1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	29 June - 22 September 1991
Teams	18
Sponsor	Allied 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 played	19
Goals scored	34 (1.79 per match)
Points scored	354 (18.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ger O'Shea (0-22)
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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.

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

Prelininary round

Gneeveguilla v Laune Rangers

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.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Feale Rangers

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

St. Brendan's v Castleisland Desmonds

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.

East Kerry v Beale

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.

John Mitchels v Kenmare

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.

Castleisland Desmonds v St. Brendan's

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.

Austin Stacks v Killarney

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.

St. Kieran's v Laune Rangers

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.

Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers

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.

West Kerry v Dr. Crokes

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.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v South Kerry

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.

Dr. Crokes v West Kerry

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

South Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds

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.

St. Kieran's v Mid Kerry

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.

John Mitchels v Austin Stacks

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.

Dr. Crokes v East Kerry

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

Dr. Crokes v John Mitchels

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.

Castleisland Desmonds v St. Kieran's

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

Dr. Crokes v Castleisland Desmonds

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

Top scorers

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

• Dr. Crokes won the title for the first time in 77 years.
• Castleisland Desmonds qualified for the final for the first time.

References

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.