Austin Stacks GAA

Austin Stacks
Aibhistín de Staic
Founded:1917
County:Kerry
Nickname:The Rock, Rockies,
Rock Street, The Stacks
Colours:Black & amber
Grounds:Austin Stack Park,
Rock Street,
Tralee.
Coordinates:52°16′13.08″N 9°41′46.35″W / 52.2703000°N 9.6962083°W / 52.2703000; -9.6962083
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Munster
champions		 Kerry
champions
Football: 1 2 13
Hurling: - - 4
Ladies' football: – – 4

Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland.[1] Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Ireland.[2]

History

Origins

Founded in 1917,[3] the club is named after Austin Stack, Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland winning Kerry Gaelic football team of 1904. They are the only club in Kerry to have won Senior County Championships in both hurling and football, including doubles in 1928 and 1931.

Gaelic football

The club won the 1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.[4]

Notable players with the club have included Joe Barrett, Mikey Sheehy, Ger Power, John O'Keeffe, Cork's Dinny Long, William Kirby, Kieran Donaghy (who won player of the year after leading Kerry to success in 2006) and Daniel Bohane.[citation needed] The club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other GAA club in Ireland.[2]

One year after winning the competition, following a 3–22 to 1–15 loss to Kenmare Shamrock during the 2022 Kerry Senior Football Championship, Austin Stacks were relegated from the Senior Championship for the first time in their history. They were subsequently relegated to division 2 of the county league following a devastating loss to local rivals Kerins O’Rahillys in 2023.[5]

Hurling

Austin Stacks have won the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 4 times. They won the Kerry Junior Hurling Championship in 2012, 2015 and 2016. They now play in the Intermediate Championship. They also won Minor County Championships in 1955, 1967 and 1986.[citation needed]

All Ireland Senior medal winners

  • Ger Power (8) 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 (c), 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
  • Mikey Sheehy (8) 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
  • John O'Keeffe (7) 1969, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
  • Joe Barrett (6) 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
  • Jackie Ryan (6) 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
  • Micko Doyle (5) 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937 (c)
  • John Joe Purty Landers (5) 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937
  • Tim Roundy Landers (5) 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1941
  • Ger O'Keeffe (4) 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981
  • Kieran Donaghy (4) 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014
  • Denis Rory O'Connell (3) 1924, 1926, 1929
  • Jimmy Gawksie Gorman (3) 1939, 1940, 1941
  • Jimmy Baily (3) 1924, 1926, 1929
  • Daniel Bohan (3) 2006, 2007, 2009
  • Ned Pedlar Sweeney (2) 1929, 1930
  • Tommy Barrett (2) 1930, 1931
  • Dan Ryan (2) 1930, 1931
  • Martin Bracker O'Regan (2) 1931, 1932
  • William Kirby (2) 1997, 2004
  • Bill Landers (2) 1924, 1932
  • Gerry Pluggy Moriarty (2) 1924, 1926
  • Tom O'Connor (1) 1929
  • Michael Healy (1) 1932
  • Jo Jo Barrett (1) 1962
  • John L McElligott (1) 1979
  • Pa Laide (1) 1997
  • John Gal Slattery (1) 1926
  • Shane O'Callaghan (1) 2014
  • Fearghal MacNamara (1) 2014
  • Joe O'Connor (1) 2022
  • Dylan Casy (1) 2022
  • Greg Horan (1) 2022
  • Jack O'Shea (1) 2022

Roll of honour

Football

Hurling

  • Kerry Senior Hurling Championships (3): 1928, 1929, 1931,
  • Kerry County Hurling League – Division 3 (1): 2017
  • Kerry Junior Hurling Championship (3): 2012, 2015, 2016
  • Kerry Minor Hurling Championships (3): 1955, 1967, 1986

County championship winning captains

Football

Hurling (Senior)

Hurling (Junior)

  • 2012: Andrew Morrissey
  • 2015: Danny Maguire
  • 2016: Andrew Foley

Notable players

Notable teams

References

  1. ^ "Club site, football and hurling". Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Juvenile Club Notes 1st September, 2021".
  3. ^ "Not so Dalo: Austin Stacks reject claims of football-only blinkers". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Legends of '70s setting the standard for Austin Stacks". Irish Independent. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Kerry champs Austin Stacks relegated to intermediate, Kerins O'Rahillys win club final". The 42. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Donaghy stars as Stacks crowned Kerry champs". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Sticky Stacks extricate themselves from another tight spot". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Hungry Austin Stacks Dethrone Jaded Crokes". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Shane Guthrie's extra-time goal seals win for Austin Stacks". Irish Examiner. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ^ Sheehan, Timmy (15 November 2019). "Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94". Independent News & Media. The Kerryman. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ Kissane, Sinead (21 October 2022). "Kerry captain Joe O'Connor admits he's likely to miss out on All-Ireland defence". Irish Independent.
  12. ^ "Kerry's Joe O'Connor set for lengthy absence due to ACL injury". The42.ie. 13 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Kerry captain Joe O'Connor suffers ACL injury and will likely miss 2023 intercounty season". Sky Sports. 14 September 2022.
  14. ^ Crean, Dermot (26 March 2015). "Two Great Kerry Hurlers To Be Remembered In Tournaments This Weekend". traleetoday.ie. Retrieved 9 December 2022.