2005 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2005 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 105th 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 4 April 2005. The championship ran from 7 May to 13 November 2005.

2005 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates7 May - 13 November 2005
Teams20
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions South Kerry (6th title)
Declan O'Sullivan (captain)
James O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up Dr. Crokes
Pat O'Shea (manager)
Relegated Listowel Emmets
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Points scored655 (20.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colm Cooper (5-19)
2004 (Previous) (Next) 2006

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 13 November 2005 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 0-12 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]

Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 5-19.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Results

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Round 1

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7 May 2005 Round 1 Dingle 0-08 - 1-15 An Ghaeltacht Páirc an Aghasaigh
C Murphy 0-2, L Óg Higgins 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, P Corcoran 0-1, Kenny Murphy 0-1. R Mac Gearailt 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, C Ó Dubhda 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1.
7 May 2005 Round 1 Rathmore 1-09 - 1-10 Kilcummin Rathbeg Grounds
J Buckley 1-1, M O'Riordan 0-3, D Casey 0-2, MD Cahill 0-2, J Murphy 0-1. B Brosnan 1-1, DJ Fleming 0-4, M O'Connor 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.
7 May 2005 Round 1 St. Brendan's 1-08 - 3-11 St. Kieran's Blennerville Grounds
S Wallace 1-6, C Daly 0-1, G Clifford 0-1. T McGoldrick 2-4, K O'Sullivan 1-1, P Galvin 0-2, F O'Rahilly 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, S Scanlan 0-1.
8 May 2005 Round 1 John Mitchels 0-05 - 2-13 Austin Stacks Austin Stack Park
E Kelliher 0-2, D Flahive 0-1, O Coffey 0-1, L Kennedy 0-1. D Long 0-8, K Donaghy 1-1, M Collins 0-3, P McCannon 0-1, W Kirby 0-1.
8 May 2005 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 2-08 - 0-08 Listowel Emmets Austin Stack Park
J O'Connor 1-4, T Walsh 1-0, P O'Connor 0-1, D Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, G Molloy 0-1. N Kennelly 0-4, B Doyle 0-2, D Galvin 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.
8 May 2005 Round 1 Kenmare 0-16 - 0-17
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Shannon Rangers Templenoe Grounds
A O'Sullivan 0-8, L O'Shea 0-5, F O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1. I Blake 0-11, E Mangan 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1, B Bambury 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1.
8 May 2005 Round 1 Mid Kerry 2-13 - 0-14 West Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
K Foley 1-5, D O'Sullivan 1-2, R O'Connor 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, L Sheehan 0-1, D Breen 0-1. D O'Sullivan 0-6, SF Farrell 0-2, E Kennedy 0-2, A McNamara 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1, A Lynch 0-1.
8 May 2005 Round 1 East Kerry 1-09 - 1-08 Feale Rangers FitzGerald Stadium
R McAuliffe 1-3, O Favier 0-1, D Daly 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1. P Galvin 1-5, M Conway 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.

Round 2

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14 May 2005 Round 2 Listowel Emmets 1-09 - 1-10 John Mitchels Frank Sheehy Park
F O'Brien 1-0, Jason Fitzgerald 0-3, E Kelliher 0-2, GD Dennehy 0-2, B Dennehy 0-1, JJ Hegarty 0-1. N Kennelly 1-1, D Galvin 0-3, B Doyle 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.
14 May 2005 Round 2 St. Brendan's 1-08 - 1-10 West Kerry Blennerville Grounds
G Clifford 1-1, B Poff 0-2, B O'Flaherty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1, M Ferris 0-1, Seán Hayes 0-1, C Daly 0-1. C O'SUllivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, S Farrell 0-2, A McNamara 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, A Lynch 0-1, G Farrell 0-1.
15 May 2005 Round 2 Rathmore 3-12 - 0-10 Dingle Rathbeg Grounds
MA Kelliher 2-3, M O'Riordan 1-2, J Murphy 0-3, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. L Óg Higgins 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, P Curran 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, M Evans 0-1.
15 May 2005 Round 2 Kenmare 1-12 - 0-13 Feale Rangers Templenoe Grounds
M McNally 1-3, L O'Shea 0-4, JJ Brosnan 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1. P Galvin 0-6, A Maher 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, R Galvin 0-1, M Conway 0-1.

