2009 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2009 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	19 June - 1 November 2009
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	South Kerry (9th title); Stephen O'Sullivan (captain); John Galvin (manager)
Runners-up	Dr. Crokes; Fionn Fitzgerald (captain); Harry O'Neill (manager)
Relegated	An Ghaeltacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	61 (1.97 per match)
Points scored	689 (22.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bryan Sheehan (1-33)
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The 2009 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 109th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1] The draw for the opening round took place on 16 May 2009. The championship ran from 19 June to 1 November 2009.

Mid Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Feale Rangers in the quarter-finals.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The final was played on 1 November 2009 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first in three years. South Kerry won the match by 1–08 to 0–10 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in three years.^[5]

South Kerry's Bryan Sheehan was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.

Team changes[edit]

To Championship[edit]

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

St Michael's/Foilmore

From Championship[edit]

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

John Mitchels

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

19 June 2009 Round 1	Kilcummin	1-13 - 0-14	East Kerry	Kilcummin Grounds
	C O'Leary 1-1, D Brosnan 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-3, K O'Donoghue 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J Devane 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 0-7, Danny O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Shea 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, A Looney 0-1, B Russell 0-1.

19 June 2009 Round 1	An Ghaeltacht	0-15 - 1-10	St. Kieran's	Gallarus Grounds
	SM Ó Conchúir 0-5, T Ó Sé 0-3, C Mac Gearailt 0-3, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1.		J Buckley 1-4, T McGoldrick 0-2, S Scanlon 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1.

20 June 2009 Round 1	South Kerry	0-13 - 0-09	Rathmore	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-6, R Hussey 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-6, D O'Sullivan 0-1, E Lawlor 0-1, P Reen 0-1.

20 June 2009 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	1-11 - 0-13	West Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-2, B Looney 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, F Fitzgerald 0-1, G Tucker 0-1, D Casey 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-10, M Fitzgerald 0-3.

20 June 2009 Round 1	Ardfert	2-04 - 0-12	Kenmare	Kilmoyley Grounds
	S Wallace 1-3, M Moloney 1-0, D Wallace 0-1.		P O'Connor 0-6, C Brosnan 0-2, DJ Brennan 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1.

20 June 2009 Round 1	Killarney Legion	3-13 - 1-06	Shannon Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 1-8, T Moriarty 2-0, J Lyne 0-2, K Breen 0-1, J McGillicuddy 0-1, K Slattery 0-1.		N Long 1-1, P Kennelly 0-3, M Boyle 0-1, L Boyle 0-1.

21 June 2009 Round 1	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-10 - 1-12	Dingle	Austin Stack Park
	T Walsh 1-5, BJ Keane 0-3, D Quill 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		D Geaney 1-7, P Geaney 0-4, T Griffin 0-1.

21 June 2009 Round 1	Mid Kerry	1-11 - 1-10	Laune Rangers	Coughlan Park
	S O'Sullivan 0-10, S Murphy 1-0, D Walsh 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, P Joy 1-1, L Hassett 0-1, S Foley 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.

21 June 2009 Round 1	Feale Rangers	2-17 - 0-07	St Michael's/Foilmore	Frank Sheehy Park
	T Kennelly 1-3, N Kennelly 1-1, P Curtin 0-4, D Galvin 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, E Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, P King 0-1, D King 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.

21 June 2009 Round 1	St. Brendan's	0-06 - 2-12	Austin Stacks	Kilmoyley Grounds
	P O'Donoghue 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1, A Moynihan 0-1.		D Long 1-4, F Mangan 1-0, M Collins 0-3, S Carroll 0-3, G O'Connell 0-2.

Round 2[edit]

12 July 2009 Round 2	Ardfert	2-11 - 0-19 (aet)	St Michael's/Foilmore	Austin Stack Park
	S Wallace 1-7, D Wallace 1-1, S Griffin 0-2, J Egan 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-6, B Kelly 0-5, S Fogarty 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, M Thiernan 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, D King 0-1.

