2007 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2007 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	12 May - 11 November 2007
Teams	21
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Feale Rangers (3rd title); Éamonn Fitzmaurice (captain); Johnny Mulvihill (manager)
Runners-up	South Kerry; Bryan Hickey (captain); Pat McCrohan (manager)
Relegated	Milltown/Castlemaine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	39
Goals scored	60 (1.54 per match)
Points scored	806 (20.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	D. J. Fleming (0-41)
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The 2007 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 107th 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 28 March 2007. The championship ran from 12 May to 11 November 2007.

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The final was played on 11 November 2007 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Feale Eangers and South Kerry in what was their second meeting in the final and a first in 25 years. Feale Rangers won the match by 1-04 to 0-06 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 27 years.^[5]

Kilcummin's D. J. Fleming was the championship's top scorer with 0-41.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Ardfert

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

John Mitchels

Results

Round 1

12 May 2007 Round 1	St. Brendan's	1-14 - 3-06	St. Kieran's	Lerrig Grounds
	E O'Neill 1-1, L O'Sullivan 0-4, D O'Callaghan 0-4, C Daly 0-4, S Brosnan 0-1.		J Brennan 1-0, K Brennan 1-0, S Flynn 1-0, T O'Connor 0-3, D Walsh 0-1, T McGoldrick 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1.

12 May 2007 Round 1	Rathmore	0-10 - 0-15	An Ghaeltacht	Rathbeg Grounds
	MA Kelleher 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, M O'Riordan 0-2, D Casey 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, I Kelleher 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 0-5, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, A Mac Gearailt 0-2, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, C Mac Gearailt 0-1, E Mac Gearailt 0-1.

12 May 2007 Round 1	Ardfert	3-05 - 1-10	Killarney Legion	Lerrig Grounds
	S Wallace 1-1, S Griffin 1-0, Darren Wallace 1-0, J Egan 0-3, E Ferris 0-1.		J O'Donoghue 1-4, M O'Sullivan 0-3, J Bowler 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-13 - 0-15	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Páirc de Búrca
	D Twiss 0-4, D Kelliher 0-2, I Twiss 0-2, C Kerins 0-1, F Murphy 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, A Giles 0-1.		D Quill 0-6, J O'Connor 0-4, T O'Sullivan 0-2, R Molloy 0-1, D Moran 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	Mid Kerry	2-12 - 1-07	Feale Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	L Sheehan 0-4, D Walsh 1-1, S Caulfield 1-0, S O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1, G Sayers 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.		N Kennelly 0-4, E Fitzmaurice 1-0, S Curtin 0-2, D Galvin 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	Austin Stacks	1-09 - 0-09	Kilcummin	Austin Stack Park
	M Collins 1-1, G O'Connell 0-3, D Long 0-2, D Bohane 0-2, M Courtney 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-7, K Gorman 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	Shannon Rangers	0-08 - 0-17	East Kerry	Ballylongford Grounds
	K Mulvihill 0-3, G O'Grady 0-1, B Browne 0-1, J King 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1, P Kennelly 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 0-4, J Falvey 0-4, DJ O'Connor 0-4, JP Brosnan 0-3, S Dennehy 0-1, D Daly 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	Dr. Crokes	0-16 - 0-07	Dingle	FitzGerald Stadium
	C Cooper 0-4, D Moloney 0-3, B Looney 0-3, K O'Leary 0-2, B Moriarty 0-1, L Quinn 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, J Doolan 0-1.		A O'Neill 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, L Higgins 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	Laune Rangers	2-21 - 1-09	John Mitchels	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 2-5, P O'Sullivan 0-5, L Hassett 0-4, J Sheehan 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, J Carey 0-1, S Foley 0-1, K Flynn 0-1.		A O'Donoghue 0-6, C O'Sullivan 1-0, E Kelliher 0-1, A Moynihan 0-1, D Boylan 0-1.

13 May 2007 Round 1	West Kerry	0-09 - 2-05	Kenmare	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	D O'Sullivan 0-3, S Hussey 0-2, E Kennedy 0-1, B Hanafin 0-1, A McNamara 0-1, S Browne 0-1.		P O'Connor 1-2, JJ Brosnan 1-0, L O'Shea 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, S Hussey 0-1.

South Kerry received a bye to Round 3.

Round 2

19 May 2007 Round 2	Feale Rangers	2-12 - 0-08	St. Kieran's	Frank Sheehy Park
	N Kennelly 1-7, P Curtin 1-0, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1, E Galvin 0-1.		T O'Connor 0-5, M O'Connell 0-2, K Brennan 0-1.

19 May 2007 Round 2	Shannon Rangers	1-13 - 2-05	West Kerry	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	B O'Grady 1-8, O Horgan 0-2, P Kennelly 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1, E Walsh 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-1, E Kennedy 1-1, G O'Connor 0-2, S Browne 0-1.

