2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	24 May - 2 November 2014
Teams	20
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	33
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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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.^[7]

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

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.

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.

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.

31 May 2014 Round 1

Dingle

w/o - scr.

Kenmare

Páirc an Aghasaigh

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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,

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

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)

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.

[1] "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[2] "Clinical Crokes learn from painful past". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "Casey fires classy Crokes to title glory". Irish Independent. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "Untouchable Gooch inspires Dr Crokes to three-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[5] "Kerry SFC Final: Clinical Cooper gets ball rolling in Crokes stroll". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[6] "Munster club champions Dr Crokes see Kerry five-in-a-row title dream end". The 42. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[7] "Donaghy stars as Stacks crowned Kerry champs". RTÉ Sport. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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