2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

24 May - 2 November 2014

Teams

Sponsor

Garvey's SuperValu

Champions

Austin Stacks (12th title)
Barry Shanahan (captain)
Stephen Stack (manager)

Runners-up

Mid Kerry
Fergal Griffin (captain)
James Sheehan (manager)

Relegated

Currow

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

69 (2.09 per match)

Points scored

767 (23.24 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Gavin O'Grady (5-28)

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The 2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 114th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 24 May to 2 November 2014.

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record-equalling fifth successive title, however, they were beaten by Killarney Legion in round 3.

The final was played on 2 November 2014 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Austin Stacks and Mid Kerry in what was their second ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 2-13 to 1-07 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 20 years.

Mid Kerry's Gavin O'Grady was the championship's top scorer with 5-28.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Currow

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Finuge

Results

Round 1

Laune Rangers v St. Brendan's

24 May 2014 Round 1	Laune Rangers	1-15 - 0-12	St. Brendan's	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 0-6, C O'Shea 1-0, P Joy 0-3, P Crowley 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, J Tyther 0-1, D MacBeth 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.		D Carmody 0-6, K Hurley 0-3, M Griffin 0-2, A O'Donoghue 0-1.

Milltown/Castlemaine v West Kerry

25 May 2014 Round 1	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-18 - 2-12	West Kerry	Páirc de Búrca
	I Twiss 0-10, C Moriarty 0-3, P Wrenn 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.		A Fitzgerald 1-2, E Hickson 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, E Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Muircheartaigh 0-1, J Hickson 0-1.

Currow v St. Michael's/Foilmore

31 May 2014 Round 1	Currow	1-06 - 0-11	St. Michael's/Foilmore	Currow Grounds
	D O'Shea 1-3, J O'Connor 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, S Brosnan 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-3, B Kelly 0-3, P Long 0-2, B Smith 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.

Dingle v Kenmare

31 May 2014 Round 1

Dingle

w/o - scr.

Kenmare

Páirc an Aghasaigh

East Kerry v Killarney Legion

31 May 2014 Round 1	East Kerry	1-19 - 1-16	Killarney Legion	Fitzgerald Stadium
	M O'Donoghue 1-8, DJ O'Connor 0-4, D Roche 0-2, A Garnett 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, C Horan 0-1, D Aherne 0-1, F Coffey 0-1.		C Keane 0-6, B McGuire 1-1, J O'Donoghue 0-4, D Sheehan 0-1, K Breen 0-1, J Lyne 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v Kilcummin

1 June 2014 Round 1	Shannon Rangers	1-11 - 0-13	Kilcummin	Frank Sheehy Park
	P Kennelly 0-6, P O'Grady 1-0, K Mulvihill 0-1, PJ Connolly 0-1, T Joy 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Bambury 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-6, G O'Leary 0-4, K Gorman 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, I Devane 0-1.

South Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

1 June 2014 Round 1	South Kerry	1-14 - 1-07	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-6, C Keating 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-2, C Gibson 0-1, K Young 0-1, T Curran 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, B Dwyer 0-1.		BJ Keane 1-2, D Quill 0-3, D Moran 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

St. Kieran's v Mid Kerry

1 June 2014 Round 1	St. Kieran's	2-10 - 2-14	Mid Kerry	Castleisland Grounds
	T McGoldrick 0-4, T Hickey 1-0, D O'Shea 1-0, E Walsh 0-3, P Reidy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.		G O'Grady 1-4, Darran O'Sullivan 1-1, D Walsh 0-3, B Murphy 0-3, G Sayers 0-2, F Griffin 0-1.

Rathmore v Dr. Crokes

1 June 2014 Round 1	Rathmore	0-14 - 0-09	Dr. Crokes	Bishop Moynihan/Tim Lenihan Park
	S Ryan 0-8, M O'Riordan 0-4, E Lawlor 0-1, MA Kelliher 0-1.		D Casey 0-5, B Looney 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1, C Brady 0-1, M Burns 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Austin Stacks

1 June 2014 Round 1	Feale Rangers	0-09 - 0-14	Austin Stacks	Frank Sheehy Park
	C Cox 0-7, N Kennelly 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1.		S Carroll 0-8, D Mannix 0-2, G Horan 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, W Guthrie 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.

