Austin Stacks GAA explained

Club Gaa:Austin Stacks
Irish:Aibhistín de Staic
Founded:1917
Province:Munster
County:Kerry
Nickname:The Rock, Rockies,
Rock Street, The Stacks
Colours:Black & amber
Grounds:Austin Stack Park,
Rock Street,
Tralee.
Coordinates:52.2703°N -9.6962°W
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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. 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.

All Ireland Senior medal winners

Roll of honour

County championship winning captains

Football

Hurling (Senior)

Hurling (Junior)

Notable players

Notable teams

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club site, football and hurling. 6 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080421215820/http://www.austinstacks.ie/index.html. 21 April 2008. dead.
  2. Web site: Juvenile Club Notes 1st September, 2021.
  3. Web site: Not so Dalo: Austin Stacks reject claims of football-only blinkers . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 26 May 2020 . 10 December 2022 .
  4. Web site: Legends of '70s setting the standard for Austin Stacks. 28 November 2014. Irish Independent. 30 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Kerry champs Austin Stacks relegated to intermediate, Kerins O'Rahillys win club final. 23 October 2022. The 42. 25 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Donaghy stars as Stacks crowned Kerry champs . 2 November 2014. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Sticky Stacks extricate themselves from another tight spot . 1 December 2014. Irish Examiner. 2 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Shane Guthrie's extra-time goal seals win for Austin Stacks . 11 May 2015. Irish Examiner. 12 May 2015.
  9. Web site: Hungry Austin Stacks Dethrone Jaded Crokes . 29 April 2019 . . 28 April 2019.
  10. News: Sheehan . Timmy . Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94 . 13 June 2024 . The Kerryman . Independent News & Media . 15 November 2019.
  11. News: Kerry captain Joe O'Connor admits he's likely to miss out on All-Ireland defence. Irish Independent. Sinead. Kissane. 21 October 2022.
  12. News: Kerry's Joe O'Connor set for lengthy absence due to ACL injury. The42.ie. 13 September 2022.
  13. News: Kerry captain Joe O'Connor suffers ACL injury and will likely miss 2023 intercounty season. Sky Sports. 14 September 2022.
  14. Web site: Two Great Kerry Hurlers To Be Remembered In Tournaments This Weekend . traleetoday.ie . Dermot . Crean. 26 March 2015 . 9 December 2022 .

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