2009 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

19 June - 1 November 2009

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

South Kerry (9th title)
Stephen O'Sullivan (captain)
John Galvin (manager)

Runners-up

Dr. Crokes
Fionn Fitzgerald (captain)
Harry O'Neill (manager)

Relegated

An Ghaeltacht

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

61 (1.97 per match)

Points scored

689 (22.23 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Bryan Sheehan (1-33)

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The 2009 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 109th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round took place on 16 May 2009. The championship ran from 19 June to 1 November 2009.

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

The final was played on 1 November 2009 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first in three years. South Kerry won the match by 1–08 to 0–10 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in three years.

South Kerry's Bryan Sheehan was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

St Michael's/Foilmore

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

John Mitchels

Results

Round 1

Kilcummin v East Kerry

19 June 2009 Round 1	Kilcummin	1-13 - 0-14	East Kerry	Kilcummin Grounds
	C O'Leary 1-1, D Brosnan 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-3, K O'Donoghue 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J Devane 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 0-7, Danny O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Shea 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, A Looney 0-1, B Russell 0-1.

An Ghaeltacht v St. Kieran's

19 June 2009 Round 1	An Ghaeltacht	0-15 - 1-10	St. Kieran's	Gallarus Grounds
	SM Ó Conchúir 0-5, T Ó Sé 0-3, C Mac Gearailt 0-3, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1.		J Buckley 1-4, T McGoldrick 0-2, S Scanlon 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1.

South Kerry v Rathmore

20 June 2009 Round 1	South Kerry	0-13 - 0-09	Rathmore	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-6, R Hussey 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-6, D O'Sullivan 0-1, E Lawlor 0-1, P Reen 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v West Kerry

20 June 2009 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	1-11 - 0-13	West Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	C Cooper 1-2, B Looney 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, F Fitzgerald 0-1, G Tucker 0-1, D Casey 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-10, M Fitzgerald 0-3.

Ardfert v Kenmare

20 June 2009 Round 1	Ardfert	2-04 - 0-12	Kenmare	Kilmoyley Grounds
	S Wallace 1-3, M Moloney 1-0, D Wallace 0-1.		P O'Connor 0-6, C Brosnan 0-2, DJ Brennan 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Shannon Rangers

20 June 2009 Round 1	Killarney Legion	3-13 - 1-06	Shannon Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 1-8, T Moriarty 2-0, J Lyne 0-2, K Breen 0-1, J McGillicuddy 0-1, K Slattery 0-1.		N Long 1-1, P Kennelly 0-3, M Boyle 0-1, L Boyle 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Dingle

21 June 2009 Round 1	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-10 - 1-12	Dingle	Austin Stack Park
	T Walsh 1-5, BJ Keane 0-3, D Quill 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		D Geaney 1-7, P Geaney 0-4, T Griffin 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Laune Rangers

21 June 2009 Round 1	Mid Kerry	1-11 - 1-10	Laune Rangers	Coughlan Park
	S O'Sullivan 0-10, S Murphy 1-0, D Walsh 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, P Joy 1-1, L Hassett 0-1, S Foley 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.

Feale Rangers v St Michael's/Foilmore

21 June 2009 Round 1	Feale Rangers	2-17 - 0-07	St Michael's/Foilmore	Frank Sheehy Park
	T Kennelly 1-3, N Kennelly 1-1, P Curtin 0-4, D Galvin 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, E Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, P King 0-1, D King 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.

St. Brendan's v Austin Stacks

21 June 2009 Round 1	St. Brendan's	0-06 - 2-12	Austin Stacks	Kilmoyley Grounds
	P O'Donoghue 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1, A Moynihan 0-1.		D Long 1-4, F Mangan 1-0, M Collins 0-3, S Carroll 0-3, G O'Connell 0-2.

