2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football tournament

Dates

18 May - 26 October 2003

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

An Ghaeltacht (2nd title)
Darragh Ó Sé (captain)
Fergal Ó Sé (manager)

Runners-up

Laune Rangers
Pa O'Sullivan (captain)
John Evans (manager)

Relegated

Castleisland Desmonds

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

56 (1.75 per match)

Points scored

638 (19.94 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Kieran Foley (1-22)

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The 2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.

Kerins O'Rahilly's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mid Kerry in the quarter-finals.

The final replay was played on 26 October 2003 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between An Ghaeltacht and Laune Rangers. An Ghaeltacht won the match by 0-12 to 2-04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in two years.

Mid Kerry's Kieran Foley was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Listowel Emmets

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Killarney Legion

Club section

Club round 1

Dr. Crokes v Laune Rangers

24 May 2002 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	2-07 - 2-13	Laune Rangers	Lewis Road
	M Crowley 2-2, A O'Shea 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1, J Jones 0-1.		MF Russell 0-7, J O'Brien 1-1, C O'Connor 0-4, J Sheehan 1-0, B Gannon 0-1.

Listowel Emmets v Glenflesk

25 May 2003 Round 1	Listowel Emmets	3-04 - 1-12	Glenflesk	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 2-0, B Scanlon 1-2, F Reen 0-1, D Galvin 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-7, O Favier 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

John Mitchels v Austin Stacks

25 May 2003 Round 1	John Mitchels	0-08 - 0-14	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	G Dennehy 0-4, J Fitzgerald 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1.		D Aherne 0-8, M Collins 0-2, P Laide 0-2, TJ Hogan 0-2.

Rathmore v Castleisland Desmonds

25 May 2003 Round 1	Rathmore	2-10 - 0-10	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	T Cronin 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, K O'Keeffe 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-3, N O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-3, J Flynn 0-3, K O'Sullivan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Broderick 0-1, K Lynch 0-1.

Club round 1 losers' round

John Mitchels v Catsleisland Desmonds

31 May 2003 Losers' group	John Mitchels	1-10 - 0-08	Catsleisland Desmonds	Boherbee Grounds
	B Dennehy 0-4, A Gleeson 1-0, A Moynihan 0-3, GD Dennehy 0-2, P Coffey 0-1.		K Lynch 0-5, B O'Neill 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Listowel Emmets

31 May 2003 Losers' group	Dr. Crokes	3-18 - 1-07	Listowel Emmets	Lewis Road
	M O'Grady 2-3, C Cooper 1-5, A O'Shea 0-3, M Crowley 0-3, J Jones 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1.		D Galvin 0-6, B Scanlon 1-0, N Stack 0-1.

Relegation playoff

Listowel Emmets v Catsleisland Desmonds

21 June 2003 Losers' group	Listowel Emmets	0-10 - 1-05	Catsleisland Desmonds	Austin Stack Park
	D Galvin 0-4, M Kennelly 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, B Doyle 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1.		J Lyons 1-0, M O'Connell 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, DD Kerins 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Horgan 0-1.

Division section

Division round 1

Kenmare v St. Brendan's

18 May 2003 Round 1	Kenmare	1-18 - 3-05	St. Brendan's	Templenoe Grounds
	B O'Neill 0-5, J O'Neill 0-4, E O'Driscoll 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, TP O'Connor 0-1, L Lynch 0-1.		S Wallace 1-3, S Hayes 1-2, J Clifford 1-0.

Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers

19 May 2003 Round 1	Mid Kerry	2-10 - 1-05	Shannon Rangers	Ballylongford Grounds
	M O'Connor 1-2, K Foley 0-4, D Doona 1-0, D Walsh 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		L Boyle 1-1, D Kiely 0-3, T Foley 0-1.

Division round 1 losers' group

Shannon Rangers v St. Brendan's

24 May 2003 Round 3	Shannon Rangers	2-07 - 0-09	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	P Kelly 1-3, T Foley 1-1, S McGinley 0-2, M Hannon 0-1.		S Wallace 0-5, O McCarthy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.

Division round 2

Mid Kerry v Kenmare

24 May 2003 Round 2	Mid Kerry	1-14 - 1-07	Kenmare	Cromane Grounds
	I Twiss 1-2, M O'Connor 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-3, K Foley 0-2, F Griffin 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, W Harmon 0-1, D Doona 0-1.		JA O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Neill 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, TP O'Connor 0-1.

