2023 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2023 Kerry SFC

Tournament details
County	Kerry
Year	2023
Trophy	Bishop Moynihan Cup
Sponsor	Garvey's Supervalu
Date	15 September – 5 November
Teams	16
Defending champions	East Kerry
Winners
Champions	East Kerry (11th win)
Manager	Jerry O'Sullivan
Captain	Paudie Clifford
Runners-up
Runners-up	Mid Kerry
Manager	Peter O'Sullivan
Captain	Mike Breen
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Milltown/Castlemaine
Relegated team(s)	Kerins O'Rahilly's
Other
Matches played	31
Total scored	56–727 (895)
Top Scorer	Dara Roche (East Kerry) 2–24 (30)
Website	https://www.kerrygaa.ie/garvey/

The 2023 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 122nd edition of Kerry GAA's premier tournament for senior Gaelic football teams in County Kerry, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams (8 senior club teams and 8 divisional teams). The Championship was won by East Kerry who retained their title. As they are a divisional team, the winners of the 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship (Dingle) represented Kerry in the 2023 Munster Senior Club Football Championship.

Format

The format for the 2023 Championship was the same as that used in 2022 beginning with a mini-league phase followed by a single-elimination phase. The eight senior club teams and eight divisional teams (16 in total) were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a single round-robin format. Teams were awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Team changes

Rathmore were promoted to the Kerry SFC for 2023 having won the 2022 Kerry Intermediate Football Championship. They replaced Austin Stacks who in turn were relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2023 having lost the 2022 Kerry Club Football Championship Relegation play-off to Kenmare Shamrocks.

2023 Teams

Team	Location	Club/Divisional	Club's Divisional Side	Championship Titles	Last Championship Title
Dingle	Dingle	Club	West Kerry	6	1948
Dr Crokes	Killarney	Club	East Kerry	13	2018
East Kerry	East Kerry	Division	—	10	2022
Feale Rangers	North Kerry	Division	—	3	2007
Kenmare Shamrocks	Kenmare	Club	Kenmare District	0	—
Kerins O'Rahilly's	Tralee	Club	St Brendan's	6	2002
Mid Kerry	Mid Kerry	Division	—	4	2008
Na Gaeil	Tralee	Club	St Brendan's	0	—
Rathmore	Rathmore	Club	East Kerry	0	—
Shannon Rangers	North Kerry	Division	—	5	1977
South Kerry	South Kerry	Division	—	10	2015
Spa	Killarney	Club	East Kerry	0	—
St Brendan's	Tralee	Division	—	0	—
St Kieran's	Castleisland	Division	—	1	1988
Templenoe	Templenoe	Club	Kenmare District	0	—
West Kerry	West Kerry	Division	—	3	1990

Results

First Round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	East Kerry	3	3	0	0	55	35	+20	6	Advanced to Quarter-finals
2	Templenoe	3	2	0	1	41	43	-2	4	Advanced to Quarter-finals
3	South Kerry	3	1	0	2	23	32	-9	2
4	West Kerry	3	0	0	3	27	36	-9	0

Round 1

Templenoe v West Kerry

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) Round 1	Templenoe	2–13 (19) – (18) 0–18	West Kerry	Fitzgerald Stadium
15:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 2–05 – 0–08)
	Gls: S O'Sullivan, A Crowley 1 each. Pts: K Spillane 8 (5fs), G Crowley, T Morley, S Sheahan, S O'Sullivan, P Clifford 1 each	Report	Pts: D O'Shea 7 (3fs), C Ferriter 3, R Ó Sé, K Falvey, C Ó Beaglaoich 2 each, J Crean, T O'Donnell 1 each	Referee: B O'Shea (Keel)

East Kerry v South Kerry

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) Round 1	East Kerry	3–13 (22) – (14) 1–11	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
19:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1–07 – 1–03)
	Gls: E O'Shea 2, D Roche 1 Pts: D Roche 5 (2fs), D O'Sullivan, P D'Arcy, E O'Shea 2 each, C Gammell, L Crowley 1 each	Report	Gls: E Daly 1 Pts: E Daly 5 (1f), I O'Sullivan 3 (2fs), K Brennan 2 (1f), A Murphy 1 (1'45)	Referee: P Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Round 2