West Kerry v Milltown/Castlemaine

4 June 2014 Round 1 replay	West Kerry	1-04 - 0-11	Milltown/Castlemaine	Austin Stack Park
	J Hickson 1-0, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, E Hickson 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1.		C Moriarty 0-3, D Twiss 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, D Kelliher 0-2, P Wrenn 0-1, D Roche 0-1.

Round 2

St. Kieran's v Killarney Legion

7 June 2014 Round 2	St. Kieran's	0-17 - 2-13	Killarney Legion	Castleisland Grounds
	E Walsh 0-7, P O'Connor 0-5, A Breen 0-3, T Hickey 0-2.		C Keane 0-9, J Lyne 1-2, T Moriarty 1-1, D Sheehan 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Kenmare

8 June 2014 Round 2	Dr. Crokes	1-16 - 2-09	Kenmare	Lewis Road
	M Burns 0-5, K O'Leary 1-1, T Brosnan 0-3, C Brady 0-3, G O'Shea 0-1, B Looney 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, M Milner 0-1.		B Crowley 2-1, S O'Brien 0-3, C Hallissey 0-3, S Sheehan 0-1, P Clifford 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Feale Rangers

8 June 2014 Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-11 - 1-16 (aet)	Feale Rangers	Strand Road
	BJ Keane 1-3, D Quill 0-6, J Savage 0-1, R Molloy 0-1.		C Cox 0-10, N Kennelly 1-2, S McCarthy 0-2, C Mulvihill 0-1, D Sheehy 0-1.

West Kerry v Kilcummin

8 June 2014 Round 2	West Kerry	1-21 - 4-12 (aet)	Kilcummin	Páirc an Chaisleáin
	J Hickson 1-8, SM Ó Conchúir 0-8, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1, J Crean 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 2-5, G O'Leary 2-1, K Gorman 0-2, S McSweeney 0-2, I Devane 0-1, N Duggan 0-1.

Currow v St. Brendan's

28 June 2014 Round 2	Currow	0-13 - 3-13 (aet)	St. Brendan's	Currow Grounds
	M McCarthy 0-4, S Brosnan 0-2, I Somers 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, K Daly 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.		I Parker 2-3, K Hurley 1-3, D Griffin 0-3, A Byrne 0-2, F Horgan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

Kilcummin v West Kerry

12 July 2014 Round 2 replay	Kilcummin	2-11 - 1-16 (aet)	West Kerry	Kilcummin Grounds
	J O'Sullivan 0-4, K Murphy 1-0, J Sheehan 1-0, K McCarthy 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, D Maher 0-1, C Teehan 0-1.		A Fitzgerald 0-4, J Crean 0-4, D Ó Súilleabháin 0-4, J Hickson 1-0, S Foley 0-2, C Ó Súilleabháin 0-1, É Ó Conchúir 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

Kilcummin v Kerins O'Rahilly's

19 October 2014 Semi-final	Kilcummin	0-07 - 0-12	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Castleisland Grounds
	J O’Sullivan 0-5 (2f), G O’Leary 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.		J Savage 0-5 (1f), B J Keane 0-2 (1f), T Begley 0-2, G O’Connell 0-1, D Moran 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.

Currow v Kilcummin

1 November 2014 Final	Currow	0-06 - 0-10	Kilcummin	Lewis Road
	D O'Shea 0-3 (2f), P O'Shea 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, S Brosnan 0-1.	Report	J O'Sullivan 0-3 (3f), G O Leary 0-2, B Kealy 0-1 ('45'), S McSweeney 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, N Duggan 0-1.

