	East Kerry	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	J Ferriter 1-4, J Driscoll 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, J Flannery 0-1, F Smith 0-1, B Dorgan 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 0-5, R McAuliffe 0-3, R O'Donovan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, K Healy 0-1.

Round 2

31 May 2002Round 2	Castleisland Desmonds	0-11 - 0-14	Glenflesk	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Lynch 0-7, M O'Connell 0-1, M Broderick 0-1, M Horgan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-8, JB O'Donoghue 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1.

31 May 2002Round 2	East Kerry	1-12 - 0-10	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	R McAuliffe 0-4, R O'Donovan 0-4, P Darmody 1-0, P Kennedy 0-2, K O'Donoghue 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		S Murphy 0-6, S Griffin 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1, M Ferris 0-1, J Best 0-1.

1 June 2002Round 2	Kilcummin	0-13 - 1-08	Killarney Legion	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Lynch 0-5, M O'Connor 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, B Brosnan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		C O'Grady 0-4, S Culloty 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Bowler 0-1, D Pyne 0-1.

1 June 2002Round 2	Shannon Rangers	2-09 - 0-11	Kenmare	Austin Stack Park
	L Weir 0-4, JP Leahy 1-0, K Wrenn 1-0, B Bambury 0-3, J Moroney 0-2.		J O'Neill 0-9, L Lynch 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.

Relegation playoff

3 November 2002Playoff	Castleisland Desmonds	0-13 - 0-06	Killarney Legion	Kilcummin Grounds
	K Lynch 0-4, D Flynn 0-4, M O'Connell 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, K Dillon 0-1, N Dillon 0-1.		D Culloty 0-3, K Healy 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

Round 3

13 July 2002Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-14 - 0-09	West Kerry	Strand Road
	D Quill 0-7, J O'Connor 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, A Daly 0-1, G Walsh 0-1.		G Farrell 0-3, J Ferriter 0-2, F Smith 0-2, B Dorgan 0-1, M Moriarty 0-1.

13 July 2002Round 3	Dr. Crokes	1-17 - 1-04	Shannon Rangers	Lewis Road
	A O'Shea 1-4, V Casey 0-3, D Moloney 0-3, M Crowley 0-2, M Cooper 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, C Cooper 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1.		S Langan 1-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.

8 August 2002Round 3	Rathmore	3-09 - 3-07	Mid Kerry	Rathbeg Grounds
	K O'Keeffe 1-2, D Moynihan 1-0, J Buckley 1-0, MD Cahill 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-2, M Nagle 0-1, D Casey 0-1.		S O'Sullivan 1-1, D Kelleher 1-0, D Walsh 1-0, K Foley 0-1, I Twiss 0-1, F Kelleher 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, J Gles 0-1.

9 August 2002Round 3	Laune Rangers	0-21 - 1-11	St. Kieran's	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 0-8, P O'Sullivan 0-4, B O'Shea 0-3, C O'Connor 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, L Hassett 0-1.		P O'Rahilly 1-0, S McElligott 0-3, S Scanlon 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, J McGlynn 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.

10 August 2002Round 3	Glenflesk	1-12 - 1-13	Kilcummin	Glenflesk Grounds
	S Moynihan 0-4, R O'Donoghue 1-0, S Dennehy 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, JB O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-8, R O'Connor 1-1, B Brosnan 0-2, N Mangan 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.

10 August 2002Round 3	South Kerry	0-16 - 0-06	John Mitchels	Con Keating Park
	JD O'Shea 0-3, J Shanahan 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-3, A Constable 0-2, B Teahan 0-1, R Hussey 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1, J Sugrue 0-1.		P Coffey 0-2, A Moynihan 0-1, GD Dennehy 0-1, J O'Dowd 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.

11 August 2002Round 3	Feale Rangers	0-10 - 0-08	East Kerry	Finuge Grounds
	D Galvin 0-3, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, M Kearney 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, A Doran 0-1, M Conway 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, R McAuliffe 0-1, D Foley 0-1.

