2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	18 May - 26 October 2003
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	An Ghaeltacht (2nd title); Darragh Ó Sé (captain); Fergal Ó Sé (manager)
Runners-up	Laune Rangers; Pa O'Sullivan (captain); John Evans (manager)
Relegated	Castleisland Desmonds
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	56 (1.75 per match)
Points scored	638 (19.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kieran Foley (1-22)
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Dates18 May - 26 October 2003

Teams20

SponsorAllied Irish Bank

Champions

An Ghaeltacht (2nd title)
Darragh Ó Sé (captain)
Fergal Ó Sé (manager)

The 2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1]

Kerins O'Rahilly's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mid Kerry in the quarter-finals.^[2]

The final replay was played on 26 October 2003 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between An Ghaeltacht and Laune Rangers. An Ghaeltacht won the match by 0-12 to 2-04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in two years.^[3]^[4]

Mid Kerry's Kieran Foley was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.

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24 May 2002 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	2-07 - 2-13	Laune Rangers	Lewis Road
	M Crowley 2-2, A O'Shea 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1, J Jones 0-1.		MF Russell 0-7, J O'Brien 1-1, C O'Connor 0-4, J Sheehan 1-0, B Gannon 0-1.

25 May 2003 Round 1	Listowel Emmets	3-04 - 1-12	Glenflesk	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 2-0, B Scanlon 1-2, F Reen 0-1, D Galvin 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-7, O Favier 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

25 May 2003 Round 1	John Mitchels	0-08 - 0-14	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	G Dennehy 0-4, J Fitzgerald 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1.		D Aherne 0-8, M Collins 0-2, P Laide 0-2, TJ Hogan 0-2.

25 May 2003 Round 1	Rathmore	2-10 - 0-10	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	T Cronin 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, K O'Keeffe 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-3, N O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-3, J Flynn 0-3, K O'Sullivan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Broderick 0-1, K Lynch 0-1.

31 May 2003 Losers' group	John Mitchels	1-10 - 0-08	Catsleisland Desmonds	Boherbee Grounds
	B Dennehy 0-4, A Gleeson 1-0, A Moynihan 0-3, GD Dennehy 0-2, P Coffey 0-1.		K Lynch 0-5, B O'Neill 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1.

2003 Kerry Senior Football Championship

To Championship

From Championship

Club section

Club round 1

Club round 1 losers' round

Relegation playoff

Division section

Division round 1

Division round 1 losers' group

Division round 2

Division round 2 losers' group

Knockout stage

Round 3

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Miscellaneous

References

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31 May 2003 Losers' group	Dr. Crokes	3-18 - 1-07	Listowel Emmets	Lewis Road
	M O'Grady 2-3, C Cooper 1-5, A O'Shea 0-3, M Crowley 0-3, J Jones 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1.		D Galvin 0-6, B Scanlon 1-0, N Stack 0-1.

21 June 2003 Losers' group	Listowel Emmets	0-10 - 1-05	Catsleisland Desmonds	Austin Stack Park
	D Galvin 0-4, M Kennelly 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, B Doyle 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1.		J Lyons 1-0, M O'Connell 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, DD Kerins 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Horgan 0-1.

18 May 2003 Round 1	Kenmare	1-18 - 3-05	St. Brendan's	Templenoe Grounds
	B O'Neill 0-5, J O'Neill 0-4, E O'Driscoll 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, TP O'Connor 0-1, L Lynch 0-1.		S Wallace 1-3, S Hayes 1-2, J Clifford 1-0.

19 May 2003 Round 1	Mid Kerry	2-10 - 1-05	Shannon Rangers	Ballylongford Grounds
	M O'Connor 1-2, K Foley 0-4, D Doona 1-0, D Walsh 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		L Boyle 1-1, D Kiely 0-3, T Foley 0-1.

