36 and Counting…Kerry’s Football Story to 2009
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Statistics on Players are from 1928-2009, while County Statistics go from 1884-2009:
Top 20 Scorers (goals and points combined); Top Goal Scorers; Top Points-only scorers;
Top Average per Game Scorers (20 game minimum); Top Scorers in an Individual Game;
Most Goals-only in One Game; Most Points-only in One Game;
Top Appearances from 1928-2009 – the 36 with 40; Darragh Ó’Sé - Details of an Ironman
All the Goalkeepers 1928-2009; Top 6 Family Names.
Kerry’s Record when scoring x (goals and points combined) expressed as a percentage.
Kerry’s Record when Scoring Goals; Kerry’s Record when Conceding Goals;
Goal Scoring Differential Analysis; Kerry’s Record Points-only; Replay Records;
Kerry’s Biggest Winning Margins; Kerry’s Greatest Losing Margins
County by County and Province by Province Records 1884-2009;
Instead of an index, the book has a Register of Players, which reads as a players CV, for example, the 5 players with last name starting with A that played Championship Football for Kerry since 1928 are:
Aherne, Darren; 1995; (1-1) in 1 appearance Aherne, Pat; 1963; 1 appearance Aherne, Roger; 1928; 1 appearance Ashe, Mickey; 1959; 1 appearance Ashe, Tom; 1949-1953; (4-9) in 9 appearances
EACH DECADE STARTS LIKE THIS:
1970 - 1979 Summary of the Decade
Kerry played 35 games, scoring 84-531, conceding 34-353.
Munster Championship titles: 7 (1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
All Ireland titles: 4 (1970, 1975, 1978, 1979)
National League titles: 5 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977)
U-21 titles: 4 (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977) Minor titles: 1 (1975)
Top Scorers: Mike Sheehy (17-88), Pat Spillane (12-48), Mick O’Dwyer (2-78)
Top Points-only scorers: Mike Sheehy (88), Mick O’Dwyer (78)
Top Goals-only scorers: Mike Sheehy (17), Pat Spillane (12)
Most Appearances: John O’Keeffe (34), Paudie Lynch (27)
A TYPICAL YEAR: 1971
Summary: Played two championship games, lost Munster Final.
Game 1 - versus Tipperary in Killarney on June 13. Final Score: Kerry 1-14; Tipperary 1-7.
Johnny Culloty
Donie O’Sullivan Paud O’Donoghue Derry Crowley
Tom Prendergast John O’Keeffe (0-1) Micheál Ó’Sé
Mick O’Connell DJ Crowley (0-1)
Brendan Lynch (0-4) Pat Griffin (0-1) Eamon O’Donoghue
Mick Gleeson (0-1) Liam Higgins Mick O’Dwyer (1-6)
No substitutes used.
Game 2 - Munster Final versus Cork in Cork on July 18. Final Score: Cork 0-25; Kerry 0-14.
Johnny Culloty
Donie O’Sullivan Paud O’Donoghue Seamus MacGearailt
Tom Prendergast John O’Keeffe Micheál Ó’Sé
Mick O’Connell (0-2) DJ Crowley
Brendan Lynch (0-2) Pat Griffin Eamon O’Donoghue (0-1)
Mick Gleeson (0-2) Liam Higgins Mick O’Dwyer (0-7)
Substitutes: Paudie Lynch for Pat Griffin, Mickey O’Sullivan for Eamon O’Donoghue, Donal Kavanagh for Brendan Lynch.
Scorers for the Year: Mick O’Dwyer (1-13), Brendan Lynch (0-6), Mick Gleeson (0-3), Mick O’Connell (0-2), John O’Keeffe (0-1), DJ Crowley (0-1), Pat Griffin (0-1), Eamon O’Donoghue (0-1).
Total Scored: 1-28
Appearances:
2 - Johnny Culloty, Donie O’Sullivan, Paud O’Donoghue, Tom Prendergast, John O’Keeffe, Micheál Ó’Sé, Mick O’Connell, DJ Crowley, Brendan Lynch, Pat Griffin, Eamon O’Donoghue, Mick Gleeson, Liam Higgins, Mick O’Dwyer.
1 - Derry Crowley, Seamus MacGearailt, Paudie Lynch, Mickey O’Sullivan, Donal Kavanagh.
1971 - GAA Winners:
All-Irelands: Senior Football: Offaly Minor Football: Mayo Under-21 Football: Cork
National Leagues: Football: Kerry Hurling: Limerick
Senior Hurling: Tipperary
Kerry Co. Champions: Football: Mid-Kerry Hurling: Kilmoyley
1971 Football All-Stars:
P.J.Smyth (Galway), Johnny Carey (Mayo), Jack Cosgrove (Galway), Donie O'Sullivan (Kerry), Eugene Mulligan (Offaly), Nicholas Clavin (Offaly), Pat Reynolds (Meath), Liam Sammon (Galway), Willie Bryan (Offaly), Tony McTague (Offaly), Ray Cummins (Cork), Mickey Kearns (Sligo), Andy McCallin (Antrim), Sean O'Neill (Down), Seamus Leydon (Galway).
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About the Book
Finally, a definitive source on the Championship games of the Kerry teams. No publication in any county has ever come close to the level of detail in this book. All the games, all the scorers, and a unique series of statistical views on Kerry’s scoring prowess. Combined with the events of the day, each year is conveniently displayed for the reader. Who got the goals and who got the points; who actually played…all of the questions that you might have can be answered here with ease.
Kerry’s record in Championship Football is well-known through stories and legend-like status adorning their finest players. Now, the rest of the field can be filled out as well. The Register of Players from 1928 to 2009 contains the career achievements of the three hundred and eighty-three men to appear in the green and gold in those eighty-two years. From John Joe Sheehy to Mike Sheehy, from 1932 Olympian Eamonn Fitzgerald to Maurice Fitzgerald, from Gawksie to the Gooch…they are all here.
They say that if we ignore history, we are doomed to repeat it. Maybe we can modify that statement by saying that when it comes to Kerry football, it is only by studying our history that we can hope to repeat it. This book should be present wherever Kerry football is discussed.
About the Author
Kerry-born Niall Flynn lives in California with his wife, Mary, and three children, James, Catherine, and Joey. A member of Michael Cusack’s Football Club in San Francisco – he was the club’s founding chairman in 1989 - he maintains a keen interest in all matters relating to Kerry football. Before emigrating, he played in goals for Firies and various divisional sides in the Kerry County Championship.