12 July 2009 Round 2	Shannon Rangers	2-09 - 1-15	West Kerry	Tarbert Grounds
	B O'Grady 0-4, P Bunyan 1-0,		C O'Sullivan 1-1, G Farrell 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, E Hickson 0-1, PJ Foley 0-1, J Hickson 0-1.

26 September 2009 Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-09 - 2-09	Laune Rangers	Strand Road
	D Moran 1-1, BJ Keane 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, D Quill 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, S McSweeney 1-2, P Joy 1-0, P Crowley 0-1.

26 September 2009 Round 2	St. Kieran's	5-21 - 0-08	East Kerry	Ballymacelligott Grounds
	T McGoldrick 1-5, K Brennan 2-1, J Buckley 1-3, EJ O'Donoghue 1-2, A Breen 0-3, JJ Murphy 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, E Walsh 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1.		J O'Leary 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, F Coffey 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1.

26 September 2009 Round 2	St. Brendan's	2-14 - 1-09	Rathmore	Blennerville Grounds
	C Daly 1-1, B Poff 1-1, D Doyle 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-2, J Costello 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, P O'Donoghue 0-2, L Poff 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.		J Buckley 1-1, A O'Mahony 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-3, E Lawlor 0-1, Paul Reen 0-1.

Round 3[edit]

3 October 2009 Round 3	West Kerry	1-14 - 3-11	St Michael's/Foilmore	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	T Farrell 0-4, C Sillis 1-0, G Farrell 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-3, S O'Mahony 0-1, E Hickson 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		J O'Shea 2-2, R O'Connor 0-4, A O'Connell 1-0, B Kelly 0-3, B Galvin 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1.

3 October 2009 Round 3	Kilcummin	0-09 - 0-12	Laune Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	D Brosnan 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-2, K Gorman 0-2, DJ Fleming 0-1.		MF Russell 0-4, S Foley 0-3, K Flynn 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, P Joy 0-1, D Cawley 0-1.

4 October 2009 Round 3	Kenmare	0-13 - 2-08	Feale Rangers	Kenmare Grounds
	P O'Connor 0-7, A O'Sullivan 0-5, C Brosnan 0-1.		N Kennelly 2-7, P Curtin 0-1.

4 October 2009 Round 3	Dingle	0-11 - 1-09	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	P Geaney 0-5, D Devane 0-2, T Garvey 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, CB Moriarty 0-1.		D Culloty 1-1, D O'Callaghan 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-2, C Daly 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, J Costello 0-1.

4 October 2009 Round 3	Austin Stacks	0-13 - 1-08	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	D Long 0-4, G O'Connell 0-3, P McCannon 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, D Bohan 0-1, M Collins 0-1.		C Mac Gearailt 1-1, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, Darragh Ó Sé 0-1, B Breathach 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, M Mac Gearailt 0-1.

4 October 2009 Round 3	Killarney Legion	0-10 - 0-16	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 0-5, T Moriarty 0-3, D Murphy 0-2.		C Cooper 0-6, D Casey 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, A Kenneally 0-1, J Cahalane 0-1,.

4 October 2009 Round 3	South Kerry	0-16 - 0-11	St. Kieran's	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-10, R Hussey 0-4, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, Aidan O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Buckley 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-2, K Brennan 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, T McGoldrick 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, P Reidy 0-1.

Mid Kerry received a bye in this round.

Relegation playoff[edit]

18 October 2009 Playoff	Killarney Legion	1-14 - 1-13 (aet)	Rathmore	Kilcummin Grounds
	J O'Donoghue 0-8, M O'Sullivan 1-1, J Lyne 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, D Pyne 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1.		J Buckley 1-0, G O'Keeffe 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, M Reen 0-2, O Lawlor 0-2, P Reen 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1, S Lehane 0-1.

