1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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.

1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates29 June - 22 September 1991
Teams18
SponsorAllied 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 played19
Goals scored34 (1.79 per match)
Points scored354 (18.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ger O'Shea (0-22)
1990 (Previous) (Next) 1992

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

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Prelininary round

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30 June 1991 Preliminary round Gneeveguilla 1-06 - 1-12 Laune Rangers Gneeveguilla Grounds
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.
30 June 1991 Preliminary round Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-12 - 1-04 Feale Rangers Strand Road
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

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29 June 1991 First round St. Brendan's 1-05 - 0-08 Castleisland Desmonds Ardfert Grounds
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.
29 June 1991 First round East Kerry 2-08 - 1-04 Beale Bishop Moynihan/Tim Lenihan Park
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.
30 June 1991 First round John Mitchels 1-09 - 0-06 Kenmare Boherbee Grounds
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.
7 July 1991 First round replay Castleisland Desmonds 1-09 - 0-10 St. Brendan's Castleisland Grounds
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.
7 July 1991 First round Austin Stacks 0-11 - 0-10 Killarney Connolly Park
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.
7 July 1991 First round St. Kieran's 1-07 - 0-06 Laune Rangers Scartaglin Grounds
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.
7 July 1991 First round Mid Kerry 1-13 - 0-11 Shannon Rangers Frank Sheehy Park
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.
13 July 1991 First round West Kerry 0-13 - 2-07 Dr. Crokes Páirc an Aghasaigh
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.
13 July 1991 First round Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-08 - 0-12 South Kerry Austin Stack Park
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.
23 July 1991 First round replay Dr. Crokes 1-14 - 1-08 West Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
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

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28 July 1991 Quarter-final South Kerry 0-11 - 2-09 Castleisland Desmonds Con Keating Park
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.
28 July 1991 Quarter-final St. Kieran's 1-10 - 0-11 Mid Kerry Páirc de Búrca
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.
9 August 1991 Quarter-final John Mitchels 2-07 - 1-09 Austin Stacks Austin Stack Park
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.
16 August 1991 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 2-14 - 2-10 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
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

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24 August 1991 Semi-final Dr. Crokes 0-16 - 0-11 John Mitchels Austin Stack Park
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.
25 August 1991 Semi-final Castleisland Desmonds 2-07 - 2-06 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
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

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22 September 1991 Final Dr. Crokes 2-10 - 1-10 Castleisland Desmonds Austin Stack Park
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

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
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
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

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References

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  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "1990". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Connie bids farewell to the force". Killarney Today. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Dr Crokes team in the picture for 25th anniversary reunion". Killarney Advertiser. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.