1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates | 21 June - 28 September 1980 | ||
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Teams | 16 | ||
Champions | Feale Rangers (2nd title) Tom O'Connell (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Austin Stacks Mikey Sheehy (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) | ||
Points scored | 253 (16.87 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Mikey Sheehy (3-16) | ||
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The 1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 21 June to 28 September 1980.
AUstin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 28 September 1980 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Feale Rangers and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Feale Rangers won the match by 1-10 to 1–07 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4]
Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 3-16.
Results
First round
Killarney v Na Fianna
21 June 1980 First round | Killarney | 3-10 - 2-05 | Na Fianna | Listry Grounds |
J O'Donoghue 1-3, D O'Donoghue 1-2, D Murphy 1-0, D Lyne 0-2, M O'Grady 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1, C Galvin 0-1. | S Kelly 1-0, J Cahillane 1-0, J Kennedy 0-3, C Coakley 0-2. |
South Kerry v Laune Rangers
21 June 1980 First round | South Kerry | 1-09 - 2-04 | Laune Rangers | Con Keating Park |
P Landers 0-5, P O'Mahony 1-0, P O'Connor 0-3, J Egan 0-1. | J Sheehan 2-0, J Shannon 0-2, MF O'Shea 0-1, P O'Riordan 0-1. |
Spa v John Mitchels
22 June 1980 First round | Spa | 1-10 - 0-11 | John Mitchels | Austin Stack Park |
T Regan 1-1, C Dowling 0-4, S Kelleher 0-2, S Cronin 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1, P Casey 0-1. | J Dowd 0-4, T Dowd 0-2, M O'Donnell 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J Kerins 0-1, R Flahive 0-1. |
Eoin Rua v Kenmare
22 June 1980 First round | Eoin Rua | 2-11 - 2-09 | Kenmare | Glenflesk Grounds |
M O'Riordan 0-5, H Moynihan 1-1, N O'Donovan 1-1, S O'Leary 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | T Spillane 1-2, D Dwyer 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-2, PJ McIntyre 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1, P Spillane 0-1, M Maybury 0-1. |
Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's
22 June 1980 First round | Mid Kerry | 3-11 - 1-07 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | J. P. O'Sullivan Park |
D Hartnett 2-0, P Foley 1-0, M Grady 0-3, B Coffey 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, D Coffey 0-2, J Coffey 0-2. | S Walsh 1-0, S Kissane 0-3, J Collins 0-2, G O'Connell 0-1, S Rogers 0-1. |
Second round
Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's
13 July 1980 Second round | Mid Kerry | 3-03 - 0-10 | St. Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
P Foley 2-1, M Moriarty 1-0, B Coffey 0-1, J Coffey 0-1. | M Ferris 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, G Mahony 0-1, M Leahy 0-1. |
Killarney v South Kerry
13 July 1980 Second round | Killarney | 1-06 - 0-08 | South Kerry | J. P. O'Sullivan Park |
N Brosnan 1-1, D O'Donoghue 0-3, J O'Donoghue 0-1, D Lyne 0-1. | P O'Mahony 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, JP Curran 0-1, P Landers 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1. |
Eoin Rua v Spa
13 July 1980 Second round | Eoin Rua | 2-12 - 2-07 | Spa | FitzGerald Stadium |
S O'Leary 1-4, A O'Donovan 1-3, M O'Donovan 0-2, D Twomey 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1. | P O'Mahony 2-0, S Doolin 0-3, S Kelliher 0-2, N Doherty 0-1, C Cronin 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
Feale Rangers v Eoin Rua
26 July 1980 Quarter-final | Feale Rangers | 2-16 - 2-02 | Eoin Rua | Moyvane Grounds |
J Mulvihill 1-5, J Sheehy 1-2, R Bunyan 0-3, E Sweeney 0-2, T Kennelly 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | JD O'Keeffe 1-0, D Cahill 1-0, H Moynihan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1. | Referee: T Keane (Caherciveen) |
