1990 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1990 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates6 July - 23 September 1990
Teams18
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions West Kerry (3rd title)
Pat Flahive (captain)
Páidí Ó Sé (manager)
Runners-up Mid Kerry
Willie Maher (captain)
John P. O'Sullivan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored44 (2.2 per match)
Points scored399 (19.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Murt Moriarty (6-08)
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The 1990 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 6 July to 23 September 1990.

Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Beale in the quarter-finals.[2]

The final was played on 23 September 1990 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between West Kerry and Mid Kerry, in what was their first meeting in the final in 23 years. West Kerry won the match by 4-09 to 0-07 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in five years.[3]

West Kerry's Murt Moriarty was the championship's top scorer with 6-08.

Results

Preliinary round

East Kerry v John Mitchels
6 July 1990 Preliminary round East Kerry 1-05 - 2-10 John Mitchels Kilcummin Grounds
M Allen 1-0, B O'Donoghue 0-2, R Nolan 0-1, J Courtney 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1. M Dennehy 0-5, C Kennedy 1-1, J Hegarty 1-1, D McEvoy 0-3.
Kenmare v Killarney
8 July 1990 Preliminary round Kenmare 0-16 - 2-06 Killarney Fr. Breen Park
P Spillane 0-5, T Harrington 0-3, T Spillane 0-3, K Rice 0-3, M Shea 0-2. P O'Leary 1-1, D Culloty 1-0, D O'Donoghue 0-2, M McAuliffe 0-2, M Cronin 0-1,

First round

Castleisland Desmonds v Beale
7 July 1990 First round Castleisland Desmonds 0-10 - 2-09 Beale Castleisland Grounds
C Kearney 0-3, T Brosnan 0-2, D Lyons 0-1, M Downey 0-1, D Browne 0-1, WD O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. G Costello 1-1, J Costello 1-1, O Moran 0-3, E Liston 0-2, K Boyle 0-1, L Guerin 0-1.
Kerins O'Rahilly's v St. Kieran's
8 July 1990 First round Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-07 - 2-09 St. Kieran's STrand Road
R Fahey 0-4, T Sullivan 0-2, C Sheehy 0-1. S McElligott 0-6, P Dennehy 1-0, F Casey 1-0, T Hickey 0-3.
Gneeveguilla v West Kerry
8 July 1990 First round Gneeveguilla 0-10 - 1-08 West Kerry Gneeveguilla Grounds
M Finnegan 0-4, J O'Donovan 0-2, S Óg O'Leary 0-2, D Breen 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1. S Geaney 1-2, J Hannafin 0-3, G Casey 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers
8 July 1990 First round Mid Kerry 1-14 - 0-03 Shannon Rangers Páirc de Búrca
W Maher 0-5, G O'Connor 1-1, C O'Shea 0-4, B Breen 0-1, L Hayes 0-1, L Burke 0-1, J Counihan 0-1. J Kennedy 0-2, W O'Donnell 0-1.
Austin Stacks v Kenmare
15 July 1990 First round Austin Stacks 3-15 - 0-11 Kenmare Connolly Park
E Moynihan 1-6, D Aherne 1-4, L Kearns 1-0, P Laide 0-3, M Lynch 0-2. T Spillane 0-4, P Spillane 0-3, M O'Shea 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, K Rice 0-1.
Feale Rangers v South Kerry
15 July 1990 First round Feale Rangers 0-11 - 0-10 South Kerry Moyvane Grounds
P Sweeney 0-6, J Horgan 0-2, J Mulvhill 0-2, P Breen 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-6, J Cronin 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.
Dr. Crokes v John Mitchels
15 July 1990 First round Dr. Crokes 0-12 - 1-09 John Mitchels FitzGerald Stadium
G O'Shea 0-5, P O'Shea 0-4, A O'Shea 0-3. D McEvoy 1-2, M Dennehy 0-5, J Hegarty 0-1, J O'Dowd 0-1.
St. Brendan's v Laune Rangers
15 July 1990 First round St. Brendan's 1-12 - 1-16 Laune Rangers Ardfert Grounds
S Murphy 0-4, B McElligott 1-0, C Walsh 0-3, E Ryle 0-2, P Slattery 0-2, E Gaynor 0-1. J Shannon 0-11, B O'Sullivan 1-0, P Griffin 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2.
John Mitchels v Dr. Crokes
22 July 1990 First round replay John Mitchels 0-09 - 3-10 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
M Dennehy 0-5, D McEvoy 0-2, G Kilgallon 0-1, J Higgins 0-1. C Doherty 1-3, N O'Leary 1-0, P Donoghue 1-0, A O'Shea 0-2, S O'Shea 0-2, M Buckley 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Beale v Laune Rangers
28 July 1990 Quarter-final Beale 1-15 - 1-09 Laune Rangers Ballybunion Grounds
E Liston 0-6, J Costello 1-1, S Liston 0-3, O Moran 0-3, G Costello 0-2. P McKenna 1-3, B O'Sullivan 0-3, T Johnstone 0-1, T Fleming 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.
Feale Rangers v West Kerry
29 July 1990 Quarter-final Feale Rangers 1-09 - 2-06 West Kerry Moyvan Grounds
P Mulvihill 1-0, T Mulvihill 0-3, P Sweeney 0-3, J Mulvihill 0-2, S Carrig 0-1. J Hannafin 1-3, M Moriarty 1-1, F Ashe 0-1, C Geaney 0-1.
St. Kieran's v Mid Kerry
29 July 1990 Quarter-final St. Kieran's 0-09 - 2-07 Mid Kerry Brosna Grounds
S McElligott 0-3, T Brosnan 0-3, E Walsh 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1, F Casey 0-1. S Burke 1-1, W Maher 0-4, T Evans 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2.
Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks
29 July 1990 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 0-09 - 0-12 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
G O'Shea 0-3, P O'Shea 0-2, A O'Shea 0-2, M Buckley 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1. P Laide 0-4, E Moynihan 0-2, L Kerins 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, M McKivergan 0-1, D Aherne 0-1.
West Kerry v Feale Rangers
5 August 1990 Quarter-final replay West Kerry 4-11 - 2-10 Feale Rangers Páirc an Aghasaigh
M Moriarty 1-3, T Óg O'Brien 1-3, C Geaney 1-1, D Higgins 1-0, J Hannafin 0-3, M O'Connor 0-1. J Mulvihill 1-1, T Mulvihill 1-1, M O'Connor 0-4, J O'Connell 0-4.

