William Kirby (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
William Kirby
County:Kerry
Province:Munster
Club:Na Gaeil
Austin Stacks
Clposition:Medfield
Clyears:1993-1995
1995-
Clcounty:1
Clprovince:1
Counties:Kerry
Icposition:Midfield
Icyears:1997-2001
2004-2005
Icapps(Points):13 (0-02)
13 (0-10)
Colleges:IT Tralee
Icprovince:5
Icallireland:2
Nfl:2
Birth Place:Tralee, County Kerry

William Kirby is a Gaelic footballer who played with the Austin Stacks club and previously with Na Gaeil club in Tralee, County Kerry.[1] He also played with the Kerry senior team winning All Irelands in 1997 & 2004. He also won Under 21 medals in 1995 & 1996. He also won 2 Sigerson Cup medals with Tralee IT in 1997 & 1998. Winning the Barrett Cup with Austin Stacks C team in 2019 is one of his finest achievements.

Club

Kirby first played with the Na Gaeil club in Tralee.[2] He won a Kerry Novice Football Championship with the club in 1994. He also lined out with the St. Brendan's Divisional team in the Kerry Senior Football Championship.

He joined Austin Stacks in 1995 and has had a long career with them. Success was slow coming for Kirby. He lined out in the 2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship loss to An Ghaeltacht. His first success was a Kerry Club Football Championship title in 2003.

Honours

(1) 2019

(2) 1997, 2004

(5) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005

(2) 1995, 1996

(2) 1995, 1996

(2) 1997,1998

(1) 2014

(1) 2014

Notes and References

  1. Breheny, Martin (2000) "Devil in detail of GAA's odd transfer system", Irish Independent, 22 November 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2013
  2. Breheny, Martin (2000) "Devil in detail of GAA's odd transfer system", Irish Independent, 22 November 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2013