1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship
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Gaelic football competition
| Dates | 13 June - 27 September 1981 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions | South Kerry (4th title) Paudie Sheahan (captain) |
| Runners-up | Austin Stacks Teddy Brick (captain) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 28 (1.75 per match) |
| Points scored | 237 (14.81 per match) |
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
[edit ]First round
[edit ]Second round
[edit ]Kerins O'Rahilly's v Spa-Glenflesk
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
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
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
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
[edit ]Austin Stacks v Feale Rangers
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
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
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
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
[edit ]South Kerry v Laune Rangers
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
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
[edit ]South Kerry v Austin Stacks
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
[edit ]Miscellaneous
[edit ]- South Kerry win their first title since 1958.
- South Kerry qualify for the final for the first time since 1958.
References
[edit ]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers 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.
- ^ "Paudie's links with both camps". Killarney Today. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2022.