Gaelic football tournament
2003 Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipDates | 18 May - 26 October 2003 |
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Teams | 20 |
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Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
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Champions | An Ghaeltacht (2nd title) Darragh Ó Sé (captain) Fergal Ó Sé (manager) |
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Runners-up | Laune Rangers Pa O'Sullivan (captain) John Evans (manager) |
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Relegated | Castleisland Desmonds |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 32 |
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Goals scored | 56 (1.75 per match) |
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Points scored | 638 (19.94 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Kieran Foley (1-22) |
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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]
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
Rathmore v Castleisland Desmonds 25 May 2003 Round 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
John Mitchels v Catsleisland Desmonds 31 May 2003 Losers' 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. | |
Relegation playoff
Division section
Division round 1
Kenmare v St. Brendan's 18 May 2003 Round 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. | |
Division round 1 losers' group
Division round 2
Mid Kerry v Kenmare 24 May 2003 Round 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. | |
South Kerry v West Kerry 25 May 2003 Round 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. | |
St. Kieran's v Shannon Rangers 1 June 2003 Round 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
South Kerry v Feale Rangers 1 June 2008 Losers' 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. | |
Shannon Rangers v Kenmare 29 June 2008 Losers' 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
Rathmore v Kilcummin 21 June 2003 Round 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. | |
West Kerry v Austin Stacks 22 June 2003 Round 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. | |
East Kerry v St. Kieran's 22 June 2003 Round 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. | |
Dr Crokes v Mid Kerry 22 June 2003 Round 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. | |
John Mitchels v South Kerry 29 June 2003 Round 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. | |
Quarter-finals
South Kerry v Kilcummin 30 August 2003 Quarter-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. | |
Laune Rangers v West Kerry 6 September 2003 Quarter-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. | |
Semi-finals
An Ghaeltacht v Mid Kerry 21 September 2003 Semi-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. | |
Final
An Ghaeltacht v Laune Rangers 26 October 2003 Final 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
- In a single game
Miscellaneous
- Laune Rangers qualified for the final for the first time since 1997.
- The final went to a replay for the first time since 1997.
- Listowel Emmets made their first appearance in the senior championship since 1984.
References
- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Rhapsody in blue as O'Rahillys roll back the years in Killarney". Irish Independent. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Russell's late point snatches victory from Gaeltacht grasp". Irish Examiner. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Gaeltacht big guns come up trumps". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.