2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates | 19 |
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Teams | 7 May - 18 December 2004 |
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
Champions | South Kerry (6th title) Maurice Fitzgerald (captain) James O'Sullivan (manager) |
Runners-up | Laune Rangers Mike Frank Russell (captain) John Evans (manager) |
Relegated | John Mitchels |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 49 (1.96 per match) |
Points scored | 509 (20.36 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Colm Cooper (3-21) |
The 2004 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 March 2004. The championship ran from 7 May to 18 December 2004.
An Ghaeltacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laune Rangers in the semi-finals.[2] [3] [4]
The final was played on 7 November 2004 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Laune Rangers in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 1-13 to 2-05 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in 22 years.[5]
Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.
Results
[edit ]Round 1
[edit ]Round 2
[edit ]Relegation playoff
[edit ]Round 3
[edit ]Quarter-finals
[edit ]Semi-finals
[edit ]Final
[edit ]Championship statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 3-21 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
2 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | An Ghaeltacht | 3-12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
3 | Paul O'Connor | Kenmare | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
Declan Quill | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
5 | Noel Kennelly | Listowel Emmets | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
6 | Bryan Sheehan | South Kerry | 0-15 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
7 | Ronan O'Connor | South Kerry | 0-14 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
8 | Kevin Lynch | St. Kieran's | 0-14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
9 | Seán Hayes | St. Brendan's | 1-10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
Michael O'Riordan | Rathmore | 0-13 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 1-10 | 13 | West Kerry |
2 | Colm Cooper | Dr. Crokes | 2-05 | 11 | Austin Stacks |
3 | Donal Kelliher | Milltown/Castlemain | 0-08 | 8 | Rathmore |
4 | John O'Sullivan | Kenmare | 2-01 | 7 | Shannon Rangers |
Seán Hayes | St. Brendan's | 1-04 | 7 | Feale Rangers | |
Paul Galvin | Feale Rangers | 1-04 | 7 | Rathmore | |
Paul O'Connor | Kenmare | 1-04 | 7 | St. Kieran's | |
Dara Ó Cinnéide | An Ghaeltacht | 1-04 | 7 | Listowel Emmets | |
Dara Ó Cinnéide | An Ghaeltacht | 1-04 | 7 | Laune Rangers | |
Declan Quill | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 0-07 | 7 | John Mitchels | |
Michael O'Riordan | Rathmore | 0-07 | 7 | John Mitchels | |
Damien Fitzgerald | Rathmore | 0-07 | 7 | Feale Rangers | |
Noel Kennelly | Listowel Emmets | 0-07 | 7 | Mid Kerry |
Miscellaneous
[edit ]- South Kerry won their first title since 1982.
- Laune Rangers became the first team to lose back-to-back finals since Austin Stacks in 1980-81.
- Milltown/Castlemaine played in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship after winning the Kerry Club Football Championship.
- Milltown/Castlemaine made their first appearance in the senior championship.
- Despite losing the Relegation Play-Off John Mitchels took their senior status.
References
[edit ]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Russell's late point snatches victory from Gaeltacht grasp". Irish Examiner. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Gaeltacht big guns come up trumps". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "KERRY SFC : Russell leads Rangers romp". Irish Independent. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.