William Kirby (Gaelic footballer)

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William Kirby
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born Tralee, County Kerry
Club(s)
YearsClub
1993-1995
1995-
Na Gaeil
Austin Stacks
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Munster titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
IT Tralee
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1997-2001
2004-2005
Kerry

13 (0-02)

13 (0-10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

William Kirby is a Gaelic footballer who played with the Austin Stacks club and previously with Na Gaeil club in Tralee, County Kerry. [1] He also played with the Kerry senior team winning All Irelands in 1997 & 2004. He also won Under 21 medals in 1995 & 1996. He also won 2 Sigerson Cup medals with Tralee IT in 1997 & 1998. Winning the Barrett Cup with Austin Stacks C team in 2019 is one of his finest achievements.

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Club

Kirby first played with the Na Gaeil club in Tralee. [2] He won a Kerry Novice Football Championship with the club in 1994. He also lined out with the St. Brendan's Divisional team in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.

He joined Austin Stacks in 1995 and has had a long career with them. Success was slow coming for Kirby. He lined out in the 2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship loss to An Ghaeltacht. His first success was a Kerry Club Football Championship title in 2003.

Honours

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References

  1. Breheny, Martin (2000) "Devil in detail of GAA's odd transfer system", Irish Independent , 22 November 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2013
  2. Breheny, Martin (2000) "Devil in detail of GAA's odd transfer system", Irish Independent , 22 November 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2013