2012 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

16 June - 28 October 2012

Teams

Sponsor

Garvey's SuperValu

Champions

Dr. Crokes (9th title)
Kieran O'Leary (captain)
Noel O'Leary (manager)

Runners-up

Dingle
Brendan Kelliher (captain)
Murt Moriarty (manager)

Relegated

Gneeveguilla

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

62 (2.07 per match)

Points scored

686 (22.87 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Colm Cooper (5-21)

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The 2012 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 112th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 16 June to 28 October 2012.

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.

The final was played on 28 October 2012 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Dr. Crokes and Dingle in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 2–13 to 0–8 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a third title in succession.

Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 5-21.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Milltown/Castlemaine

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Ardfert

Results

Round 1

Kenmare v St. Brendan's

16 June 2012 Round 1	Kenmare	0-16 - 0-15 (aet)	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Connor 0-8, T Morley 0-2, MT O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, M Crowley 0-1, S Cremin 0-1, J Spillane 0-1.		D O'Callaghan 0-7, M Griffin 0-4, A O'Donoghue 0-2, B Costello 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.

Austin Stacks v St. Kieran's

12 June 2012 Round 1	Austin Stacks	1-14 - 1-11 (aet)	St. Kieran's	Austin Stack Park
	D Long 0-4, D Clifford 1-0, K Donaghy 0-2, M Collins 0-2, S Carroll 0-2, D Bohane 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Mannix 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.		T McGoldrick 1-5, E Walsh 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, P Reidy 0-1.

Milltown/Castlemaine v East Kerry

16 June 2012 Round 1	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-11 - 0-10	East Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	C Moriarty 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, D Kelliher 0-2, C Kerins 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, D Twiss 0-1, P Carroll 0-1.		J O'Donoghue 0-5, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J Sherwood 0-1, D Aherne 0-1.

St. Michaels/Foilmore v Dr Crokes

16 June 2013 Round 1	St. Michaels/Foilmore	0-08 - 5-13	Dr Crokes	Ballinskelligs Grounds
	E O'Connor 0-4, J Clifford 0-3, S Fogarty 0-1.		C Cooper 4-6, G O'Shea 1-2, B Looney 0-3, K O'Leary 0-1, J Doolan 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Shannon Rangers

16 June 2012 Round 1	Laune Rangers	2-16 - 0-12	Shannon Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 0-9, J O'Connor 1-3, G Mahony 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, C Riordan 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1.		M Boyle 0-4, G O'Sullivan 0-4, J King 0-2, T Joy 0-1, E Mangan 0-1.

Rathmore v South Kerry

17 June 2012 Round 1	Rathmore	0-10 - 1-10	South Kerry	Rathbeg Grounds
	M O'Riordan 0-3, G O'Keeffe 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Moynihan 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, P Reen 0-1, A Lawlor 0-1.		T Curran 1-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D Daly 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Shea 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Mid Kerry

17 June 2013 Round 1	Killarney Legion	1-14 - 1-07	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 0-6, T Moriarty 1-2, C Keane 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.		L Sheehan 1-2, G Sayers 0-4, C McGillycuddy 0-1.

Feale Rangers v West Kerry

17 June 2012 Round 1	Feale Rangers	0-13 - 0-10	West Kerry	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	P Curtin 0-5, D Walsh 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, A Maher 0-1, C Cox 0-1.		J Hickson 0-4, J Crean 0-3, S Hennessy 0-2, JB Spillane 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Kilcummin

17 June 2012 Round 1	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-12 - 2-08	Kilcummin	FitzGerald Stadium
	BJ Keane 1-3, D Quill 0-5, JC O'Connor 0-1, R Molloy 0-1, J Savage 0-1, D Flaherty 0-1.		J Fleming 1-5, I Devane 1-0, M McCarthy 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, K Gorman 0-1.

Dingle v Gneeveguilla

17 June 2012 Round 1	Dingle	1-15 - 0-09	Gneeveguilla	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Geaney 1-4, P Geaney 0-4, J Sheehy 0-2, G Curran 0-1, P Devane 0-1, D Devane 0-1, M Geaney 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.		M MUrphy 0-3, JP Brosnan 0-2, L Murphy 0-1, R McAuliffe 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.

