2011 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 2011 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 111th 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 2011. The championship ran from 10 June to 30 October 2011.

2011 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates10 June - 30 October 2011
Teams20
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Dr. Crokes (8th title)
Luke Quinn (captain)
Harry O'Neill (manager)
Runners-up Mid Kerry
Colm Kerins (captain)
Tim Coffey (manager)
Relegated Ardfert
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored50 (1.61 per match)
Points scored641 (20.68 per match)
Top scorer(s) David Geaney (1-23)
2010 (Previous) (Next) 2012

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 30 October 2011 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Dr. Crokes and Mid Kerry in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 2-08 to 0-09 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3][4]

Dingle's David Geaney was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Results

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Round 1

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10 June 2011 Round 1 Feale Rangers 1-11 - 1-06 Kilcummin Frank Sheehy Park
N Kennelly 1-3, C Cox 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, P Galvin 0-2, P Curtin 0-1. C O'Leary 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, I Devane 0-1.
11 June 2011 Round 1 Mid Kerry 0-12 - 0-08 Dingle Coughlan Park
D O'Sullivan 0-6, G O'Grady 0-3, G Sayers 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Flynn 0-1. D Geaney 0-7, M Geaney 0-1.
11 June 2011 Round 1 St. Kieran's 1-08 - 1-07 Kenmare Scartaglin Grounds
P O'Connor 1-0, M Coakley 0-2, T McGoldrick 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, E Sugrue 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. F O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Connor 0-2, D Crowley 0-1, M Crowley 0-1, DJ Brennan 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 Killarney Legion 0-11 - 1-04 St. Brendan's Legion Grounds
J O'Donoghue 0-7, N Shevlin 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, K Slattery 0-1. M Brennan 1-0, D O'Callaghan 0-2, M Griffin 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 South Kerry 2-16 - 0-12 Shannon Rangers Con Keating Park
B Sheehan 1-7, D Daly 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, S O'Dwyer 0-1. P Kennelly 0-7, P Costello 0-2, S Enright 0-1, A Langan 0-1, E Mangan 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 Gneeveguilla 1-10 - 1-16 Dr. Crokes Gneeveguilla Grounds
L Murphy 0-7, PJ Murphy 1-0, G Moynihan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, MS Murphy 0-1. C Cooper 1-4, B Looney 0-4, K O'Leary 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, Doolan 0-2, A Kennelly 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 St Michael's/Foilmore 0-09 - 0-10 Kerins O'Rahilly's Con Keating Park
R O'Connor 0-5, P O'Sullivan 0-3, K McCarthy 0-1. D Quill 0-6, BJ Walsh 0-3, BJ Keane 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 Austin Stacks 0-13 - 0-07 Ardfert Austin Stack Park
G O'Connell 0-4, D Long 0-3, K Donaghy 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1. D Wallace 0-5, S Griffin 0-1, T Moloney 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 Laune Rangers 2-09 - 1-16 East Kerry Coughlan Park
MF Russell 1-5, C O'Dwyer 1-1, S Foley 0-2, P Crowley 0-1. M O'Donoghue 1-6, N O'Mahony 0-5, C Cronin 0-2, J Sherwood 0-2, D Ahern 0-1.
12 June 2011 Round 1 Rathmore 1-08 - 0-08 West Kerry Rathbeg Grounds
G O'Keeffe 1-0, M O'Riordan 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1, M Reen 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, J Moynihan 0-1, P Reen 0-1, Eoghan Lawlor 0-1. SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, J Hickson 0-1, L Maunsell 0-1.

Round 2

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18 June 2011 Round 2 Laune Rangers 0-15 - 0-12 Kenmare J. P. O'Sullivan Park
F Russell 0-9, K Doona 0-2, S McSweeney 0-2, S Foley 0-2. MT O'Sullivan 0-7, DJ Brennan 0-2, M Hallissey 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, C Hallissey 0-1.
18 June 2011 Round 2 West Kerry 0-15 - 1-07 St. Brendan's Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
A Fitzgerald 0-6, D O'Sullivan 0-3, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, E Hickson 0-1, J Hickson 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1. M Griffin 1-1, D O'Callaghan 0-3, C Fitgerald 0-1, P Hurley 0-1, S Brennan 0-1.
18 June 2011 Round 2 Shannon Rangers 1-14 - 1-07 St Michael's/Foilmore Tarbert Grounds
M Boyle 1-2, P Kennelly 0-5, E Mangan 0-2, K Mulvihill 0-2, J Wren 0-1, A Lanigan 0-1, D Wren 0-1. P O'Sullivan 1-1, R O'Connor 0-3, M Thiemann 0-3.
19 June 2011 Round 2 Kilcummin 2-11 - 1-11 Ardfert Kilcummin Grounds
I Devane 2-2, J O'Sullivan 0-5, G O'Leary 0-2, K Gorman 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1. Damien Wallace 0-7, JP Leen 1-1, J Egan 0-2, S Wallace 0-1.
19 June 2011 Round 2 Gneeveguilla 1-09 - 2-09 Dingle Gneeveguilla Grounds
Donie O'Connor 1-0, MS Murphy 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, G Moynihan 0-2, PJ Murphy 0-1, F McAuliffe 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. D Geaney 1-3, P Murphy 1-1, P Geaney 0-3, J Sheehy 0-2.

