1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition December 2022 December 2022 1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship 16 13 June - 27 September 1981 20px|border South Kerry 4 Paudie Sheahan 20px|border Austin Stacks Teddy Brick 16 28 237 1980 1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship 1982 1982 Kerry Senior Football Championship The 1981 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.https://launerangers.ie/the-beginning/ The beginning Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022 The championship ran from 13 June to 27 September 1981. Feale Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Austin Stacks in the semi-finals.https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/other-sports/feale-rangers-legends-to-be-honoured-27370572.html Feale Rangers legends to be honoured Irish Independent 9 October 2003 23 December 2022https://launerangers.ie/1980-2/ 1980 Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022 The final was played on 27 September 1981 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between South Kerry and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 1-12 to 0-11 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 23 years.https://www.killarneytoday.com/paudies-links-with-both-camps/ Paudie’s links with both camps Killarney Today 7 November 2015 23 December 2022 Results First round 13 June 1981 First round Spa-Glenflesk 0-08 - 0-03 Na Fianna Spa Grounds 14 June 1981 First round Castleisland Desmonds 2-09 - 0-05 Kenmare Currow Grounds 14 June 1981 First round Laune Rangers 2-08 - 0-04 Eoin Rua FitzGerald Stadium 14 June 1981 First round Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-07 - 1-03 Killarney FitzGerald Stadium 21 June 1981 First round St. Brendan's 1-04 - 0-06 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park Second round 5 July 1981 Second round Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-09 - 1-07 Spa-Glenflesk S Walsh 0-4, N Kelter 1-0, D Keane 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1, S Kissane 0-1, M Griffin 0-1. S Cronin 1-0, P Cronin 0-3, T Regan 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, S Kelleher 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. J. P. O'Sullivan Park 5 July 1981 Second round Castleisland Desmonds 2-03 - 0-09 West Kerry M O'Connor 2-1, E O'Connor 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. T Doyle 0-7, D Higgins 0-2. Austin Stack Park 15 August 1981 Second round Laune Rangers 3-05 - 1-09 St. Brendan's J Griffin 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, MF O'Shea 0-1, A Shannon 0-1, P Prendeville 0-1, F Russell 0-1. M Ferris 1-1, P Crowley 0-2, P Flaherty 0-1, P Dowling 0-1, T Mahony 0-1, B Courtney 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, J Connell 0-1. Austin Stack Park 16 August 1981 Second round replay Castleisland Desmonds 3-06 - 0-08 West Kerry M O'Connor 2-2, P Horan 1-2, D Buckley 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. J Doyle 0-3, T Sheehy 0-1, J Healy 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, V O'Connor 0-1. Austin Stack Park Quarter-finals 15 August 1981 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 1-06 - 1-04 Feale Rangers M Sheehy 0-4, J Power 1-0, JL McElligott 0-1, L Kerins 0-1. R Bunyan 1-4. Finuge Grounds 16 August 1981 Quarter-final Shannon Rangers 1-15 - 1-08 Mid Kerry L Horgan 1-1, E Liston 0-4, J Costello 0-3, J Walsh 0-3, J Kennedy 0-1, D Moran 0-1, T Dee 0-1, S Liston 0-1. M O'Shea 0-4, D O'Sullivan 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, P Sheehan 0-2. Stack Park 22 August 1981 Quarter-final South Kerry 1-09 - 0-09 Castleisland Desmonds S Fitzgerald 0-5, F Courtney 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, JP Curran 0-1. D O'Connor 0-5, W O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2. Con Keating Park 23 August 1981 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 0-10 - 0-07 Kerins O'Rahilly's J Evans 0-4, MF O'Shea 0-4, F Russell 0-1, J Shannon 0-1. J Collins 0-2, S Kissane 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, S Walsh 0-1. J. P. O'Sullivan Park Semi-finals 30 August 1981 Semi-final South Kerry 1-12 - 1-06 Laune Rangers S Fitzgerald 0-4, S Clifford 1-0. P O'Mahony 0-2, G Lynch 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1, J Egan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. J O'Dwyer 1-0, MF O'Shea 0-2, J Shannon 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, F Russell 0-1, A Shannon 0-1. Austin Stack Park B O'Grady (John Mitchels) 30 August 1981 Semi-final Austin Stacks 1-09 - 1-06 Shannon Rangers N Power 1-1, M Sheehy 0-3, L O'Connell 0-2, D Sugrue 0-1, L Kerins 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1. L Lynch 1-1, J Walsh 0-2, B Walsh 0-2, J Costello 0-1. Austin Stack Park M Hayes (Kilcummin) Final 27 September 1981 Final South Kerry 1-12 - 0-11 Austin Stacks J O'Shea 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, G O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Mahony 0-2, JP Curran 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. M Sheehy 0-6, N Power 0-1, L Kerins 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1, G Power 0-1, L O'Connell 0-1. Austin Stack Park T Brennan (Castleisland) Championship statistics Miscellaneous South Kerry win their first title since 1958. South Kerry qualify for the final for the first time since 1958. References Category:Kerry Senior Football Championship Category:1981 in Gaelic football