1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship
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Association football championship
Dates | 14 June - 20 October 1996 |
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Teams | 18 |
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
Champions | Laune Rangers (10th title) Mark O'Connor (captain) John Evans (manager) |
Runners-up | West Kerry Colm Geaney (captain) Frank Dorgan (manager) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 34 (1.62 per match) |
Points scored | 469 (22.33 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Seán Geaney (3-17) |
The 1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 96th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 February 1996. The championship ran from 14 June to 20 October 1996.
Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[2] [3]
The final was played on 20 October 1996 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Laune Rangers and West Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 2-07 to 1-09 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[4] [5]
West Kerry's Seán Geaney was the championship's top scorer with 3-17.
Results
[edit ]Round 1
[edit ]Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's
M Burke 1-1, V O'Donoghue 1-1, S Barton 0-4, I Twiss 0-3, I O'Shea 0-3, L Kelleher 0-1, L Burke 0-1.
T O'Connell 1-1, S Wallace 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, J Enright 0-1, L Nolan 0-1, B Clifford 0-1.
Laune Rangers v Annascaul
L Hassett 0-5, G Murphy 0-4, A Hassett 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, P McKenna 0-1.
W Lynch 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-1.
Round 2
[edit ]St. Kieran's v John Mitchels
R O'Rahilly 0-5, McGlynn 0-5, G O'Keeffe 1-0, P Dennehy 0-3, D Dennehy 0-2, C Fleming 0-1, J Keane 0-1.
B Dennehy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, John Collins 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1, O Kelleher 0-1.
Kenmare v Feale Rangers
P Spillane 0-7, F O'Sullivan 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
M Kennelly 0-6, N Kennelly 0-5, J Walsh 0-3, G Stack 0-2, B Scanlon 0-1, M Mulvihill 0-1, E Bowler 0-1, E Breen 0-1.
Shannon Rangers v Killarney Legion
M O'Connor 1-1, J Kennedy 0-4, L Ware 0-2, E Liston 0-2, M Enright 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.
D Culloty 0-5, C O'Grady 0-5, D O'Donoghue 0-2, S Culloty 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1, W O'Sullivan 0-1.
Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks
P O'Shea 0-4, J Fleming 0-2, V Casey 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, R Neher 0-1.
D Aherne 0-6, P laide 0-3.
East Kerry v Laune Rangers
P O'Donoghue 0-8, C O'Connor 1-0, D Daly 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.
G Murphy 1-2, B O'Shea 0-3, L Hassett 0-2, T Byrne 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.
West Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds
B Hanafin 2-1, S Geaney 0-6, C O'Donnell 1-0, D Ó Sé 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, F Ó Sé 0-2, JJ Corduff 0-1, F Ashe 0-1.
J Brennan 0-5, M Downey 0-3, D Hanafin 0-2, S Curtin 0-1.
South Kerry v Mid Kerry
M Fitzgerald 0-5, D Lynch 0-3, JD O'Shea 0-3, D Dwyer 0-2.
L Burke 0-2, S Barton 0-2, I Twiss 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, M Burke 0-1, J Daly 0-1.
Kerins O'Rahilly's v Spa/Gneeveguilla
J Morrissey 0-2, K Savage 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Carroll 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.
G Cremin 1-0, C Gleeson 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, M Finnegan 0-1.
Spa/Gneeveguilla v Kerins O'Rahilly's
23 July 1996 Round 2 replay Spa/Gneeveguilla 1-09 - 1-11
(aet) Kerins O'Rahilly's Gneeveguilla Grounds
(aet) Kerins O'Rahilly's Gneeveguilla Grounds
C McCarthy 1-2, S Moynihan 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, A Looney 0-1, M Finnegan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.
M O'Carroll 0-5, S Sheehy 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.
Laune Rangers v East Kerry
P O'Sullivan 1-2, G Murphy 0-5, L Hassett 0-3, MF Russell 0-3, B O'Shea 0-1.
P O'Donoghue 0-5, G Murphy 0-3, S Flynn 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
Quarter-finals
[edit ]St. Kieran's v Feale Rangers
C Fleming 1-2, P Dennehy 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-1, L Brosnan 0-1, K Cronin 0-1.