Round 3

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9 July 2011 Round 3 Killarney Legion 1-10 - 0-15 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
J O'Donoghue 0-7, C Davies 1-0, D Twomey 0-1, S Keane 0-1, N Shevlin 0-1. M O'Donoghue 0-7, C Cronin 0-2, D Ahern 0-2, M Daly 0-2, J Sherwood 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1.
9 July 2011 Round 3 Kilcummin 1-05 - 0-15 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
J O'Sullivan 1-3, DJ Fleming 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. D Long 0-5, F Mangan 0-3, G O'Connell 0-1, K Donaghy 0-1, D Bohan 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, TJ Hogan 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.
9 July 2011 Round 3 Dingle 2-12 - 3-08 St. Kieran's Páirc an Aghasaigh
D Geaney 0-8, J Sheehy 1-1, P Murphy 1-0, B O'Connor 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1, W Devane 0-1. T McGoldrick 2-2, EJ O'Donoghue 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, P Reidy 0-1, A Breen 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
9 July 2011 Round 3 Laune Rangers 0-08 - 1-13 Kerins O'Rahilly's J. P. O'Sullivan Park
MF Russell 0-5, P Crowley 0-1, C O'Dwyer 0-1, S Foley 0-1. D Quill 0-9, R O'Callaghan 1-0, BJ Keane 0-3, D Flaherty 0-1.
10 July 2011 Round 3 Shannon Rangers 1-12 - 1-15 West Kerry Frank Sheehy Park
T Joy 1-2, A Lanigan 0-3, B O'Grady 0-2, S McGinley 0-2, K Mulvihill 0-1, P Kennelly 0-1, M Boyle 0-1. D O'Sullivan 1-2, A Fitzgerald 0-3, E Hickson 0-3, J Hickson 0-3, T Ó Sé 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, M Ó Sé.
10 July 2011 Round 3 Feale Rangers 2-05 - 1-15 Mid Kerry Frank Sheehy Park
N Kennelly 1-2, J Browne 1-0, P Galvin 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, P Curtin 0-1. D O'Sullivan 0-6, C McGillycuddy 1-0, G O'Grady 0-3, D Kelliher 0-2, J Flynn 0-1, L Sheehan 0-1, T Ledden 0-1, C Kerins 0-1.
10 July 2011 Round 3 South Kerry 0-05 - 0-11 Dr. Crokes Con Keating Park
B Sheehan 0-2, B O'Dwyer 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, S O'Dwyer 0-1. D Casye 0-4, J Doolan 0-2, B Looney 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, K O'Leary 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

