1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship
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Gaelic football competition
Teams | 17 |
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Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
Champions | East Kerry (6th title) John Crowley (captain) |
Runners-up | St. Kieran's Seán O'Connor (captain) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 29 (1.71 per match) |
Points scored | 389 (22.88 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Seán McElligott (1-33) |
The 1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 98th 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 24 February 1998.
East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[2] [3]
The final was played on 4 October 1998 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and St. Kieran's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 2-13 to 1-10 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[4]
Seán McElligott was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.
Results
[edit ]Preliminary round
[edit ]Kerins O'Rahilly's v St. Kieran's
V Murphy 0-7, J Morrissey 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.
S McElligott 0-7, J Dennehy 1-1, J McGlynn 0-4, G O'Keeffe 1-0, L Brosnan 0-3, K Scanlon 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.
Round 1
[edit ]Laune Rangers v Kenmare
MF Russell 0-7, P O'Sullivan 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.
B O'Neill 1-4, K Moriarty 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, L Lynch 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
Dr. Crokes v Mid Kerry
R Neher 0-7, C Murphy 1-1, N O'Leary 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1.
I Twiss 0-5, J Daly 1-0, K Foley 0-3, W Harmon 0-2, G McGrath 0-2, K O'Connor 0-1.
Austin Stacks v Killarney Legion
D Ahern 0-6, D McEvoy 1-0.
C O'Grady 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, B McCullough 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.
St. Brendan's v John Mitchels
T O'Connell 0-7, G Hussey 0-6, B Clifford 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, A Murphy 0-1.
B Dennehy 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v Feale Rangers
J Brennan 0-4, WD O'Connor 1-0, K Lynch 0-2, T Burke 0-1, K Dillon 0-1.
N Kennelly 0-8, E Galvin 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, E Breen 0-1, G Stack 0-1.
Shannon Rangers v St. Kieran's
G O'Brien 1-0, D O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1, O Horgan 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1, B Bambury 0-1.
S McElligott 0-6, J McGlynn 0-2, K Scanlon 0-1, L McEnery 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.
Kilcummin v South Kerry
M O'Connor 1-0, S O'Leary 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, W Maher 0-1, C O'Donoghue 0-1, R Cronin 0-1.
J O'Shea 1-2, JD O'Shea 0-4, S O'Shea 0-1, B Hussey 0-1.
East Kerry v West Kerry
P O'Donoghue 1-7, J Crowley 1-1, J Murphy 0-3, S Moynihan 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1.
riarty 1-5, S Geaney 0-3, JJ Corduff 0-2, B Hannafin 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1.
Quarter-finals
[edit ]East Kerry v Dr. Crokes
P O'Donoghue 1-4, J Crowley 0-4, J Murphy 0-4, L Murphy 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1.
P O'Shea 0-6, P O'Brien 1-0, N O'Leary 0-1, R Neher 0-1.
South Kerry v St. Kieran's
J Quirke 1-0, M Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, S Hussey 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.
S McElligott 1-5, J McGlynn 0-2, J Dennehy 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1.
Killarney Legion v Feale Rangers
C O'Grady 1-7, D Culloty 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, WC O'Sullivan 0-1.
E Fitzmaurice 1-1, T Kennelly 1-1, N Kennelly 0-2, J Corridan 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, S Stack 0-1.
Laune Rangers v St. Brendan's
MF Russell 0-6, P O'Sullivan 0-6, G Murphy 0-3, M Hassett 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, B Gannon 0-1.
T O'Connell 0-4, S O'Flaherty 1-0, E Sayers 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, J Enright 0-1, G Hussey 0-1.
St. Kieran's v South Kerry
S McElligott 0-5, DD O'Rahilly 0-3, T O'Connor 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-1, L Brosnan 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1, J McGlynn 0-1.
M Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, JD O'Shea 0-1, J Cronin 0-1.
Semi-finals
[edit ]East Kerry v Killarney Legion
J Murphy 0-6, J Crowley 1-2, S Flynn 1-0, S Óg O'Leary 0-3, L Murphy 0-2, MD Cahill 0-2, D Daly 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1.
C O'Grady 0-6, B McCullagh 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, S Culloty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1.
St Kieran's v Laune Rangers
S McElligott 0-5, K Scanlon 1-0, D Dennehy 0-3, J McGlynn 0-3, J Dennehy 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-1.
B Gannon 1-1, MF Russell 0-4, P O'Sullivan 0-3, M Hassett 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, P McKenna 0-1.
Final
[edit ]East Kerry v St. Kieran's
J Crowley 1-1, L Murphy 1-1, J Murphy 0-4, S Óg O'Leary 0-3, C McCarthy 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.
S McElligott 0-5, J Dennehy 1-1, J McGlynn 0-3, S O'Connor 0-1.
Championship statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Seán McElligott | St. Kieran's | 1-33 | 36 | 6 | 6.00 |
2 | Cathal O'Grady | Killarney Legion | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
3 | Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 2-12 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
4 | John Crowley | East Kerry | 3-08 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
Mike Frank Russell | Laune Rangers | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
Jerry Murphy | East Kerry | 0-17 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | |
7 | John McGlynn | St. Kieran's | 0-15 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 |
8 | Jack Dennehy | St. Kieran's | 2-06 | 12 | 6 | 2.00 |
Pa O'Sullivan | Laune Rangers | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 | |
10 | Tom O'Connell | St. Brendan's | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | West Kerry |
Cathal O'Grady | Killarney Legion | 1-07 | 10 | Feale Rangers | |
3 | Murt Moriarty | East Kerry | 1-05 | 8 | West Kerry |
Seán McElligott | St. Kieran's | 1-05 | 8 | South Kerry | |
Noel Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 0-08 | 8 | Desmonds | |
6 | Brendan O'Neill | Kenmare | 1-04 | 7 | Laune Rangers |
Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 1-04 | 7 | Dr. Crokes | |
Vinnie Murphy | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 0-07 | 7 | St Kieran's | |
Seán McElligott | St. Kieran's | 0-07 | 7 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | |
Mike Frank Russell | Laune Rangers | 0-07 | 7 | Kenmare | |
Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 0-07 | 7 | Mid Kerry | |
Tom O'Connell | St. Brendan's | 0-07 | 7 | John Mitchels |
Miscellaneous
[edit ]- St. Kieran's qualified for the final for the first time since 1988.
References
[edit ]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1997". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Four finals to remember". The Kerryman. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "East Kerry stay on top". Irish Times. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2022.