2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship information
2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates
1 June - 28 October 2001
Teams
20
Sponsor
Allied Irish Bank
Champions
An Ghaeltacht (1st title) Micí Ó Conchúir (captain) Séamus Mac Gearailt (manager)
Runners-up
Austin Stacks Pa Laide (captain) Brian Neenan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played
20
Goals scored
36 (1.8 per match)
Points scored
431 (21.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Aodán Mac Gearailt (2-20)
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The 2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 101st 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 3 April 2001. The championship ran from 1 June to 28 October 2001. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knockout format until 2020..
Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Austin Stacks in the semi-finals.[2][3]
The final was played on 28 October 2001 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between An Ghaeltacht and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. An Ghaeltacht won the match by 1-13 to 0-10 to claim their first ever championship title.[4][5]
An Ghaeltacht's Aodán Mac Gearailt was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.
^"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Crokes shock Gaeltacht". Irish Independent. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Dr Croke's shock favourites". Irish Times. 27 November 2000. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Super Ó Sé leads An Ghaeltacht to promised land". Irish Independent. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"An Gaeltacht triumph in Kerry decider". RTÉ Sport. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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Global Information
An Ghaeltacht (1st title)
Austin Stacks