1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates1 July - 23 October 1994
Teams20
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions Austin Stacks (11th title)
Pat Slattery (captain)
Paukl Lucey (manager)
Runners-up Dr. Crokes
Noel O'Leary (captain)
Michael O'Grady (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored49 (2.23 per match)
Points scored430 (19.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Darren Aherne (1-22)
← 1993 (Previous) (Next) 1995 →

The 1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 94th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 1 July to 23 October 1994.

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

The final was played on 23 October 1994 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Austin Stacks and Dr. Crokes, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 0-12 to 1-05 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in eight years.[3][4]

Darren Aherne was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.

Results

Preliminary round

1 July 1994 Preliminary round Castleisland Desmonds 1-05 - 0-07 Killarney Castleisland Grounds
M Casey 1-0, WD O'Connor 0-2, J Lordan 0-1, T Prendeville 0-1, M Downey 0-1. J Doyle 0-3, A Morris 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.
2 July 1994 Preliminary round East Kerry 2-14 - 1-07 Killarney Legion Glenflesk Grounds
Paud O'Donoghue 1-7, Pat O'Donoghue 1-0, S Moynihan 0-3, J Crowley 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, J MUrphy 0-1. S Culloty 1-4, C O'Grady 0-3.
3 July 1994 Preliminary round John Mitchels 1-11 - 2-05 Shannon Rangers Austin Stack Park
F O'Bren 0-8, E Kelliher 1-1, K O'Brien 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. K Culhane 1-0, S Carrig 1-0, E Hennessy 0-3, D O'Connor 0-1, L Flaherty 0-1.
3 July 1994 Preliminary round South Kerry 0-13 - 1-10 St. Brendan's Con Keating Park
M Fitgerald 0-7, K O'Dwyer 0-3, M Keating 0-1, R Quigley 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1. S Murphy 0-7, P Slattery 1-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1.
28 July 1994 Preliminary round replay St. Brendan's 0-06 - 1-08 South Kerry Ardfert Grounds
Kirby 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1. J O'Shea 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-3, K O'Dwyer 0-2, P Keane 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1.

Round 1

2 July 1994 Round 1 Feale Rangers 0-10 - 0-10 Annascaul Moyvane Grounds
M Mulvihill 0-3, E Bowler 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, G Stack 0-1, A Walsh 0-1, E Breen 0-1. B Driscoll 0-4, G Farrell 0-2, Seán Farrell 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-1, G Williams 0-1.
3 July 1994 Round 1 Austin Stacks 6-22 - 2-02 Beale Austin Stack Park
D Aherne 1-8, D McEvoy 2-3, G Lynch 2-3, E Moynihan 0-6, D Sayers 1-0, P Laide 0-1, M McKivergan 0-1. B Scanlon 1-1, J Farrell 1-0, M Foley 0-1.
3 July 1994 Round 1 St. Kieran's 0-07 - 2-12 West Kerry Ballymacelligott Grounds
S McElligott 0-4, C Fleming 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1, K Scanlon 0-1. C O'Donnell 1-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, J Dorgan 1-0, S Geaney 0-3, J Wieboldt 0-1, F Ashe 0-1.
8 July 1994 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 1-03 - 0-17 Laune Rangers Castleisland Grounds
T Prendeville 1-0, M Downey 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1. T Fleming 0-5, B O'Sullivan 0-3, G Murphy 0-3, C Kearney 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, P Prendeville 0-1.
10 July 1994 Round 1 Mid Kerry 0-09 - 2-12 Dr. Crokes Páirc de Búrca
W Maher 0-2, L Kelliher 0-2, S Barton 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1, G O'Shea 1-4, C Murphy 1-1, P O'Shea 0-3, R Neher 0-2, B Clarke 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1.
29 July 1994 Round 1 John Mitchels 3-13 - 1-04 Gneeveguilla Austin Stack Park
F O'Brien 2-7, E O'Callaghan 1-0, J Hegarty 0-3, G Kilgannon 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. G Looney 1-0, M Finnegan 0-2, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.
30 July 1994 Round 1 replay Annascaul 0-17 - 2-09 Feale Rangers Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
T Doyle 0-9, G Farrell 0-5, B Driscoll 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1. E Bowler 1-1, M Mulvihill 1-1, G Stack 0-2, P Sweeney 0-1, D Fitzmaurice 0-1, S Stack 0-1, J Dillon 0-1, P Buckley 0-1.
31 July 1994 Round 1 East Kerry 1-13 - 1-09 Kenmare Glenflesk Grounds
Paud O'Donoghue 1-5, J Crowley 0-3, Pat O'Donoghue 0-2, D Daly 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1. T Óg O'Brien 0-4, T Harrington 1-0, T Spillane 0-2, P Spillane 0-1, C McSwiney 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.
31 July 1994 Round 1 Kerins O'Rahilly's 1-03 - 0-08 South Kerry Austin Stack Park
J O'Dowd 1-0, G O'Brien 0-2, M O'Carroll 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1, P Keane 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1.

