2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates18 May - 26 October 2003
Teams20
Sponsor Allied Irish Bank
Champions Colours of Cork.svg An Ghaeltacht (2nd title)
Darragh Ó Sé (captain)
Fergal Ó Sé (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Laune Rangers
Pa O'Sullivan (captain)
John Evans (manager)
Relegated Colours of Waterford.svg Castleisland Desmonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored56 (1.75 per match)
Points scored638 (19.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Mayo.svg Kieran Foley (1-22)
2002 (Previous)(Next) 2004

The 2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. [1]

Contents

Kerins O'Rahilly's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mid Kerry in the quarter-finals. [2]

The final replay was played on 26 October 2003 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between An Ghaeltacht and Laune Rangers. An Ghaeltacht won the match by 0-12 to 2-04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in two years. [3] [4]

Mid Kerry's Kieran Foley was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Club section

Club round 1

24 May 2002Round 1 Dr. Crokes 2-07 - 2-13 Laune Rangers Lewis Road
M Crowley 2-2, A O'Shea 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1, J Jones 0-1.MF Russell 0-7, J O'Brien 1-1, C O'Connor 0-4, J Sheehan 1-0, B Gannon 0-1.
25 May 2003Round 1 Listowel Emmets 3-04 - 1-12 Glenflesk Austin Stack Park
N Kennelly 2-0, B Scanlon 1-2, F Reen 0-1, D Galvin 0-1.P O'Donoghue 0-7, O Favier 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
25 May 2003Round 1 John Mitchels 0-08 - 0-14 Austin Stacks Austin Stack Park
G Dennehy 0-4, J Fitzgerald 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1.D Aherne 0-8, M Collins 0-2, P Laide 0-2, TJ Hogan 0-2.
25 May 2003Round 1 Rathmore 2-10 - 0-10 Castleisland Desmonds FitzGerald Stadium
T Cronin 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, K O'Keeffe 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-3, N O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.M O'Connell 0-3, J Flynn 0-3, K O'Sullivan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Broderick 0-1, K Lynch 0-1.

Club round 1 losers' round

31 May 2003Losers' group John Mitchels 1-10 - 0-08 Catsleisland Desmonds Boherbee Grounds
B Dennehy 0-4, A Gleeson 1-0, A Moynihan 0-3, GD Dennehy 0-2, P Coffey 0-1.K Lynch 0-5, B O'Neill 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1.
31 May 2003Losers' group Dr. Crokes 3-18 - 1-07 Listowel Emmets Lewis Road
M O'Grady 2-3, C Cooper 1-5, A O'Shea 0-3, M Crowley 0-3, J Jones 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1.D Galvin 0-6, B Scanlon 1-0, N Stack 0-1.

Relegation playoff

21 June 2003Losers' group Listowel Emmets 0-10 - 1-05 Catsleisland Desmonds Austin Stack Park
D Galvin 0-4, M Kennelly 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, B Doyle 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1.J Lyons 1-0, M O'Connell 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, DD Kerins 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Horgan 0-1.

Division section

Division round 1

18 May 2003Round 1 Kenmare 1-18 - 3-05 St. Brendan's Templenoe Grounds
B O'Neill 0-5, J O'Neill 0-4, E O'Driscoll 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, TP O'Connor 0-1, L Lynch 0-1.S Wallace 1-3, S Hayes 1-2, J Clifford 1-0.
19 May 2003Round 1 Mid Kerry 2-10 - 1-05 Shannon Rangers Ballylongford Grounds
M O'Connor 1-2, K Foley 0-4, D Doona 1-0, D Walsh 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.L Boyle 1-1, D Kiely 0-3, T Foley 0-1.

Division round 1 losers' group

24 May 2003Round 3 Shannon Rangers 2-07 - 0-09 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
P Kelly 1-3, T Foley 1-1, S McGinley 0-2, M Hannon 0-1.S Wallace 0-5, O McCarthy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.

