2000 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates11 June - 26 November 2000
Teams19
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions Dr. Crokes (6th title)
Roland Neher (captain)
Harry O'Neill (manager)
Runners-up An Ghaeltacht
Roibeárd Mac Gearailt (captain)
Séamus Mac Gearailt (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored31 (1.63 per match)
Points scored356 (18.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dara Ó Cinnéide (3-20)
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The 2000 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 100th 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 May 9, 2000. The championship ran from 11 June to 26 November 2000.

East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by West Kerry in the first round.[2]

The final was played on 26 November 2000 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Dr. Crokes and An Ghaeltacht, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 1-04 to 0-06 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in nine years.[3][4]

West Kerry's Dara Ó Cinnéide was the championship's top scorer with 3-20.

Results

Preliminary round

11 June 2000 Preliminary round Shannon Rangers 0-13 - 1-12 Mid Kerry Ballylongford Grounds
E Hennessy 0-6, L Weir 0-5, B Bambury 0-1, D Kiely 0-1. S O'Sullivan 0-7, J Daly 1-2, K Foley 0-3.
11 June 2000 Preliminary round Dr. Crokes 0-13 - 0-08 Killarney Legion FitzGerald Stadium
R Neher 0-3, T Fleming 0-3, B Clarke 0-2, V Cooper 0-1, J Sparling 0-1, Mike Cooper 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1. C O'Grady 0-3, D O'Mahony 0-2, S Hegarty 0-2, D Culloty 0-1.
11 June 2000 Preliminary round West Kerry 2-12 - 1-05 Kenmare Páirc an Aghasaigh
G Farrell 2-3, E Kennedy 0-4, J Ferriter 0-3, F Ashe 0-1, A Lynch 0-1. T Carey 1-0, K Moriarty 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, TP O'Connor 0-1.

Round 1

30 June 2000 Round 1 Feale Rangers 0-17 - 0-07 John Mitchels Frank Sheehy Park
N Kennelly 0-5, B Scanlon 0-3, E Galvin 0-3, J Mulvihill 0-1, M Kearney 0-1, J Corridan 0-1, L Keane 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, J Stack 0-1. J Fitzgerald 0-2, M Dennehy 0-2, A Moynihan 0-2, F O'Brien 0-1.
30 June 2000 Round 1 Rathmore 0-11 - 0-06 Castleisland Desmonds Rathbeg Grounds
J Murphy 0-5, D Fitzgerald 0-2, D O'Keeffe 0-2, T Cronin 0-1, K O'Keeffe 0-1. J Brennan 0-3, M Horgan 0-2, T Broderick 0-1.
1 July 2000 Round 1 St. Brendan's 1-04 - 2-10 Mid Kerry Ardfert Grounds
G Hussey 1-1, E Ferris 0-2, K Linehan 0-1. K Foley 2-3, J Daly 0-2, W Harmon 0-2, M Burke 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.
1 July 2000 Round 1 West Kerry 1-10 - 1-10 East Kerry Páirc an Aghasaigh
S Geaney 1-2, G Farrell 0-3, J Ferriter 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, A Lynch 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1. P O'Donoghue 1-5, S Moynigan 0-1, L Murphy 0-1, S Óg Leary 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1.
27 July 2000 Round 1 replay West Kerry 2-15 - 1-11 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
S Geaney 2-3, G Farrell 0-4, J Ferriter 0-3, A O'Connor 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, C Geaney 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1. L Murphy 1-1, P O'Donoghue 0-4, J Crowley 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, B Doolan 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
28 July 2000 Round 1 Kilcummin 1-09 - 0-08 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
M O'Connor 1-2, DJ Fleming 0-3, S O'Leary 0-2, M O'Leary 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1. JP O'Neill 0-2, B Sheehan 0-2, P Costelloe 0-2, M Collins 0-1, W Quinlan 0-1.
29 July 2000 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 3-06 - 1-11 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
E McGrath 2-1, D Quill 0-5, G Molloy 1-0. MF Russell 0-4, B O'Sullivan 1-0, L Hassett 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, J Edward Murphy 0-1.
30 July 2000 Round 1 South Kerry 1-06 - 1-09 Dr. Crokes Waterville
M Fitzgerald 0-4, K Moran 1-0, J Shanahan 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1. R Neher 0-4, C Cooper 1-0, P O'Shea 0-2, M Cooper 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.
30 July 2000 Round 1 St. Kieran's 0-11 - 1-09 An Ghaeltacht Cordal Grounds
S McElligott 0-7, L Brosnan 0-2, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 1-5, P Ó Cuinn 0-1, D Ó Flatharta 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1, C Ó Crualaoich 0-1.