Round 2

St. Michaels/Foilmore v St. Brendan's

22 June 2012 Round 2	St. Michaels/Foilmore	3-12 - 1-17 (aet)	St. Brendan's	Blennerville Grounds
	E O'Connor 1-3, R O'Connor 1-1, J Clifford 1-1, B Kelly 0-2, B Galvin 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Kelly 0-1		D O'Callaghan 0-6, M Brennan 1-1, D Culloty 0-3, J Moriarty 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, L Poff 0-1.

Rathmore v Mid Kerry

23 June 2012 Round 2	Rathmore	0-12 - 0-06	Mid Kerry	Beaufort Grounds
	J Moynihan 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, P Reen 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1, M Reen 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.		G Sayers 0-2, C McGillycuddy 0-1, Darran O'Sullivan 0-1, F Courtney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

Kilcummin v Shannon Rangers

23 June 2012 Round 2	Kilcummin	0-16 - 0-14	Shannon Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-5, K Murphy 0-4, M McCarthy 0-2, K Gorman 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, J Devane 0-1.		G O'Sullivan 0-4, M Boyle 0-4, E Mangan 0-3, PJ Connoly 0-2, PJ Connolly 0-2, T Joy 0-1.

St. Kieran's v West Kerry

24 June 2012 Round 2	St. Kieran's	1-17 - 1-16 (aet)	West Kerry	Ballymacelligott Grounds
	E Walsh 1-6, T McGoldrick 0-6, A Breen 0-2, T Hickey 0-1, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-9, J Crean 1-1, J Hickson 0-3, T Ó Sé 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Cavanagh 0-1.

East Kerry v Gneeveguilla

24 June 2013 Round 2	East Kerry	0-18 - 0-07	Gneeveguilla	FitzGerald Stadium
	M O'Donoghue 0-7, N O'Mahony 0-5, D Ahern 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.		L Murphy 0-3, P Cremin 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, JP Brosnan 0-1.

Round 3

South Kerry v Austin Stacks

1 September 2012 Round 3	South Kerry	0-07 - 1-09	Austin Stacks	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-3, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, Daniel O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		D O'Brien 1-3, P McCarthy 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1, S Carroll 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Mannix 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Milltown/Castlemaine

1 September 2012 Round 3	Laune Rangers	2-09 - 0-08	Milltown/Castlemaine	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	K Doona 1-1, MF Russell 0-4, S McSweeney 1-0, P Joy 0-3, L Hassett 0-1.		D Twiss 0-3, I Twiss 0-2, M Mangan 0-1, C Moriarty 0-1, J Flynn 0-1.

Kilcummin v Dingle

8 September 2012 Round 3	Kilcummin	0-11 - 5-05	Dingle	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-5, B Kealy 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.		B O'Connor 3-0, P Geaney 1-4, M Evans 1-0, CB Moriarty 0-1.

St. Kieran's v Kerins O'Rahilly's

8 September 2012 Round 3	St. Kieran's	2-11 - 0-14	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Ballymacelligott Grounds
	A Breen 2-1, E Walsh 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-2, T Hickey 0-1.		B Keane 0-9, BJ Walsh 0-3, M Quirke 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1.

Rathmore v Killarney Legion

9 September 2012 Round 3	Rathmore	1-12 - 2-05	Killarney Legion	FitzGerald Stadium
	J Buckley 1-3, M O'Riordan 0-6, G O'Keeffe 0-1, M Reen 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.		C Keane 1-3, T Moriarty 1-0, K Slattery 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1,.

Dr. Crokes v East Kerry

9 September 2012 Round 3	Dr. Crokes	1-15 - 1-09	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Looney 0-4, K O'Leary 1-0, C Cooper 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, A Kenneally 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, L Quinn 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 0-4, J Sherwood 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, M Daly 0-1.

St. Michaels/Foilmore v Kenmare

8 September 2012 Round 3	St. Michaels/Foilmore	1-12 - 0-15 (aet)	Kenmare	Gortmore Grounds
	J Clifford 1-1, E O'Connor 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, D Kelly 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, S Fogarty 0-2, M Griffin 0-1.		L O'Shea 0-5, S O'Brien 0-4, DJ Brennan 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1, G Crowley 0-1.

