2008 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

17 May - 30 November 2008

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

Mid Kerry (4th title)
Mike Burke (captain)
James Sheehan (manager)

Runners-up

Kerins O'Rahilly's
Declan Quill (captain)
Jack O'Connor (manager)

Relegated

John Mitchels

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

63 (1.91 per match)

Points scored

695 (21.06 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Declan Quill (1-33)

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The 2008 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 108th 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 15 March 2008. The championship ran from 17 May to 30 November 2008.

Feale Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by South Kerry in the quarter-finals.

The final replay was played on 30 November 2008 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Mid Kerry and Kerins O'Rahilly's in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Mid Kerry won the match by 1-07 to 0-09 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 16 years.

Declan Quill was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

None

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Milltown/Castlemaine

Results

Preliminary round

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Dr. Crokes

17 May 2008 Preliminary round	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-14 - 3-12	Dr. Crokes	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 0-5, G Duffy 1-0, BJ Walsh 0-3, BJ Keane 0-3, D Moran 0-2, R Molloy 0-1.		C Cooper 2-3, B Looney 1-1, S Doolan 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, J Fleming 0-2, J Doolan 0-1, D Casey 0-1.

Ardfert v Laune Rangers

18 May 2008 Preliminary round	Ardfert	1-08 - 0-13	Laune Rangers	Lerrig Grounds
	J Egan 0-4, F Wallace 1-0, Darren Wallace 0-1, Damian Wallace 0-1, Stephen Wallace 0-, B Moloney 0-1.		MF Russell 0-5, L Hassett 0-3, K Flynn 0-3, P Sheehan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.

Round 1

Austin Stacks v Killarney Legion

17 May 2008 Round 1	Austin Stacks	0-14 - 1-09	Killarney Legion	Austin Stack Park
	G O'Connell 0-7, D Bohane 0-2, S Carroll 0-2, J Kinsella 0-2, K Donaghy 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-3, J O'Donoghue 0-4, J Lyne 0-2.

South Kerry v St. Kieran's

17 May 2008 Round 1	South Kerry	0-19 - 0-13	St. Kieran's	Con Keating Park
	R Hussey 0-8, B Sheehan 0-4, P Curran 0-2, J Sugrue 0-1, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, D Fenton 0-1.		T O'Connor 0-3, D Walsh 0-3, P Reidy 0-2, K Brennan 0-2, D O'Shea 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v Mid Kerry

18 May 2008 Round 1	Shannon Rangers	1-06 - 1-08	Mid Kerry	Ballylongford Grounds
	M Boyle 1-2, O Horgan 0-3, A Boyle 0-1.		D Kelliher 1-0, G Sayers 0-3, A O'Shea 0-2, F Griffin 0-1, M Burke 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

John Mitchels v Dingle

18 May 2008 Round 1	John Mitchels	1-09 - 1-12	Dingle	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Donoghue 1-3, A O'Donoghue 0-3, P Kelly 0-1, B Costello 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.		D Geaney 0-5, A O'Neill 1-0, D Ryan 0-3, M Evans 0-3, C Moriarty 0-1.

St. Brendan's v East Kerry

18 May 2008 Round 1	St. Brendan's	0-05 - 4-14	East Kerry	Lerrig Grounds
	L O'Sullivan 0-3, S Brennan 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 2-4, N O'Mahony 2-3, D O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Daly 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, JP Brosnan 0-1, J Falvey 0-1.

West Kerry v Kenmare

18 May 2008 Round 1	West Kerry	1-09 - 1-13	Kenmare	Páirc an Chaisleáin
	A O'Donnell 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-4, G Farrell 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2.		A O'Sullivan 1-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-3, P O'Connor 0-3, M Crowley 0-2, J Healy 0-2, M McNally 0-1, C Brosnan 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Kilcummin

25 May 2008 Round 1	Laune Rangers	0-14 - 2-06	Kilcummin	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 0-7, L Hassett 0-2, C O'Connor 0-2, K Flynn 0-2, S McSweeney 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-4, J O'Sullivan 1-0, E O'Donoghue 1-0, R O'Connor 0-1, K O'Donoghue 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Rathmore

27 May 2008 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	2-07 - 1-08	Rathmore	FitzGerald Stadium
	J Doolan 1-2, C Cooper 0-4, E Brosnan 1-0, K O'Leary 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-6, K O'Sullivan 1-0, K Cahill 0-1, MJ Kelliher 0-1.

