2002 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2002 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 102nd 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 9 April 2002. The championship ran from 24 May to 10 November 2002.

2002 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates24 May - 10 November 2002
Teams20
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions Kerins O'Rahilly's (6th title)
Morgan O'Shea (captain)
Eoin Liston (manager)
Runners-up Kilcummin
Tommy Brosnan (captain)
Seán Counihan (manager)
Relegated Killarney Legion
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored37 (1.32 per match)
Points scored564 (20.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Declan Quill (1-27)
2001 (Previous) (Next) 2003

An Ghaeltacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilcummin in the semi-finals.[2][3][4]

The final was played on 10 November 2002 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Kerins O'Rahilly's and Kilcummin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kerins O'Rahilly's won the match by 0-14 to 0-05 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in 45 years.[5]

Declan Quill was the championship's top scorer with 1-27.

Format change

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The championship brought a change in format with the introduction of a second chance for defeated first-round teams via a losers' round. The four semi-finalists from the previous year - An Ghaeltacht, Austin Stacks, Dr. Crokes and South Kerry - received byes to the last 16, but did not have the benefit of a second chance. Relegation was also introduced for the club team that lost all their matches.

Results

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Round 1

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24 May 2002 Round 1 John Mitchels 2-04 - 0-09 Kilcummin Austin Stack Park
F O'Connor 1-0, A Moynihan 1-0, A Gleeson 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1, GD Dennehy 0-1. DJ Fleming 0-5, M O'Connor 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-1.
24 May 2002 Round 1 Killarney Legion 0-06 - 1-11 Laune Rangers Deerpark Grounds
C O'Grady 0-3, J Cronin 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1, S Culloty 0-1. MF Russell 1-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3, L Hassett 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M McGillycuddy 0-1.
25 May 2002 Round 1 St. Brendan's 0-05 - 2-12 Feale Rangers Ardfert Grounds
S Wallace 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, S Hayes 0-1. D Galvin 1-0, M Conway 1-0, B Scanlon 0-3, A Doran 0-3, P Somers 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, J Corridan 0-1, N Kennelly 0-1.
25 May 2002 Round 1 Mid Kerry 3-12 - 0-08 Shannon Rangers Cromane Grounds
K Foley 0-6, F Kelleher 1-1, S O'Sullivan 1-1, I Twiss 1-1, M O'Connor 0-2, D Walsh 0-1. L Weir 0-4, O Horgan 0-1, I Blake 0-1, JP Leahy 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.
25 May 2002 Round 1 St. Kieran's 2-14 - 0-09 Kenmare Knocknagoshel Grounds
L Brosnan 2-3, S McElligott 0-4, P Galvin 0-4, J McGlynn 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-1. J O'Neill 0-4, J Wharton 0-2, JJ Brosnan 0-1, L Lynch 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.
26 May 2002 Round 1 Rathmore 2-07 - 0-06 Glenflesk Rathbeg Grounds
P McCarthy 1-2, S O'Neill 1-0, MD Cahill 0-3, K O'Keeffe 0-2. P O'Donoghue 0-4, S Moynihan 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.
26 May 2002 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 0-06 - 2-06 Kerins O'Rahilly's Castleisland Grounds
J Brennan 0-2, M Lyons 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, K Dillon 0-1, K Lynch 0-1. D Quill 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4, G O'Brien 1-0.
26 May 2002 Round 1 West Kerry 1-12 - 0-12 East Kerry Páirc an Aghasaigh
J Ferriter 1-4, J Driscoll 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, J Flannery 0-1, F Smith 0-1, B Dorgan 0-1, D Heaseman 0-1. D O'Sullivan 0-5, R McAuliffe 0-3, R O'Donovan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, K Healy 0-1.

Round 2

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31 May 2002 Round 2 Castleisland Desmonds 0-11 - 0-14 Glenflesk FitzGerald Stadium
K Lynch 0-7, M O'Connell 0-1, M Broderick 0-1, M Horgan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1. P O'Donoghue 0-8, JB O'Donoghue 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1.
31 May 2002 Round 2 East Kerry 1-12 - 0-10 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
R McAuliffe 0-4, R O'Donovan 0-4, P Darmody 1-0, P Kennedy 0-2, K O'Donoghue 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. S Murphy 0-6, S Griffin 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1, M Ferris 0-1, J Best 0-1.
1 June 2002 Round 2 Kilcummin 0-13 - 1-08 Killarney Legion FitzGerald Stadium
K Lynch 0-5, M O'Connor 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, B Brosnan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1. C O'Grady 0-4, S Culloty 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Bowler 0-1, D Pyne 0-1.
1 June 2002 Round 2 Shannon Rangers 2-09 - 0-11 Kenmare Austin Stack Park
L Weir 0-4, JP Leahy 1-0, K Wrenn 1-0, B Bambury 0-3, J Moroney 0-2. J O'Neill 0-9, L Lynch 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.

