2010 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2010 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	11 June - 17 October 2010
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Dr. Crokes (7th title) Brian Looney (captain) Harry O'Neill (manager)
Runners-up	Austin Stacks T. J. Hogan (captain) Wayne Quillinan (manager)
Relegated	Spa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	59 (1.9 per match)
Points scored	643 (20.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Colm Cooper (4-27)
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The 2010 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 110th 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 8 May 2010. The championship ran from 11 June to 17 October 2010.

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Dr Crokes in the semi-finals. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 17 October 2009 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Dr. Crokes and Austin Stacks in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first in 16 years. Dr. Crokes won the match by 1-15 to 0-11 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in 10 years. ^[4]

Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 4-27.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

• Spa

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

• An Ghaeltacht

Results

Round 1

St. Brendan's v East Kerry

11 June 2010Round 1	St. Brendan's	0-10 - 0-07	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	K Hurley 0-3, B Poff 0-2, C Daly 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1, D Doody 0-1.		C O'Shea 0-3, M Daly 0-1, Donald O'Sullivan 0-1, J Brosnan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Dingle v Shannon Rangers

12 June 2010Round 1	Dingle	2-16 - 2-08	Shannon Rangers	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	M Slattery 1-3, D Geaney 0-6, M Evans 1-2, P Devane 0-1, P Quaid 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1, D Ó Súilleabháin 0-1, S Dowd 0-1.		B O'Grady 2-3, M Boyle 0-5.

Austin Stacks v Ardfert

18 June 2010Round 1	Austin Stacks	1-12 - 0-06	Ardfert	Austin Stack Park
	K Donaghy 1-2, G O'Connell 0-3, D Bohan 0-1, TJ Hogan 0-1, W KIrby 0-1, P McCannon 0-1, F Mangan 0-1, M Collins 0-1, D Mannix 0-1.		Damien Wallace 0-3, S Wallace 0-2, J Dowling 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Kilcummin

19 June 2010Round 1	Killarney Legion	0-06 - 1-12	Kilcummin	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, N Shevlin 0-1.		KSB O'Doherty 1-0, O'Donoghue 0-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, DJ Fleming 0-2, C O'Leary 0-2, S McSweeney 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1, J Devane 0-1.

South Kerry v St Michael's/Foilmore

19 June 2010Round 1	South Kerry	0-14 - 0-06	St Michael's/Foilmore	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-5, Declan O'Sullivan 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-3, B Hickey 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-3, E O'Connor 0-2, C O'Connor 0-1.

Spa v Feale Rangers

19 June 2010Round 1	Spa	0-10 - 2-10	Feale Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	M O'Donoghue 0-6, A Giles 0-1, A Cahill 0-1, P Russell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		N Kennelly 0-4, P Galvin 1-0, E Fitzmaurice 1-0, D Walsh 0-2, C Cox 0-2, D Somers 0-1, D Griffin 0-1.

Mid Kerry v St. Kieran's

20 June 2010Round 1	Mid Kerry	3-09 - 1-10	St. Kieran's	Coughlan Park
	G Sayers 2-1, C Kerins 1-0, L Sheehan 0-3, K Foley 0-2, F Courtney 0-1, D Kelliher 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		T McGoldrick 0-7, T O'Mahony 1-0, P McCarthy 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v West Kerry

20 June 2010Round 1	Dr. Crokes	2-15 - 0-10	West Kerry	Lewis Road
	C Cooper 1-6, E Brosnan 1-1, D Casey 0-4, K O'Leary 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, S Myers 0-1.		A Fitzgerald 0-5, M Fitzgerald 0-2, M Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Rathmore

20 June 2010Round 1	Laune Rangers	2-08 - 2-11	Rathmore	Coughlan Park
	K Flynn 1-2, S McSweeney 1-1, L Hassett 0-2, P Crowley 0-1, P Joy 0-1, C Doona 0-1.		J Moynihan 2-0, M O'Riordan 0-4, M Reen 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, P Reen 0-1.

Kenmare v Kerins O'Rahilly's

20 June 2010Round 1	Kenmare	0-11 - 1-11	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Templenoe Grounds
	A O'Sullivan 0-3, L O'Shea 0-2, T Doyle 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1, M McNally 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-3, D Quill 0-3, BJ Keane 0-2, M O'Shea 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, D Moran 0-1.