West Kerry v East Kerry

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) Round 2	West Kerry	0–09 (9) – (17) 0–17	East Kerry	Lispole
13:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–05 – 0–07)
	Pts: D Ó Sé 5 (4fs), K Falvey, J Crean, C Ó Beaglaoich, C Ferriter 1 each	Report	Pts: D Roche 6 (5fs), P D'Arcy, E O'Shea 3 each, C Gammell, D O'Brien, M Rennie, L Crowley, F Murphy 1 each	Referee: É Moran (Ballydonoghue)

Templenoe v South Kerry

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) Round 2	Templenoe	0–10 (10) – (9) 1–06	South Kerry	Templenoe
15:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–06 – 1–03)
	Pts: K Spillane 5 (4fs), C Crowley 3, B Crowley, A Crowley 1 each	Report	Gls: F Clifford 1 Pts: F O'Sullivan, J Clifford 2 each, I O'Sullivan 1, K Brennan 1f	Referee: E Sheehy (Rathmore)

Round 3

South Kerry v West Kerry

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) Round 3	South Kerry	w/o v	West Kerry	Cahersiveen
15:00 IST (UTC+1)

East Kerry v Templenoe

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) Round 3	East Kerry	1–13 (16) – (12) 0–12	Templenoe	Fitzgerald Stadium
13:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–07 – 0–06)
	Gls: P D'Arcy 1 Pts: D Roche 4 (3fs), J Sherwood, R Buckley, E O'Shea 2 each, M Rennie, P D'Arcy, D O'Sullivan 1 each	Report	Pts: K Spillane 4 (3fs), P Clifford 2, T Morley, S O'Sullivan, C Crowley, A Crowley 1 each	Referee: P Curran (Brosna)

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Rathmore	3	2	1	0	54	40	+14	5	Advanced to Quarter-finals
2	St Kieran's	3	1	2	0	59	46	+13	4	Advanced to Quarter-finals
3	Kenmare Shamrocks	3	1	1	1	38	37	+1	3
4	Feale Rangers	3	0	0	3	30	58	-28	0

Round 1

Rathmore v St Kieran's

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) Round 1	Rathmore	0–20 (20) – (20) 2–14	St Kieran's	Fitzgerald Stadium
13:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 2–04 – 0–10)
	Pts: S Ryan 7 (1mk, 1'45, 1f), C Spiers 3 (3fs), J Darmody 3, M Ryan, C Ryan, C Collins 2 each, B Friel 1.	Report	Gls: C Brosnan, A Barry 1 each. Pts: P Walsh 4 (2fs), D Keane 3, S Ó Ó Ciardubhán 2 (2fs), A Barry 2 (1f), M Reidy, A Donoghue, V Horan 1 each	Referee: E Moriarty (Dingle)

Feale Rangers v Kenmare Shamrocks

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) Round 1	Feale Rangers	0–09 (9) – (13) 0–13	Kenmare Shamrocks	Fitzgerald Stadium
15:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–05 – 0–04)
	Pts: C Dillon 4 (3fs), E Healy, R Mahony, J J Grimes, S Stack, D Keane 1 each	Report	Pts: S O'Shea 7 (4 fs, 1mk), J Lehane, K O'Sullivan 2 each, D Ciuciu, D Allman 1 each	Referee: S Joy (Laune Rangers)

Round 2

Rathmore v Feale Rangers

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) Round 2	Rathmore	1–16 (19) – (8) 1–05	Feale Rangers	Rathmore
14:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1–05 – 0–04)
	Gls: J Moynihan 1 Pts: S Ryan 4, J Darmody 2 (1mk), P Murphy, M Ryan, F Murphy 2 each, A Dineen, J Moynihan, C Collins, J Mahony 1 each	Report	Gls: B Mahony 1 Pts: C Dillon 3 (3fs), J J Grimes, D Keane 1 each	Referee: B O'Shea (Keel)

St Kieran's v Kenmare Shamrocks

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) Round 2	St Kieran's	0–13 (13) – (13) 1–10	Kenmare Shamrocks	Cordal
17:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–08 – 1–08)
	Pts: P Walsh 6 (4fs), A Barry 4 (1f), E Horan 2, N Collins 1	Report	Gls: D Hallissey 1 Pts: S O'Shea (2fs, 2'45), J Lehane 2, D O'Connor, S O'Brien, D Allman 1 each	Referee: B Brosnan (Glenflesk)