Relegation playoff

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17 July 2005 Playoff Dingle 0-10 - 0-07 Listowel Emmets Strand Road
M Evans 0-3, D Devane 0-3, M Kennedy 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1, J Flannery 0-1. B Scanlon 0-5, L Keane 0-1, D Galvin 0-1.

Round 3

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15 July 2005 Round 3 Austin Stacks 3-07 - 2-10 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
W Kirby 1-0, P McCannon 1-0, D Sayers 1-0, D Long 0-3, M Collins 0-2, P Laide 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1. M Fitzgerald 2-1, D Quill 0-6, T O'Sullivan 0-1, R Molloy 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.
16 July 2005 Round 3 South Kerry 1-17 - 3-06 Mid Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
B Sheehan 0-9, S Courtney 1-0, A O'Sullivan 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sugrue 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1. M O'Connor 2-1, D O'Sullivan 1-0, R O'Connor 0-2, L Sheehan 0-1, K Foley 0-1.
16 July 2005 Round 3 Laune Rangers 0-09 - 1-05 Kenmare J. P. O'Sullivan Park
P O'Sullivan 0-3, MF Russell 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, B Gannon 0-1. P O'Connor 1-4, JJ Brosnan 0-1.
16 July 2005 Round 3 John Mitchels 2-14 - 0-06 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
M Murphy 2-2, R O'Donovan 0-5, R McAuliffe 0-4, N O'Mahony 0-2, J Cronin 0-1. Jason Fitzgerald 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, B Costello 0-1, GD Dennehy 0-1.
16 July 2005 Round 3 Rathmore 2-10 - 1-06 St. Kieran's FitzGerald Stadium
S O'Neill 1-1, M O'Riordan 0-4, MA Kelliher 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, A O'Mahony 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. T McGoldrick 1-0, J McGlynn 0-3, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, J Downey 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.
16 July 2005 Round 3 Shannon Rangers 1-10 - 0-16 An Ghaeltacht Stack Park
E Mangan 0-5, M Boyle 1-0, P O'Connell 0-2, G Dowling 0-2, L Boyle 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 0-9, T Ó Conchúir 0-4, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, R Aghas 0-1.
17 July 2022 Round 3 Kilcummin 1-15 - 2-12 West Kerry Kilcummin Grounds
DJ Fleming 0-5, SB O'Doherty 1-0, R O'Connor 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-2, D Dwyer 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, C Lenihan 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. D O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanafin 1-3, S Farrell 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1, B Dorgan 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1.
17 July 2005 Round 3 Dr. Crokes 5-11 - 1-12 Milltown/Castlemaine J. P. O'Sullivan Park
K O'Leary 3-1, C Cooper 1-4, A Kennelly 1-2, J Fleming 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, D Moloney 0-1. I Twiss 0-7, S Murphy 1-1, D Twiss 0-2, W Harmon 0-1, O Boyle 0-1.
12 August 2005 Round 3 replay Austin Stacks 2-11 - 0-15 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
D Long 1-2, K Donaghy 1-1, G O'Connell 0-3, D Bohan 0-2, M Courtney 0-2, W Kirby 0-1. D Quill 0-11, M Fitzgerald 0-2, G Molloy 0-1, E McGrath 0-1.
12 August 2005 Round 3 replay Kilcummin 3-10 - 3-12 West Kerry Páirc an Chaisleáin
SB Doherty 1-1, DJ Fleming 0-4, K O'Donoghue 1-0, M McCarthy 1-0, S McSweeney 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, G Farrell 1-3, D O'Sullivan 1-0, S O'Farrell 1-0, B Hannifin 0-2, B Dorgan 0-2, A McNamara 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1, T Farrell 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1,

