2005 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

7 May - 13 November 2005

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

South Kerry (6th title)
Declan O'Sullivan (captain)
James O'Sullivan (manager)

Runners-up

Dr. Crokes
Pat O'Shea (manager)

Relegated

Listowel Emmets

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

73 (2.28 per match)

Points scored

655 (20.47 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Colm Cooper (5-19)

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The 2005 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 105th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 4 April 2005. The championship ran from 7 May to 13 November 2005.

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 13 November 2005 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 0-12 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a second title in succession.

Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 5-19.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Dingle

Results

Round 1

Dingle v An Ghaeltacht

7 May 2005 Round 1	Dingle	0-08 - 1-15	An Ghaeltacht	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	C Murphy 0-2, L Óg Higgins 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, P Corcoran 0-1, Kenny Murphy 0-1.		R Mac Gearailt 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, C Ó Dubhda 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1.

Rathmore v Kilcummin

7 May 2005 Round 1	Rathmore	1-09 - 1-10	Kilcummin	Rathbeg Grounds
	J Buckley 1-1, M O'Riordan 0-3, D Casey 0-2, MD Cahill 0-2, J Murphy 0-1.		B Brosnan 1-1, DJ Fleming 0-4, M O'Connor 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.

St. Brendan's v St. Kieran's

7 May 2005 Round 1	St. Brendan's	1-08 - 3-11	St. Kieran's	Blennerville Grounds
	S Wallace 1-6, C Daly 0-1, G Clifford 0-1.		T McGoldrick 2-4, K O'Sullivan 1-1, P Galvin 0-2, F O'Rahilly 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, S Scanlan 0-1.

John Mitchels v Austin Stacks

8 May 2005 Round 1	John Mitchels	0-05 - 2-13	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	E Kelliher 0-2, D Flahive 0-1, O Coffey 0-1, L Kennedy 0-1.		D Long 0-8, K Donaghy 1-1, M Collins 0-3, P McCannon 0-1, W Kirby 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Listowel Emmets

8 May 2005 Round 1	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-08 - 0-08	Listowel Emmets	Austin Stack Park
	J O'Connor 1-4, T Walsh 1-0, P O'Connor 0-1, D Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, G Molloy 0-1.		N Kennelly 0-4, B Doyle 0-2, D Galvin 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.

Kenmare v Shannon Rangers

8 May 2005 Round 1	Kenmare	0-16 - 0-17 (aet)	Shannon Rangers	Templenoe Grounds
	A O'Sullivan 0-8, L O'Shea 0-5, F O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.		I Blake 0-11, E Mangan 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1, B Bambury 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1.

Mid Kerry v West Kerry

8 May 2005 Round 1	Mid Kerry	2-13 - 0-14	West Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	K Foley 1-5, D O'Sullivan 1-2, R O'Connor 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, L Sheehan 0-1, D Breen 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 0-6, SF Farrell 0-2, E Kennedy 0-2, A McNamara 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1, A Lynch 0-1.

East Kerry v Feale Rangers

8 May 2005 Round 1	East Kerry	1-09 - 1-08	Feale Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	R McAuliffe 1-3, O Favier 0-1, D Daly 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.		P Galvin 1-5, M Conway 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.

South Kerry, Laune Rangers, Milltown/Castlemaine and Dr. Crokes received byes to Round 3.

Round 2

Listowel Emmets v John Mitchels

14 May 2005 Round 2	Listowel Emmets	1-09 - 1-10	John Mitchels	Frank Sheehy Park
	F O'Brien 1-0, Jason Fitzgerald 0-3, E Kelliher 0-2, GD Dennehy 0-2, B Dennehy 0-1, JJ Hegarty 0-1.		N Kennelly 1-1, D Galvin 0-3, B Doyle 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.

St. Brendan's v West Kerry

14 May 2005 Round 2	St. Brendan's	1-08 - 1-10	West Kerry	Blennerville Grounds
	G Clifford 1-1, B Poff 0-2, B O'Flaherty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1, M Ferris 0-1, Seán Hayes 0-1, C Daly 0-1.		C O'SUllivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, S Farrell 0-2, A McNamara 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, A Lynch 0-1, G Farrell 0-1.

