1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship
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Gaelic football competition
Dates | 29 June - 22 September 1991 |
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Teams | 18 |
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
Champions | Dr. Crokes (5th title) Seánie O'Shea (captain) Eddie O'Sullivan (manager) |
Runners-up | Castleisland Desmonds Eugene Leonard (captain) Donal O'Connor (manager) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 34 (1.79 per match) |
Points scored | 354 (18.63 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ger O'Shea (0-22) |
The 1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 29 June to 22 September 1991.
West Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Dr. Crokes in a first round replay.[2]
The final was played on 22 September 1991 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Dr. Crokes and Castleisland Desmonds, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 2-10 to 1-10 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 77 years.[3] [4]
Ger O'Shea was the championship's top scorer with 0-22.
Results
[edit ]Prelininary round
[edit ]Gneeveguilla v Laune Rangers
D Brosnan 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, A O'Donovan 0-1, N O'Donovan 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.
J Shannon 0-6, T Fleming 1-0, T Corkery 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, T Byrne 0-1.
Kerins O'Rahilly's v Feale Rangers
R Cullen 1-1, R Fahey 0-3, P Hoare 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-2, K Savage 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, T Nix 0-1, T Kennedy 0-1.
B Kiely 1-0, S Carrig 0-2, J O'Connell 0-2.
First round
[edit ]St. Brendan's v Castleisland Desmonds
S Murphy 1-2, B McElligott 0-2, K Kearney 0-1.
T Brosnan 0-4, M Downey 0-2, C Kearney 0-1, T Roche 0-1.
East Kerry v Beale
P O'Donoghue 0-4, J Burke 1-0, E Bowler 1-0, T Brosnan 0-3, D MOynihan 0-1.
E Walsh 0-3, S Linnane 1-0, E Liston 0-1.
John Mitchels v Kenmare
T O'Dowd 1-0, D McEvoy 0-3, K Kelliher 0-2, R O'Dowd 0-1, J O'Dowd 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, G Kilgallen 0-1.
E McCarthy 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1, T Spillane 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v St. Brendan's
D Buckley 1-1, M Downey 0-4, T Brosnan 0-3, D Lyne 0-1.
S Murphy 0-5, J Clifford 0-2, T O'Connell 0-2, C Ryle 0-1.
Austin Stacks v Killarney
D Staunton 0-5, E Moynihan 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, L Kerins 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1.
D Culloty 0-6, M McAuliffe 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2.
St. Kieran's v Laune Rangers
J O'Regan 1-1, S McElligott 0-2, B Walsh 0-1, K Scanlon 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1.
T Fleming 0-2, T Corkery 0-2, P Prendeville 0-1, J Shannon 0-1.
Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers
W Maher 1-6, D O'Sullivan 0-6, G Doyle 0-1.
J Kennedy 0-5, J Mulvihill 0-3, J Hartnett 0-1, T Mulvihill 0-1, S Stack 0-1.
West Kerry v Dr. Crokes
M Moriarty 0-5, S Geaney 0-4, D Farrell 0-2, B Driscoll 0-1, F Ashe 0-1.
P O'Shea 1-2, R Neher 1-1, G O'Shea 0-3, C Murphy 0-1.
Kerins O'Rahilly's v South Kerry
R Cullen 1-2, R Fahy 0-3, T Kennedy 0-1, P Hoare 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.
M Fitzgerald 0-4, T Dennehy 0-3, P O'Connor 0-2, J Cronin 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, P Keane 0-1.
Dr. Crokes v West Kerry
G O'Shea 0-6, L Hartnett 1-0, C Doherty 0-3, V Casey 0-1, R Neher 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1.
F Ashe 1-0, D Farrell 0-2, M Moriarty 0-2, T Connor 0-1, G Farrell 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, B Driscoll 0-1.
Quarter-finals
[edit ]South Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds
M Fitzgerald 0-7, P Keane 0-2, P O'Connor 0-2.
T Brosnan 1-2, C Kearney 1-1, D Hanifin 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, M Downey 0-1.
St. Kieran's v Mid Kerry
S McEligott 0-4, S Lambe 1-0, T Brosnan 0-3, M Moriarty 0-2, P Dennehy 0-1.
B O'Sullivan 0-4, P O'Grady 0-2, T Evans 0-2, B Breen 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, W Maher 0-1.
John Mitchels v Austin Stacks
J Hegarty 1-1, T O'Dowd 1-0, J O'Dowd 0-2, D McEvoy 0-1, A Gleeson 0-1, K Kelliher 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1.
E Moynihan 1-4, D Aherne 0-2, D Staunton 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
Dr. Crokes v East Kerry
G O'Shea 0-7, M Buckley 1-3, L Hartnett 1-0, P O'Shea 0-2, D Cooper 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1.
J Burke 1-2, S Moynihan 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-3, D Dineen 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, E Bowler 0-1.
Semi-finals
[edit ]Dr. Crokes v John Mitchels
G O'Shea 0-6, P O'Shea 0-5, N O'Leary 0-2, S O'Shea 0-2, C Doherty 0-1.
J Hegarty 0-5, T O'Dowd 0-2, J Roche 0-1, A Gleeson 0-1, G Kilgallon 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v St. Kieran's
D Hannafin 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, T Brosnan 0-2, WD O'Connor 0-1, S Curtin 0-1, D Lucey 0-1.
T Brosnan 1-1, S Lambe 1-0, S McElligott 0-3, K Scanlon 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1.
Final
[edit ]Dr. Crokes v Castleisland Desmonds
P O'Shea 0-5, R Neher 1-0, C Hartnett 1-0, C Doherty 0-2, V Casey 0-2, C Murphy 0-1.
D Hannafin 1-0, T Brosnan 0-3, M Downey 0-3, S Curtin 0-2, D Lyne 0-1, WD O'Connor 0-1.
Referee: M O'Sullivan (Ballyheigue)
Championship statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-22 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
2 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-15 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
3 | Tom Brosnan | Castleisland Desmonds | 1-14 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
4 | Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
5 | Willie Maher | Mid Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
Eoin Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Séamus Murphy | St. Brendan's | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Brian O'Sullivan | Mid Kerry | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Martin Downey | Castleisland Desmonds | 0-10 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Willie Maher | Mid Kerry | 1-06 | 9 | Shannon Rangers |
2 | Eoin Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 1-04 | 7 | John Mitchels |
Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | John Mitchels | |
Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-07 | 7 | East Kerry | |
5 | Mike Buckley | Dr. Crokes | 1-03 | 6 | East Kerry |
Joe Shannon | Laune Rangers | 0-06 | 6 | Gneeveguilla | |
Donal Culloty | Killarney | 0-06 | 6 | Austin Stacks | |
Brian O'Sullivan | Mid Kerry | 0-06 | 6 | Shannon Rangers | |
Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-06 | 6 | West Kerry | |
Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-06 | 6 | John Mitchels |
Miscellaneous
[edit ]- Dr. Crokes won the title for the first time in 77 years.
- Castleisland Desmonds qualified for the final for the first time.
References
[edit ]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1990". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Connie bids farewell to the force". Killarney Today. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Dr Crokes team in the picture for 25th anniversary reunion". Killarney Advertiser. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.