Semi-finals

Mid Kerry v Beale
19 August 1990 Semi-final Mid Kerry 1-13 - 0-10 Beale FitzGerald Stadium
W Maher 0-6, G Doyle 1-0, C O'Shea 0-3, T Evans 0-1, T Hayes 0-1, S Counihan 0-1, B Breen 0-1. O Moran 0-5, G Costello 0-1, K Boyle 0-1, P Guerin 0-1, E Liston 0-1, L Guerin 0-1.
West Kerry v Austin Stacks
19 August 1990 Semi-final West Kerry 3-03 - 1-09 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
M Moriarty 2-0, S Geaney 1-0, C Geaney 0-1, D Higgins 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1. P Laide 1-1, J Fitzmaurice 0-2, L Kerins 0-2, M McKivergan 0-2, E Moynihan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.
West Kerry v Austin Stacks
9 September 1990 Semi-final replay West Kerry 1-15 - 1-14 Austin Stacks FitzGerald Stadium
S Geaney 1-4, T Connor 0-3, J Hannafin 0-3, T Falvey 0-2, M Moriarty 0-2, D Higgins 0-1. P Laide 0-6, M McKivergan 1-1, E Moynihan 0-2, L Kerins 0-2, D Aherne 0-2, M Lynch 0-1.

Final

West Kerry v Mid Kerry
23 September 1990 Final West Kerry 4-09 - 0-07 Mid Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
M Moriarty 2-2, D Farrell 1-2, B O'Driscoll 1-1, S Geaney 0-3, J Hannafin 0-1. W Maher 0-3, T Evans 0-2, S Burke 0-1, R Joy 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Murt Moriarty West Kerry 6-08 26 6 4.33
2 Seán Geaney West Kerry 3-09 18 6 3.00
Willie Maher Mid Kerry 0-18 18 4 4.50
4 Pa Laide Austin Stacks 1-14 17 4 4.25
5 James Hannafin West Kerry 1-13 16 6 2.66
6 Martin Dennehy John Mitchels 0-15 15 3 5.00
7 Eoin Moynihan Austin Stacks 1-11 14 4 3.50
8 Joe Shannon Laune Rangers 0-11 11 2 5.50
Ogie Moran Beale 0-11 11 3 3.66
10 Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 1-07 10 4 2.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Shannon Laune Rangers 0-11 11 St. Brendan's
2 Eoin Moynihan Austin Stacks 1-06 9 Kenmare
3 Murt Moriarty West Kerry 2-02 8 Mid Kerry
4 Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 1-04 7 Kenmare
Seán Geaney West Kerry 1-04 7 Austin Stacks
6 Murt Moriarty West Kerry 2-00 6 Austin Stacks
7 Connie Doherty Dr. Crokes 1-03 6 John Mitchels
Pat McKenna Laune Rangers 1-03 6 Beale
James Hannafin West Kerry 1-03 6 Feale Rangers
Murt Moriarty West Kerry 1-03 6 Feale Rangers
Tom Óg O'Brien West Kerry 1-03 6 Feale Rangers
Seán McElligott St. Kieran's 0-06 6 Kerins O'Rahilly's
Paschal Sweeney Feale Rangers 0-06 6 South Kerry
Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 0-06 6 Feale Rangers
Eoin Liston Beale 0-06 6 Laune Rangers
Willie Maher Mid Kerry 0-06 6 Beale
Pa Laide Austin Stacks 0-06 6 West Kerry

References

  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Fear factor fires Dr Crokes". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "1990". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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