2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 101st 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 3 April 2001. The championship ran from 1 June to 28 October 2001. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knockout format until 2020..

2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates1 June - 28 October 2001
Teams20
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions An Ghaeltacht (1st title)
Micí Ó Conchúir (captain)
Séamus Mac Gearailt (manager)
Runners-up Austin Stacks
Pa Laide (captain)
Brian Neenan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored36 (1.8 per match)
Points scored431 (21.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Aodán Mac Gearailt (2-20)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Austin Stacks in the semi-finals.[2][3]

The final was played on 28 October 2001 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between An Ghaeltacht and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. An Ghaeltacht won the match by 1-13 to 0-10 to claim their first ever championship title.[4][5]

An Ghaeltacht's Aodán Mac Gearailt was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.

Results

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Preliminary round

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1 June 2001 Preliminary round Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-15 - 0-04 Killarney Legion Austin Stack Park
D Quill 0-6, S Wallace 1-0, M Fitzgerald 0-3, John O'Connor 0-2, C Magnier 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. A O'Neill 0-2, S Culloty 0-2.
1 June 2001 Preliminary round St. Brendan's 2-06 - 3-11 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
S Murphy 1-3, T Geaney 1-0, D Mullins 0-1, D Clifford 0-1, L Lyons 0-1. E Bowler 1-2, E Fitzmaurice 1-2, N Kennelly 0-5, T Dillon 1-0, D Galvin 0-1, M Kearney 0-1.
2 June 2001 Preliminary round Shannon Rangers 2-07 - 2-12 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
J Moroney 1-1, JP Leahy 1-0, L Weir 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, B Bambury 0-1, P O'Hanlon 0-1. I Twiss 1-2, K Foley 0-4, S O'Sullivan 1-0, I O'Shea 0-2, J Daly 0-1, J Giles 0-1, G McGrath 0-1, G Wrenn 0-1.
2 June 2001 Preliminary round East Kerry 0-09 - 1-10 Castleisland Desmonds FitzGerald Stadium
R O'Donovan 0-3, S Flynn 0-2, F McAuliffe 0-2, B Gleeson 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1. D Buckley 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, M Horgan 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, K Lynch 0-2, B McMahon 0-1.

Round 1

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22 June 2001 Round 1 Rathmore 0-08 - 0-15 Feale Rangers FitzGerald Stadium
J Murphy 0-3, K O'Keeffe 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1. B Scanlon 0-4, C Galvin 0-3, D Galvin 0-2, E Breen 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, M Kearney 0-1, P Galvin 0-1.
23 June 2001 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 1-11 - 1-07 Kilcummin FitzGerald Stadium
D Buckley 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, K Lynch 0-2, M Lyons 0-2, M Broderick 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, B McMahon 0-1, M Horgan 0-1. J Dwyer 1-0, D O'Dwyer 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, DJ Fleming 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, SB Doherty 0-1.
23 June 2001 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 3-12 - 1-12 St. Kieran's FitzGerald Stadium
R Neher 1-3, M Cooper 1-1, P O'Brien 1-0, E Brosnan 0-2, C Cooper 0-2, J Fleming 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1, B Clarke 0-1, M Crowley 0-1. P Galvin 1-2, L Brosnan 0-3, S McElligott 0-2, J McGlynn 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1.
29 June 2001 Round 1 Mid Kerry 1-11 - 1-15 Glenflesk Páirc de Burca
K Foley 1-3, I Twiss 0-2, I O'Shea 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, W Harmon 0-1. P O'Donoghue 0-11, J Crowley 1-3, E O'Donoghue 0-1.
29 June 2001 Round 1 Austin Stacks 1-10 - 0-06 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
B Sheehan 1-0, F Smith 0-3, D Long 0-3, M Collins 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, G Clifford 0-1, P Laide 0-1. J Ferriter 0-2, A O'Connor 0-2, B Dorgan 0-1, N Sheehy 0-1.
30 June 2001 Round 1 John Mitchels 0-07 - 1-17 South Kerry Austin Stack Park
F O'Brien 0-5, D Dennehy 0-2. M Fitzgerald 0-7, J Shanahan 1-0, P Curran 0-3, J Quirke 0-2, D Dwyer 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1.
30 June 2001 Round 1 Kenmare 0-08 - 2-13 An Ghaeltacht Fr. Breen Park
J O'Neill 0-6, F O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1. A Mac Gearailt 1-6, R Mac Gearailt 1-3, M Ó Sé 0-1, T Ó Muircheartaigh 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-1.
1 July 2001 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-08 - 0-11 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
D Quill 1-5, G O'Brien 0-2, R Houlihan 0-1. B O'Shea 0-3, J Lynch 0-2, E Russell 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.
20 July 2001 Round 1 replay Laune Rangers 2-04 - 0-14 Kerins O'Rahilly's J. P. O'Sullivan Park
MF Russell 1-4, C O'Connor 1-0. D Quill 0-5, M Fitzgerald 0-4, S Wallace 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, D Diggins 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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18 August 2001 Quarter-final An Ghaeltacht 0-12 - 1-08 Glenflesk Austin Stack Park
A Mac Gearailt 0-7, D Ó Sé 0-3, T Ó Muircheartaigh 0-2. P O'Donoghue 1-6, S Moynihan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.
19 August 2001 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 1-15 - 2-10 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
D Long 0-5, JP O'Neill 1-0, B Sheehan 0-2, P Laide 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, M Collins 0-2, F Smith 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1. E Fitzmaurice 1-0, E Galvin 1-0, D Galvin 0-3, N Kennelly 0-3, P Galvin 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1, E Bowler 0-1.
19 August 2001 Quarter-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-10 - 2-07 South Kerry Austin Stack Park
M Fitzgerald 1-2, F Quill 0-5, G Walsh 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, A Daly 0-1. M Fitzgerald 1-2, D O'Dwyer 1-1, B Hickey 0-2, P Curran 0-1, J Clifford 0-1.
5 September 2001 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 0-14 - 0-07 Castleisland Desmonds Austin Stack Park
R Neher 0-9, C Cooper 0-2, E Brosnan 0-2, J Fleming 0-1. K Lynch 0-7.
7 September 2001 Quarter-final replay Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-10 - 1-08 South Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan
D Quill 0-4, G O'Brien 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, D Diggins 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. R O'Connor 0-4, J Clifford 1-0, D O'Dwyer 0-3, J Quirke 0-1.