B Scanlon 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, M Kennelly 0-1, S Stack 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.
West Kerry v South Kerry
M Moriarty 1-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-5, JJ Corduff 0-3, B Hanafin 0-3, S Geaney 0-1, F Ashe 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1.
James O'Shea 2-0, K Burns 1-2, John O'Shea 0-5, D Lynch 0-3.
Dr. Crokes v Killarney Legion
B Clarke 1-7, P O'Shea 1-4, R Neher 0-3, J Fleming 0-3, V Casey 0-2.
C O'Grady 0-5, C McNiece 0-2, S Culloty 0-1, J Culloty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1.
West Kerry v South Kerry
S Geaney 1-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, M Moriarty 0-2, JJ Corduff 0-2, C O'Donnell 0-1, J Dorgan 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1.
M Fitzgerald 0-4, D Quirke 1-0, D Dwyer 0-3, James O'Shea 0-3, D Lynch 0-1.
Laune Rangers v Kerins O'Rahilly's
MF Russell 0-4, T Byrne 0-3, C Kearney 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Shannon 0-1.
J Morrissey 1-1, M Carroll 0-3, N O'Sullivan 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.
Semi-finals
[edit ]Laune Rangers v St. Kieran's
G Murphy 1-3, M Hassett 1-1, MF Russell 0-2, B Gannon 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.
R Rahilly 0-2, L Brosnan 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1, J Keane 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.
Referee: D Enright (Tarbert)
West Kerry v Dr. Crokes
S Geaney 2-2, C O'Donnell 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, B Hanafin 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, M Moriarty 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.
R Naher 0-5, M Buckley 1-0, P O'Brien 1-0, D Cooper 0-2, C Doherty 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, V Casey 0-1, M Cooper 0-1.
West Kerry v Dr. Crokes
D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, S Geaney 0-4, M Moriarty 1-0, B Hanafin 0-1.
B Clarke 0-3, J Fleming 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, M Cooper 0-1, V Casey 0-1.
Final
[edit ]Laune Rangers v West Kerry
B O'Shea 1-2, M Hassett 1-0, L Hassett 0-2, MF Russell 0-2, P Griffin 0-1.
D Ó Cinnéide 1-5, S Geaney 0-2, B Hanafin 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1.
Referee: M O'Sullivan
Championship statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Seán Geaney | West Kerry | 3-17 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 |
2 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | West Kerry | 1-22 | 25 | 6 | 4.16 |
3 | Gerard Murphy | Laune Rangers | 2-14 | 20 | 6 | 3.33 |
4 | Brendan Hannafin | West Kerry | 2-08 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 |
5 | Brian Clarke | Dr. Crokes | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
7 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-09 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
Liam Hassett | Laune Rangers | 0-12 | 12 | 6 | 2.00 | |
9 | Billy O'Shea | Laune Rangers | 1-08 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 |
Mike Frank Russell | Laune Rangers | 0-11 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Brian Clarke | Dr. Crokes | 1-07 | 10 | Killarney Legion |
2 | Seán Geaney | West Kerry | 2-02 | 8 | Dr. Crokes |
Dara Ó Cinnéide | West Kerry | 1-05 | 8 | Laune Rangers | |
Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 0-08 | 8 | Laune Rangers | |
5 | Brendan Hannafin | West Kerry | 2-01 | 7 | Castleisland Desmonds |
Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-04 | 7 | Killarney Legion | |
Pat Spillane | Kenmare | 0-07 | 7 | Feale Rangers | |
8 | James O'Shea | South Kerry | 2-00 | 6 | West Kerry |
Gerard Murphy | Laune Rangers | 1-03 | 6 | St. Kieran's | |
Darren Aherne | Austin Stacks | 0-06 | 6 | Dr. Crokes | |
Seán Geaney | West Kerry | 0-06 | 6 | Castleisland Desmonds | |
Mike Kennelly | Reale Rangers | 0-06 | 6 | Kenmare |
References
[edit ]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1995". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Jubilee Teams 1995-1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Laune Rangers '96 victory undoubtedly fed into Kerry ending All-Ireland famine in '97". The Kerryman. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.