1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	21 June - 5 October 1986
Teams	19
Champions	Austin Stacks (10th title) Michael Counihan (captain) Paul Lucey (manager)
Runners-up	Killarney John Cahill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	28 (1.33 per match)
Points scored	366 (17.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mikey Sheehy (2-27)
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The 1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1]

West Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Killarney in the second round.[2]

The final was played on 5 October 1986 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Austin Stacks and Killarney, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-11 to 1-07 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[3]

Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 2-27.

Results

First round

Castleisland Desmonds v St. Brendan's

21 June 1986 First round	Castleisland Desmonds	0-20 - 0-04	St. Brendan's	Ardfert Grounds
	W O'Connor 0-5, J Lordan 0-3, C Kearney 0-3, D Lyne 0-3, D Hanafin 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, D Buckley 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Gneeveguilla

22 June 1986 First round	Dr. Crokes	0-13 - 0-04	Gneeveguilla	FitzGerald Stadium
	S O'Shea 0-4, P O'Shea 0-3, P Fleming 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, M O'Grady 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.		S Óg O'Leary 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Castleisland Rangers

22 June 1986 First round	Feale Rangers	1-08 - 1-07	Castleisland Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	D Kennelly 0-7, T O'Connell 1-0, J Buckley 0-1.		K Lane 0-5, M Galwey 1-0, P Scanlon 0-2.

Second round

Austin Stacks v South Kerry

21 June 1986 Second round	Austin Stacks	0-10 - 0-10	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 0-6, E Moynihan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1.		G O'Driscoll 0-4, P O'Connor 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers

22 June 1986 Second round	Mid Kerry	2-07 - 0-09	Shannon Rangers	Páirc de Búrca
	J O'Sullivan 1-1, T Evans 1-0, W Maher 0-3, J Foley 0-2, M Moriarty 0-1.		J Walsh 0-5, T Walsh 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, S Stack 0-1.

Castleisland Desmonds v Gweestin Rangers

12 July 1986 Second round	Castleisland Desmonds	4-15 - 0-04	Gweestin Rangers	Castleisland Grounds
	P Horan 2-0, C Kearney 0-6, W O'Connor 1-2, J Lordan 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Hanafin 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, T Leen 0-1.		M Allen 0-2, J Doolan 0-1, B O'Donoghue 0-1.

Austin Stacks v South Kerry

13 July 1986 Second round replay	Austin Stacks	0-10 - 0-07	South Kerry	Con Keating Park
	M Sheehy 0-6, G Power 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, E Moynihan 0-1.		S Fitzgerald 0-3, P O'Connor 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1.

Killarney v West Kerry

13 July 1986 Second round	Killarney	1-11 - 0-11	West Kerry	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D O'Donoghue 0-5, M McAuliffe 0-5, E Mulrooney 1-1.		K Maunsell 0-7, J Doyle 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-1, T Sayers 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Beale

13 July 1986 Second round	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-09 - 0-10	Beale	Austin Stack Park
	M Griffin 0-5, JT O'Sullivan 1-0, P Hoare 0-2, D Keane 0-1, T Hoare 0-1.		E Liston 0-3, D Moran 0-3, J Costello 0-3, S Linnane 0-1.

Kenmare v John Mitchels

13 July 1986 Second round	Kenmare	1-09 - 0-08	John Mitchels	Austin Stack Park
	E McCarthy 0-4, T Spillane 1-0, T Harrington 0-2, M Spillane 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Dennehy 0-3, T O'Dowd 0-3, P Whyte 0-1, J Sheehy 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Laune Rangers

13 July 1986 Second round	Dr. Crokes	0-08 - 0-06	Laune Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	P O'Shea 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, P Fleming 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, M Grady 0-1.		J Shannon 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, T Johnson 0-1, T Fleming 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Clann na Gael

13 July 1986 Second round	Feale Rangers	1-08 - 2-05	Clann na Gael	Moyvane Grounds
	D Kennelly 0-5, D Mulvihill 1-1, JJ McElligott 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.		G O'Donoghue 1-3, C Lenihan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Clann na Gael

26 July 1986 Second round replay	Feale Rangers	0-06 - 1-01	Clann na Gael	Moyvane Grounds
	J Mulvihill 0-2, T O'Connell 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1, JJ McElligott 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 1-1.

