William Kirby is a Gaelic footballer who played with the Austin Stacks club and previously with Na Gaeil club in Tralee, County Kerry.Breheny, Martin (2000) "Devil in detail of GAA's odd transfer system", Irish Independent, 22 November 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2013 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.Breheny, Martin (2000) "Devil in detail of GAA's odd transfer system", Irish Independent, 22 November 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2013 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 Barrett Cup: (1) 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: (2) 1997, 2004 National Football League: (2) 1997, 2004 Munster Senior Football Championship: (5) 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship: (2) 1995, 1996 Munster Under 21 Football Championship: (2) 1995, 1996 Sigerson Cup: (2) 1997,1998 Munster Senior Club Football Championship: (1) 2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship: (1) 2014 Kerry Senior Club Football Championship: (2) 2003, 2016 Kerry Senior Co. League Division 1: (2) 2011, 2014 Kerry Senior Co. League Division 2: (1) 2010
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