Rathmore v Dingle

15 May 2005 Round 2	Rathmore	3-12 - 0-10	Dingle	Rathbeg Grounds
	MA Kelliher 2-3, M O'Riordan 1-2, J Murphy 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.		L Óg Higgins 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, P Curran 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, M Evans 0-1.

Kenmare v Feale Rangers

15 May 2005 Round 2	Kenmare	1-12 - 0-13	Feale Rangers	Templenoe Grounds
	M McNally 1-3, L O'Shea 0-4, JJ Brosnan 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		P Galvin 0-6, A Maher 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, R Galvin 0-1, M Conway 0-1.

Relegation playoff

Dingle v Listowel Emmets

17 July 2005 Playoff	Dingle	0-10 - 0-07	Listowel Emmets	Strand Road
	M Evans 0-3, D Devane 0-3, M Kennedy 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1, J Flannery 0-1.		B Scanlon 0-5, L Keane 0-1, D Galvin 0-1.

Round 3

Austin Stacks v Kerins O'Rahilly's

15 July 2005 Round 3	Austin Stacks	3-07 - 2-10	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	W Kirby 1-0, P McCannon 1-0, D Sayers 1-0, D Long 0-3, M Collins 0-2, P Laide 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 2-1, D Quill 0-6, T O'Sullivan 0-1, R Molloy 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.

South Kerry v Mid Kerry

16 July 2005 Round 3	South Kerry	1-17 - 3-06	Mid Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	B Sheehan 0-9, S Courtney 1-0, A O'Sullivan 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sugrue 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1.		M O'Connor 2-1, D O'Sullivan 1-0, R O'Connor 0-2, L Sheehan 0-1, K Foley 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Kenmare

16 July 2005 Round 3	Laune Rangers	0-09 - 1-05	Kenmare	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	P O'Sullivan 0-3, MF Russell 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, B Gannon 0-1.		P O'Connor 1-4, JJ Brosnan 0-1.

John Mitchels v East Kerry

16 July 2005 Round 3	John Mitchels	2-14 - 0-06	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	M Murphy 2-2, R O'Donovan 0-5, R McAuliffe 0-4, N O'Mahony 0-2, J Cronin 0-1.		Jason Fitzgerald 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, B Costello 0-1, GD Dennehy 0-1.

Rathmore v St. Kieran's

16 July 2005 Round 3	Rathmore	2-10 - 1-06	St. Kieran's	FitzGerald Stadium
	S O'Neill 1-1, M O'Riordan 0-4, MA Kelliher 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, A O'Mahony 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		T McGoldrick 1-0, J McGlynn 0-3, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, J Downey 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v An Ghaeltacht

16 July 2005 Round 3	Shannon Rangers	1-10 - 0-16	An Ghaeltacht	Stack Park
	E Mangan 0-5, M Boyle 1-0, P O'Connell 0-2, G Dowling 0-2, L Boyle 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 0-9, T Ó Conchúir 0-4, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, R Aghas 0-1.

Kilcummin v West Kerry

17 July 2022 Round 3	Kilcummin	1-15 - 2-12	West Kerry	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-5, SB O'Doherty 1-0, R O'Connor 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D Dwyer 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, C Lenihan 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanafin 1-3, S Farrell 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1, B Dorgan 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Milltown/Castlemaine

17 July 2005 Round 3	Dr. Crokes	5-11 - 1-12	Milltown/Castlemaine	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	K O'Leary 3-1, C Cooper 1-4, A Kennelly 1-2, J Fleming 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, D Moloney 0-1.		I Twiss 0-7, S Murphy 1-1, D Twiss 0-2, W Harmon 0-1, O Boyle 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Kerins O'Rahilly's

12 August 2005 Round 3 replay	Austin Stacks	2-11 - 0-15	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	D Long 1-2, K Donaghy 1-1, G O'Connell 0-3, D Bohan 0-2, M Courtney 0-2, W Kirby 0-1.		D Quill 0-11, M Fitzgerald 0-2, G Molloy 0-1, E McGrath 0-1.