Round 3

St. Brendan's v Dingle

12 July 2014 Round 3	St. Brendan's	0-09 - 2-09	Dingle	Austin Stack Park
	K Hurley 0-4, M Brosnan 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1, J Dowling 0-1, B Costello 0-1.		P Geaney 1-5, M Ó Flatharta 1-1, M Mac Eibhrí 0-1, C Geaney 0-1, B Ó Ceilleachair 0-1.

South Kerry v Milltown/Castlemaine

12 July 2014 Round 3	South Kerry	1-10 - 0-09	Milltown/Castlemaine	Con Keating Park
	B Sheehan 0-4, I Galvin 1-0, C Keating 0-3, B Dwyer 0-1, Farley 0-1, K Young 0-1.		I Twiss 0-3, D Twiss 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, M Mangan 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Rathmore

12 July 2014 Round 3	Austin Stacks	0-17 - 2-05	Rathmore	Austin Stack Park
	S Carroll 0-7, D Mannix 0-3, W Guthrie 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, F Mangan 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Long 0-1.		E Lawlor 1-2, G O'Keeffe 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v St. Michael's/Foilmore

13 July 2014 Round 3	Shannon Rangers	2-12 - 0-12	St. Michael's/Foilmore	Ballylongford Grounds
	P Kennelly 1-2, K Mulvihill 0-4, M Boyle 1-0, G O'Gorman 0-3, A Lanigan 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Kelly 0-5, D Kelly 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, P King 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry

13 July 2014 Round 3	Feale Rangers	2-05 - 2-12	Mid Kerry	Ballylongford Grounds
	N Kennelly 1-1, D Walsh 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, S McCarthy 0-1.		G O'Grady 1-7, D O'Sullivan 1-1, G Sayers 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, F Hallissey 0-1, L Carey 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Killarney Legion

13 July 2014 Round 3	Dr. Crokes	0-15 - 0-17	Killarney Legion	Lewis Road
	D Casey 0-5, C Brady 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, S Doolan 0-1, J Doolan 0-1, M Burns 0-1.		C Keane 0-6, J O'Donoghue 0-5, David O'Sullivan 0-4, Damien O'Sullivan 0-1, B Maguire 0-1.

Laune Rangers v East Kerry

13 July 2014 Round 3	Laune Rangers	3-13 - 2-15 (aet)	East Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	S McSweeney 1-5, MF Russell 0-5, D MacBeth 1-1, P Crowley 1-1, D Costello 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 0-9, D Ahern 1-1, D Lynch 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-1, DJ O'Connor 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Horan 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1.

West Kerry received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

Shannon Rangers v South Kerry

4 October 2014 Quarter-final	Shannon Rangers	3-11 - 1-09	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	P Kennelly 1-9 (0-5frees), P Costello and M Boyle 1-0 each, G O’Sullivan and G O’Gorman 0-1 each.		B Sheehan 0-5 (frees), I Galvin 1-1, C Keating, D Daly and B O’Sullivan (free) 0-1 each.

Killarney Legion v Dingle

4 October 2014 Quarter-final	Killarney Legion	2-08 - 2-09	Dingle	Austin Stack Park
	C Keane 2-0, J O'Donoghue 0-4 (0-3 f), D O'Sullivan 0-3 frees, J Lyne 0-1.		P Geaney 0-3 (0-2 f), M O'Connor 1-0, M Flaherty 1-0, C Geaney 0-2, M Geaany 0-2 (0-1 45'), D O'Sullivan & B O'Sullivan 0-1 each.

Mid Kerry v Laune Rangers

5 October 2014 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-14 - 1-09	Laune Rangers	Fitzgerald Stadium
	G O’Grady 1-4 (1-2 fr), G Sayers 1-3, D Walsh 0-4, L Carey, S O’Sullivan and Darran O’Sullivan 0-1 each.		MF Russell 0-3 (Frees), R Keane 1-0 (Pen), J O’Shea 0-2, S McSweeney, C Riordan, P Joy and D Costello 0-1 each.