Feale Rangers v East Kerry

25 May 2003 Round 2	Feale Rangers	0-10 - 0-18	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	P Galvin 0-6, E Bowler 0-2, P Somers 0-1, E Breen 0-1.		R O'Donovan 0-7, R McAuliffe 0-5, D O'Connor 0-3, F McAuliffe 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1.

South Kerry v West Kerry

25 May 2003 Round 2	South Kerry	1-08 - 1-09	West Kerry	Con Keating Park
	R Hussey 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, JD O'Shea 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-1, S Farrell 0-3, G Farrell 0-3, T Griffin 0-2.

St. Kieran's v Shannon Rangers

1 June 2003 Round 2	St. Kieran's	1-10 - 1-08	Shannon Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	EJ O'Donoghue 1-0, P Galvin 0-2, T McGoldrick 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, S Flynn 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, R O'Rahilly 0-1.		M Hannon 1-2, D Kiely 0-3, G O'Brien 0-2, A Boyle 0-1.

Division round 2 losers' group

South Kerry v Feale Rangers

1 June 2008 Losers' group	South Kerry	0-11 - 0-09	Feale Rangers	Con Keating Park
	JD O'Shea 0-4, J Shanahan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		J Mulvihill 0-4, P Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, E Bowler 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v Kenmare

29 June 2008 Losers' group	Shannon Rangers	0-17 - 2-04	Kenmare	Beaufort Grounds
	S McGinley 0-4, P Kelly 0-4, K Mulvihill 0-3, J McMahon 0-2, O Horgan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Hanlon 0-1.		E O'Driscoll 1-0, B O'Neill 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1.

Knockout stage

Round 3

Rathmore v Kilcummin

21 June 2003 Round 3	Rathmore	1-07 - 0-12	Kilcummin	Rathbeg Grounds
	J Buckley 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-2, MD Cahill 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-6, M McCarthy 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, C Lenihan 0-1, S Lenihan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.

West Kerry v Austin Stacks

22 June 2003 Round 3	West Kerry	0-11 - 1-05	Austin Stacks	Páirc an Chaisleáin
	G Farrell 0-6, T Griffin 0-1, S Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, B Hannafin 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1.		K Donaghy 1-0, D Ahern 0-1, M Finn 0-1, D Bohane 0-1, D Long 0-1, F Smith 0-1.

An Ghaeltacht v Glenflesk

22 June 2003 Round 3	An Ghaeltacht	1-11 - 0-07	Glenflesk	Gallarus Grounds
	R Mac Gearailt 1-4, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Cathasaigh 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-3, JB O'Donoghue 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

East Kerry v St. Kieran's

22 June 2003 Round 3	East Kerry	2-16 - 2-08	St. Kieran's	Paddy O'Leary Memorial Park
	F McAuliffe 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-4, R O'Donovan 0-4, R McAuliffe 0-4, G Murphy 1-0, D O'Connor 0-3.		T McGoldrick 0-4, J Downey 0-3, J O'Donnell 1-0, S Flynn 1-0, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1.

Dr Crokes v Mid Kerry

22 June 2003 Round 3	Dr Crokes	0-10 - 0-11	Mid Kerry	Lewis Road
	C Cooper 0-6, J Jones 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, M Crowley 0-1.		K Foley 0-4, D Doona 0-2, M Connor 0-2, M Burke 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

John Mitchels v South Kerry

29 June 2003 Round 3	John Mitchels	1-09 - 2-11	South Kerry	Boherbee Grounds
	F O'Brien 0-5, J Fitzgerald 1-0, B Dennehy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-5, J Sugrue 1-1, J Shanahan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, JD O'Shea 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Listowel Emmets

29 June 2003 Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-11 - 1-12	Listowel Emmets	Ballylongford Grounds
	J O'Connor 1-4, G O'Brien 1-3, D Quill 0-4.		D Galvin 0-4, T Walsh 1-0, M Kennelly 0-2, B Scanlon 0-2, N Kennelly 0-1, M Whelan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, L Keane 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Shannon Rangers

20 July 2003 Round 3	Laune Rangers	0-10 - 0-08	Shannon Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	MF Russell 0-5, L Hassett 0-3, G O'Brien 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.		K Mulvihill 0-3, D Lanigan 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, E O'Connell 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1.

