The 1980 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 21 June to 28 September 1980.
AUstin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 28 September 1980 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Feale Rangers and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Feale Rangers won the match by 1-10 to 1–07 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in two years.
Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 3-16.
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Mikey SheehyAustin Stacks3-162538.332Johnny MulvihillFeale Rangers2-152137.003Pat FoleyMid Kerry4-011343.254Barry WalshShannon Rangers1-081125.505Eoin ListonShannon Rangers2-041025.00Seánie O'LearyEoin Rua1-071033.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mikey SheehyAustin Stacks2-0713West Kerry2Jackie PowerAustin Stacks2-039Shannon Rangers3Johnny MulvihillFeale Rangers1-058Eoin RuaMikey SheehyAustin Stacks1-058Shannon Rangers5Pat FoleyMid Kerry2-017St. Brendan'sEoin ListonShannon Rangers2-017Austin StacksSeánie O'LearyEoin Rua1-047SpaJohnny MulvihillFeale Rangers1-047Austin Stacks9James SheehanLaune Rangers2-006South KerryDonie HartnettMid Kerry2-006Kerins O'Rahilly'sPaudie O'MahonySpa2-006Eoin RuaJohnny O'DonoghueKillarney1-036Na FiannaAmbrose O'DonovanEoin Rua1-036SpaBarry WalshShannon Rangers1-036KillarneyJohnny MulvihillFeale Rangers0-066Mid Kerry
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