1992 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1992 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	27 June - 27 September 1992
Teams	18
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Mid Kerry (3rd title) Seán Burke (captain) John P. O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up	St. Brendan's Christy Walsh (captain) Maurice Leahy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	34 (2 per match)
Points scored	323 (19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Séamus Murphy (1-23)
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The 1992 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. ^[1] The championship ran from 27 June to 27 September 1992.

Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Brendan's in the semi-finals. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 27 September 1992 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Mid Kerry and St. Brendan's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Mid Kerry won the match by 3–9 to 1–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 21 years. ^{[4] [5]}

Séamus Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.

Results

Preliminary round

Castleisland Desmonds v John Mitchels

27 June 1992Preliminary round	Castleisland Desmonds	0-12 - 0-06	John Mitchels	Castleisland Grounds
	M Downey 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, D Browne 0-2, T Roche 0-1, D Hanifin 0-1, J Lordan 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, T Sullivan 0-1.		F O'Brien 0-3, J Roche 0-1, J Dowd 0-1, JJ Sheehy 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Kenmare

28 June 1992Preliminary round	Austin Stacks	1-10 - 1-02	Kenmare	Austin Stack Park
	L Kearns 1-0, D Aherne 0-3, E Moynihan 0-2, P Laide 0-1, J Smith 0-1, J Barry 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1.		L Lynch 1-0, T Clifford 0-1, M Crowley 0-1.

Round 1

Gneeveguilla v Shannon Rangers

27 June 1992Round 1	Gneeveguilla	1-07 - 0-09	Shannon Rangers	Gneeveguilla Grounds
	M Finnegan 1-3, G Looney 0-1, M Doyle 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, N O'Donovan 0-1.		J Kennedy 0-7, J Foley 0-1, TJ O'Connor 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v St. Kieran's

28 June 1992Round 1	Dr. Crokes	2-12 - 1-11	St. Kieran's	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Cooper 1-3, P O'Shea 0-5, C Doherty 1-1, C Murphy 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1.		T Brosnan 1-4, S McElligott 0-3, DD O'Rahilly 0-2, K Scanlon 0-1, F Casey 0-1.

South Kerry v Mid Kerry

28 June 1992Round 1	South Kerry	1-07 - 2-11	Mid Kerry	Con Keating Park
	K Burns 1-0, P Keane 0-2, P Curran 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, M Galvin 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		W Maher 1-2, G McGrath 1-0, S Burke 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, T Evans 0-2, L Kelliher 0-1, M Dennehy 0-1, J Courtney 0-1.

West Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

28 June 1992Round 1	West Kerry	0-11 - 0-10	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	S Geaney 0-5, W Lynch 0-3, J Doyle 0-2, C Geaney 0-1.		M O'Carroll 0-5, T Kennedy 0-2, M Nix 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1.

Killarney v Castleisland Desmonds

4 July 1992Round 1	Killarney	0-11 - 0-15	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	C O'Grady 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, J Keane 0-1, M McAuliffe 0-1.		C Kearney 0-6, J Lordan 0-2, M Downey 0-2, D Hanifin 0-1, D Browne 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, T Roche 0-1, WD O'Connor 0-1.

Beale v St. Brendan's

4 July 1992Round 1	Beale	1-07 - 1-11	St. Brendan's	Ballybunion Grounds
	F Stack 0-5, G Costelloe 1-0, M Purtill 0-1, P Guerin 0-1.		S Murphy 0-6, J Hegarty 1-2, B Clifford 0-1, C Walshe 0-1, E Ryle 0-1.

East Kerry v Austin Stacks

5 July 1992Round 1	East Kerry	1-10 - 1-06	Austin Stacks	Kilcummin Grounds
	Paud O'Donoghue 1-5, D Guerin 0-1, E Bowler 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, Pat O'Donoghue 0-1.		B O'Sullivan 1-1, D Aherne 0-2, L Kearns 0-1, J Barry 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Laune Rangers

5 July 1992Round 1	Feale Rangers	1-07 - 0-06	Laune Rangers	Moyvan Grounds
	E Bowler 1-0, T O'Connell 0-3, M Kennelly 0-3, G Stack 0-1.		T Fleming 0-2, P Griffin 0-1, P McKenna 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St. Brendan's v Castleisland Desmonds

25 July 1992Quarter-final	St. Brendan's	2-11 - 1-06	Castleisland Desmonds	Austin Stack Park
	S Murphy 1-7, P O'Driscoll 1-0, J Hegarty 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, B Clifford 0-1.		D Hannafin 1-0, M Downey 0-3, J Lordan 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, WD O'Connor 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Gneeveguilla

26 July 1992Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-09 - 0-12	Gneeveguilla	FitzGerald Stadium
	T Evans 2-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, W Maher 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-2, L Kelleher 0-1, G Doyle 0-1, S Counihan 0-1.		M Finnegan 0-4, A O'Donovan 0-3, A Looney 0-3, M Doyle 0-1, G Looney 0-1.

