1989 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates | 24 June - 24 September 1989 |
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Teams | 19 |
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
Champions | Laune Rangers (7th title) Peter Lyons (captain) Noel O'Mahony (manager) |
Runners-up | John Mitchels John Joe Sheehy (captain) Denis Fitzgerald (manager) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 38 (2 per match) |
Points scored | 332 (17.47 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Martin Dennehy (0-22) |
The 1989 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 89th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 24 June to 24 September 1989. It was the first championship to be sponsored after Allied Irish Bank took over the role.
Kenmare entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laune Rangers in the quarter-finals.[2]
The final was played on 24 September 1989 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Laune Rangers and John Mitchels, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 2-13 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in 78 years.[3] [4] They also became the first holders of the newly-commissioned Bishop Moynihan Cup.
Martin Dennehy was the championship's top scorer with 0-22.
Results
[edit ]Preliminary round
[edit ]First round
[edit ]Quarter-finals
[edit ]Semi-finals
[edit ]Final
[edit ]Championship statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Martin Dennehy | John Mitchels | 0-22 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
2 | Timmy Fleming | Laune Rangers | 0-17 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
3 | Gerard Murphy | Laune Rangers | 0-15 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
4 | Eoin Liston | Beale | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
5 | James Hannafin | West Kerry | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
6 | Eoin Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
7 | Ogie Moran | Beale | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
8 | Seán McElligott | St. Kieran's | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
9 | Billy O'Sullivan | Laune Rangers | 2-03 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 |
10 | Aidan O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-09 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Martin Dennehy | John Mitchels | 0-08 | 8 | Beale |
2 | Eoin Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 1-04 | 7 | West Kerry |
Eoin Liston | Beale | 1-04 | 7 | Gneeveguilla | |
Michael Clifford | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-04 | 7 | Mid Kerry | |
Martin Dennehy | John Mitchels | 0-07 | 7 | Feale Rangers | |
Martin Dennehy | John Mitchels | 0-07 | 7 | Kenmare | |
James Hannafin | West Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | Austin Stacks | |
8 | Eoin Liston | Beale | 1-03 | 6 | Valentia |
Kevin Rice | Kenmare | 1-03 | 6 | St. Brendan's | |
Seán McElligott | St. Kieran's | 1-03 | 6 | South Kerry | |
James Hannafin | West Kerry | 0-06 | 6 | Shannon Rangers |
Miscellaneous
[edit ]- Laune Rangers won the title for the first time in 78 years.
- Laune Rangers qualified for the final for the first time since 1911.
- John Mitchels qualified for the final for the first time since 1966.
- Laune Rangers were the first winners of the newly-commissioned Bishop Moynihan Cup.
- Laune Rangers 78-year gap between titles remains the longest gap between successive championship titles.
References
[edit ]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Fear factor fires Dr Crokes". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1989". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Now is as good a time as any for Spa to beat Dr Crokes and claim long overdue O'Donoghue Cup title". The Kerryman. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.