Kilcummin v West Kerry

12 August 2005 Round 3 replay	Kilcummin	3-10 - 3-12	West Kerry	Páirc an Chaisleáin
	SB Doherty 1-1, DJ Fleming 0-4, K O'Donoghue 1-0, M McCarthy 1-0, S McSweeney 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1,		G Farrell 1-3, D O'Sullivan 1-0, S O'Farrell 1-0, B Hannifin 0-2, B Dorgan 0-2, A McNamara 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1, T Farrell 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1,

Quarter-finals

West Kerry v Austin Stacks

8 October 2005 Quarter-final	West Kerry	0-12 - 2-04	Austin Stacks	FitzGerald Stadium
	G Farrell 0-5, B Hanafin 0-2, M Ó Sé 0-2, B Dorgan 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1.		D Long 1-3, P McCannon 1-0, G O'Connell 0-1.

South Kerry v East Kerry

8 October 2005 Quarter-final	South Kerry	0-13 - 1-10 (aet)	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-6, M Fitzgerald 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, R Keane 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1.		R O'Donovan 1-0, J Crowley 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, S Daly 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, Donie O'Connor 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v An Ghaeltacht

9 October 2005 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	2-11 - 1-09	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 2-5, K O'Leary 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, R Neher 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, R Mac Gearailt 1-0, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, B Breathnach 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Rathmore

9 October 2005 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	2-11 - 0-09	Rathmore	Austin Stack Park
	MF Russell 1-4, S Foley 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1.		M Kelliher 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-2, Damien Casey 0-1.

South Kerry v East Kerry

15 October 2005 Quarter-final replay	South Kerry	1-13 - 0-08	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	R O'Connor 0-5, R Hussey 1-1, B Sheehan 0-3, S Fogarty 0-2, R Keane 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		R O'Donovan 0-4, D O'Connor 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Dr. Crokes v Laune Rangers

15 October 2005 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	1-10 - 1-10	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-6, K Brosnan 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, J Jones 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 1-3, MF Russell 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.

South Kerry v West Kerry

23 October 2005 Semi-final	South Kerry	1-11 - 1-08	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	B Sheehan 0-7, D O'Sullivan 1-0, R Hussey 0-2, S Fogarty 0-2.		D O'Sullivan 1-1, G Farrell 0-3, B Dorgan 0-2, S Farrell 0-1, B Hanafin 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Laune Rangers

6 November 2005 Semi-final replay	Dr. Crokes	2-07 - 1-04	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	K O'Leary 2-2, C Cooper 0-2, K Brosnan 0-1, B Moriarty 0-1, J Jones 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 1-1, MF Russell 0-3.

Final

South Kerry v Dr. Crokes

13 November 2005 Final	South Kerry	0-12 - 1-06	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan (0-4, 2 frees), M Fitzgerald (0-3), R Hussey (0-2), C O'Connor, Declan O'Sullivan, B Hickey (0-1 each).		C Cooper (1-2, 1 free), D Maloney, E Brosnan, B McMahon, K O'Leary (0-1 each).	Referee: P Lyons (Laune Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	5-19	34	5	6.80
2	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-29	29	5	5.80
3	Declan O'Sullivan	West Kerry	3-13	22	6	3.66
3	Dara Long	Austin Stacks	2-16	22	4	5.50
5	Kieran O'Leary	Dr. Crokes	5-06	21	5	4.20
6	Michael A. Kelliher	Rathmore	4-07	19	4	4.75
7	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-17	17	3	5.66
7	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-17	17	3	5.66
9	Pa O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	2-09	15	4	3.75
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	1-12	15	4	3.75
	Gene Farrell	West Kerry	1-12	15	6	2.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-05	11	An Ghaeltacht
1	Ian Blake	Shannon Rangers	0-11	11	Kenmare
3	Kieran O'Leary	Dr. Crokes	3-01	10	Milltown/Castlemaine
3	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	2-04	10	St. Brendan's
5	Michael A. Kelliher	Rathmore	2-03	9	Dingle
	Stephen Wallace	St. Brendan's	1-06	9	St. Kieran's
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-06	9	Laune Rangers
	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-09	9	Mid Kerry
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-09	9	Shannon Rangers
10	Michael Murphy	John Mitchels	2-02	8	East Kerry
	Kieran O'Leary	Dr. Crokes	2-02	8	Laune Rangers
	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-05	8	West Kerry
	Paul Galvin	Feale Rangers	1-05	8	East Kerry
	Dara Long	AUstin Stacks	0-08	8	John Mitchels
	Alan O'Sullivan	Kenmare	0-08	8	Shannon Rangers

Miscellaneous

An Ghaeltacht play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship after winning the Kerry Club Football Championship.

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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