Quarter-finals

Austin Stacks v Kerins O'Rahilly's

26 July 1986 Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	0-09 - 0-06	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 0-4, L Kerins 0-2, E Moynihan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		P Hoare 0-3, J Sheehy 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

Killarney v Castleisland Desmonds

27 July 1986 Quarter-final	Killarney	0-11 - 1-06	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	M McAuliffe 0-4, E Mulrooney 0-3, A McAuliffe 0-2, J Cahill 0-1, S Cronin 0-1.		P Horan 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, D Hanafin 0-2, C Kearney 0-1, D Lyne 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Kenmare

27 July 1986 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	3-11 - 0-11	Kenmare	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Shea 2-1, C Murphy 1-3, S O'Shea 0-3, N O'Leary 0-2, J Clifford 0-1, J Galvin 0-1.		P Spillane 0-5, E McCarthy 0-3, M Spillane 0-2, J Sullivan-Morgan 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Feale Rangers

2 August 1986 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-11 - 0-11	Feale Rangers	Páirc de Búrca
	W Maher 2-5, J O'Sullivan 0-2, M Heffernan 0-2, T Evans 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Kennelly 0-5, T O'Connell 0-2, J Wrenn 0-2, T Mulvihill 0-1, JP O'Connell 0-1.

Semi-finals

Austin Stacks v Mid Kerry

10 August 1986 Semi-final	Austin Stacks	2-17 - 2-07	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	M Sheehy 1-7, G Power 1-2, JL McElligott 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, E Moynihan 0-2, L Kerins 0-1.		W Maher 0-4, F Courtney 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, D Hartnett 0-1, T Evans 0-1, M Heffernan 0-1.

Killarney v Dr. Crokes

10 August 1986 Semi-final	Killarney	0-07 - 0-07	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	M McAuliffe 0-4, M Cronin 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1.		P O'Shea 0-3, S O'Shea 0-2, M Buckley 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1.

Killarney v Dr. Crokes

31 August 1986 Semi-final replay	Killarney	0-10 - 1-04	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	M McAuliffe 0-5, M Cronin 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, T Regan 0-1.		C Murphy 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1.

Final

Austin Stacks v Killarney

5 October 1986 Final	Austin Stacks	1-11 - 1-07	Killarney	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 1-4, JL McElligott 0-3, G Power 0-2, E Moynihan 0-2.		M McAuliffe 0-5, S Kelliher 1-0, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: D O'Sullivan (Currow)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	2-27	33	5	6.60
2	Mike McAuliffe	Killarney	0-23	23	5	4.60
3	Willie Maher	Mid Kerry	2-12	18	3	6.00
	Denis Kennelly	Feale Rangers	0-18	18	4	4.50
5	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	2-11	17	5	3.40

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Willie Maher	Mid Kerry	2-05	11	Feale Rangers
2	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	1-07	10	Mid Kerry
3	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	2-01	7	Kenmare
	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	1-04	7	Killarney
	Denis Kennelly	Feale Rangers	0-07	7	Castleisland Rangers
	Kevin Maunsell	West Kerry	0-07	7	Killarney
7	Philip Horan	Castleisland Desmonds	2-00	6	Gweestin Rangers
	John O'Donoghue	Clann na Gael	1-03	6	Feale Rangers
	Connie Murphy	Dr. Crokes	1-03	6	Kenmare
	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	0-06	6	South Kerry
	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	0-06	6	South Kerry
	Christy Kearney	Castleisland Desmonds	0-06	6	Gweestin Rangers

Miscellaneous

• Austin Stacks win their first title since 1979.
• Austin Stacks move level with John Mitchels at the top of the Roll of Honor with 10 titles.

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "Lios Póil and West Kerry say goodbye to legendary manager Eugene Devane". The Kerryman. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "1986 Remembered". Austin Stacks GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.