Round 3

Kenmare Shamrocks v Rathmore

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) Round 3	Kenmare Shamrocks	0–12 (12) – (15) 1–12	Rathmore	Kenmare
16:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–05 – 1–05)
	Pts: S O'Shea 10 (6fs, 2mks), J McCarthy, K O'Sullivan 1 each	Report	Gls: J Moynihan 1 Pts: S Ryan 4 (3fs), C Ryan 2, A Dineen, B Friel, M Ryan, J Darmody, J Moynihan, D Murphy 1 each	Referee: B Griffin (Clounmacon)

Feale Rangers v St Kieran's

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) Round 3	Feale Rangers	0–13 (13) – (26) 4–14	St Kieran's	Listowel
16:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–03 – 3–05)
	Pts: C Dillon 7 (5fs), D Lynch 3, T Moloney 2, S Stack 1	Report	Gls: P Walsh 2 (1f), E Horan, N Collins 1 each Pts: P Walsh 5(2fs), A Barry 4(2fs), S Ó Ó Ciardubháin 2(2'45), N Collins 2, E Horan 1	Referee: E Moriarty (Dingle)

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Mid Kerry	3	3	0	0	51	38	+13	6	Advanced to Quarter-finals
2	Spa	3	2	0	1	56	45	+11	4	Advanced to Quarter-finals
3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	3	1	0	2	46	44	+2	2
4	Shannon Rangers	3	0	0	3	46	72	-26	0

Round 1

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Shannon Rangers

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) Round 1	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1–21 (24) – (19) 1–16	Shannon Rangers	Austin Stack Park
17:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1–09 – 0–08)
	Gls: T Hoare 1 Pts: T Hoare 7 (4fs), D Moran 3 (1f), G Savage 3, B Hanafin, T Walsh 2 each, B J Keane 1 (1f), D O'Connor, C Hayes, D O'Sullivan 1 each.	Report	Gls: K Goulding 1 Pts: J Kennelly 5 (2fs), M Boyle 3 (2fs), C Langan, K Goulding 2 each, M Foley, A Segal, R Stack, C O'Connor	Referee: D Clifford (Laune Rangers)

Mid Kerry v Spa

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) Round 1	Mid Kerry	3–11 (20) – (14) 0–14	Spa	Austin Stack Park
16:15 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1–05 – 0–06)
	Gls: D Cleary, C Burke, C Teahan 1 each Pts: E O'Connor 3 (2fs), D Houlihan, F Clifford 2 each, J O'Connor 1 (1f), K Evans, S O'Brien, L Carey 1 each	Report	Pts: E Cronin 5 (4fs), C Murphy 2 (1f), D O'Donoghue 2, G Vaughan, T Moynihan, M O'Donoghue 1 each	Referee: J M Fitzgerald (Abbeydorney)

Round 2

Shannon Rangers v Mid Kerry

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) Round 2	Shannon Rangers	1–10 (13) – (19) 4–07	Mid Kerry	Asdee
14:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–04 – 1–04)
	Gls: J O'Sullivan 1 Pts: C Langan 3 (1f), K Goulding 2, J Foley, M Foley, P Boyle, J Kennelly, J O'Sullivan 1 each	Report	Gls: G O'Grady 1 (1p), K Evans, G Horan, L Carey 1 each Pts: D Cleary 2, J O'Connor 1 (1f), D Houlihan, G Grady, G Hassett, L Carey 1 each	Referee: P O'Sullivan (Firies)

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Spa

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0–11 (11) – (13) 1–10	Spa	Strand Road
16:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–06 – 0–06)
	Pts: T Hoare 5 (4fs), C Hayes 2 (1mk), D Moran, B J Keane, D O'Connor, T Walsh 1 each	Report	Gls: C Murphy 1 Pts: D O'Donoghue 3, E Cronin 2 (1f), M O'Donoghue 2, , C Murphy 1 (1f), L Spillane, D Moynihan 1 each	Referee: B Griffin (Clounmacon)

Round 3

Mid Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) Round 3	Mid Kerry	1–09 (12) – (11) 0–11	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Beaufort
17:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1–04 – 0–04)
	Gls: D Cleary 1 Pts: E O'Connor 4 (2fs, 1'45), K Evans 2, D Roche, F Clifford, G O'Grady 1 each	Report	Pts: J Savage 7 (4fs, 1mk, 1'45), T Walsh 2 (1mk), T Hoare 1 (1f), G Savage 1	Referee: S Mulvihill (St Senan's)

