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. 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.
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.
An Ghaeltacht's Aodán Mac Gearailt was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.
Results Preliminary round
Round 1
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Aodán Mac GearailtAn Ghaeltacht2-202646.502Declan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's1-202345.753Roland NeherDr. Crokes1-182137.004Paud O'DonoghueGlenflesk1-172036.665Dara LongAustin Stacks0-161644.006Mark FitzgeraldKerins O'Rahilly's1-101352.607Maurice FitzgeraldSouth Kerry1-091234.008Kevin LynchCastleisland Desmonds0-111133.669Kieran FoleyMid Kerry1-071025.00Noel KennellyFeale Rangers0-101033.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Paud O'DonoghueGlenflesk0-1111Mid Kerry2Aodán Mac GearailtAn Ghaeltacht1-069An GhaeltachtPaud O'DonoghueGlenflesk1-069An GhaeltachtRoland NeherDr. Crokes0-099Casteisland Desmonds5Declan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's1-058Laune Rangers6Mike Frank RussellLaune Rangers1-047Kerins O'Rahilly'sMaurice FitzgeraldSouth Kerry0-077John MitchelsAodán Mac GearailtAn Ghaeltacht0-077GlenfleskKevin LynchCastleisland Desmonds0-077Dr. Crokes10Séamus MurphySt. Brendan's1-036Feale RangersRoland NeherDr. Crokes1-036St. Kieran'sKieran FoleyMid Kerry1-036GlenfleskJohn CrowleyGlenflesk1-036Mid KerryRoibeard Mac GearailtAn Ghaeltacht1-036KenmareDeclan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's0-066Killarney LegionJames O'NeillKenmare0-066An GhaeltachtRoland NeherDr. Crokes0-066Austin StacksDara LongAustin Stacks0-066An Ghaeltacht
Miscellaneous
An Ghaeltacht won the title for the very first time in their history. They became the first rural club to do so since Ballymacelligott in 1918. Austin Stacks qualified for the final for the first time since 1994. Glenflesk make their first appearance at senior level.
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