Round 2

West Kerry v Shannon Rangers

25 May 2008 Round 2	West Kerry	0-15 - 2-08	Shannon Rangers	Ballylongford Grounds
	A O'Donnell 0-4, T Farrell 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, S Hennessy 0-3, E Kennedy 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		E Mangan 1-3, M Boyle 1-1, O Horgan 0-2, L Boyle 0-1, P Kennelly 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Killarney Legion

25 May 2008 Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	4-10 - 1-06	Killarney Legion	FitzGerald Stadium
	BJ Walsh 2-0, T Walsh 1-2, T O'Sullivan 1-1, D Quill 0-4, D Moran 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1.		J O'Donoghue 1-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Lyne 0-1, K Breen 0-1.

St. Kieran's v St. Brendan's

26 May 2008 Round 2	St. Kieran's	3-11 - 1-10	St. Brendan's	Cordal Grounds
	T O'Connor 1-5, S Curtin 2-0, M O'Connell 0-4, P McCarthy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		E O'Neill 1-1, L O'Sullivan 0-4, B Poff 0-2, C Daly 0-2, S Brosnan 0-1.

Kilcummin v John Mitchels

1 June 2008 Round 2	Kilcummin	2-11 - 0-09	John Mitchels	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-6, D Brosnan 1-1, M O'Connor 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		P Kelly 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-3, S O'Mahony 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1.

Rathmore v Ardfert

3 June 2008 Round 2	Rathmore	1-13 - 1-05	Ardfert	Rathbeg Grounds
	E Lawlor 1-2, G Murphy 0-5, M O'Riordan 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-2, I Kelleher 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		Damian Wallace 1-0, J Egan 0-3, M Ferris 0-1, B Flaherty 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

Killarney Legion v Ardfert

11 October 2008 Playoff	Killarney Legion	0-15 - 1-08	Ardfert	Páirc de Búrca
	J O'Donoghue 0-4, M O'Sullivan 0-4, E Murphy 0-2, K Breen 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, D Twomey 0-1, S Culloty 0-1.		J Egan 0-4, C Wallace 1-0, S Griffin 0-3, Stephen Wallace 0-1.

John Mitchels v Ardfert

18 October 2008 Playoff	John Mitchels	1-08 - 2-14	Ardfert	Strand Road
	P O'Donoghue 0-4, R O'Sullivan 1-0, W Conway 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, P Kelly 0-1,		Damien Wallace 2-5, J Egan 0-4, S Griffin 0-2, Stephen Wallace 0-2, J Dowling 0-1.

Round 3

An Ghaeltacht v Feale Rangers

4 October 2008 Round 3	An Ghaeltacht	1-07 - 1-14	Feale Rangers	Gallarus Grounds
	SM Ó Conchúir 1-3, M Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, B Breathnach 0-1.		N Kennelly 0-5, B Scanlon 1-1, L Keane 0-3, A Maher 0-2, K Quirke 0-1, M Scannell 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.

Kilcummin v South Kerry

4 October 2008 Round 3	Kilcummin	0-07 - 0-09	South Kerry	Kilummin Grounds
	E O'Donoghue 0-3, DJ Fleming 0-2, B Brosnan 0-1, K O'Donoghue 0-1.		B Sheehan 0-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, R Hussey 0-1, B Kelly 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.,

Laune Rangers v East Kerry

5 October 2008 Round 3	Laune Rangers	0-10 - 1-06	East Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 0-3, L Hassett 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, P Joy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, G Mahony 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.		A Garnett 1-0, N O'Mahony 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, JP Brosnan 0-1.

Kenmare v Austin Stacks

5 October 2008 Round 3	Kenmare	0-15 - 1-10	Austin Stacks	Kenmare Grounds
	P O'Connor 0-8, MT O'Sulivan 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, L O'Shea 0-2, C Brosnan 0-1.		D Long 1-4, K Donaghy 0-2, G O'Connell 0-2, P Henneberry 0-1, P Mangan 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Dr. Crokes

5 October 2008 Round 3	Mid Kerry	1-14 - 0-08	Dr. Crokes	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	K Foley 1-3, S O'Sullivan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-3, F Griffin 0-2, M Burke 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		C Cooper 0-3, J Doolan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, G Tucker 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, S Doolan 0-1.

St. Kieran's v West Kerry

5 October 2008 Round 3	St. Kieran's	0-16 - 0-13 (aet)	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	T McGoldrick 0-5, P McCarthy 0-3, T O'Connor 0-3, M Coakley 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-1.		G Farrell 0-7, S O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, JB Spillane 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Rathmore

5 October 2008 Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-15 - 1-09 (aet)	Rathmore	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 0-7, T Walsh 0-3, BJ Keane 0-2, John O'Connor 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Casey 1-2, M O'Riordan 0-3, E Lawlor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.