20 May 2007 Round 2	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-14 - 2-08	Dingle	Páirc de Búrca
	D Twiss 0-8, O Boyle 0-2, S Murphy 0-2, C Kelliher 0-1, D Kelliher 0-1.		D Devane 1-4, D Geaney 1-2, M Geaney 0-1, L Óg Higgins 0-1.

20 May 2007 Round 2	Rathmore	0-10 - 0-12	Kilcummin	Rathbeg Grounds
	D Casey 0-4, M O'Riordan 0-2, I Kelliher 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M Lawlor 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-7, SB O'Doherty 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, J Devane 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.

20 May 2007 Round 2	Killarney Legion	0-16 - 1-06	John Mitchels	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 0-6, D Murphy 0-4, M O'Sullivan 0-3, D Pyne 0-1, J Bowler 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1.		A Moynihan 1-0, A O'Donoghue 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, D Ginty 0-1.

27 May 2007 Round 2 replay	Dingle	1-10 - 1-05	Milltown/Castlemaine	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	B Kelliher 1-2, D Devane 0-3, L Óg Higgins 0-2, P Quaid 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.		S Murphy 1-0, D Twiss 0-3, I Twiss 0-2.

Relegation playoff

10 June 2007 Playoff	Rathmore	1-18 - 0-09	John Mitchels	FitzGerald Stadium
	M O'Riordan 0-6, J Murphy 0-6, P Reen 1-0, E Lawlor 0-2, MA Kelliher 0-1.		A O'Donoghue 0-5, J Higgins 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D Flahive 0-1.

15 July 2007 Playoff	John Mitchels	0-09 - 0-09	Milltown/Castlemaine	Kilcummin Grounds
	A O'Donoghue 0-3, E Kelliher 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-2, J Higgins 0-1, D Flahive 0-1.		D Twiss 0-5, K McKenna 0-2, J Flynn 0-1, O Boyle 0-1.

23 September 2007 Playoff replay	John Mitchels	1-12 - 0-11 (aet)	Milltown/Castlemaine	Castleisland Grounds
	B Costello 1-4, A Moynihan 0-5, P Kelly 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1.		D Kelliher 0-2, I Twiss 0-2, C McKenna 0-2, D Twiss 0-1, Kevin McKenna 0-1, Jamie O'Shea 0-1, O Boyle 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1.

Round 3

9 June 2007 Round 3	Austin Stacks	0-08 - 0-10	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	G O'Connell 0-5, M Collins 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1.		MS O'Donoghue 0-3, J Falvey 0-2, Donie O'Connor 0-2, JP Brosnan 0-2, D Daly 0-1.

9 June 2007 Round 3	Dingle	0-06 - 1-15	South Kerry	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Devane 0-2, M Kennedy 0-2, T Garvey 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.		R O'Connor 1-2, B Sheehan 0-4, R Hussey 0-3, P Curran 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-2, Denis O'Sullivan 0-1.

10 June 2007 Round 3	Laune Rangers	2-08 - 1-11	Mid Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	P O'Sullivan 1-3, K Flynn 1-0, MF Russell 0-3, S Foley 0-2.		L Sheehan 1-3, A O'Shea 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, F Griffin 0-1, G Sayers 0-1, F Griffin 0-1.

10 June 2007 Round 3	Shannon Rangers	1-07 - 4-15	An Ghaeltacht	Grank Sheehy Park
	P Kennedy 1-2, R O'Sullivan 0-1, O Horgan 0-1, E Walsh 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1, KK Mulvihill 0-1.		A Mac Gearailt 2-0, T Ó Conchúir 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, Mícheál Ó Sé 1-0, R Ó Flaharta 0-2, SM Ó Conchúir 0-2, E Mac Gearailt 0-2, M Mac Gearailt 0-1, Darragh Ó Sé 0-1, R Mac Gearailt 0-1, T Ó Cíobháin 0-1.

10 June 2007 Round 3	Feale Rangers	0-13 - 2-04	Ardfert	Grank Sheehy Park
	N Kennelly 0-5, S McCarthy 0-2, Pa Curtin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, P Galvin 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1.		C Wallace 1-0, M Moloney 1-0, Damien Wallace 0-2, J Egan 0-1, E Ferris 0-1.

10 June 2007 Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	2-14 - 1-03	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	D Flaherty 1-3, BJ Walsh 1-0, D Moran 0-3, D Quill 0-2, T Walsh 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		L O'Sullivan 1-2, E O'Neill 0-1.

10 June 2007 Round 3	Killarney Legion	0-09 - 1-16	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	J O'Donoghue 0-5, M O'Sullivan 0-2, J Bowler 0-1, S Culloty 0-1.		B Looney 0-5, C Cooper 0-5, D Moloney 1-0, K O'Leary 0-2, J Fleming 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, J Doolin 0-1, M Grady 0-1.

10 June 2007 Round 3	Kenmare	1-11 - 0-16	Kilcummin	Templenoe Grounds
	P O'Connor 0-5, M McNally 1-1, L O'Shea 0-3, S Hussey 0-1, MT O'Sullivan 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-10, M O'Connor 0-2, K Gorman 0-1, B Brosnan 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1, SB Doherty 0-1.

