1976 Kerry Senior Football Championship Dates 27 June - 3 October 1976 Teams 17 Champions Austin Stacks (8th title)John O'Keeffe (captain)Runners-up Kenmare Mickey Ned O'Sullivan (captain)Tournament statistics Matches played 18 Goals scored 53 (2.94 per match) Points scored 314 (17.44 per match)
The 1976 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889 . The championship ran from 27 June to 3 October 1976.
Austin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions .
The final was played on 3 October 1976 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney , between Austin Stacks and Kenmare , in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-14 to 0-07 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second successive title.
Teams
17 teams participated in the championship. Austin Stacks , Feale Rangers , Shannon Rangers , Kenmare and Mid Kerry were seeded at received byes to the quarter-finals . The other 12 teams played off in the early rounds.
Results
Round 1
South Kerry v Laune Rangers
Dingle v Castlegregory
27 June 1976 Round 1 Dingle 3-11 - 1-09 Castlegregory Páirc an Aghasaigh O Phair 2-1, G Dillon 0-4, JM Graham 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-3, V O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1.
J Courtney 0-7, J O'Flaherty 1-0, G Murphy 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1.
West Kerry v John Mitchels
27 June 1976 Round 1 West Kerry 0-12 - 0-07 John Mitchels Páirc an Aghasaigh G Walsh 0-4, L Higgins 0-3, T Doyle 0-2, T Sayers 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-1.
J Prendergast 0-2, J O'Dowd 0-2, P Kerins 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.
Kerins O'Rahilly's v Waterville
Eoghan Ruadh v Spa
27 June 1976 Round 1 Eoghan Ruadh 1-10 - 1-09 Spa FitzGerald Stadium J Saunders 1-2, H Moynihan 0-3, J Kerins 0-2, J Cahill 0-1, S Cooper 0-1, J Cahill 0-1.
S Kelleher 1-3, P Cronin 0-2, T Regan 0-2, M Gleeson 0-1, C Doolan 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v East Kerry
27 June 1976 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 6-07 - 3-10 East Kerry Castleisland Grounds P Horan 4-1, E O'Connor 1-4, P O'Connor 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, T Lynch 0-1.
F Bartlett 2-4, N Brosnan 1-1, T Lyne 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1, T Looney 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Lyne 0-1.
Round 2
South Kerry v West Kerry
13 July 1976 Round 2 South Kerry 0-12 - 1-09 West Kerry Páirc de Burca J Egan 0-6, P O'Mahony 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, JJ Byrne 0-1.
P Ó Sé 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, L Higgins 0-1, J Ashe 0-1, T Sayers 0-1, S Fitgerald 0-1.
Kerins O'Rahilly's v Castelisland Desmonds
Eoghan Ruadh v Dingle
13 July 1976 Round 2 Eoghan Ruadh 3-05 - 3-02 Dingle Austin Stack Park J Cahill 2-0, J McCarthy 1-2, D Moynihan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
G Dillon 2-0, M O'Connor 1-0, V O'Connor 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.
South Kerry v West Kerry
30 July 1976 Round 2 replay South Kerry 4-08 - 0-10 West Kerry Páirc de Burca P Egan 1-1, J O'Mahony 1-0, D O'Dwyer 1-0, T Lyne 1-0, J Egan 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1.
T Doyle 0-5, P Ó Sé 0-2, G Casey 0-1, L Higgins 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1.
Quarter-finals
Shannon Rangers v Mid Kerry
20 August 1976 Quarter-final Shannon Rangers 1-11 - 0-10 Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park J Walsh 0-5, O Moran 1-0, B Walsh 0-3, E Liston 0-2, G Griffin 0-1.
B Lynch 0-6, M O'Grady 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
Austin Stacks v Eoghan Ruadh
Kenmare v Feale Rangers
South Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's
South Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's
29 August 1976 Quarter-final replay South Kerry 2-10 - 2-06 Kerins O'Rahilly's J. P. O'Sullivan Park J Egan 0-6, D O'Dwyer 1-0, T Lyne 1-0, C O'Connell 0-2, P Egan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.
J McMahon 1-0, S Walsh 1-0, A O'Sullivan 0-3, S Kissane 0-2, P Kissane 0-1.
Kenmare v Feale Rangers
29 August 1976 Quarter-final replay Kenmare 0-10 - 0-07 Feale Rangers FitzGerald Stadium M Spillane 0-3, P Finnegan 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
P Mulvihill 0-4, P O'Connell 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
Semi-finals
Austin Stacks v Shannon Rangers
28 August 1976 Semi-final Austin Stacks 3-13 - 1-06 Shannon Rangers Austin Stack Park M Sheehy 1-5, D Long 1-2, B Curtin 1-1, JL McElligott 0-2, T Sheehan 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.
E Liston 1-2, J Walsh 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, O Moran 0-1.
Kenmare v South Kerry
5 September 1976 Semi-final Kenmare 1-15 - 1-11 South Kerry FitzGerald Stadium P Finnegan 1-7, P Spillane 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, PJ McIntyre 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.
G Egan 0-6, G O'Driscoll 1-1, M O'Connell 0-3, P O'Mahony 0-1.
Final
Austin Stacks v Kenmare
3 October 1976 Final Austin Stacks 1-14 - 0-07 Kenmare FitzGerald Stadium M Sheehy 0-5, J Power 1-0, D Long 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, T Sheehan 0-1, B Curtin 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.
P Finnegan 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, M Spillane 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
The semi-final between Kenmare and Feale Rangers was abandoned by referee Buddy O'Grady, with nine minutes of actual playing time left. The decision was taken after a series of fracas between the players. References
"1976" . Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022."The beginning" . Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022."Club Titles - Kerry" . Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022."Milestones" . Austin Stacks website. Retrieved 23 December 2022."Stacks 1977 Heros Reunited" . Austin Stacks website. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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