1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition December 2022 December 2022 1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship Allied Irish Bank 16 24 July - 2 November 1997 20px|border East Kerry 5 John Crowley 20px|border Laune Rangers Tommy Byrne 20 27 420 20px|border Paud O'Donoghue (1-32) 1996 1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship 1998 1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship The 1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 97th 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 draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 February 1997. The championship ran from 24 July to 2 November 1997. Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.https://launerangers.ie/1996-2/ 1996 Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/laune-rangers-96-victory-undoubtedly-fed-into-kerry-ending-all-ireland-famine-in-97-40205279.html Laune Rangers '96 victory undoubtedly fed into Kerry ending All-Ireland famine in '97 The Kerryman 17 March 2021 23 December 2022 The final was played on 2 November 1997 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Laune Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 1-11 to 0-08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 27 years.https://launerangers.ie/1997-2/ 1997 Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/four-finals-to-remember-39460466.html Four finals to remember The Kerryman 19 August 2020 23 December 2022 East Kerry's Paud O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 1-32. Results Round 1 24 July 1997 Round 1 St. Kieran's 0-12 - 0-10 John Mitchels S McElligott 0-3, D Dennehy 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-2, J McGlynn 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1. A Moynihan 0-3, F O'Brien 0-3, G Dennehy 0-2, N Healy 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1. Austin Stack Park 25 July 1997 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-08 - 0-11 South Kerry M Fitzgerald 1-1, S Wallace 0-2, V Murphy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1. J O'Shea 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-3, B O'Connor 0-1, K Dwyer 0-1, J Quirke 0-1, D Lynch 0-1. Austin Stack Park 25 July 1997 Round 1 Austin Stacks 0-16 - 0-06 Feale Rangers D Aherne 0-7, E Moynihan 0-5, D McEvoy 0-2, P Laide 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1. E Fitzmaurice 0-3, E Galvin 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1. Austin Stack Park 26 July 1997 Round 1 East Kerry 1-11 - 2-08 St. Brendan's J Murphy 1-2, P O'Donoghue 0-4, J Crowley 0-2, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, D Daly 0-1. T O'Connell 0-5, P Healy 1-0, B Clifford 1-0, E Ferris 0-1, L Harty 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium 26 July 1997 Round 1 Shannon Rangers 1-10 - 0-13 Killarney Legion J Kennedy 1-5, M O'Connor 0-2, E Hennessy 0-1, S McGinley 0-1, T Foley 0-1. C O'Grady 0-6, J McGillycuddy 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, B McCullagh 0-1, S Culloty 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium 27 July 1997 Round 1 Kenmare 1-11 - 2-15 Laune Rangers K Moriarty 0-5, C McSwiney 1-1, B O'Neill 0-4, T Harrington 0-1. P O'Sullivan 0-7, B O'Shea 1-1, T Byrne 1-0, G Murphy 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, B Gannon 0-1, L Hassett 0-1. Kenmare Grounds 27 July 1997 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 1-07 - 2-09 Mid Kerry P O'Brien 1-0, R Neher 0-3, D Cooper 0-2, P O'Shea 0-2. G McGrath 2-0, I Twiss 0-6, Martin Burke 0-2, Mike Burke 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium 27 July 1997 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 0-08 - 1-11 West Kerry K Lynch 0-4, J Brennan 0-3, S Curtin 0-1. D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, A Mac Gearailt 1-2, C Geaney 0-1, S Geaney 0-1, M Moynihan 0-1. Castleisland Grounds 1 August 1997 Round 1 replay East Kerry 0-15 - 0-09 St. Brendan's Donoghue 0-10, D Daly 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. T O'Connell 0-5, L Harty 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, E Ferris 0-1, B Clifford 0-1. Austin Stack Park 1 August 1997 Round 1 replay Shannon Rangers 1-14 - 0-07 Killarney Legion T Foley 1-2, J Kennedy 0-5, L Weir 0-4, O Horgan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, K