Mid Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds
27 July 1980 Quarter-final | Mid Kerry | 1-06 - 0-05 | Castleisland Desmonds | J. P. O'Sullivan Park |
M Moriarty 1-1, B Lynch 0-3, J Coffey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. | PJ Kerins 0-2, M Kerins 0-1, B Lyons 0-1, E Walsh 0-1. |
Austin Stacks v West Kerry
27 July 1980 Quarter-final | Austin Stacks | 2-11 - 1-04 | West Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
M Sheehy 2-7, B O'Sullivan 0-2, JL McElligott 0-2. | J Doyle 1-0, P Ó Sé 0-2, D Higgins 0-1, G Casey 0-1. | Referee: J Conway |
Shannon Rangers v Killarney
27 July 1980 Quarter-final | Shannon Rangers | 1-11 - 1-06 | Killarney | Ballylongford Grounds |
B Walsh 1-3, E Liston 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, J King 0-1, P Liston 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. | P O'Donoghue 1-0, D Lyne 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1. |
Semi-finals
Austin Stacks v Shannon Rangers
31 August 1980 Semi-final | Austin Stacks | 3-13 - 2-13 | Shannon Rangers | Austin Stack Park |
J Power 2-3, M Sheehy 1-5, L Kerins 0-2, G Power 0-2, P Sugrue 0-1. | E Liston 2-1, J Walsh 0-5, B Walsh 0-5, S Liston 0-1, D Liston 0-1. | Referee: J Conway (Laune Rangers) |
Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry
31 August 1980 Semi-final | Feale Rangers | 0-11 - 1-05 | Mid Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
J Mulvihill 0-6, G O'Sullivan 0-2, J Deenihan 0-1, R Bunyan 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1. | B Lynch 0-4, P Foley 1-0, J Sheehan 0-1. | Referee: T Brennan (Castleisland) |
Final
Feale Rangers v Austin Stacks
28 September 1980 Final | Feale Rangers | 1-10 - 1-07 | Austin Stacks | Austin Stack Park |
J Mulvihill 1-4, P O'Connell 0-2, T O'Connell 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, R Bunyan 0-1. | B O'Sullivan 1-2, M Sheehy 0-4, J O'Keeffe 0-1. | Referee: T Keane (Caherciveen) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 3-16 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
2 | Johnny Mulvihill | Feale Rangers | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
3 | Pat Foley | Mid Kerry | 4-01 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
4 | Barry Walsh | Shannon Rangers | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
5 | Eoin Liston | Shannon Rangers | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
Seánie O'Leary | Eoin Rua | 1-07 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 2-07 | 13 | West Kerry |
2 | Jackie Power | Austin Stacks | 2-03 | 9 | Shannon Rangers |
3 | Johnny Mulvihill | Feale Rangers | 1-05 | 8 | Eoin Rua |
Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 1-05 | 8 | Shannon Rangers | |
5 | Pat Foley | Mid Kerry | 2-01 | 7 | St. Brendan's |
Eoin Liston | Shannon Rangers | 2-01 | 7 | Austin Stacks | |
Seánie O'Leary | Eoin Rua | 1-04 | 7 | Spa | |
Johnny Mulvihill | Feale Rangers | 1-04 | 7 | Austin Stacks | |
9 | James Sheehan | Laune Rangers | 2-00 | 6 | South Kerry |
Donie Hartnett | Mid Kerry | 2-00 | 6 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | |
Paudie O'Mahony | Spa | 2-00 | 6 | Eoin Rua | |
Johnny O'Donoghue | Killarney | 1-03 | 6 | Na Fianna | |
Ambrose O'Donovan | Eoin Rua | 1-03 | 6 | Spa | |
Barry Walsh | Shannon Rangers | 1-03 | 6 | Killarney | |
Johnny Mulvihill | Feale Rangers | 0-06 | 6 | Mid Kerry |
References
- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "40 Years ago on this date Austin Stacks captured all 3 Senior Co. Titles". Austin Stacks GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Feale Rangers legends to be honoured". Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1980". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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