31 October 2009 Playoff	Rathmore	0-11 - 1-05	An Ghaeltacht	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	M O'Riordan 0-4, M Ryan 0-2, J BUckley 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1, P Reen 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		M Mac Gearailt 1-0, M Ó Conchúir 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Mac Gearailt 0-1.

Quarter-finals[edit]

10 October 2009 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	5-17 - 3-08	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 3-7, A O'Donovan 1-1, E Brosnan 1-0, B Looney 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, F Fitzgerald 0-1, A Kennelly 0-1, D Casey 0-1, J Doolan 0-1.		B Poff 1-1, C Daly 1-1, M Griffin 1-1, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, Liam O'Sullivan 0-1.

10 October 2009 Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	0-13 - 1-09	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Long 0-4, F Mangan 0-2, D McElligott 0-2, D Bohan 0-1, W Kirby 0-1, P McCannon 0-1, G O'Connell 0-1, M Collins 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, P Joy 1-1, J Lynch 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.

11 October 2009 Quarter-final	Feale Rangers	0-14 - 1-05	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 0-6, P Curtin 0-4, T Kennelly 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, P Corridan 0-1.		J McGillycuddy 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2.

11 October 2009 Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-12 - 1-08	St Michael's/Foilmore	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-6, R Hussey 0-5, Denis O'Sullivan 1-0, A 'Dash' O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Fogarty 1-0, B Kelly 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, B Smith 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, K Grandfield 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

18 October 2009 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	1-09 - 0-07	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	D Moloney 1-0, C Cooper 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, B Looney 0-1,		D Galvin 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, P Curtin 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

18 October 2009 Semi-final	South Kerry	1-14 - 2-09	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	B Sheehan 0-7, R Hussey 1-3, K Young 0-1, Denis O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, I Galvin 0-1.		K Donaghy 1-2, M Collins 1-0, D Long 0-3, G O'Connell 0-3, W Kirby 0-1.

Final[edit]

1 November 2009 Final	South Kerry	1-08 - 0-10	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 1-4, Declan O'Sullivan 0-3, J Sugrue 0-1.		B Looney 0-4, D Casey 0-3, C Cooper 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.	Referee: G Lynch (Ballinskelligs)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-33	36	5	7.20
2	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	4-19	31	5	6.20
3	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	3-16	25	4	6.25
4	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	1-21	24	3	8.00
5	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-22	22	4	5.50
6	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	1-16	19	5	3.80
7	Dara Long	Austin Stacks	1-15	18	4	4.50
8	Stephen Wallace	Ardfert	2-10	16	2	8.00
9	John Buckley	St. Kieran's	2-09	15	3	5.00
9	Cathal O'Sullivan	West Kerry	1-12	15	3	5.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	3-07	16	St. Brendan's
2	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	2-07	13	Kenmare
3	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	1-08	11	Shannon Rangers
4	David Geaney	Dingle	1-07	10	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Stephen Wallace	Ardfert	1-07	10	St Michael's/Foilmore
	Cathal O'Sullivan	West Kerry	0-10	10	Dr. Crokes
	Seán O'Sullivan	Mid Kerry	0-10	10	Laune Rangers
	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-10	10	St. Kieran's
9	James O'Shea	St Michael's/Foilmore	2-02	8	West Kerry
	Tommy Walsh	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-05	8	Dingle
	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	1-05	8	East Kerry
	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	0-08	8	Rathmore

Miscellaneous[edit]

St Michael's/Foilmore make their first appearance at senior level.
Kerins O'Rahilly's play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship having won the Kerry Club Football Championship.

References[edit]

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Mid Kerry crowned SFC champions". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Last-gasp O'Shea penalty snatches title for Mid Kerry". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Rangers end Mid Kerry reign". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "South Kerry pip Crokes". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[1] "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[2] "Mid Kerry crowned SFC champions". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "Last-gasp O'Shea penalty snatches title for Mid Kerry". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "Rangers end Mid Kerry reign". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[5] "South Kerry pip Crokes". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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