Round 2

Kenmare v Ardfert

10 July 2010Round 2	Kenmare	2-13 - 2-09 (aet)	Ardfert	Templenoe Grounds
	A O'Sullivan 0-4, L O'Shea 0-4, D O'Connor 1-0, T Doyle 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-1, M Crowley 0-1, S Cremin 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.		Damien Wallace 1-2, S Wallace 0-4, S Leen 1-0, B Egan 0-1, J Egan 0-1, Darren Wallace 0-1.

Killarney Legion v St Michael's/Foilmore

10 July 2010Round 2	Killarney Legion	1-04 - 0-10	St Michael's/Foilmore	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Breen 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, D Pyne 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-3, E O'Connor 0-3, D Kelly 0-2, S Fogarty 0-1, DJ Moran 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Spa

11 July 2010Round 2	Laune Rangers	1-12 - 1-08	Spa
	MF Russell 1-4, C Doona 0-3, P Joy 0-2, S Foley 0-1, J Coffey 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 1-2, C Cronin 0-3, N O'Mahony 0-3.

Shannon Rangers v West Kerry

11 July 2010Round 2	Shannon Rangers	0-14 - 1-19 (aet)	West Kerry	Ballylongford Grounds
	M Boyle 0-9, E Mangan 0-3, B O'Grady 0-1, D Culhane 0-1;		SM Ó Conchúir 0-7, B O'Driscoll 1-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-2, N Sheehy 0-2, Hickson 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, J Hickson 0-1, S Foley 0-1.

St. Kieran's v East Kerry

Round 2

St. Kieran's

w/o - scr.

East Kerry

Relegation playoffs

Ardfert v Killarney Legion

10 September 2010Playoff	Ardfert	1-08 - 0-09	Killarney Legion	Austin Stack Park
	Damien Wallace 1-1, S Wallace 0-3, C Wallace 0-2, J Dowling 0-1, J Egan 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 0-3, J Lyne 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, S Keane 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Spa

2 October 2010Playoff	Killarney Legion	0-14 - 0-14	Spa	FitzGerald Stadium
	M O'Sullivan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-2, T Regan 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, K Slattery 0-1, P Lucey 0-1, S Keane 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.		C Cronin 0-4, M O'Donoghue 0-3, N O'Mahony 0-3, A Cahill 0-1, P Russell 0-1, E Cronin 0-1, K O'Regan 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Spa

16 October 2010Playoff replay	Killarney Legion	3-10 - 0-12	Spa	FitzGerald Stadium
	P Lucey 2-1, M O'Sullivan 1-2, T Regan 0-4, S Keane 0-2, N Shevlin 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 0-5, C Cronin 0-2, H O'Donoghue 0-2, A Cahill 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Round 3

Dr. Crokes v Kenmare

28 August 2010Round 3	Dr. Crokes	3-15 - 1-04	Kenmare	Templenoe Grounds
	C Cooper 1-10, B Looney 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, S Myers 0-1, D Casey 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1.		L Shea 1-1, T Doyle 0-1, DJ Brennan 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Feale Rangers

28 August 2010Round 3	Austin Stacks	1-13 - 0-14	Feale Rangers	Frank Sheehy Park
	K Donaghy 1-4, G O'Connell 0-4, P McCannon 0-2, M Collins 0-1, TJ Hogan 0-1, D Long 0-1.		N Kennelly 0-8, C Cox 0-5, D Walsh 0-1.

Dingle v St Michael's/Foilmore

29 August 2010Round 3	Dingle	1-13 - 1-09	St Michael's/Foilmore	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Geaney 0-8, P Geaney 1-2, P Quaid 0-1, M Geaney 0-1, M Evans 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-5, S Fogarty 1-0, P King 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, B Smith 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v St. Brendan's

29 August 2010Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-10 - 0-07	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 0-6, M O'Sullivan 0-2, BJ Walsh 0-2.		A O'Donoghue 0-2, M Griffin 0-2, A Geaney 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.

South Kerry v St. Kieran's

29 August 2010Round 3	South Kerry	1-15 - 1-06	St. Kieran's	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 1-9, A O'Sullivan 0-2, N O'Shea 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Driscoll 0-1.		EJ O'Donoghue 1-1, T McGoldrick 0-3, E Walsh 0-1.