24 May 2003 Round 3	Shannon Rangers	2-07 - 0-09	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	P Kelly 1-3, T Foley 1-1, S McGinley 0-2, M Hannon 0-1.		S Wallace 0-5, O McCarthy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.

24 May 2003 Round 2	Mid Kerry	1-14 - 1-07	Kenmare	Cromane Grounds
	I Twiss 1-2, M O'Connor 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-3, K Foley 0-2, F Griffin 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, W Harmon 0-1, D Doona 0-1.		JA O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Neill 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, TP O'Connor 0-1.

25 May 2003 Round 2	Feale Rangers	0-10 - 0-18	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	P Galvin 0-6, E Bowler 0-2, P Somers 0-1, E Breen 0-1.		R O'Donovan 0-7, R McAuliffe 0-5, D O'Connor 0-3, F McAuliffe 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1.

25 May 2003 Round 2	South Kerry	1-08 - 1-09	West Kerry	Con Keating Park
	R Hussey 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, JD O'Shea 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-1, S Farrell 0-3, G Farrell 0-3, T Griffin 0-2.

1 June 2003 Round 2	St. Kieran's	1-10 - 1-08	Shannon Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	EJ O'Donoghue 1-0, P Galvin 0-2, T McGoldrick 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, S Flynn 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1, R O'Rahilly 0-1.		M Hannon 1-2, D Kiely 0-3, G O'Brien 0-2, A Boyle 0-1.

1 June 2008 Losers' group	South Kerry	0-11 - 0-09	Feale Rangers	Con Keating Park
	JD O'Shea 0-4, J Shanahan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		J Mulvihill 0-4, P Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, E Bowler 0-1.

12 October 2003 Final	An Ghaeltacht	0-10 - 0-10	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	D O Cinnéide (0-4, 3 frees), A Mac Gearailt (0-2), C Ó Cruadhlaoich (0-2), R Mac Gearailt, B Breathnach (0-1 each).		MF Russell (0-7, 5 frees), P O'Sullivan (0-2), B Gannon (0-1)	Referee: T Lynch (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

26 October 2003 Final replay	An Ghaeltacht	0-12 - 2-04	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	A Mac Gearailt (0-3), D Ó Cinnéide (0-3, 2 frees), M Ó Sé, T Ó Sé, D Ó Sé, P Ó Cuinn, T Ó Conchuir, C Ó Cruadhlaoich (0-1 each).		J Lynch (1-0), G O’Brien (1-0), P O’Sullivan (0-2, 1 frees), B Gannon (0-2).	Referee: T Lynch (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-22	25	5	5.00
2	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-23	23	6	3.83
3	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-22	22	5	4.40
4	Derek Galvin	Listowel Emmets	0-15	15	4	3.75
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-11	14	2	7.00
5	Ross O'Donovan	East Kerry	0-14	14	3	4.66
7	Roibeard Mac Gearailt	An Ghaeltacht	2-07	13	5	2.60
7	Maurice Fitzgerald	South Kerry	1-10	13	5	2.60
9	Mike Crowley	Dr. Crokes	2-06	12	3	4.00
9	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	1-09	12	3	4.00

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-07	10	Kerins O'Rahilly's
2	Michael O'Grady	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	Listowel Emmets
3	Mike Crowley	Dr. Crokes	2-02	8	Laune Rangers
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-05	8	Listowel Emmets
	Darren Aherne	Austin Stacks	0-08	8	John Mitchels
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	0-08	8	East Kerry
7	Roibeard Mac Gearailt	An Ghaeltacht	1-04	7	Glenflesk
	John O'Connor	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-04	7	Listowel Emmets
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-07	7	Dr. Crokes
	Paud O'Donoghue	Glenflesk	0-07	7	Listowel Emmets
	Ross O'Donovan	East Kerry	0-07	7	Feale Rangers
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-07	7	An Ghaeltacht

29 June 2008 Losers' group	Shannon Rangers	0-17 - 2-04	Kenmare	Beaufort Grounds
	S McGinley 0-4, P Kelly 0-4, K Mulvihill 0-3, J McMahon 0-2, O Horgan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Hanlon 0-1.		E O'Driscoll 1-0, B O'Neill 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1.