Kenmare v St. Michaels/Foilmore

22 September 2012 Round 3 replay	Kenmare	2-15 - 3-08	St. Michaels/Foilmore	Templenoe Grounds
	M Crowley 2-0, P O'Connor 0-4, S O'Brien 0-3, A Spillane 0-3, L O'Shea 0-2, C Brosnan 0-1, J Spillane 0-1, B Crowley 0-1.		E O'Connor 0-5, J Clifford 1-1, Dara O'Sullivan 1-0, M McCarthy 1-0, B Kelly 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1.

Feale Rangers received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

Laune Rangers v Rathmore

29 September 2012 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	3-13 - 2-04	Rathmore	FitzGerald Stadium
	MF Russell 1-5, K Doona 1-1, G O'Mahony 1-0, T McGillycuddy 0-2, S McSweeney 0-2, P Joy 0-2, P Crowley 0-1.		E Lawlor 1-2, J Buckley 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-2.

Dingle v Feale Rangers

29 September 2012 Quarter-final	Dingle	2-11 - 1-13	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Connor 2-0, P Geaney 0-6, J Sheehy 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1, P Devane 0-1, R Begley 0-1.		C Cox 1-8, P Curtin 0-3, N Kennelly 0-2.

St. Kieran's v Kenmare

29 September 2012 Quarter-final	St. Kieran's	1-21 - 2-12	Kenmare	Fitzgerald Stadium
	EJ O'Donoghue 1-5, E Walsh 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-3, M Hickey 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, T Hickey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, A Breen 0-1, M Coakley 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1.		S O'Brien 1-2, P O'Connor 0-4, L O'Shea 1-0, DJ Brennan 0-2 M Crowley 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks

30 September 2012 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	1-13 - 0-08	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 1-4, B Looney 0-3, J Doolan 0-3, D Casey 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.		D Mannix 0-3, S O'Carroll 0-2, D O'Brien 0-2, K Donaghy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Dr. Crokes v Laune Rangers

14 October 2012 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	0-14 - 1-03	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 0-5, D Casey 0-4, K O'Leary 0-2, C Brady 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.		S McSweeney 1-0, P Joy 0-2, MF Russell 0-1.

Dingle v St. Kieran's

14 October 2012 Semi-final	Dingle	4-05 - 0-14	St. Kieran's	Austin Stack Park
	P Geaney 1-4, M Geaney 1-0, D Geaney 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, J Sheehy 0-1.		E Walsh 0-4, J Walsh 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-1, M Coakley 0-1, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, P Reidy 0-1.

Final

Dr. Crokes v Dingle

28 October 2012 Final	Dr. Crokes	2-13 - 0-08	Dingle	Fitzgerald Stadium
	B Looney 1-3, C Brady 1-0, C Cooper 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, L Quinn 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, D Casey 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.		P Geaney 0-4, M Geaney 0-2, J Sheehy 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	5-21	36	5	7.20
2	Paul Geaney	Dingle	2-22	28	5	5.60
3	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	1-19	22	4	5.50
4	Edmund Walsh	St. Kieran's	1-18	21	5	4.20
5	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	1-17	20	5	4.00
6	Billy O'Connor	Dingle	6-01	19	5	3.80
7	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	1-15	18	3	6.00
8	Éanna O'Connor	Kilcummin	1-14	17	4	4.25
9	Brian Looney	Dr. Crokes	1-13	16	5	3.20
9	Paul O'Connor	Kenmare	0-16	16	4	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	4-06	18	St Michael's/Foilmore
2	Conor Cox	Feale Rangers	1-08	11	Dingle
3	Billy O'Connor	Dingle	3-00	9	Kilcummin
	Edmund Walsh	St. Kieran's	1-06	9	West Kerry
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-09	9	Shannon Rangers
	Cathal O'Sullivan	West Kerry	0-09	9	St. Kieran's
	Barry John Keane	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-09	9	St. Kieran's
8	Tom McGoldrick	St. Kieran's	1-05	8	Austin Stacks
	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	1-05	8	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	1-05	8	Rathmore
	E. J. O'Donoghue	St. Kieran's	1-05	8	Kenmare
	Paul O'Connor	Kenmare	0-08	8	St. Brendan's

Miscellaneous

Dr. Crokes became the first team since South Kerry between 2004–06 to win three titles in-a-row.
Dingle qualified for the final for the first time since 1948.

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Clinical Crokes learn from painful past". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Casey fires classy Crokes to title glory". Irish Independent. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Untouchable Gooch inspires Dr Crokes to three-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Kerry SFC final: Crokes coast to three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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