1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates24 July - 2 November 1997
Teams16
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions East Kerry (5th title)
John Crowley (captain)
Runners-up Laune Rangers
Tommy Byrne (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored27 (1.35 per match)
Points scored420 (21 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paud O'Donoghue (1-32)
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The 1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 97th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 February 1997. The championship ran from 24 July to 2 November 1997.

Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]

The final was played on 2 November 1997 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Laune Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 1-11 to 0-08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 27 years.[4][5]

East Kerry's Paud O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 1-32.

Results

Round 1

24 July 1997 Round 1 St. Kieran's 0-12 - 0-10 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park
S McElligott 0-3, D Dennehy 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-2, J McGlynn 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1. A Moynihan 0-3, F O'Brien 0-3, G Dennehy 0-2, N Healy 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.
25 July 1997 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-08 - 0-11 South Kerry Austin Stack Park
M Fitzgerald 1-1, S Wallace 0-2, V Murphy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1. J O'Shea 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-3, B O'Connor 0-1, K Dwyer 0-1, J Quirke 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.
25 July 1997 Round 1 Austin Stacks 0-16 - 0-06 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
D Aherne 0-7, E Moynihan 0-5, D McEvoy 0-2, P Laide 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1. E Fitzmaurice 0-3, E Galvin 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1.
26 July 1997 Round 1 East Kerry 1-11 - 2-08 St. Brendan's FitzGerald Stadium
J Murphy 1-2, P O'Donoghue 0-4, J Crowley 0-2, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, D Daly 0-1. T O'Connell 0-5, P Healy 1-0, B Clifford 1-0, E Ferris 0-1, L Harty 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
26 July 1997 Round 1 Shannon Rangers 1-10 - 0-13 Killarney Legion FitzGerald Stadium
J Kennedy 1-5, M O'Connor 0-2, E Hennessy 0-1, S McGinley 0-1, T Foley 0-1. C O'Grady 0-6, J McGillycuddy 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, B McCullagh 0-1, S Culloty 0-1.
27 July 1997 Round 1 Kenmare 1-11 - 2-15 Laune Rangers Kenmare Grounds
K Moriarty 0-5, C McSwiney 1-1, B O'Neill 0-4, T Harrington 0-1. P O'Sullivan 0-7, B O'Shea 1-1, T Byrne 1-0, G Murphy 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, B Gannon 0-1, L Hassett 0-1.
27 July 1997 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 1-07 - 2-09 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
P O'Brien 1-0, R Neher 0-3, D Cooper 0-2, P O'Shea 0-2. G McGrath 2-0, I Twiss 0-6, Martin Burke 0-2, Mike Burke 0-1.
27 July 1997 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 0-08 - 1-11 West Kerry Castleisland Grounds
K Lynch 0-4, J Brennan 0-3, S Curtin 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 1-2, C Geaney 0-1, S Geaney 0-1, M Moynihan 0-1.
1 August 1997 Round 1 replay East Kerry 0-15 - 0-09 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
Donoghue 0-10, D Daly 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. T O'Connell 0-5, L Harty 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, E Ferris 0-1, B Clifford 0-1.
1 August 1997 Round 1 replay Shannon Rangers 1-14 - 0-07 Killarney Legion Stack Park
T Foley 1-2, J Kennedy 0-5, L Weir 0-4, O Horgan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, K Boyle 0-1. C O'Grady 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, D Culloty 0-1, J Cronin 0-1.
1 August 1997 Round 1 replay South Kerry 0-08 - 1-09 Kerins O'Rahilly's Con Keating Park
M Fitzgerald 0-4, K O'Dwyer 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. O Molloy 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-3, V Murphy 0-3, M O'Shea 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

