1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	1 July - 23 October 1994
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied 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 played	22
Goals scored	49 (2.23 per match)
Points scored	430 (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

Castleisland Desmonds v Killarney

1 July 1994Preliminary 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.

East Kerry v Killarney Legion

2 July 1994Preliminary 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.

John Mitchels v Shannon Rangers

3 July 1994Preliminary 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.

South Kerry v St. Brendan's

3 July 1994Preliminary 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.

St. Brendan's v South Kerry

28 July 1994Preliminary 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

Feale Rangers v Annascaul

2 July 1994Round 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.

Austin Stacks v Beale

3 July 1994Round 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.

St. Kieran's v West Kerry

3 July 1994Round 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.

Castleisland Desmonds v Laune Rangers

8 July 1994Round 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.

Mid Kerry v Dr. Crokes

10 July 1994Round 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.

John Mitchels v Gneeveguilla

29 July 1994Round 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.

Annascaul v Feale Rangers

30 July 1994Round 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.

East Kerry v Kenmare

31 July 1994Round 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.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v South Kerry

31 July 1994Round 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

Austin Stacks v West Kerry

29 July 1994Quarter-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.

Dr. Crokes v John Mitchels

19 August 1994Quarter-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.

Annascaul v East Kerry

20 August 1994Quarter-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.

Laune Rangers v South Kerry

21 August 1994Quarter-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

Dr. Crokes v Laune Rangers

4 September 1994Semi-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.

Austin Stacks v East Kerry

25 September 1994Semi-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

Austin Stacks v Dr. Crokes

9 October 1994Final	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.

Austin Stacks v Dr. Crokes

23 October 1994Final 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

• Austin Stacks won a first title in eight years.
• Austin Stacks moved to the top of the roll of honor with 11 titles.
• Austin Stacks and Dr Crokes face each other in the final for the first time.
• The final goes to a re-play for the first time since 1987.

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.