Round 2

Ardfert v St Michael's/Foilmore

12 July 2009 Round 2	Ardfert	2-11 - 0-19 (aet)	St Michael's/Foilmore	Austin Stack Park
	S Wallace 1-7, D Wallace 1-1, S Griffin 0-2, J Egan 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-6, B Kelly 0-5, S Fogarty 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, M Thiernan 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, D King 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v West Kerry

12 July 2009 Round 2	Shannon Rangers	2-09 - 1-15	West Kerry	Tarbert Grounds
	B O'Grady 0-4, P Bunyan 1-0,		C O'Sullivan 1-1, G Farrell 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, E Hickson 0-1, PJ Foley 0-1, J Hickson 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Laune Rangers

26 September 2009 Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-09 - 2-09	Laune Rangers	Strand Road
	D Moran 1-1, BJ Keane 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, D Quill 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, S McSweeney 1-2, P Joy 1-0, P Crowley 0-1.

St. Kieran's v East Kerry

26 September 2009 Round 2	St. Kieran's	5-21 - 0-08	East Kerry	Ballymacelligott Grounds
	T McGoldrick 1-5, K Brennan 2-1, J Buckley 1-3, EJ O'Donoghue 1-2, A Breen 0-3, JJ Murphy 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, E Walsh 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1.		J O'Leary 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, F Coffey 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1.

St. Brendan's v Rathmore

26 September 2009 Round 2	St. Brendan's	2-14 - 1-09	Rathmore	Blennerville Grounds
	C Daly 1-1, B Poff 1-1, D Doyle 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-2, J Costello 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, P O'Donoghue 0-2, L Poff 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.		J Buckley 1-1, A O'Mahony 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-3, E Lawlor 0-1, Paul Reen 0-1.

Round 3

West Kerry v St Michael's/Foilmore

3 October 2009 Round 3	West Kerry	1-14 - 3-11	St Michael's/Foilmore	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	T Farrell 0-4, C Sillis 1-0, G Farrell 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-3, S O'Mahony 0-1, E Hickson 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		J O'Shea 2-2, R O'Connor 0-4, A O'Connell 1-0, B Kelly 0-3, B Galvin 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1.

Kilcummin v Laune Rangers

3 October 2009 Round 3	Kilcummin	0-09 - 0-12	Laune Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	D Brosnan 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-2, K Gorman 0-2, DJ Fleming 0-1.		MF Russell 0-4, S Foley 0-3, K Flynn 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, P Joy 0-1, D Cawley 0-1.

Kenmare v Feale Rangers

4 October 2009 Round 3	Kenmare	0-13 - 2-08	Feale Rangers	Kenmare Grounds
	P O'Connor 0-7, A O'Sullivan 0-5, C Brosnan 0-1.		N Kennelly 2-7, P Curtin 0-1.

Dingle v St. Brendan's

4 October 2009 Round 3	Dingle	0-11 - 1-09	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	P Geaney 0-5, D Devane 0-2, T Garvey 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, CB Moriarty 0-1.		D Culloty 1-1, D O'Callaghan 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-2, C Daly 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, J Costello 0-1.

Austin Stacks v An Ghaeltacht

4 October 2009 Round 3	Austin Stacks	0-13 - 1-08	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	D Long 0-4, G O'Connell 0-3, P McCannon 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, D Bohan 0-1, M Collins 0-1.		C Mac Gearailt 1-1, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, Darragh Ó Sé 0-1, B Breathach 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, M Mac Gearailt 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Dr. Crokes

4 October 2009 Round 3	Killarney Legion	0-10 - 0-16	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 0-5, T Moriarty 0-3, D Murphy 0-2.		C Cooper 0-6, D Casey 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, A Kenneally 0-1, J Cahalane 0-1,.

South Kerry v St. Kieran's

4 October 2009 Round 3	South Kerry	0-16 - 0-11	St. Kieran's	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-10, R Hussey 0-4, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, Aidan O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Buckley 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-2, K Brennan 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, T McGoldrick 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, P Reidy 0-1.

Mid Kerry received a bye in this round.

Relegation playoff

Killarney Legion v Rathmore

18 October 2009 Playoff	Killarney Legion	1-14 - 1-13 (aet)	Rathmore	Kilcummin Grounds
	J O'Donoghue 0-8, M O'Sullivan 1-1, J Lyne 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, D Pyne 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1.		J Buckley 1-0, G O'Keeffe 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, M Reen 0-2, O Lawlor 0-2, P Reen 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1, S Lehane 0-1.