Semi-finals

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29 September 2001 Semi-final An Ghaeltacht 0-15 - 0-09 South Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
A Mac Gearailt 0-5, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-3, T Ó Sé 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-5, H Courtney 0-1, N O'Driscoll 0-1, J Quirke 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1.
7 October 2001 Semi-final Austin Stacks 0-12 - 1-08 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
M Collins 0-5, C Kennedy 0-2, D McEvoy 0-2, D Long 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1. R Neher 0-6, P O'Brien 1-0, B Clarke 0-1, C Cooper 0-1.

Final

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28 October 2001 Final An Ghaeltacht 1-13 - 0-10 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
A MacGearailt 1-2, D O Cinneide 0-5 (4fs) R MacGearailt 0-2. T O Se, D O Se, JJ Corduibh and C O Dughda 0-1 each. D Long 0-6 (5fs), B Sheehan, M Collins, C Kennedy and F Smith 0-1 each. Referee: M O'Donoghue (Glenflesk)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Aodán Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 2-20 26 4 6.50
2 Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-20 23 4 5.75
3 Roland Neher Dr. Crokes 1-18 21 3 7.00
4 Paud O'Donoghue Glenflesk 1-17 20 3 6.66
5 Dara Long Austin Stacks 0-16 16 4 4.00
6 Mark Fitzgerald Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-10 13 5 2.60
7 Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 1-09 12 3 4.00
8 Kevin Lynch Castleisland Desmonds 0-11 11 3 3.66
9 Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 1-07 10 2 5.00
Noel Kennelly Feale Rangers 0-10 10 3 3.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Paud O'Donoghue Glenflesk 0-11 11 Mid Kerry
2 Aodán Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 1-06 9 An Ghaeltacht
Paud O'Donoghue Glenflesk 1-06 9 An Ghaeltacht
Roland Neher Dr. Crokes 0-09 9 Casteisland Desmonds
5 Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-05 8 Laune Rangers
6 Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-04 7 Kerins O'Rahilly's
Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 0-07 7 John Mitchels
Aodán Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 0-07 7 Glenflesk
Kevin Lynch Castleisland Desmonds 0-07 7 Dr. Crokes
10 Séamus Murphy St. Brendan's 1-03 6 Feale Rangers
Roland Neher Dr. Crokes 1-03 6 St. Kieran's
Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 1-03 6 Glenflesk
John Crowley Glenflesk 1-03 6 Mid Kerry
Roibeard Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 1-03 6 Kenmare
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-06 6 Killarney Legion
James O'Neill Kenmare 0-06 6 An Ghaeltacht
Roland Neher Dr. Crokes 0-06 6 Austin Stacks
Dara Long Austin Stacks 0-06 6 An Ghaeltacht

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Crokes shock Gaeltacht". Irish Independent. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Dr Croke's shock favourites". Irish Times. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Super Ó Sé leads An Ghaeltacht to promised land". Irish Independent. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "An Gaeltacht triumph in Kerry decider". RTÉ Sport. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.