2013 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

8 June - 30 November 2013

Teams

Sponsor

Garvey's SuperValu

Champions

Dr. Crokes (10th title)
Ambrose O'Donovan (captain)
Noel O'Leary (manager)
Vince Casey (manager)

Runners-up

Austin Stacks
Denis McElligott (captain)
Stephen Stack (manager)

Relegated

Finuge

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

62 (2.07 per match)

Points scored

703 (23.43 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Shane Carroll (2-26)

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The 2013 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 113th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1] The championship ran from 8 June to 30 November 2013.

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The final was played on 20 October 2013 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Dr. Crokes and Austin Stacks in what was their third meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 4-16 to 0-12 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession.^[5]

Shane Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 2-26.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Finuge

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Gneeveguilla

Results

Round 1

South Kerry v East Kerry

8 June 2013 Round 1	South Kerry	2-17 - 1-11	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	D O'Sullivan 1-4, P O'Donoghue 1-2, B Sheehan 0-4, A Walsh 0-3, N Fitzgerald 0-1, I Galvin 0-1, B O'Dwyer 0-1, K Young 0-1.		L Murphy 0-6, M Murphy 1-0, F Coffey 0-2, D Ahern 0-1, S Foley 0-1, DJ O'Connor 0-1.

Dingle v Kenmare

9 June 2013 Round 1	Dingle	1-16 - 1-08	Kenmare	Templenoe Grounds
	M Geaney 1-6, D Ryan 0-3, M Flaherty 0-2, JB Brosnan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sheehy 0-1, M Evans 0-1, C Bambury 0-1.		S O'Brien 1-6, S O'Leary 0-1, J Spillane 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Laune Rangers

8 June 2013 Round 1	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-11 - 2-06	Laune Rangers	Strand Road
	BJ Keane 0-4, BJ Walsh 0-3, D Quill 0-3, K O'Mahony 0-1.		MF Russell 1-4, S Daly 1-0, J Sheehan 0-1, G Mahony 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Killarney Legion

8 June 2013 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	2-18 - 0-07	Killarney Legion	FitzGerald Stadium
	K O'Leary 1-5, J Doolan 1-4, C Cooper 0-5, A O'Sullivan 0-2, S Myers 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.		J O'Donoghue 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, J Lyne 0-1, B Maguire 0-1, D Pyne 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry

9 June 2013 Round 1	Feale Rangers	0-19 - 1-15 (aet)	Mid Kerry	O'Rahilly Park
	C Cox 0-10, B Murphy 0-2, P Quille 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, K Quirke 0-1, A Maher 0-1, N O'Connor 0-1, B Whelan 0-1.		S O'Sullivan 0-6, G O'Grady 0-6, A Cahillane 1-0, G Sayers 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.

Rathmore v West Kerry

9 June 2013 Round 1	Rathmore	1-12 - 0-14	West Kerry	Rathbeg Grounds
	M O'Riordan 0-7, MA Kelleher 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, P Reen 0-1.		A Fitzgerald 0-7, S Hennessy 0-2, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Gealbháin 0-1, J Hickson 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1.

St. Kieran's v Kilcummin

9 June 2013 Round 1	St. Kieran's	0-20 - 0-11	Kilcummin	Brosna Grounds
	E Walsh 0-6, T Hickey 0-4, P O'Connor 0-3, EJ O'Donoghue 0-3, J Walsh 0-3, M Finnegan 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-5, S McSweeney 0-2, S Brosnan 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, N Duggan 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Shannon Rangers

9 June 2013 Round 1	Austin Stacks	1-12 - 0-07	Shannon Rangers	O'Rahilly Park
	S Carroll 0-6, D O'Brien 1-1, S O'Callaghan 0-2, M Collins 0-2, D Bohane 0-1.		P Kennelly 0-4, G O'Sullivan 0-1, T Joy 0-1, C Mulvihill 0-1.

Milltown/Castlemaine v St. Brendan's

9 June 2013 Round 1	Milltown/Castlemaine	3-14 - 2-13 (aet)	St. Brendan's	Páirc de Búrca
	I Twiss 2-8, JB Hassett 1-0, P Wrenn 0-1, C Moriarty 0-1, M Mangan 0-1, D Kelliher 0-1, C Kerins 0-1, P Carroll 0-1.		D O'Callaghan 0-8, D Culloty 2-0, B Poff 0-2, I Parker 0-2, J Dowling 0-1.