Dingle received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

Mid Kerry v Kenmare

12 October 2008 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	1-15 - 2-09	Kenmare	FitzGerald Stadium
	S O'Sullivan 1-2, K Foley 0-4, D Walsh 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Sheehan 0-2, G Sayers 0-1, F Griffin 0-1, C Kelliher 0-1.		P O'Connor 1-5, L O'Shea 1-0, C Brosnan 0-1, A Sullivan 0-1, J Healy 0-1, M Crowley 0-1.

Laune Rangers v St. Kieran's

12 October 2008 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	2-14 - 1-14	St. Kieran's	FitzGerald Stadium
	MF Russell 0-9, L Hassett 1-1, K Flynn 1-0, S Foley 0-2, P Crowley 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.		T McGoldrick 1-8, J O'Donoghue 0-5, F McAuliffe 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Dingle

12 October 2008 Quarter-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-09 - 0-09	Dingle	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 1-3, T O'Sullivan 1-1, BJ Keane 0-2, BJ Walsh 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1.		D Geaney 0-4, D Ryan 0-3, P Geaney 0-2.

South Kerry v Feale Rangers

12 October 2008 Quarter-final	South Kerry	0-10 - 0-07	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	B Sheehan 0-8, R Hussey 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		N Kennelly 0-2, E Galvin 0-2, L Keane 0-1, M Scannell 0-1, B Scanlan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Mid Kerry v Laune Rangers

26 October 2008 Semi-final	Mid Kerry	0-13 - 0-05	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Foley 0-6, D O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, G Sayers 0-1.		MF Russell 0-4, L Hassett 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v South Kerry

26 October 2008 Semi-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-13 - 2-13 (aet)	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	BJ Walsh 1-3, D Moran 1-2, D Quill 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, BJ Keane 0-1, B Quill 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		Aidan O'Sullivan 2-0, B Sheehan 0-5, R Hussey 0-4, R O'Connor 0-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v South Kerry

1 November 2008 Semi-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-12 - 0-11	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Quill 0-5, BJ Walsh 0-2, D Moran 0-2, T Walsh 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1.		B Sheehan 0-4, R Hussey 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.

Final

Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

16 November 2008 Final	Mid Kerry	2-08 - 2-08	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Foley 2-2, Darran O'Sullivan 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D Kelliher 0-1.		BJ Walsh 1-2, D Moran 0-4, T Walsh 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1, D Quill 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

30 November 2008 Final replay	Mid Kerry	1-07 - 0-09	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	A O'Shea 1-1 (1-0 pen), Darran O'Sullivan 0-3 (0-1f), K Foley 0-2 (0-1f), S O'Sullivan 0-1 (f).		D Quill 0-5 (0-3f), T Walsh 0-3, D Moran 0-1.	Referee: P O'Sullivan

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-33	36	8	4.50
2	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-28	28	5	5.60
3	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	3-17	26	6	4.33
4	Barry John Walsh	Kerins O'Rahilly's	4-12	24	8	3.00
5	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-23	23	5	4.60
6	Paul O'Connor	Kenmare	1-16	19	3	6.33
7	Tommy Walsh	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-12	18	8	2.25
8	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	0-17	17	5	3.40
9	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-10	16	3	5.33
	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	1-13	16	4	4.00
	David Moran	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-13	16	8	2.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Damian Wallace	Ardfert	2-05	11	John Mitchels
1	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	1-08	11	Laune Rangers
3	Mike O'Donoghue	East Kerry	2-04	10	St. Brendan's
4	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Niall O'Mahony	East Kerry	2-03	9	St. Brendan's
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-09	9	St. Kieran's
7	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	2-02	8	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Tom O'Connor	St. Kieran's	1-05	8	St. Brendan's
	Paul O'Connor	Kenmare	1-05	8	Mid Kerry
	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-08	8	Feale Rangers
	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	0-08	8	St. Kieran's
	Paul O'Connor	Paul O'Connor	0-08	8	Austin Stacks

Miscellaneous

Mid Kerry win a first title in 16 years.
Mid Kerry qualify for the final for the first time since 1992.
Kerins O'Rahilly's qualify for the final for the first time since 2002.
The final goes to a replay for the first time since 2003.
Kerins O'Rahilly's play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship.
Ten time winners John Mitchels are relegated from senior level for the first time.
Despite winning the 2007 Intermediate Championship Annascaul choose not to move up to senior.

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Rangers savour that special feeling". Irish Examiner. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Mid Kerry crowned SFC champions". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Last-gasp O'Shea penalty snatches title for Mid Kerry". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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