Spa v Shannon Rangers

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) Round 3	Spa	4–17 (29) – (14) 1–11	Shannon Rangers	Tullig
17:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 2–06 – 1–04)
	Gls: C Murphy 3, E Cronin 1 Pts: C Murphy 5, D O'Donoghue 3, D Moynihan 2, E Cronin 1 (1f), E Fitzgerald, M McCarthy, G Vaughan, T Moynihan, M O'Donoghue, C Spillane 1 each	Report	Gls: P Boyle 1 Pts: J Kennelly 3 (1f), C Langan 2 (1f), R Stack 2, K Goulding, M Boyle, M Slattery, D Keane 1 each	Referee: J Griffin (Glenbeigh/Glencar)

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Dingle	3	3	0	0	42	27	+15	6	Advanced to Quarter-finals
2	Na Gaeil	3	2	0	1	38	27	+11	4	Advanced to Quarter-finals
3	Dr Crokes	3	1	0	2	45	37	+8	2
4	St Brendan's	3	0	0	3	21	55	-34	0

Round 1

Na Gaeil v St Brendan's

15 September 2023 (2023-09-15) Round 1	Na Gaeil	3–11 (20) – (5) 0–05	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
20:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–07 – 0–02)
	Gls: D Bourke, J Bourke, K O'Connor 1 each Pts: J Sheehan 3, D Devine 2, D Burns, D Reen, J Doyle, D Bourke, D O'Connor, K O'Connor 1 each	Report	Pts: S Quilter 3 (3fs), A O'Donoghue 1 (1f), J Linehan 1	Referee: P Curtin (Brosna)

Dingle v Dr Crokes

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) Round 1	Dingle	1–13 (16) – (14) 0–14	Dr Crokes	Austin Stack Park
14:15 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–08 – 0–07)
	Gls: C Geaney 1 Pts: C Geaney 8 (2mks, 2fs), P Geaney 2 (2fs), D Geaney 2 (1mk), C Bambury 1	Report	Pts: T Brosnan 5 (2fs), M Burns 2 (1f), M O'Shea, T Doyle 2 each, D Courtney, B Looney, C McMahon 1 each	Referee: S Mulvihill (St Senan's)

Round 2

Na Gaeil v Dr Crokes

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) Round 2	Na Gaeil	0–10 (10) – (9) 0–09	Dr Crokes	Killeen
14:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–06 – 0–05)
	Pts: D O'Connor, T Ó hAiniféin, J Sheehan 2 each, D Burns 1 (1f), D Devine 1 (1f), D Reen 1 (1mk), J O'Connor 1	Report	Pts: T Brosnan 3 (2fs), C Moynihan 2, M O'Shea, M Burns, G O'Shea, K O'Leary 1 each	Referee: J Griffin (Glenbeigh/Glencar)

St Brendan's v Dingle

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) Round 2	St Brendan's	0–05 (5) – (13) 1–10	Dingle	Ardfert
17:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–02 – 0–07)
	Pts: Ó Ferris 2 (1f), W Guthrie 1 (1f), R Monahan, S Quilter 1 each	Report	Gls: M Geaney 1 (1p) Pts: C Geaney 5 (4fs), D Geaney 3 (1f), N Geaney, M Geaney 1 each	Referee: D Casey (Scartaglin)

Round 3

Dr Crokes v St Brendan's

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) Round 3	Dr Crokes	1–19 (22) – (11) 0–11	St Brendan's	Lewis Road
14:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–09 – 0–05)
	Gls: B Looney 1 Pts: M Casey 4, T Brosnan 3 (1f), M Potts, B Looney, D Shaw, C McMahon 2 each, S Murphy 1 (1'45), M Fitzgerald, M Burns, G O'Shea 1 each	Report	Pts: S Quilter 4 (2fs), A O'Donoghue 2 (2fs), E McElligott 2, A Heinrich, N Driscoll, L Dowling 1 each	Referee: G Kissane (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Dingle v Na Gaeil

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) Round 3	Dingle	0–13 (13) – (8) 0–08	Na Gaeil	Dingle
16:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–04 – 0–04)
	Pts: P Geaney 6 (5fs), T O'Sullivan 3, G Curran 1 (1f), D Geaney, C Geaney, C Bambury 1 each	Report	Pts: D O'Connor 4 (3fs), D Burns 1 (1f), D Devine 1 (1f), T Ó hAiniféin, D Reen 1 each	Referee: E Walsh (Rathmore)

Quarter-finals

Rathmore v Spa

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 14:30 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-final 1

