2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	19
Teams	7 May - 18 December 2004
Sponsor	Allied 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 played	25
Goals scored	49 (1.96 per match)
Points scored	509 (20.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Colm Cooper (3-21)
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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

Round 1

Kerins O'Rahilly's v John Mitchels

7 May 2004Round 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.

St. Brendan's v Feale Rangers

8 May 2004Round 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.

Milltown/Castlemaine v Rathmore

8 May 2004Round 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.

Kilcummin v Listowel Emmets

9 May 2004Round 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.

Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks

9 May 2004Round 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.

Shannon Rangers v Kenmare

9 May 2004Round 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

Austin Stacks v Kilcummin

30 May 2004Round 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.

Rathmore v John Mitchels

30 May 2004Round 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.

Shannon Rangers v St. Brendan's

30 May 2004Round 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

Austin Stacks v John Mitchels

18 December 2004Playoff	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

Kenmare v Kilcummin

18 June 2004Round 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.

St. Kieran's v Milltown/Castlemaine

19 June 2004Round 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.

South Kerry v St. Brendan's

19 June 2004Round 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.

Dr Crokes v West Kerry

20 June 2004Round 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.

Laune Rangers v East Kerry

20 June 2004Round 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.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v An Ghaeltacht

23 June 2004Round 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.

Rathmore v Feale Rangers

26 June 2004Round 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.

Mid Kerry v Listowel Emmets

27 June 2004Round 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.

An Ghaeltacht v Kerins O'Rahilly's

25 July 2004Round 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

St. Kieran's v Kenmare

2 October 2004Quarter-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.

An Ghaeltacht v Listowel Emmets

9 October 2004Quarter-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.

South Kerry v Rathmore

10 October 2004Quarter-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.

Laune Rangers v Dr. Crokes

10 October 2004Quarter-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

Laune Rangers v An Ghaeltacht

24 October 2004Semi-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.

South Kerry v St. Kieran's

24 October 2004Semi-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

South Kerry v Laune Rangers

7 November 2004Final	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

Top scorers

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

• South Kerry won their first title since 1982.
• Laune Rangers became the first team to lose back-to-back finals since Austin Stacks in 1980-81.
• Milltown/Castlemaine played in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship after winning the Kerry Club Football Championship.
• Milltown/Castlemaine made their first appearance in the senior championship.
• Despite losing the Relegation Play-Off John Mitchels took their senior status.

References

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.