St. Michaels/Foilmore v Finuge

9 June 2013 Round 1	St. Michaels/Foilmore	1-11 - 1-05	Finuge	Ballinskelligs Grounds
	E O'Connor 1-5, B Kelly 0-3, B Galvin 0-1, DJ Moran 0-1, Darragh O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Galvin 1-3, P Corridan 0-1, E Galvin 0-1.

Round 2

St. Brendan's v Finuge

15 June 2013 Round 2	St. Brendan's	1-10 - 0-11 (aet)	Finuge	Blennerville Grounds
	J Moriarty 1-4, D Wallace 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, J Egan 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1, D Carmody 0-1.		P Galvin 0-6, M Corridan 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, J Corridan 0-1.

Kenmare v East Kerry

15 June 2013 Round 2	Kenmare	2-11 - 1-18	East Kerry	Templenoe Grounds
	S O'Brien 1-7, T Doyle 1-0, S O'Leary 0-2, K Spillane 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.		L Murphy 0-9, DJ O'Connor 0-5, JP Brosnan 1-0, MS O'Donoghue 0-2, D Ahern 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1.

West Kerry v Shannon Rangers

15 June 2013 Round 2	West Kerry	0-12 - 1-07	Shannon Rangers	O'Rahilly Park
	SM Ó Conchúir 0-4, A Fitgerald 0-3, S Hennessy 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, E Hickson 0-1, J Crean 0-1.		B O'Grady 1-0, K Mulvihill 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-2, PJ Connelly 0-2, P Kennelly 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Kilcummin

16 June 2013 Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-15 - 1-07	Kilcummin	Strand Road
	BJ Keane 0-7, BJ Walsh 0-3, J Savage 0-2, J Ferguson 0-1, K Walsh 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-4, K Murphy 1-0, J Sheehan 0-1, K Teahon 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Mid Kerry

16 June 2013 Round 2	Killarney Legion	2-08 - 0-11	Mid Kerry	Dirren Grounds
	J O'Donoghue 1-4, D O'Sullivan 1-2, C Keane 0-2.		G O'Grady 0-6, D O'Sullivan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, L Carey 0-1, G Sayers 0-1.

Relegation playoff

Kilcummin v Finuge

30 November 2013 Playoff	Kilcummin	0-13 - 0-08	Finuge	Strand Road
	I Devane 0-4, DJ Fleming 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, K McCarthy 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1, Sweeney 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Corridan 0-2, P Corridan 0-2, F Fitzmaurice 0-1,

Round 3

St. Kieran's v West Kerry

13 July 2013 Round 3	St. Kieran's	2-13 - 1-12	West Kerry	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	E Walsh 0-5, EJ O'Donoghue 1-1, A Breen 1-1, T Hickey 0-3, S O'Connor 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.		A Fitzgerald 1-4, SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, S Hennessy 0-2, D Ó Súilleabháin 0-2, E Kennedy 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Dingle

13 July 2013 Round 3	Feale Rangers	1-13 - 0-13	Dingle	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	P Curtin 1-4, C Cox 0-7, N O'Connor 0-2.		M Evans 0-7, B Kelliher 0-3, C Bambury 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Geaney 0-1.

Milltown/Castlemaine v Laune Rangers

14 July 2013 Round 3	Milltown/Castlemaine	1-11 - 0-09	Laune Rangers	Páirc de Búrca
	S Murphy 1-1, C Moriarty 0-3, I Twiss 0-3, M Burke 0-1, P Wren 0-1, D Kelliher 0-1, D Twiss 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, S McSweeney 0-2, K Flynn 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v East Kerry

14 July 2013 Round 3	Dr. Crokes	3-13 - 1-15	East Kerry	Fitzgerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-6, B Looney 1-2, K O'Leary 1-1, S Foley 0-1, D Casey 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.		L Murphy 1-8, DJ O'Connor 0-3, J Sherwood 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, R O'Carroll 0-1, F Coffey 0-1.

Austin Stacks v St. Michaels/Foilmore

14 July 2013 Round 3	Austin Stacks	2-16 - 1-05	St. Michaels/Foilmore	Con Keating Park
	S Carroll 1-4, W Guthrie 1-0, C O'Connell 0-2, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D Mannix 0-2, D Long 0-2, D Mcelligott 0-1, B Shanahan 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.		E O'Connor 0-4, B Smith 1-0, P King 0-1.