Relegation playoff

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3 November 2002 Playoff Castleisland Desmonds 0-13 - 0-06 Killarney Legion Kilcummin Grounds
K Lynch 0-4, D Flynn 0-4, M O'Connell 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, K Dillon 0-1, N Dillon 0-1. D Culloty 0-3, K Healy 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

Round 3

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13 July 2002 Round 3 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-14 - 0-09 West Kerry Strand Road
D Quill 0-7, J O'Connor 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, A Daly 0-1, G Walsh 0-1. G Farrell 0-3, J Ferriter 0-2, F Smith 0-2, B Dorgan 0-1, M Moriarty 0-1.
13 July 2002 Round 3 Dr. Crokes 1-17 - 1-04 Shannon Rangers Lewis Road
A O'Shea 1-4, V Casey 0-3, D Moloney 0-3, M Crowley 0-2, M Cooper 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-1, C Cooper 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1. S Langan 1-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.
8 August 2002 Round 3 Rathmore 3-09 - 3-07 Mid Kerry Rathbeg Grounds
K O'Keeffe 1-2, D Moynihan 1-0, J Buckley 1-0, MD Cahill 0-3, M O'Riordan 0-2, M Nagle 0-1, D Casey 0-1. S O'Sullivan 1-1, D Kelleher 1-0, D Walsh 1-0, K Foley 0-1, I Twiss 0-1, F Kelleher 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, J Gles 0-1.
9 August 2002 Round 3 Laune Rangers 0-21 - 1-11 St. Kieran's J. P. O'Sullivan Park
MF Russell 0-8, P O'Sullivan 0-4, B O'Shea 0-3, C O'Connor 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, L Hassett 0-1. P O'Rahilly 1-0, S McElligott 0-3, S Scanlon 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, J McGlynn 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.
10 August 2002 Round 3 Glenflesk 1-12 - 1-13 Kilcummin Glenflesk Grounds
S Moynihan 0-4, R O'Donoghue 1-0, S Dennehy 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, JB O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1. DJ Fleming 0-8, R O'Connor 1-1, B Brosnan 0-2, N Mangan 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.
10 August 2002 Round 3 South Kerry 0-16 - 0-06 John Mitchels Con Keating Park
JD O'Shea 0-3, J Shanahan 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-3, A Constable 0-2, B Teahan 0-1, R Hussey 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1, J Sugrue 0-1. P Coffey 0-2, A Moynihan 0-1, GD Dennehy 0-1, J O'Dowd 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.
11 August 2002 Round 3 Feale Rangers 0-10 - 0-08 East Kerry Finuge Grounds
D Galvin 0-3, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, M Kearney 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, A Doran 0-1, M Conway 0-1. D O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, R McAuliffe 0-1, D Foley 0-1.
11 August 2002 Round 3 An Ghaeltacht 1-13 - 2-04 Austin Stacks Gallarus Grounds
A Mac Gearilt 0-5, D Ó Cinnéide 0-5, JJ Corduff 1-0, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1, PJ Mac Gearailt 0-1. D Aherne 2-0, B Sheehan 0-1, D Long 0-1, M Collins 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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4 October 2002 Quarter-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-12 - 0-10 Rathmore J. P. O'Sullivan Park
D Quill 0-8, J O'Connor 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, G Molloy 0-1. M Riordan 0-5, K O'Keeffe 0-1, D Casey 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.
6 October 2002 Quarter-final An Ghaeltacht 0-12 - 0-11 South Kerry J. P. O'Sullivan Park
D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, JJ Corduff 0-2, C Mac Gearailt 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-8, A Constable 0-1, JD O'Shea 0-1, R Hussey 0-1/
6 October 2002 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 0-14 - 0-12 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
C Cooper 0-5, R Neher 0-4, M Crowley 0-2, V Cooper 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1. P O'Sullivan 0-7, MF Russell 0-3, C O'Connor 0-2.
9 October 2002 Quarter-final Kilcummin 3-08 - 0-08 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
M O'Connor 1-2, B Brosnan 1-1, R O'Connor 1-0, DJ Fleming 0-3, P O'Donoghue 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1. D Galvin 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, M Kennelly 0-2, A Doran 0-1.

Semi-finals

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27 October 2002 Semi-final Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-10 - 0-05 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1. A O'Shea 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, B McMahon 0-1.
27 October 2002 Semi-final Kilcummin 1-11 - 0-12 An Ghaeltacht Austin Stack Park
DJ Fleming 0-4, M McCarthy 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, N Mangan 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, SB Doherty 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1.

Final

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10 November 2002 Final Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-14 - 0-05 Kilcummin FitzGerald Stadium
G O'Brien and D Quill (2f) 0-4 each; J O'Connor and G Molloy 0-2 each; A Murphy and T O'Sullivan 0-1 each. DJ Fleming 0-3f; E O'Donoghue (f) and M McCarthy 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 Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-27 30 5 6.00
2 D. J. Fleming Kilcummin 0-23 23 5 4.60
3 Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-14 17 3 5.66
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 0-17 17 3 5.66
5 Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-14 14 3 4.66
6 Michael O'Connor Kilcummin 1-10 13 5 2.40
Paud O'Donoghue Glenflesk 0-13 13 3 4.33
James O'Neill Kenmare 0-13 13 2 6.50
9 Kevin Lynch Castleisland Desmonds 0-12 12 3 4.00
10 Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 0-11 11 2 5.50
Aodán Mac Gearailt An Ghaeltacht 0-11 11 3 3.66
John O'Connor Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-11 11 5 2.20
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Liam Brosnan St. Kieran's 2-03 9 Kenmare
James O'Neill Kenmare 0-09 9 Shannon Rangers
3 Paud O'Donoghue Glenflesk 0-08 8 Castleisland Desmonds
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-08 8 St. Kieran's
D. J. Fleming Kilcummin 0-08 8 Glenflesk
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-08 8 Rathmore
Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 0-08 8 An Ghaeltacht
8 Jack Ferriter West Kerry 1-04 7 East Kerry
Aidan O'Shea Dr. Crokes 1-04 7 Shannon Rangers
Kevin Lynch Castleisland Desmonds 0-07 7 Glenflesk
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-07 7 West Kerry
Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-07 7 Dr. Crokes

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Super Ó Sé leads An Ghaeltacht to promised land". Irish Independent. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "An Gaeltacht triumph in Kerry decider". RTÉ Sport. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Kilcummin giant-killers!". The Kerryman. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Rhapsody in blue as O'Rahillys roll back the years in Killarney". Irish Independent. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2022.