Quarter-finals

21 October 2000 Quarter-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-09 - 0-08 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
D Quill 0-5, J O'Connor 0-2, JW O'Connor 0-1, G Molloy 0-1. E Bowler 0-2, B Scanlon 0-2, D Galvin 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, P Summers 0-1, T Kennelly 0-1.
15 October 2000 Quarter-final An Ghaeltacht 2-14 - 1-07 Kilcummin Austin Stack Park
D Ó Cinnéide 2-7, C Ó Cruadhlaioch 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, P Ó Cuinn 0-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1. DJ Fleming 0-6, E O'Donoghue 1-0, M O'Connor 0-1.
15 October 2000 Quarter-final West Kerry 1-11 - 1-09 Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park
G Farrell 1-5, S Geaney 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, A Lynch 0-1, C Geaney 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1. I Twiss 1-1, S O'Sullivan 0-4, K Foley 0-1, G McGrath 0-1, E O'Malley 0-1, M Burke 0-1.
22 October 2000 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 2-10 - 0-11 Rathmore FitzGerald Stadium
R Neher 0-5, C Murphy 1-0, J Fleming 1-0, D Moloney 0-3, V Casey 0-1, L Madden 0-1. J Murphy 0-3, D O'Keeffe 0-2, MD Cahill 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, E Doherty 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, K O'Keeffe 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 October 2000 Semi-final An Ghaeltacht 0-11 - 0-08 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
D Ó Cinnéide 0-5, JJ Corduff 0-2, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaioch 0-1, P Ó Cuinn 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1. D Quill 0-4, J O'Connor 0-2, M Quirke 0-1, E McGrath 0-1.
22 October 2000 Semi-final Dr. Crokes 1-08 - 1-07 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
R Neher 0-4, C Murphy 1-0, L Madden 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, M Cooper 0-1, V Casey 0-1. A O'Connor 1-0, S Geaney 0-2, G Farrell 0-1, F Ashe 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, C Geaney 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1.

Final

26 November 2000 Final Dr. Crokes 1-04 - 0-06 An Ghaeltacht Austin Stack Park
E Brosnan 1-0, R Neher 0-2, C Cooper 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaioch 0-1. Referee: D Donovan (Desmonds)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 3-20 29 4 7.25
2 Gene Farrell West Kerry 3-16 25 5 5.00
3 Roland Neher Dr. Crokes 0-18 18 5 3.60
4 Seán Geaney West Kerry 3-08 17 5 3.60
5 Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-14 14 3 4.66
6 Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 2-07 13 3 4.33
7 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-09 12 2 6.00
Seán O'Sullivan Mid Kerry 0-12 12 4 3.00
9 Jack Ferriter West Kerry 0-09 9 5 1.80
D. J. Fleming Kilcummin 0-09 9 5 1.80
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 2-07 13 Kilcummin
2 Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 2-03 9 St. Brendan's
Seán Geaney West Kerry 2-03 9 East Kerry
Gene Farrell West Kerry 2-03 9 Kenmare
5 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-05 8 West Kerry
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 1-05 8 St. Kieran's
Gene Farrell West Kerry 1-05 8 Mid Kerry
8 Eugene McGrath Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-01 7 Laune Rangers
Seán O'Sullivan Mid Kerry 0-07 7 Shannon Rangers
Seán McElligott St. Kierna's 0-07 7 An Ghaeltacht

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Feale Rangers' fortunes finally going north again". Irish Examiner. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Crokes shock Gaeltacht". Irish Independent. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dr Croke's shock favourites". Irish Times. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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