Division round 2

24 May 2003Round 2 Mid Kerry 1-14 - 1-07 Kenmare Cromane Grounds
I Twiss 1-2, M O'Connor 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-3, K Foley 0-2, F Griffin 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, W Harmon 0-1, D Doona 0-1.JA O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Neill 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, TP O'Connor 0-1.
25 May 2003Round 2 Feale Rangers 0-10 - 0-18 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
P Galvin 0-6, E Bowler 0-2, P Somers 0-1, E Breen 0-1.R O'Donovan 0-7, R McAuliffe 0-5, D O'Connor 0-3, F McAuliffe 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1.
25 May 2003Round 2 South Kerry 1-08 - 1-09 West Kerry Con Keating Park
R Hussey 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, JD O'Shea 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.D O'Sullivan 1-1, S Farrell 0-3, G Farrell 0-3, T Griffin 0-2.
1 June 2003Round 2 St. Kieran's 1-10 - 1-08 Shannon Rangers Tarbert Grounds
EJ O'Donoghue 1-0, P Galvin 0-2, T McGoldrick 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, S Flynn 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, R O'Rahilly 0-1.M Hannon 1-2, D Kiely 0-3, G O'Brien 0-2, A Boyle 0-1.

Division round 2 losers' group

1 June 2008Losers' group South Kerry 0-11 - 0-09 Feale Rangers Con Keating Park
JD O'Shea 0-4, J Shanahan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.J Mulvihill 0-4, P Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, E Bowler 0-1.
29 June 2008Losers' group Shannon Rangers 0-17 - 2-04 Kenmare Beaufort Grounds
S McGinley 0-4, P Kelly 0-4, K Mulvihill 0-3, J McMahon 0-2, O Horgan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Hanlon 0-1.E O'Driscoll 1-0, B O'Neill 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1.

Knockout stage

Round 3

21 June 2003Round 3 Rathmore 1-07 - 0-12 Kilcummin Rathbeg Grounds
J Buckley 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-2, MD Cahill 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.DJ Fleming 0-6, M McCarthy 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, C Lenihan 0-1, S Lenihan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.
22 June 2003Round 3 West Kerry 0-11 - 1-05 Austin Stacks Páirc an Chaisleáin
G Farrell 0-6, T Griffin 0-1, S Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, B Hannafin 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1.K Donaghy 1-0, D Ahern 0-1, M Finn 0-1, D Bohane 0-1, D Long 0-1, F Smith 0-1.
22 June 2003Round 3 An Ghaeltacht 1-11 - 0-07 Glenflesk Gallarus Grounds
R Mac Gearailt 1-4, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Cathasaigh 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1.P O'Donoghue 0-3, JB O'Donoghue 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
22 June 2003Round 3 East Kerry 2-16 - 2-08 St. Kieran's Paddy O'Leary Memorial Park
F McAuliffe 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-4, R O'Donovan 0-4, R McAuliffe 0-4, G Murphy 1-0, D O'Connor 0-3.T McGoldrick 0-4, J Downey 0-3, J O'Donnell 1-0, S Flynn 1-0, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1.
22 June 2003Round 3 Dr Crokes 0-10 - 0-11 Mid Kerry Lewis Road
C Cooper 0-6, J Jones 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, M Crowley 0-1.K Foley 0-4, D Doona 0-2, M Connor 0-2, M Burke 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.
29 June 2003Round 3 John Mitchels 1-09 - 2-11 South Kerry Boherbee Grounds
F O'Brien 0-5, J Fitzgerald 1-0, B Dennehy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.M Fitzgerald 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-5, J Sugrue 1-1, J Shanahan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, JD O'Shea 0-1.
29 June 2003Round 3 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-11 - 1-12 Listowel Emmets Ballylongford Grounds
J O'Connor 1-4, G O'Brien 1-3, D Quill 0-4.D Galvin 0-4, T Walsh 1-0, M Kennelly 0-2, B Scanlon 0-2, N Kennelly 0-1, M Whelan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, L Keane 0-1.
20 July 2003Round 3 Laune Rangers 0-10 - 0-08 Shannon Rangers Tarbert Grounds
MF Russell 0-5, L Hassett 0-3, G O'Brien 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.K Mulvihill 0-3, D Lanigan 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, E O'Connell 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1.

