1990 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1990 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	6 July - 23 September 1990
Teams	18
Sponsor	Allied 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 played	20
Goals scored	44 (2.2 per match)
Points scored	399 (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 1990Preliminary 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 1990Preliminary 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990First 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 1990Quarter-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 1990Quarter-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 1990Quarter-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 1990Quarter-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 1990Quarter-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 1990Semi-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 1990Semi-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 1990Semi-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 1990Final	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.