Quarter-finals

29 July 1994 Quarter-final Austin Stacks 1-10 - 2-05 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
J Barry 1-0, O Moynihan 0-3, D Aherne 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, M McKivergan 0-1, P Laide 0-1. C O'Donnell 1-2, S Geaney 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, J Wieboldt 0-1.
19 August 1994 Quarter-final Dr. Crokes 1-17 - 0-08 John Mitchels FitzGerald Stadium
G O'Shea 0-5, P O'Shea 0-4, R Neher 1-0, B Clarke 0-3, S O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, B Hennigan 0-1, M Cooper 0-1, D Cooper 0-1. F O'Brien 0-6, E Kelliher 0-1, J Higgins 0-1.
20 August 1994 Quarter-final Annascaul 1-12 - 2-10 East Kerry Austin Stack Park
T McCarthy 1-0, T Doyle 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, B Doyle 0-2, G Williams 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-1. G O'Sullivan 2-0, Paud O'Donoghue 0-4, J Crowley 0-3, D Moynihan 0-1, Pat O'Donoghue 0-1, D Daly 0-1.
21 August 1994 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 4-16 - 1-10 South Kerry Austin Stack Park
T Byrne 1-1, G Murphy 0-4, J O'Shea 1-0, C Kearney 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, B Griffin 0-3, T Fleming 0-3, P McKenna 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. J O'Shea 1-3, C O'Dwyer 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

4 September 1994 Semi-final Dr. Crokes 2-08 - 0-10 Laune Rangers Austin Stack Park
P O'Shea 1-2, R Neher 1-0, G O'Shea 0-2, B Clarke 0-1, V Casey 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, C Murphy 0-1. T Fleming 0-3, J Shannon 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.
25 September 1994 Semi-final Austin Stacks 2-07 - 1-08 East Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
D McEvoy 1-3, M McKivergan 1-0, D Sayers 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, J Barry 0-1, P Laide 0-1. J Crowley 1-3, Pat O'Donoghue 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, Paud O'Donoghue 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D Dineen 0-1.

Final

9 October 1994 Final Austin Stacks 0-13 - 0-13 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
O Moynihan 0-4, D Ahern 0-3, P Laide 0-2, D McEvoy 0-2, G Lynch 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1. P O'Shea 0-4, B Clarke 0-3, G O'Shea 0-2, R Neher 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, B Hennigan 0-1.
23 October 1994 Final replay Austin Stacks 0-12 - 1-05 Dr. Crokes Austin Stack Park
D Ahern 0-7, D McEvoy 0-3, O Moynihan 0-1, P Laide 0-1. C Murphy 1-0, G O'Shea 0-3, B Clarke 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 1-22 25 5 5.00
2 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 2-17 23 4 5.75
3 Donal McEvoy Austin Stacks 3-12 21 5 4.20
4 Fergal O'Brien John Mitchels 2-13 19 2 9.50
5 Ger O'Shea Dr. Crokes 1-16 19 5 3.80
6 Pat O'Shea Dr. Crokes 1-14 17 5 3.40
7 John Crowley East Kerry 1-11 14 4 3.50
Owen Moynihan Austin Stacks 0-14 14 5 2.80
9 Tommy Doyle Annascaul 0-12 12 4 6.00
10 James O'Shea South Kerry 2-05 11 4 2.75
Conor O'Donnell West Kerry 2-05 11 2 5.50
Timmy Fleming Laune Rangers 0-11 11 3 3.66
Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 0-11 11 4 2.75
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Fergal O'Brien John Mitchels 2-07 13 Gneeveguilla
2 Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 1-08 11 Beale
3 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-07 10 Killarney Legion
4 Donal McEvoy Austin Stacks 2-03 9 Beale
Gerry Lynch Austin Stacks 2-03 9 Beale
Tommy Doyle Annascaul 0-09 9 Feale Rangers
7 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-05 8 Kenmare
Fergal O'Brien John Mitchels 0-08 8 Shannon Rangers
9 Seán Culloty Killarney Legion 1-04 7 East Kerry
Ger O'Shea Dr. Crokes 1-04 7 Mid Kerry
Maurice Fitzgerald South Kerry 0-07 7 St. Brendan's
Séamus Murphy St. Brendan's 0-07 7 South Kerry
Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 0-07 7 Dr. Crokes

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "1993". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "25 Years On – We Remember the team of 1994". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94". The Kerryman. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.