21 June 2003 Round 3	Rathmore	1-07 - 0-12	Kilcummin	Rathbeg Grounds
	J Buckley 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-2, MD Cahill 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-6, M McCarthy 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, C Lenihan 0-1, S Lenihan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.

22 June 2003 Round 3	West Kerry	0-11 - 1-05	Austin Stacks	Páirc an Chaisleáin
	G Farrell 0-6, T Griffin 0-1, S Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, B Hannafin 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1.		K Donaghy 1-0, D Ahern 0-1, M Finn 0-1, D Bohane 0-1, D Long 0-1, F Smith 0-1.

22 June 2003 Round 3	An Ghaeltacht	1-11 - 0-07	Glenflesk	Gallarus Grounds
	R Mac Gearailt 1-4, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Cathasaigh 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-3, JB O'Donoghue 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

22 June 2003 Round 3	East Kerry	2-16 - 2-08	St. Kieran's	Paddy O'Leary Memorial Park
	F McAuliffe 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-4, R O'Donovan 0-4, R McAuliffe 0-4, G Murphy 1-0, D O'Connor 0-3.		T McGoldrick 0-4, J Downey 0-3, J O'Donnell 1-0, S Flynn 1-0, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1.

22 June 2003 Round 3	Dr Crokes	0-10 - 0-11	Mid Kerry	Lewis Road
	C Cooper 0-6, J Jones 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, M Crowley 0-1.		K Foley 0-4, D Doona 0-2, M Connor 0-2, M Burke 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

29 June 2003 Round 3	John Mitchels	1-09 - 2-11	South Kerry	Boherbee Grounds
	F O'Brien 0-5, J Fitzgerald 1-0, B Dennehy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-5, J Sugrue 1-1, J Shanahan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, JD O'Shea 0-1.

29 June 2003 Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-11 - 1-12	Listowel Emmets	Ballylongford Grounds
	J O'Connor 1-4, G O'Brien 1-3, D Quill 0-4.		D Galvin 0-4, T Walsh 1-0, M Kennelly 0-2, B Scanlon 0-2, N Kennelly 0-1, M Whelan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, L Keane 0-1.

20 July 2003 Round 3	Laune Rangers	0-10 - 0-08	Shannon Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	MF Russell 0-5, L Hassett 0-3, G O'Brien 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.		K Mulvihill 0-3, D Lanigan 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, E O'Connell 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1.

30 August 2003 Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-13 - 1-09	Kilcummin	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	J Shanahan 1-3, A O'Sullivan 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, B Teehan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, K Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		DJ Fleming 1-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, SB O'Doherty 0-2, S Lenihan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

31 August 2003 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-12 - 0-10	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	K Foley 1-7, S O'Sullivan 1-1, M O'Connor 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1.		D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

6 September 2003 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	1-11 - 1-09	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	B Gannon 1-0, MF Russell 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, S Foley 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		G Farrell 0-4, T Griffin 1-0, B Hannafin 0-2, J Ferriter 0-2, S Farrell 0-1.

7 September 2003 Quarter-final	An Ghaeltacht	1-15 - 0-08	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-8, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, R Mac Gearailt 1-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Dubhda 0-1.		R O'Donovan 0-3, R McAuliffe 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Murphy 0-1.

21 September 2003 Semi-final	An Ghaeltacht	0-14 - 1-10	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, C Ó Dubhda 0-3, F Ó Sé 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1.		K Foley 0-5, A Giles 1-0, D Doona 0-2, L O'Shea 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.

21 September 2003 Semi-final	Laune Rangers	1-08 - 0-09	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	J Sheehan 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Connor 0-1, MF Russell 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-5, J Shanahan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.