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1 October 2011 Play-off Gneeveguilla 1-09 - 0-09 Ardfert Páirc de Búrca
L Murphy (0-5, 3f), PJ Murphy (1-0), P O'Connor (0-1), D Murphy (0-1), G Moynihan (0-1, 1 '45'), Donie O'Connor (0-1). Report Damian Wallace (0-4, 3f, 1'45'), S Griffin (0-2), M Moloney (0-1), J Dowling (0-1), A Kelly (0-1). Referee: T McCarthy (Castleisland Desmonds)
22 October 2011 Play-off St Michael's/Foilmore 2-14 - 1-09 Ardfert Listry Grounds
R O'Connor 1-3, D Kelly 1-3, É O'Connor 0-4, S Fogarty 0-2, DJ Moran 0-1, B Galvin 0-1. S Griffin 1-1, Damien Wallace 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-3, Darran Wallace 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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2 October 2011 Quarter-final East Kerry 2-07 - 1-08 Dingle Austin Stack Park
A O'Sullivan 1-0, D Ahern 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-3, M Culloty 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, A Garnett 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1. D Geaney 0-5, P Geaney 1-0, P Devane 0-1, S Mac an tSighigh 0-1, M Geaney 0-1.
8 October 2011 Quarter-final West Kerry 1-10 - 0-08 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park
A Fitzgerald 1-2, SM Ó Conchúir 0-3, J Hickson 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, JB Spillane 0-1. D Quill 0-2, BJ Keane 0-2, T Walsh 0-1, B Moran 0-1, K O'Mahony 0-1, D McLoughlin 0-1.
9 October 2011 Quarter-final Mid Kerry 0-15 - 0-07 Rathmore FitzGerald Stadium
S O'Sullivan 0-4, G O'Grady 0-3, J Flynn 0-3, C Kerins 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, G Sayers 0-1. M O'Riordan 0-4, M Reen 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1. Referee: P Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's)
9 October 2011 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 1-14 - 1-13 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
J O'Leary 1-4, D Casey 0-5, B Looney 0-3, J Buckley 0-1, C Brady 0-1. K Donaghy 1-2, G O'Connell 0-5, D Long 0-2, S O'Callaghan 0-2, M Collins 0-1, TJ Hogan 0-1.

Semi-finals

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15 October 2011 Semi-final Dr. Crokes 0-13 - 1-09 West Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
K O’Leary 0-4, C Cooper 0-3 (1f), A Kenneally 0-2, D Casey (f), J Doolan, B Looney (45), J Buckley 0-1 each. Report J Hickson 1-1, A Fitzgerald 0-3 (2fs), D O’Sullivan (f), E Kennedy, B O’Driscoll, E Hickson, SM Ó Conchúir 0-1 each. Referee: P Hayes (Kerins O'Rahuilly's)
15 October 2011 Semi-final Mid Kerry 1-12 - 1-07
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East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
D O'Sullivan 1-2, G O'Grady 0-5, S O'Sullivan 0-4, C Kerlins 0-1. A Gilee 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1, B Russell 0-1, C Cronin 0-1, A Garnett 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1. Referee: J Lynch (Ballymacelligott)

Final

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30 October 2011 Final Dr. Crokes 2-08 - 0-09 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
C Cooper 1-3 (0-1f), D Casey 1-1 (0-1f), K O'Leary, B Looney, A O'Donovan, J Buckley 0-1 each. G O'Grady (2f), G Sayers 0-2 each, D O'Sullivan, S O'Sullivan, C Kerins, P Kilkenny, B Murphy 0-1 each. Referee: P Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 David Geaney Dingle 1-23 26 4 6.50
2 Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-19 22 3 7.33
3 Michael O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-18 21 4 5.25
4 Damian Wallace Ardfert 0-20 20 4 5.00
5 Darran O'Sullivan Mid Kerry 1-15 18 5 3.60
6 Alan Fitzgerald West Kerry 1-14 17 5 3.40
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-17 17 3 5.66
8 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 2-10 16 5 3.33
Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 1-13 16 5 3.33
Gavan O'Grady Mid Kerry 0-16 16 5 3.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Bryan Sheehan South Kerry 1-07 10 Shannon Rangers
2 Michael O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-06 9 Laune Rangers
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-09 9 Laune Rangers
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-09 9 Kenmare
5 Ian Devane Kilcummin 2-02 8 Ardfert
Tom McGoldrick St. Kieran's 2-02 8 Dingle
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 1-05 8 East Kerry
David Geaney Dingle 0-08 8 St. Kieran's
9 Colm Cooper Dr. Crokes 1-04 7 Gneeveguilla
Kieran O'Leary Dr. Crokes 1-04 7 Austin Stacks
David Geaney Dingle 0-07 7 Mid Kerry
James O'Donoghue Killarney Legion 0-07 7 St. Brendan's
Paul Kennelly Shannon Rangers 0-07 7 South Kerry
Liam Murphy Gneeveguilla 0-07 7 Dr. Crokes
Mike Tim O'Sullivan Kenmare 0-07 7 Laune Rangers
Damian Wallace Ardfert 0-07 7 Kilcummin
James O'Donoghue Killarney Legion 0-07 7 East Kerry
Michael O'Donoghue East Kerry 0-07 7 Killarney Legion

Miscellaneous

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  • Gneeveguilla make their first appearance as a single club at senior level since 1994.

References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 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. ^ "Kerry SFC final: Cooper helps Crokes retain title". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2022.