1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates13 June - 27 September 1981
Teams16
Champions South Kerry (4th title)
Paudie Sheahan (captain)
Runners-up Austin Stacks
Teddy Brick (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored28 (1.75 per match)
Points scored237 (14.81 per match)
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The 1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 13 June to 27 September 1981.

Feale Rangers 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 27 September 1981 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between South Kerry and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 1-12 to 0-11 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 23 years.[4]

Results

First round

Spa-Glenflesk v Na Fianna
13 June 1981 First round Spa-Glenflesk 0-08 - 0-03 Na Fianna Spa Grounds
Castleisland Desmonds v Kenmare
14 June 1981 First round Castleisland Desmonds 2-09 - 0-05 Kenmare Currow Grounds
Laune Rangers v Eoin Rua
14 June 1981 First round Laune Rangers 2-08 - 0-04 Eoin Rua FitzGerald Stadium
St. Brendan's v John Mitchels
21 June 1981 First round St. Brendan's 1-04 - 0-06 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park

Second round

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Spa-Glenflesk
5 July 1981 Second round Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-09 - 1-07 Spa-Glenflesk J. P. O'Sullivan Park
S Walsh 0-4, N Kelter 1-0, D Keane 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1, S Kissane 0-1, M Griffin 0-1. S Cronin 1-0, P Cronin 0-3, T Regan 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, S Kelleher 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v West Kerry
5 July 1981 Second round Castleisland Desmonds 2-03 - 0-09 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
M O'Connor 2-1, E O'Connor 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. T Doyle 0-7, D Higgins 0-2.
Laune Rangers v St. Brendan's
15 August 1981 Second round Laune Rangers 3-05 - 1-09 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
J Griffin 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, MF O'Shea 0-1, A Shannon 0-1, P Prendeville 0-1, F Russell 0-1. M Ferris 1-1, P Crowley 0-2, P Flaherty 0-1, P Dowling 0-1, T Mahony 0-1, B Courtney 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, J Connell 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v West Kerry
16 August 1981 Second round replay Castleisland Desmonds 3-06 - 0-08 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
M O'Connor 2-2, P Horan 1-2, D Buckley 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. J Doyle 0-3, T Sheehy 0-1, J Healy 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, V O'Connor 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Austin Stacks v Feale Rangers
15 August 1981 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 1-06 - 1-04 Feale Rangers Finuge Grounds
M Sheehy 0-4, J Power 1-0, JL McElligott 0-1, L Kerins 0-1. R Bunyan 1-4.
Shannon Rangers v Mid Kerry
16 August 1981 Quarter-final Shannon Rangers 1-15 - 1-08 Mid Kerry Stack Park
L Horgan 1-1, E Liston 0-4, J Costello 0-3, J Walsh 0-3, J Kennedy 0-1, D Moran 0-1, T Dee 0-1, S Liston 0-1. M O'Shea 0-4, D O'Sullivan 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, P Sheehan 0-2.
South Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds
22 August 1981 Quarter-final South Kerry 1-09 - 0-09 Castleisland Desmonds Con Keating Park
S Fitzgerald 0-5, F Courtney 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, JP Curran 0-1. D O'Connor 0-5, W O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2.
Laune Rangers v Kerins O'Rahilly's
23 August 1981 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 0-10 - 0-07 Kerins O'Rahilly's J. P. O'Sullivan Park
J Evans 0-4, MF O'Shea 0-4, F Russell 0-1, J Shannon 0-1. J Collins 0-2, S Kissane 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

Semi-finals

South Kerry v Laune Rangers
30 August 1981 Semi-final South Kerry 1-12 - 1-06 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
S Fitzgerald 0-4, S Clifford 1-0. P O'Mahony 0-2, G Lynch 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1, J Egan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. J O'Dwyer 1-0, MF O'Shea 0-2, J Shannon 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, F Russell 0-1, A Shannon 0-1. Referee: B O'Grady (John Mitchels)
Austin Stacks v Shannon Rangers
30 August 1981 Semi-final Austin Stacks 1-09 - 1-06 Shannon Rangers Austin Stack Park
N Power 1-1, M Sheehy 0-3, L O'Connell 0-2, D Sugrue 0-1, L Kerins 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1. L Lynch 1-1, J Walsh 0-2, B Walsh 0-2, J Costello 0-1. Referee: M Hayes (Kilcummin)

Final

South Kerry v Austin Stacks
27 September 1981 Final South Kerry 1-12 - 0-11 Austin Stacks Austin Stack Park
J O'Shea 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, G O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Mahony 0-2, JP Curran 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. M Sheehy 0-6, N Power 0-1, L Kerins 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1, G Power 0-1, L O'Connell 0-1. Referee: T Brennan (Castleisland)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • South Kerry win their first title since 1958.
  • South Kerry qualify for the final for the first time since 1958.

References

  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Feale Rangers legends to be honoured". Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "1980". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Paudie's links with both camps". Killarney Today. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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