Rathmore v An Ghaeltacht

31 October 2009 Playoff	Rathmore	0-11 - 1-05	An Ghaeltacht	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	M O'Riordan 0-4, M Ryan 0-2, J BUckley 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1, P Reen 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		M Mac Gearailt 1-0, M Ó Conchúir 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Mac Gearailt 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Dr. Crokes v St. Brendan's

10 October 2009 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	5-17 - 3-08	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 3-7, A O'Donovan 1-1, E Brosnan 1-0, B Looney 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, F Fitzgerald 0-1, A Kennelly 0-1, D Casey 0-1, J Doolan 0-1.		B Poff 1-1, C Daly 1-1, M Griffin 1-1, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, Liam O'Sullivan 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Laune Rangers

10 October 2009 Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	0-13 - 1-09	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Long 0-4, F Mangan 0-2, D McElligott 0-2, D Bohan 0-1, W Kirby 0-1, P McCannon 0-1, G O'Connell 0-1, M Collins 0-1.		MF Russell 0-6, P Joy 1-1, J Lynch 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry

11 October 2009 Quarter-final	Feale Rangers	0-14 - 1-05	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 0-6, P Curtin 0-4, T Kennelly 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, P Corridan 0-1.		J McGillycuddy 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2.

South Kerry v St Michael's/Foilmore

11 October 2009 Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-12 - 1-08	St Michael's/Foilmore	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-6, R Hussey 0-5, Denis O'Sullivan 1-0, A 'Dash' O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Fogarty 1-0, B Kelly 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, B Smith 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, K Grandfield 0-1.

Semi-finals

Dr. Crokes v Feale Rangers

18 October 2009 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	1-09 - 0-07	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	D Moloney 1-0, C Cooper 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, B Looney 0-1,		D Galvin 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, P Curtin 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

South Kerry v Austin Stacks

18 October 2009 Semi-final	South Kerry	1-14 - 2-09	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	B Sheehan 0-7, R Hussey 1-3, K Young 0-1, Denis O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, I Galvin 0-1.		K Donaghy 1-2, M Collins 1-0, D Long 0-3, G O'Connell 0-3, W Kirby 0-1.

Final

South Kerry v Dr. Crokes

1 November 2009 Final	South Kerry	1-08 - 0-10	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 1-4, Declan O'Sullivan 0-3, J Sugrue 0-1.		B Looney 0-4, D Casey 0-3, C Cooper 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.	Referee: G Lynch (Ballinskelligs)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-33	36	5	7.20
2	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	4-19	31	5	6.20
3	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	3-16	25	4	6.25
4	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	1-21	24	3	8.00
5	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-22	22	4	5.50
6	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	1-16	19	5	3.80
7	Dara Long	Austin Stacks	1-15	18	4	4.50
8	Stephen Wallace	Ardfert	2-10	16	2	8.00
9	John Buckley	St. Kieran's	2-09	15	3	5.00
9	Cathal O'Sullivan	West Kerry	1-12	15	3	5.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	3-07	16	St. Brendan's
2	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	2-07	13	Kenmare
3	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	1-08	11	Shannon Rangers
4	David Geaney	Dingle	1-07	10	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Stephen Wallace	Ardfert	1-07	10	St Michael's/Foilmore
	Cathal O'Sullivan	West Kerry	0-10	10	Dr. Crokes
	Seán O'Sullivan	Mid Kerry	0-10	10	Laune Rangers
	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-10	10	St. Kieran's
9	James O'Shea	St Michael's/Foilmore	2-02	8	West Kerry
	Tommy Walsh	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-05	8	Dingle
	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	1-05	8	East Kerry
	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	0-08	8	Rathmore

Miscellaneous

St Michael's/Foilmore make their first appearance at senior level.
Kerins O'Rahilly's play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship having won the Kerry Club Football Championship.

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 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.
"Rangers end Mid Kerry reign". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"South Kerry pip Crokes". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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