2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship
The 2001 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 101st staging of the Kerry [Senior Football Championship] since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 3 April 2001. The championship ran from 1 June to 28 October 2001. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knockout format until 2020..
Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Austin Stacks in the semi-finals.
The final was played on 28 October 2001 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between An Ghaeltacht and Austin Stacks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. An Ghaeltacht won the match by 1-13 to 0-10 to claim their first ever championship title.
An Ghaeltacht's Aodán Mac Gearailt was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.
Results
Preliminary round
Round 1
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Aodán Mac Gearailt | An Ghaeltacht | 2-20 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Declan Quill | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-20 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Paud O'Donoghue | Glenflesk | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 5 | Dara Long | Austin Stacks | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Mark Fitzgerald | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-10 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
| 7 | Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Kevin Lynch | Castleisland Desmonds | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| 9 | Kieran Foley | Mid Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Noel Kennelly | Feale [Rangers GAA|Feale Rangers] | 0-10 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Paud O'Donoghue | Glenflesk | 0-11 | 11 | Mid Kerry |
| 2 | Aodán Mac Gearailt | An Ghaeltacht | 1-06 | 9 | An Ghaeltacht |
| 2 | Paud O'Donoghue | Glenflesk | 1-06 | 9 | An Ghaeltacht |
| 2 | Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 0-09 | 9 | Casteisland Desmonds |
| 5 | Declan Quill | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-05 | 8 | Laune Rangers |
| 6 | Mike Frank Russell | Laune Rangers | 1-04 | 7 | Kerins O'Rahilly's |
| 6 | Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | John Mitchels |
| 6 | Aodán Mac Gearailt | An Ghaeltacht | 0-07 | 7 | Glenflesk |
| 6 | Kevin Lynch | Castleisland Desmonds | 0-07 | 7 | Dr. Crokes |
| 10 | Séamus Murphy | St. Brendan's | 1-03 | 6 | Feale Rangers |
| 10 | Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 1-03 | 6 | St. Kieran's |
| 10 | Kieran Foley | Mid Kerry | 1-03 | 6 | Glenflesk |
| 10 | John Crowley | Glenflesk | 1-03 | 6 | Mid Kerry |
| 10 | Roibeard Mac Gearailt | An Ghaeltacht | 1-03 | 6 | Kenmare |
| 10 | Declan Quill | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 0-06 | 6 | Killarney Legion |
| 10 | James O'Neill | Kenmare | 0-06 | 6 | An Ghaeltacht |
| 10 | Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 0-06 | 6 | Austin Stacks |
| 10 | Dara Long | Austin Stacks | 0-06 | 6 | An Ghaeltacht |
Miscellaneous
- An Ghaeltacht won the title for the very first time in their history. They became the first rural club to do so since Ballymacelligott in 1918.
- Austin Stacks qualified for the final for the first time since 1994.
- Glenflesk make their first appearance at senior level.