Quarter-finals

30 August 2003Quarter-final South Kerry 1-13 - 1-09 Kilcummin J. P. O'Sullivan Park
J Shanahan 1-3, A O'Sullivan 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, B Teehan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, K Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.DJ Fleming 1-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, SB O'Doherty 0-2, S Lenihan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.
31 August 2003Quarter-final Mid Kerry 2-12 - 0-10 Kerins O'Rahilly's FitzGerald Stadium
K Foley 1-7, S O'Sullivan 1-1, M O'Connor 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1.D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.
6 September 2003Quarter-final Laune Rangers 1-11 - 1-09 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
B Gannon 1-0, MF Russell 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, S Foley 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.G Farrell 0-4, T Griffin 1-0, B Hannafin 0-2, J Ferriter 0-2, S Farrell 0-1.
7 September 2003Quarter-final An Ghaeltacht 1-15 - 0-08 East Kerry Austin Stack Park
D Ó Cinnéide 0-8, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, R Mac Gearailt 1-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Dubhda 0-1.R O'Donovan 0-3, R McAuliffe 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 September 2003Semi-final An Ghaeltacht 0-14 - 1-10 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, C Ó Dubhda 0-3, F Ó Sé 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1.K Foley 0-5, A Giles 1-0, D Doona 0-2, L O'Shea 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
21 September 2003Semi-final Laune Rangers 1-08 - 0-09 South Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
J Sheehan 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Connor 0-1, MF Russell 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.M Fitzgerald 0-5, J Shanahan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.

Final

12 October 2003Final An Ghaeltacht 0-10 - 0-10 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
D O Cinnéide (0-4, 3 frees), A Mac Gearailt (0-2), C Ó Cruadhlaoich (0-2), R Mac Gearailt, B Breathnach (0-1 each).MF Russell (0-7, 5 frees), P O'Sullivan (0-2), B Gannon (0-1)Referee: T Lynch (Kerins O'Rahilly's)
26 October 2003Final replay An Ghaeltacht 0-12 - 2-04 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
A Mac Gearailt (0-3), D Ó Cinnéide (0-3, 2 frees), M Ó Sé, T Ó Sé, D Ó Sé, P Ó Cuinn, T Ó Conchuir, C Ó Cruadhlaoich (0-1 each).J Lynch (1-0), G O’Brien (1-0), P O’Sullivan (0-2, 1 frees), B Gannon (0-2).Referee: T Lynch (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 1-222555.00
2 Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-232363.83
3 Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 0-222254.40
4Derek Galvin Listowel Emmets 0-151543.75
5 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-111427.00
Ross O'Donovan East Kerry 0-141434.66
7Roibeard Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 2-071352.60
Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 1-101352.60
9Mike Crowley Dr. Crokes 2-061234.00
D. J. Fleming Kilcummin 1-091234.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 1-0710 Kerins O'Rahilly's
2Michael O'Grady Dr. Crokes 2-039 Listowel Emmets
3Mike Crowley Dr. Crokes 2-028 Laune Rangers
Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-058 Listowel Emmets
Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 0-088 John Mitchels
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 0-088 East Kerry
7Roibeard Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 1-047 Glenflesk
John O'Connor Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-047 Listowel Emmets
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-077 Dr. Crokes
Paud O'Donoghue Glenflesk 0-077 Listowel Emmets
Ross O'Donovan East Kerry 0-077 Feale Rangers
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-077 An Ghaeltacht

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