Quarter-finals

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8 October 2005 Quarter-final West Kerry 0-12 - 2-04 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
G Farrell 0-5, B Hanafin 0-2, M Ó Sé 0-2, B Dorgan 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1. D Long 1-3, P McCannon 1-0, G O'Connell 0-1.
8 October 2005 Quarter-final South Kerry 0-13 - 1-10
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East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
B Sheehan 0-6, M Fitzgerald 0-3, R O'Connor 0-2, R Keane 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1. R O'Donovan 1-0, J Crowley 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, S Daly 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, Donie O'Connor 0-1.
9 October 2005 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 2-11 - 1-09 An Ghaeltacht Austin Stack Park
C Cooper 2-5, K O'Leary 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, R Neher 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, R Mac Gearailt 1-0, D Ó Sé 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, B Breathnach 0-1.
9 October 2005 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 2-11 - 0-09 Rathmore Austin Stack Park
MF Russell 1-4, S Foley 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1. M Kelliher 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-2, Damien Casey 0-1.
15 October 2005 Quarter-final replay South Kerry 1-13 - 0-08 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
R O'Connor 0-5, R Hussey 1-1, B Sheehan 0-3, S Fogarty 0-2, R Keane 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. R O'Donovan 0-4, D O'Connor 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

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15 October 2005 Semi-final Dr. Crokes 1-10 - 1-10 Laune Rangers FitzGerald Stadium
C Cooper 1-6, K Brosnan 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, J Jones 0-1. P O'Sullivan 1-3, MF Russell 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.
23 October 2005 Semi-final South Kerry 1-11 - 1-08 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
B Sheehan 0-7, D O'Sullivan 1-0, R Hussey 0-2, S Fogarty 0-2. D O'Sullivan 1-1, G Farrell 0-3, B Dorgan 0-2, S Farrell 0-1, B Hanafin 0-1.
6 November 2005 Semi-final replay Dr. Crokes 2-07 - 1-04 Laune Rangers FitzGerald Stadium
K O'Leary 2-2, C Cooper 0-2, K Brosnan 0-1, B Moriarty 0-1, J Jones 0-1. P O'Sullivan 1-1, MF Russell 0-3.

Final

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13 November 2005 Final South Kerry 0-12 - 1-06 Dr. Crokes FitzGerald Stadium
B Sheehan (0-4, 2 frees), M Fitzgerald (0-3), R Hussey (0-2), C O'Connor, Declan O'Sullivan, B Hickey (0-1 each). C Cooper (1-2, 1 free), D Maloney, E Brosnan, B McMahon, K O'Leary (0-1 each). Referee: P Lyons (Laune Rangers)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 5-19 34 5 6.80
2 Bryan Sheehan South Kerry 0-29 29 5 5.80
3 Declan O'Sullivan West Kerry 3-13 22 6 3.66
Dara Long Austin Stacks 2-16 22 4 5.50
5 Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 5-06 21 5 4.20
6 Michael A. Kelliher Rathmore 4-07 19 4 4.75
7 Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 0-17 17 3 5.66
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-17 17 3 5.66
9 Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 2-09 15 4 3.75
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-12 15 4 3.75
Gene Farrell West Kerry 1-12 15 6 2.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-05 11 An Ghaeltacht
Ian Blake Shannon Rangers 0-11 11 Kenmare
3 Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 3-01 10 Milltown/Castlemaine
Tom McGoldrick St. Kieran's 2-04 10 St. Brendan's
5 Michael A. Kelliher Rathmore 2-03 9 Dingle
Stephen Wallace St. Brendan's 1-06 9 St. Kieran's
Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-06 9 Laune Rangers
Bryan Sheehan South Kerry 0-09 9 Mid Kerry
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 0-09 9 Shannon Rangers
10 Michael Murphy John Mitchels 2-02 8 East Kerry
Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 2-02 8 Laune Rangers
Kieran Foley Mid Kerry 1-05 8 West Kerry
Paul Galvin Feale Rangers 1-05 8 East Kerry
Dara Long AUstin Stacks 0-08 8 John Mitchels
Alan O'Sullivan Kenmare 0-08 8 Shannon Rangers

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.