8 July 2007 Round 3 replay	Laune Rangers	1-13 - 1-15	Mid Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	MF Russell 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-4, K Flynn 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, T McGillycuddy 0-1.		A O'Shea 1-1, L Sheehan 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-3, D Walsh 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, G Sayers 0-1, K Foley 0-1.

Quarter-finals

14 July 2007 Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-16 - 1-10	Dr. Crokes	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	B Sheehan 0-5, A O'Sullivan 1-1, R Hussey 0-4, R O'Connor 0-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, S Fogarty 0-2.		C Cooper 1-5, K O'Leary 0-2, J Fleming 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1.

15 July 2007 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-06 - 1-09	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	K Foley 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, Darran O'Sullivan 0-2, A Cahillane 0-1, J McGillicuddy 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1, L Sheehan 0-1.		D Moran 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-2, BJ Walsh 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, D Flaherty 0-1, D Quill 0-1.

15 July 2007 Quarter-final	Feale Rangers	0-10 - 1-06	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 0-5, S McCarthy 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 1-2, D Mac Gearailt 0-2, S Ó Conchúir 0-1, T Ó Sé 0-1.

21 July 2007 Quarter-final	Kilcummin	0-08 - 0-07	East Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	DJ Fleming 0-6, B Brosnan 0-2.		M O'Donoghue 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, F McAuliffe 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.

23 September 2007 Quarter-final replay	Mid Kerry	0-15 - 1-07	Kerins O'Rahilly's	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	K Foley 0-5, Darran O'Sullivan 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, Terry O'Sullivan 0-1, E O'Malley 0-1, G Sayers 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-2, D Quill 0-3, T Walsh 0-1, P Madden 0-1.

Semi-finals

23 September 2007 Semi-final	Feale Rangers	0-08 - 0-08	Kilcummin	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 0-2, D Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, D Griffin 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-5, K Murphy 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.

29 September 2007 Semi-final replay	Feale Rangers	1-11 - 1-08	Kilcummin	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 0-6, P Galvin 1-2, S McCarthy 0-1, D Galvin 0-1, E Galvin 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-6, E O'Donoghue 1-0, K O'Donoghue 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1.

30 September 2007 Semi-final	South Kerry	1-08 - 1-08	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-5, R O'Connor 1-0, R Hussey 0-2, S Fogarty 0-1.		K Foley 1-5, S O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

6 October 2007 Semi-final replay	South Kerry	0-10 - 0-10 (aet)	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	Declan O'Sullivan 0-3, R Hussey 0-2, K Young 0-1, J Sugrue 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, S Fogarty 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.		K Foley 0-5, S O'Sullivan 0-3, Darran O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.

12 October 2007 Semi-final 2nd replay	South Kerry	1-18 - 0-05	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 1-3, P Curran 0-6, R Hussey 0-3, R O'Connor 0-3, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, Aidan O'Sullivan 0-1, B Galvin 0-1.		R O'Connor 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.

Final

11 November 2007 Final	Feale Rangers	1-04 - 0-06	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	B Scanlon 1-1; N Kennelly (free), D Galvin and E Fitzmaurice 0-1.		B Sheehan 0-3 frees; R Hussey 0-2 frees; J Sugrue 0-1.	Referee: P O'SUllivan (Firies)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-41	41	6	6.83
1	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	1-30	33	7	4.71
3	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-21	24	6	4.00
4	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	2-16	20	8	2.50
5	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	3-12	21	3	7.00
5	Derek Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-21	21	5	4.20
7	Seán O'Sullivan	Mid Kerry	1-15	18	8	2.25
7	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	1-15	18	3	6.00
9	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	0-16	16	6	2.66
10	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-14	17	3	5.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	2-05	11	John Mitchels
1	Barry O'Grady	Shannon Rangers	1-08	11	West Kerry
3	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	1-07	10	St. Kieran's
3	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-10	10	Kenmare
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-05	8	South Kerry
	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-05	8	South Kerry
	Derek Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-08	8	Dingle
8	James O'Donoghue	Killarney Legion	1-04	7	Ardfert
	David Devane	Dingle	1-04	7	Milltown/Castlemaine
	Bryan Costello	John Mitchels	1-04	7	Milltown/Castlemaine
	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	1-04	7	Mid Kerry
	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-07	7	Austin Stacks
	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-07	7	Rathmore

Miscellaneous

Feale Rangers win a first title in 27 years.
South Kerry are the first team to qualify for four finals in a row since John Mitchels between 1959-62.
Kilcummin play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship.
Ardfert make their first appearance at senior level.

References

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Fitz injury fails to halt champions". Irish Independent. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Rangers savour that special feeling". Irish Examiner. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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

[2] "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "Fitz injury fails to halt champions". Irish Independent. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[5] "Rangers savour that special feeling". Irish Examiner. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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