1976 Kerry Senior Football ChampionshipDates | 27 June - 3 October 1976 |
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Teams | 17[1] |
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Champions | Austin Stacks (8th title) John O'Keeffe (captain) |
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Runners-up | Kenmare Mickey Ned O'Sullivan (captain) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 53 (2.94 per match) |
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Points scored | 314 (17.44 per match) |
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The 1976 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2] The championship ran from 27 June to 3 October 1976.
Austin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions.[3][4]
The final was played on 3 October 1976 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Austin Stacks and Kenmare, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-14 to 0-07 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second successive title.[5]
Teams
17 teams participated in the championship. Austin Stacks, Feale Rangers, Shannon Rangers, Kenmare and Mid Kerry were seeded at received byes to the quarter-finals. The other 12 teams played off in the early rounds.
Results
Round 1
South Kerry v Laune Rangers 27 June 1976 Round 1 | South Kerry | 1-09 - 2-04 | Laune Rangers | Con Keating Park |
| | | T Doyle 1-0, D Falvey 1-0, F Russell 0-2, B Harmond 0-1, J Clifford 0-1. | |
Dingle v Castlegregory 27 June 1976 Round 1 | Dingle | 3-11 - 1-09 | Castlegregory | Páirc an Aghasaigh |
| O Phair 2-1, G Dillon 0-4, JM Graham 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-3, V O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1. | | J Courtney 0-7, J O'Flaherty 1-0, G Murphy 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1. | |
West Kerry v John Mitchels 27 June 1976 Round 1 | West Kerry | 0-12 - 0-07 | John Mitchels | Páirc an Aghasaigh |
| G Walsh 0-4, L Higgins 0-3, T Doyle 0-2, T Sayers 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-1. | | J Prendergast 0-2, J O'Dowd 0-2, P Kerins 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. | |
Eoghan Ruadh v Spa 27 June 1976 Round 1 | Eoghan Ruadh | 1-10 - 1-09 | Spa | FitzGerald Stadium |
| J Saunders 1-2, H Moynihan 0-3, J Kerins 0-2, J Cahill 0-1, S Cooper 0-1, J Cahill 0-1. | | S Kelleher 1-3, P Cronin 0-2, T Regan 0-2, M Gleeson 0-1, C Doolan 0-1. | |
Castleisland Desmonds v East Kerry 27 June 1976 Round 1 | Castleisland Desmonds | 6-07 - 3-10 | East Kerry | Castleisland Grounds |
| P Horan 4-1, E O'Connor 1-4, P O'Connor 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, T Lynch 0-1. | | F Bartlett 2-4, N Brosnan 1-1, T Lyne 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1, T Looney 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Lyne 0-1. | |
Round 2
Eoghan Ruadh v Dingle 13 July 1976 Round 2 | Eoghan Ruadh | 3-05 - 3-02 | Dingle | Austin Stack Park |
| J Cahill 2-0, J McCarthy 1-2, D Moynihan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. | | G Dillon 2-0, M O'Connor 1-0, V O'Connor 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
South Kerry v West Kerry 30 July 1976 Round 2 replay | South Kerry | 4-08 - 0-10 | West Kerry | Páirc de Burca |
| P Egan 1-1, J O'Mahony 1-0, D O'Dwyer 1-0, T Lyne 1-0, J Egan 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1. | | T Doyle 0-5, P Ó Sé 0-2, G Casey 0-1, L Higgins 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1. | |
Quarter-finals
Austin Stacks v Eoghan Ruadh 21 August 1976 Quarter-final | Austin Stacks | 2-10 - 1-03 | Eoghan Ruadh | FitzGerald Stadium |
| M Sheehy 2-5, B Curtin 0-2, D Long 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. | | J Kelly 1-0, H Moynihan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1. | |
Kenmare v Feale Rangers 29 August 1976 Quarter-final replay | Kenmare | 0-10 - 0-07 | Feale Rangers | FitzGerald Stadium |
| M Spillane 0-3, P Finnegan 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. | | P Mulvihill 0-4, P O'Connell 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Kenmare v South Kerry 5 September 1976 Semi-final | Kenmare | 1-15 - 1-11 | South Kerry | FitzGerald Stadium |
| P Finnegan 1-7, P Spillane 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, PJ McIntyre 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. | | G Egan 0-6, G O'Driscoll 1-1, M O'Connell 0-3, P O'Mahony 0-1. | |
Final
Austin Stacks v Kenmare 3 October 1976 Final | Austin Stacks | 1-14 - 0-07 | Kenmare | FitzGerald Stadium |
| M Sheehy 0-5, J Power 1-0, D Long 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, T Sheehan 0-1, B Curtin 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. | | P Finnegan 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, M Spillane 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The semi-final between Kenmare and Feale Rangers was abandoned by referee Buddy O'Grady, with nine minutes of actual playing time left. The decision was taken after a series of fracas between the players.
References
- ^ "1976". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Milestones". Austin Stacks website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Stacks 1977 Heros Reunited". Austin Stacks website. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.