Rathmore v Mid Kerry

29 August 2010Round 3	Rathmore	2-08 - 1-08	Mid Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan
	J Buckley 2-2, E Lawlor 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-2, S Lehane 0-1, E O'Mahony 0-1.		G O'Grady 1-1, K Foley 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, M Burke 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

West Kerry v Laune Rangers

29 August 2010Round 3	West Kerry	1-10 - 1-07	Laune Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan
	S Foley 1-0, S Ó Conchúir 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-2, N Sheehy 0-2, MJ Fitzgerald 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, E Hickson 0-1,		MF Russell 0-5, J Coffey 1-0, S McSweeney 0-2.

• Kilcummin received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

Dr. Crokes v West Kerry

11 September 2010Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	1-08 - 0-05	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	K O'Leary 1-2, B Looney 0-2, N O'Connell 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Casey 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1.		SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Rathmore

12 September 2010Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	1-13 - 1-05	Rathmore	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Long 1-2, M Collins 0-4, G O'Connell 0-3, K Donaghy 0-2, J Dennis 0-1, S Carroll 0-1.		B O'Leary 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Moynihan 0-1.

South Kerry v Kilcummin

12 September 2010Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-14 - 0-08	Kilcummin	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-5, N O'Shea 0-4, R Hussey 0-4, A O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, DJ Fleming 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, J Devane 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1.

Dingle v Kerins O'Rahilly's

17 September 2010Quarter-final	Dingle	2-10 - 0-09	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	P Geaney 2-2, D Geaney 0-3, M Evans 0-3, P Quaid 0-1, J Sheehy 0-1.		BJ Walsh 0-3, D Quill 0-3, M O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, D Moran 0-1.

Semi-finals

Austin Stacks v Dingle

3 October 2010Semi-final	Austin Stacks	2-11 - 2-09	Dingle	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Long 2-4, G O'Connell 0-3, M Collins 0-2, W Kirby 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1.		D Geaney 1-6, P Geaney 1-2, D Devane 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v South Kerry

3 October 2010Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	2-15 - 1-13	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-6, B Looney 1-4, A O'Donovan 0-2, C Brady 0-1, D Casey 0-1, S Myers 0-1.		B Sheehan 1-7, R Hussey 0-4, A O'Sullivan 0-1, B Hickey 0-1.

Final

Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks

17 October 2010Final	Dr. Crokes	1-15 - 0-11	Austin Stacks	FitzGerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-5 (three frees); A O’Donovan, D Casey (three frees) 0-4 each; C Brady, B Looney 0-1 each.	Report	D Long 0-5 (four frees); M Collins 0-3; TJ Hogan, S Carroll, K Donaghy 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Sullivan (Firies)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	4-27	39	5	7.80
2	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	2-26	32	4	8.00
3	David Geaney	Dingle	1-23	26	4	6.50
4	Dara Long	Austin Stacks	3-12	21	4	5.25
5	Mike O'Donoghue	Spa	1-16	19	4	4.75
6	Paul Geaney	Dingle	4-06	18	3	6.00
7	Kieran Donaghy	Austin Stacks	2-10	16	5	3.20
8	Brian Looney	Dr. Crokes	2-08	14	5	2.80
	Mikey Boyle	Shannon Rangers	0-14	14	2	7.00
10	Graham O'Connell	Austin Stacks	0-13	13	5	2.60

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-10	13	Kenmare
2	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-09	12	St. Kieran's
3	Dara Long	Austin Stacks	2-04	10	Dingle
	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-07	10	Dr. Crokes
5	Barry O'Grady	Shannon Rangers	2-03	9	Dingle
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-06	9	West Kerry
	David Geaney	Dingle	1-06	9	Austin Stacks
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-06	9	South Kerry
	Mikey Boyle	Shannon Rangers	0-09	9	West Kerry
10	Johnny Buckley	Rathmore	2-02	8	Mid Kerry
	Paul Geaney	Dingle	2-02	8	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-05	8	Austin Stacks
	David Geaney	Dingle	0-08	8	St Michael's/Foilmore
	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	0-08	8	Austin Stacks

Miscellaneous

• Dr. Crokes won a first title in ten years.
• Austin Stacks qualified for the final for the first time since 2001.
• The championship is won by a club side for the first time since 2003.
• Spa make their first appearance as a single club at senior level since 1983.

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "South Kerry pip Crokes". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "Moloney fires Crokes into final". Irish Independent. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "Clinical Crokes learn from painful past". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.