11 August 2002Round 3	An Ghaeltacht	1-13 - 2-04	Austin Stacks	Gallarus Grounds
	A Mac Gearilt 0-5, D Ó Cinnéide 0-5, JJ Corduff 1-0, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, PJ Mac Gearailt 0-1.		D Aherne 2-0, B Sheehan 0-1, D Long 0-1, M Collins 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

4 October 2002Quarter-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-12 - 0-10	Rathmore	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	D Quill 0-8, J O'Connor 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, G Molloy 0-1.		M Riordan 0-5, K O'Keeffe 0-1, D Casey 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.

6 October 2002Quarter-final	An Ghaeltacht	0-12 - 0-11	South Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, JJ Corduff 0-2, C Mac Gearailt 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-8, A Constable 0-1, JD O'Shea 0-1, R Hussey 0-1/

6 October 2002Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	0-14 - 0-12	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 0-5, R Neher 0-4, M Crowley 0-2, V Cooper 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-7, MF Russell 0-3, C O'Connor 0-2.

9 October 2002Quarter-final	Kilcummin	3-08 - 0-08	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	M O'Connor 1-2, B Brosnan 1-1, R O'Connor 1-0, DJ Fleming 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		D Galvin 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, M Kennelly 0-2, A Doran 0-1.

Semi-finals

27 October 2002Semi-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-10 - 0-05	Dr. Crokes	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1.		A O'Shea 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, B McMahon 0-1.

27 October 2002Semi-final	Kilcummin	1-11 - 0-12	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	DJ Fleming 0-4, M McCarthy 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, N Mangan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, SB Doherty 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1.

Final

10 November 2002Final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-14 - 0-05	Kilcummin	FitzGerald Stadium
	G O'Brien and D Quill (2f) 0-4 each; J O'Connor and G Molloy 0-2 each; A Murphy and T O'Sullivan 0-1 each.		DJ Fleming 0-3f; E O'Donoghue (f) and M McCarthy 0-1 each.	Referee: P Lyons (Laune Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-27	30	5	6.00
2	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-23	23	5	4.60
3	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	1-14	17	3	5.66
3	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-17	17	3	5.66
5	Pa O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	0-14	14	3	4.66
6	Michael O'Connor	Kilcummin	1-10	13	5	2.40
	Paud O'Donoghue	Glenflesk	0-13	13	3	4.33
	James O'Neill	Kenmare	0-13	13	2	6.50
9	Kevin Lynch	Castleisland Desmonds	0-12	12	3	4.00
10	Maurice Fitzgerald	South Kerry	0-11	11	2	5.50
	Aodán Mac Gearailt	An Ghaeltacht	0-11	11	3	3.66
	John O'Connor	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-11	11	5	2.20

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Brosnan	St. Kieran's	2-03	9	Kenmare
1	James O'Neill	Kenmare	0-09	9	Shannon Rangers
3	Paud O'Donoghue	Glenflesk	0-08	8	Castleisland Desmonds
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-08	8	St. Kieran's
	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-08	8	Glenflesk
	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-08	8	Rathmore
	Maurice Fitzgerald	South Kerry	0-08	8	An Ghaeltacht
8	Jack Ferriter	West Kerry	1-04	7	East Kerry
	Aidan O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	1-04	7	Shannon Rangers
	Kevin Lynch	Castleisland Desmonds	0-07	7	Glenflesk
	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-07	7	West Kerry
	Pa O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	0-07	7	Dr. Crokes

Miscellaneous

Kerins O'Rahilly's won a first title in 45 years.
Kerins O'Rahilly's qualify for the final for the first time since 1963.
Kilcummin qualify for the final for the first time since 1913.

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[1] "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[2] "Super Ó Sé leads An Ghaeltacht to promised land". Irish Independent. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "An Gaeltacht triumph in Kerry decider". RTÉ Sport. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "Kilcummin giant-killers!". The Kerryman. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[5] "Rhapsody in blue as O'Rahillys roll back the years in Killarney". Irish Independent. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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