West Kerry v Austin Stacks

5 October 2014 Quarter-final	West Kerry	0-07 - 0-14	Austin Stacks	Fitzgerald Stadium
	D O’Sullivan 0-3 (2fr), A Fitzgerald, J Hickson (fr), E Kennedy and C Ó Muirceartaigh 0-1 each.		S Carroll 0-7 (6 Fr), S O’Callaghan and M Collins 0-2 each, G Horan, W Guthrie and F Mangan 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Dingle v Austin Stacks

12 October 2014 Semi-final	Dingle	1-09 - 2-13	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	P Geaney 1-6, M Geaney 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1.		S Carroll 0-6 (2 Fr), S O’Callaghan 1-0 (og), D Mannix 0-3 (1 Fr) K Donaghy and M Collins 0-2 each,

Shannon Rangers v Mid Kerry

12 October 2014 Semi-final	Shannon Rangers	0-07 - 1-12	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	P Kennelly 0-3 (Frees), B O'Grady, D Culhane, P O’Connell, D Wrenn 0-1 each.		Darran O’Sullivan 1-1, G O’Grady 0-4 (3 Fr), S O’Sullivan 0-2, G Sayers, D Walsh, L Carey, F Griffin and Danny O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Final

Austin Stacks v Mid Kerry

26 October 2014 Final	Austin Stacks	1-13 - 2-10	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	S Carroll 0-5 (4fr), K Donaghy 1-1, D Bohane and P McCarthy 0-2 each, S O’Callaghan, D Mannix and M Collins 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Grady 1-5 (0-4fr), D Walsh 1-1, D O’Sullivan, G Sayers and J Long 0-1 each.	Referee: E Walsh (Rathmore)

Austin Stacks v Mid Kerry

2 November 2014 Final replay	Austin Stacks	2-13 - 1-07	Mid Kerry	Fitzgerald Stadium
	K Donaghy 1-2, P McCarthy 1-1 (1-0 Pen), M Collins 0-2, D Mannix, S O’Callaghan and D Long 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Grady 1-4 (0-4fr), S O’Sullivan 0-2, L Carey 0-1.	Referee: P O'Sullivan

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gavin O'Grady	Mid Kerry	5-28	43	6	7.16
2	Shane Carroll	Austin Stacks	0-33	33	6	5.50
3	Jamie O'Sullivan	Kilcummin	2-23	29	5	5.80
4	Conor Keane	Killarney Legion	2-21	27	4	6.75
5	Paul Kennelly	Shannon Rangers	2-20	26	4	6.50
6	Paul Geaney	Dingle	2-14	20	3	6.66
6	Mike O'Donoghue	East Kerry	1-17	20	2	10.00
8	Jason Hickson	West Kerry	3-10	19	5	3.80
9	Conor Cox	Feale Rangers	0-17	17	2	8.50
10	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	0-15	15	3	5.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paul Kennelly	Shannon Rangers	1-09	12	South Kerry
2	Jamie O'Sullivan	Kilcummin	2-05	11	West Kerry
	Jason Hickson	West Kerry	1-08	11	Kilcummin
	Mike O'Donoghue	East Kerry	1-08	11	Killarney Legion
5	Gavin O'Grady	Mid Kerry	1-07	10	Feale Rangers
	Ian Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-10	10	West Kerry
	Conor Cox	Feale Rangers	0-10	10	Kerins O'Rahilly's
8	Ivan Parker	St. Brendan's	2-03	9	Currow
	Paul Geaney	Dingle	1-06	9	Austin Stacks
	Conor Keane	Killarney Legion	0-09	9	St. Kieran's
	Mike O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-09	9	Laune Rangers

Miscellaneous

Currow made their first appearance at senior level.
Dr. Crokes suffered a first championship loss since 2009.
The final went to a replay for the first time since 2008.
Austin Stacks won the title for the first time since 1994.

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 3 February 2014. 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: Clinical Cooper gets ball rolling in Crokes stroll". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Munster club champions Dr Crokes see Kerry five-in-a-row title dream end". The 42. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Donaghy stars as Stacks crowned Kerry champs". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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