The 2005 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 105th 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 4 April 2005. The championship ran from 7 May to 13 November 2005.
South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 13 November 2005 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 0-12 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Colm Cooper was the championship's top scorer with 5-19.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship Dingle
Results Round 1
South Kerry, Laune Rangers, Milltown/Castlemaine and Dr. Crokes received byes to Round 3.
Round 2
Relegation playoff
Round 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Colm CooperDr. Crokes5-193456.802Bryan SheehanSouth Kerry0-292955.803Declan O'SullivanWest Kerry3-132263.66Dara LongAustin Stacks2-162245.505Kieran O'LearyDr. Crokes5-062154.206Michael A. KelliherRathmore4-071944.757Dara Ó CinnéideAn Ghaeltacht0-171735.66Declan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's0-171735.669Pa O'SullivanLaune Rangers2-091543.75 Mike Frank RussellLaune Rangers1-121543.75Gene FarrellWest Kerry1-121562.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Colm CooperDr. Crokes2-0511An GhaeltachtIan BlakeShannon Rangers0-1111Kenmare3Kieran O'LearyDr. Crokes3-0110Milltown/CastlemaineTom McGoldrickSt. Kieran's2-0410St. Brendan's5Michael A. KelliherRathmore2-039DingleStephen WallaceSt. Brendan's1-069St. Kieran'sColm CooperDr. Crokes1-069Laune RangersBryan SheehanSouth Kerry0-099Mid KerryDara Ó CinnéideAn Ghaeltacht0-099Shannon Rangers10Michael MurphyJohn Mitchels2-028East KerryKieran O'LearyDr. Crokes2-028Laune RangersKieran FoleyMid Kerry1-058West KerryPaul GalvinFeale Rangers1-058East KerryDara LongAUstin Stacks0-088John MitchelsAlan O'SullivanKenmare0-088Shannon Rangers Miscellaneous
An Ghaeltacht play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship after winning the Kerry Club Football Championship.
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