Report

Rathmore	0–14 (14) – (11) 1–08	Spa
(HT: 0–09 – 0–05)
Pts: S Ryan 5(2fs, 1mk), J Moynihan 4, B Friel, P Murphy, M Ryan, C Ryan, J Darmody 1 each		Gls: C Spillane 1 Pts: C Murphy 3(2fs), M McCarthy, E Cronin 2 each, D Moynihan 1

Fitzgerald Stadium Referee: S Joy (Laune Rangers)

East Kerry v St Kieran's

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 16:30 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-final 2

Report

East Kerry	4–19 (31) – (12) 0–12	St Kieran's
(HT: 1–07 – 0–04)
Gls: P D'Arcy, D Clifford, D Roche, E O'Shea 1 each Pts: D Clifford 5 (3fs), D Roche 5 (2fs), P Clifford 3 (1'45), D O'Sullivan 3, K Murphy, R Buckley, E O'Shea 1 each		Pts: A Barry 3 (3fs), M Hickey 3, P Walsh 2 (1f), A O'Donoghue 1 (1f), S Horan, E Horan, T Hickey 1 each

Austin Stack Park Referee: J Griffin (Glenbeigh/Glencar)

Dingle v Templenoe

15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 13:30 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-final 3

Report

Dingle	0–20 (20) – (12) 1–09	Templenoe
(HT: 0–07 – 0–05)
Pts: C Geaney 5 (1f, 1mk), P Geaney 5 (2fs, 2mks), D Geaney, C Bambury 3 each, N Geaney, T O'Sullivan, B O'Connor, M Flaherty 1 each		Gls: S O'Sullivan 1 Pts: K Spillane 5 (2fs, 1mk), A Crowley 2 (1f), D Crowley, C Crowley 1 each

Fitzgerald Stadium Referee: S Mulvihill (St Senan's)

Mid Kerry v Na Gaeil

15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 15:30 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-final 4

Report

Mid Kerry	1–19 (22) – (10) 1–07	Na Gaeil
(HT: 1–10 – 1–05)
Gls: É O'Connor 1 Pts: É O'Connor 5 (2fs), S O'Brien, G Horan, F Clifford 3 each, G O'Grady 1 (1f), D Roche, D Houlihan, L Carey, D Cleary 1 each		Gls: M Madden 1 Pts: D Reen 2, D Burns 1 (1f), D Devine 1 (1f), J Barry, J Sheehan, D Goggin 1 each

Fitzgerald Stadium Referee: P O'Sullivan (Firies)

Semi-finals

Dingle v Mid Kerry

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 17:30 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final 1

Report

Dingle	0–09 (9) – (19) 3–10	Mid Kerry
(HT: 0–07 – 1–06)
Pts: C Geaney 4 (2fs, 1mk), P Geaney 3 (1f, 2mks), N Geaney 1 (1mk), D Geaney 1 (1mk)		Gls: C Burke, D Cleary, J O'Connor 1 each Pts: É O'Connor 3 (2fs), G O'Grady 2 (1f), D Cleary 2, S O'Brien, D Houlihan 1 each

Austin Stack Park Referee: B Evans (Clounmacon)

Rathmore v East Kerry

22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) 14:30 IST (UTC+1) Semi-final 2

Report

Rathmore	1–10 (13) – (19) 1–16	East Kerry
(HT: 0–04 – 1–04)
Gls: B O'Keeffe 1 Pts: S Ryan 6 (4fs, 1mk), M Ryan, B O'Keeffe, J Darmody, M Reen 1 each		Gls: D Clifford 1 Pts: P Clifford 4, D Roche 4 (1f), D Clifford 3 (1f), D O'Sullivan 1 (1mk), K Murphy, R Buckley, P D'Arcy, 1 each

Fitzgerald Stadium Referee: P Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's)

Final

East Kerry v Mid Kerry

TG4

5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) 15:30 WET (UTC) Final

Report

East Kerry	2–10 (16) – (15) 0–15	Mid Kerry
(HT: 1–06 – 0–05)
Gls: P Clifford, L Crowley 1 each Pts: D Roche 5 (3fs), D Clifford 3 (2fs), D O'Sullivan 2		Pts: É O'Connor 6 (6fs), F Clifford 2 (1f), G O'Grady 2, M Breen, S O'Brien, G Horan, C Burke, L Carey 1 each

Austin Stack Park, Tralee Referee: Paul Hayes (Kerins O'Rahilly's) Standby: Séamus Mulvihill (St Senan's) Linesman: Brendan Griffin (Clounmacon)

See also

• 2023 Kerry Club Football Championship

References