Boyle 0-1. C O'Grady 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, D Culloty 0-1, J Cronin 0-1. Stack Park 1 August 1997 Round 1 replay South Kerry 0-08 - 1-09 Kerins O'Rahilly's M Fitzgerald 0-4, K O'Dwyer 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. O Molloy 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-3, V Murphy 0-3, M O'Shea 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1. Con Keating Park Quarter-finals 30 August 1997 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 1-17 - 2-12 St. Kieran's P O'Sullivan 0-7, MF Russell 1-1, T Fleming 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, B Gannon 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, L Brosnan 1-2, S McElligott 0-4, R O'Rahilly 0-4, P Dennehy 1-0, G O'Keeffe 0-2. FitzGerald Stadium 31 August 1997 Quarter-final West Kerry 1-08 - 0-11 Mid Kerry S Geaney 1-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1. I Twiss 0-6, K Foley 0-2, G McGrath 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium 31 August 1997 Quarter-final East Kerry 0-13 - 1-03 Shannon Rangers P O'Donoghue 0-4, MD Cahill 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, D Daly 0-1. J O'Connell 1-1, T Foley 0-1, K Boyle 0-1. Austin Stack Park 7 September 1997 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 0-15 - 2-05 Kerisn O'Rahilly's D McEvoy 0-4, D Aherne 0-3, E Moynihan 0-3, P Laide 0-2, C Kennedy 0-2, W Kirby 0-1. V Murphy 1-2, S Wallace 1-1, G O'Brien 0-2. Austin Stack Park 7 September 1997 Quarter-final replay West Kerry 2-11 - 0-08 Mid Kerry D Ó Cinnéide 1-2, R Mac Gearailt 1-0, B O'Driscoll 0-3, JJ Corduff 0-3, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, F Ashe 0-1. I Twiss 0-2, G McGrath 0-2, Martin Burke 0-1, Mike Burke 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, J Daly 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium Semi-finals 5 October 1997 Semi-final Laune Rangers 0-17 - 2-09 West Kerry P O'Sullivan 0-6, G Murphy 0-4, T Fleming 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-1, P Prendeville 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. S Geaney 2-0, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium 5 October 1997 Semi-final East Kerry 0-12 - 0-11 Austin Stacks MD Cahill 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1,. E Moynihan 0-7, D Aherne 0-2, P Laide 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1. FitzGerald Stadium Final 12 October 1997 Final East Kerry 0-12 - 1-09 Laune Rangers P O'Donoghue 0-6, D Daly 0-2, MD Cahill 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1. L Hassett 1-2, P O'Sullivan 0-3, T Fleming 0-2, M Hassett 0-1, MF Russell 0-1. Austin Stack Park 2 November 1997 Final replay East Kerry 1-11 - 0-08 Laune Rangers P O'Donoghue 1-4, J Murphy 0-4, D Moynihan 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1, J Crowley 0-1. P O'Sullivan 0-3, MF Russell 0-2, P Griffin 0-1, A Hassett 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. Austin Stack Park Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Paud O'DonoghueEast Kerry1-323565.832Pa O'SullivanLaune Rangers0-262655.203Dara Ó CinnéideWest Kerry1-151844.504Eoin MoynihanAustin Stacks0-151535.005Ian TwissMid Kerry0-141434.666John KennedyShannon Rangers1-101334.337Seán GeaneyWest Kerry3-031243.00Darren AherneAustin Stacks0-121234.009Jerry MurphyEast Kerry1-081161.8310Gary McGrathMid Kerry2-041033.33Tom O'ConnellMid Kerry0-101025.00 In a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Paud O'DonoghueEast Kerry0-1010St. Brendan's2John KennedyShannon Rangers1-058Killarney Legion3Paud O'DonoghueEast Kerry1-047Laune RangersEoin MoynihanAustin Stacks0-077East KerryDarren AherneAustin Stacks0-077Feale RangersPa O'SullivanLaune Rangers0-077KenmarePa O'SullivanLaune Rangers0-077St. Kieran's8Gary McGrathMid Kerry2-006Dr. CrokesSeán GeaneyWest Kerry2-006Laune RangersCathal O'GradyKillarney Legion0-066Shannon RangersIan TwissMid Kerry0-066Dr. CrokesDara Ó CinnéideWest Kerry0-066Castleisland DesmondsIan TwissMid Kerry0-066West KerryPa O'SullivanLaune Rangers0-066West KerryPaud O'DonoghueEast Kerry0-066Laune Rangers Miscellaneous East Kerry win the title for the first time in 27 years. The final goes to a replay for the first time since 1994. References Category:Kerry Senior Football Championship Category:1997 in Gaelic football