East Kerry v Feale Rangers

26 July 1992Quarter-final	East Kerry	2-09 - 0-10	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Donoghue 1-5, J O'Sullivan 1-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, D Guerin 0-1, E Bowler 0-1.		J O'Connell 0-2, M Kennelly 0-2, E Bowler 0-2, J Stack 0-1, S Stack 0-1, M Kennelly (Moyvane) 0-1, S Carrig 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v West Kerry

26 July 1992Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	2-09 - 0-12	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Shea 0-5, R Neher 1-0, G O'Shea 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, V Casey 0-1.		S Geaney 0-3, F Ashe 0-2, W Lynch 0-2, C Geaney 0-2, T Doyle 0-1, M Moriarty 0-1, G Farrell 0-1.

Semi-finals

Mid Kerry v East Kerry

22 August 1992Semi-final	Mid Kerry	3-10 - 1-07	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	S Burke 2-1, G O'Connor 1-0, W Maher 0-3, L Kelliher 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Evans 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, Daly 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 1-2, S Moynihan 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, E Bowler 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

St. Brendan's v Dr. Crokes

23 August 1982Semi-final	St. Brendan's	1-11 - 2-07	Dr. Crokes	Austin Stack Park
	C Walsh 1-1, S Murphy 0-4, J Hegarty 0-3, C Kearney 0-1, B Clifford 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.		P O'Shea 1-1, V Casey 1-1, R Neher 0-2, G O'Shea 0-2, D Cooper 0-1.

Final

Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's

27 September 1992Final	Mid Kerry	3-09 - 1-10	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	W Maher 0-5, G McGrath 1-0, C O'Sullivan 1-0, B Breen 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, L Kelliher 0-1, J Daly 0-1.		S Murphy 0-6, T O'Connell 1-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1, B McElligott 0-1, C Walsh 0-1.	Referee: R Williams (Dingle)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Séamus Murphy	St. Brendan's	1-23	26	4	6.50
2	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	3-12	21	3	7.00
3	Willie Maher	East Kerry	1-12	15	4	3.75
4	Pat O'Shea	East Kerry	1-11	14	4	3.50
5	Mike Finnegan	Gneeveguilla	1-07	10	2	5.00
6	Seán Burke	Mid Kerry	2-03	9	4	2.25
	Tommy Evans	Mid Kerry	2-03	9	4	2.25
	John Hegarty	St. Brendan's	1-06	9	4	2.25
9	Seán Geaney	West Kerry	0-08	8	2	4.00
	Christy Kearney	Desmonds	0-08	8	3	2.66
	Martin Downey	Desmonds	0-08	8	3	2.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Séamus Murphy	St. Brendan's	1-07	10	Desmonds
2	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	1-05	8	Austin Stacks
	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	1-05	8	Feale Rangers
4	Seán Burke	Mid Kerry	2-01	7	East Kerry
	Timmy Brosnan	St. Kieran's	1-04	7	Dr. Crokes
	John Kennedy	Shannon Rangers	0-07	7	Gneeveguilla
6	Tommy Evans	Mid Kerry	2-00	6	Gneeveguilla
	Mike Finnegan	Gneeveguilla	1-03	6	Shannon Rangers
	Danny Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-03	6	St. Kieran's
	Christy Kearney	Desmonds	0-06	6	Killarney
	Séamus Murphy	St. Brendan's	0-06	6	Beale
	Séamus Murphy	St. Brendan's	0-06	6	Mid Kerry

Miscellaneous

• Mid Kerry won the title for the first time in 21 years.
• St. Brendan's qualified for the final for the first time.

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "Connie bids farewell to the force". Killarney Today. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
3. "Dr Crokes team in the picture for 25th anniversary reunion". Killarney Advertiser. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. "Stacks to end St Brendans voyage and rock on to first SFC final since 2014". The Kerryman. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. "1992". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.