30 August 1997 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 1-17 - 2-12 St. Kieran's FitzGerald Stadium
P O'Sullivan 0-7, MF Russell 1-1, T Fleming 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, B Gannon 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, L Brosnan 1-2, S McElligott 0-4, R O'Rahilly 0-4, P Dennehy 1-0, G O'Keeffe 0-2.
31 August 1997 Quarter-final West Kerry 1-08 - 0-11 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
S Geaney 1-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1. I Twiss 0-6, K Foley 0-2, G McGrath 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1.
31 August 1997 Quarter-final East Kerry 0-13 - 1-03 Shannon Rangers Austin Stack Park
P O'Donoghue 0-4, MD Cahill 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, D Daly 0-1. J O'Connell 1-1, T Foley 0-1, K Boyle 0-1.
7 September 1997 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 0-15 - 2-05 Kerisn O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
D McEvoy 0-4, D Aherne 0-3, E Moynihan 0-3, P Laide 0-2, C Kennedy 0-2, W Kirby 0-1. V Murphy 1-2, S Wallace 1-1, G O'Brien 0-2.
7 September 1997 Quarter-final replay West Kerry 2-11 - 0-08 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
D Ó Cinnéide 1-2, R Mac Gearailt 1-0, B O'Driscoll 0-3, JJ Corduff 0-3, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, F Ashe 0-1. I Twiss 0-2, G McGrath 0-2, Martin Burke 0-1, Mike Burke 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, J Daly 0-1.

Semi-finals

5 October 1997 Semi-final Laune Rangers 0-17 - 2-09 West Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
P O'Sullivan 0-6, G Murphy 0-4, T Fleming 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-1, P Prendeville 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. S Geaney 2-0, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1.
5 October 1997 Semi-final East Kerry 0-12 - 0-11 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
MD Cahill 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1,. E Moynihan 0-7, D Aherne 0-2, P Laide 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1.

Final

12 October 1997 Final East Kerry 0-12 - 1-09 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
P O'Donoghue 0-6, D Daly 0-2, MD Cahill 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1. L Hassett 1-2, P O'Sullivan 0-3, T Fleming 0-2, M Hassett 0-1, MF Russell 0-1.
2 November 1997 Final replay East Kerry 1-11 - 0-08 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
P O'Donoghue 1-4, J Murphy 0-4, D Moynihan 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1, J Crowley 0-1. P O'Sullivan 0-3, MF Russell 0-2, P Griffin 0-1, A Hassett 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-32 35 6 5.83
2 Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-26 26 5 5.20
3 Dara Ó Cinnéide West Kerry 1-15 18 4 4.50
4 Eoin Moynihan Austin Stacks 0-15 15 3 5.00
5 Ian Twiss Mid Kerry 0-14 14 3 4.66
6 John Kennedy Shannon Rangers 1-10 13 3 4.33
7 Seán Geaney West Kerry 3-03 12 4 3.00
Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 0-12 12 3 4.00
9 Jerry Murphy East Kerry 1-08 11 6 1.83
10 Gary McGrath Mid Kerry 2-04 10 3 3.33
Tom O'Connell Mid Kerry 0-10 10 2 5.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 0-10 10 St. Brendan's
2 John Kennedy Shannon Rangers 1-05 8 Killarney Legion
3 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-04 7 Laune Rangers
Eoin Moynihan Austin Stacks 0-07 7 East Kerry
Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 0-07 7 Feale Rangers
Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-07 7 Kenmare
Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-07 7 St. Kieran's
8 Gary McGrath Mid Kerry 2-00 6 Dr. Crokes
Seán Geaney West Kerry 2-00 6 Laune Rangers
Cathal O'Grady Killarney Legion 0-06 6 Shannon Rangers
Ian Twiss Mid Kerry 0-06 6 Dr. Crokes
Dara Ó Cinnéide West Kerry 0-06 6 Castleisland Desmonds
Ian Twiss Mid Kerry 0-06 6 West Kerry
Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-06 6 West Kerry
Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 0-06 6 Laune Rangers

Miscellaneous

  • East Kerry win the title for the first time in 27 years.
  • The final goes to a replay for the first time since 1994.

References

  1. ↑ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Laune Rangers '96 victory undoubtedly fed into Kerry ending All-Ireland famine in '97". The Kerryman. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "1997". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Four finals to remember". The Kerryman. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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