St. Brendan's v Killarney Legion

14 July 2013 Round 3	St. Brendan's	1-17 - 2-07	Killarney Legion	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Culloty 1-1, J Moriarty 0-4, D Carmody 0-4, D O'Callaghan 0-3, J Dowling 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-2, D McCarthy 1-1, C Keane 0-2, S Keane 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v South Kerry

14 July 2013 Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-09 - 1-10	South Kerry	Con Keating Park
	J Savage 1-3, K O'Mahony 1-0, D Quill 0-3, BJ Walsh 0-3.		B Sheehan 0-5, T Curran 1-0, A Walsh 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-2.

Rathmore received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Milltown/Castlemaine

21 September 2013 Quarter-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-15 - 0-12	Milltown/Castlemaine	FitzGerald Stadium
	BJ Keane 0-5, BJ Walsh 1-1, D Quill 0-4, J Savage 0-2, D Moran 0-1, J Ferguson 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1.		D Twiss 0-7, I Twiss 0-2, M Mangan 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Rathmore

28 September 2013 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	3-16 - 0-09	Rathmore	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Casey 1-2, A O'Sullivan 1-2, C Cooper 0-4, A O'Donovan 1-0, B Looney 0-3, C Brady 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.		J Moynihan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, S Ryan 0-2, M Reen 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.

Austin Stacks v St. Kieran's

29 September 2013 Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	2-12 - 1-10	St. Kieran's	Austin Stack Park
	S Carroll 1-5, D Long 1-3, G Horan 0-1, M Collins 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.		E Walsh 1-6, EJ O'Donoghue 0-2, S Scanlon 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.

Feale Rangers v St. Brendan's

29 September 2013 Quarter-final	Feale Rangers	3-12 - 0-15 (aet)	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	C Cox 0-10, P Curtin 1-0, D Walsh 1-0, D Sheehy 1-0, P Quille 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.		D Carmody 0-5, D O'Callaghan 0-3, L Mulligan 0-3, M Griffin 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, M Ferris 0-1.

Semi-finals

Dr. Crokes v Kerins O'Rahilly's

6 October 2013 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	0-14 - 0-04	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	B Looney 0-4, D Casey 0-3, C Cooper 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, K Ward 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1.		K Walshe 0-1, D Quill 0-1, BJ Keane 0-1, J Savage 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Feale Rangers

6 October 2013 Semi-final	Austin Stacks	3-12 - 0-03	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	S Carroll 0-6, P McCarthy 1-1, R Shanahan 1-0, D O'Brien 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-1, M Collins 0-1, D Long 0-1, S Callaghan 0-1, D Mannix 0-1.		C Cox 0-3.

Final

Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks

20 October 2013 Final	Dr. Crokes	4-16 - 0-12	Austin Stacks	Fitzgerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-4 (2fs), K O'Leary 1-4, D Casey 1-2 (1f), C Brady 1-1, J Buckley 0-2, B Looney, K Ward, J Doolan 0-1 each.	Report	S Carroll 0-5 (4fs), B Shanahan 0-2, P O'Donoghue, S Callaghan, F McNamara, D Mannix, G Horan 0-1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Carroll	Austin Stacks	2-26	32	5	6.40
2	Conor Cox	Feale Rangers	0-30	30	4	7.50
3	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-22	28	5	5.60
4	Liam Murphy	East Kerry	1-23	26	3	8.66
5	Kieran O'Leary	Dr. Crokes	1-23	26	5	5.20
6	Edmund Walsh	St. Kieran's	1-17	20	3	6.66
7	Ian Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	2-13	19	3	6.33
7	Stephen O'Brien	Kenmare	2-13	19	2	9.50
9	Barry John Keane	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-17	17	4	4.25
10	David O'Callaghan	St. Brendan's	0-15	15	4	3.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ian Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	2-08	14	St. Brendan's
2	Liam Murphy	East Kerry	1-08	11	Dr. Crokes
3	Stephen O'Brien	Kenmare	1-07	10	East Kerry
	Conor Cox	Feale Rangers	0-10	10	Mid Kerry
	Conor Cox	Feale Rangers	0-10	10	St. Brendan's
6	Michael Geaney	Dingle	1-06	9	Kenmare
	Stephen O'Brien	Kenmare	1-06	9	Dingle
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-06	9	East Kerry
	Edmund Walsh	St. Kieran's	1-06	9	Austin Stacks
	Liam Murphy	East Kerry	0-09	9	Kenmare

Miscellaneous

Dr. Crokes became the first club since John Mitchels in 1962 to win four titles in-a-row.
Finuge made their first appearance at senior level.

References

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Clinical Crokes learn from painful past". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Casey fires classy Crokes to title glory". Irish Independent. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Untouchable Gooch inspires Dr Crokes to three-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Kerry SFC Final: Clinical Cooper gets ball rolling in Crokes stroll". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.