Quarter-finals

South Kerry v Kilcummin

30 August 2003 Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-13 - 1-09	Kilcummin	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	J Shanahan 1-3, A O'Sullivan 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, B Teehan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, K Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		DJ Fleming 1-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, SB O'Doherty 0-2, S Lenihan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

31 August 2003 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-12 - 0-10	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Foley 1-7, S O'Sullivan 1-1, M O'Connor 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1.		D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Laune Rangers v West Kerry

6 September 2003 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	1-11 - 1-09	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	B Gannon 1-0, MF Russell 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, S Foley 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		G Farrell 0-4, T Griffin 1-0, B Hannafin 0-2, J Ferriter 0-2, S Farrell 0-1.

An Ghaeltacht v East Kerry

7 September 2003 Quarter-final	An Ghaeltacht	1-15 - 0-08	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-8, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, R Mac Gearailt 1-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Dubhda 0-1.		R O'Donovan 0-3, R McAuliffe 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

An Ghaeltacht v Mid Kerry

21 September 2003 Semi-final	An Ghaeltacht	0-14 - 1-10	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, C Ó Dubhda 0-3, F Ó Sé 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1.		K Foley 0-5, A Giles 1-0, D Doona 0-2, L O'Shea 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.

Laune Rangers v South Kerry

21 September 2003 Semi-final	Laune Rangers	1-08 - 0-09	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	J Sheehan 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Connor 0-1, MF Russell 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-5, J Shanahan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.

Final

An Ghaeltacht v Laune Rangers

12 October 2003 Final	An Ghaeltacht	0-10 - 0-10	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	D O Cinnéide (0-4, 3 frees), A Mac Gearailt (0-2), C Ó Cruadhlaoich (0-2), R Mac Gearailt, B Breathnach (0-1 each).		MF Russell (0-7, 5 frees), P O'Sullivan (0-2), B Gannon (0-1)	Referee: T Lynch (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

An Ghaeltacht v Laune Rangers

26 October 2003 Final replay	An Ghaeltacht	0-12 - 2-04	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	A Mac Gearailt (0-3), D Ó Cinnéide (0-3, 2 frees), M Ó Sé, T Ó Sé, D Ó Sé, P Ó Cuinn, T Ó Conchuir, C Ó Cruadhlaoich (0-1 each).		J Lynch (1-0), G O’Brien (1-0), P O’Sullivan (0-2, 1 frees), B Gannon (0-2).	Referee: T Lynch (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-22	25	5	5.00
2	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-23	23	6	3.83
3	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-22	22	5	4.40
4	Derek Galvin	Listowel Emmets	0-15	15	4	3.75
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-11	14	2	7.00
5	Ross O'Donovan	East Kerry	0-14	14	3	4.66
7	Roibeard Mac Gearailt	An Ghaeltacht	2-07	13	5	2.60
7	Maurice Fitzgerald	South Kerry	1-10	13	5	2.60
9	Mike Crowley	Dr. Crokes	2-06	12	3	4.00
9	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	1-09	12	3	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-07	10	Kerins O'Rahilly's
2	Michael O'Grady	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	Listowel Emmets
3	Mike Crowley	Dr. Crokes	2-02	8	Laune Rangers
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-05	8	Listowel Emmets
	Darren Aherne	Austin Stacks	0-08	8	John Mitchels
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-08	8	East Kerry
7	Roibeard Mac Gearailt	An Ghaeltacht	1-04	7	Glenflesk
	John O'Connor	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-04	7	Listowel Emmets
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-07	7	Dr. Crokes
	Paud O'Donoghue	Glenflesk	0-07	7	Listowel Emmets
	Ross O'Donovan	East Kerry	0-07	7	Feale Rangers
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-07	7	An Ghaeltacht

Miscellaneous

Laune Rangers qualified for the final for the first time since 1997.
The final went to a replay for the first time since 1997.
Listowel Emmets made their first appearance in the senior championship since 1984.

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Rhapsody in blue as O'Rahillys roll back the years in Killarney". Irish Independent. 11 November 2002. 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.

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