1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	13 June - 24 October 1999
Teams	18
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	East Kerry (7th title) John Crowley (captain)
Runners-up	Feale Rangers Eamon Breen (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	31 (1.72 per match)
Points scored	364 (20.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tadhg Kennelly (2-17)
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The 1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 99th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. ^[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 20 April 1999. The championship ran from 13 June to 24 October 1999.

East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title. ^{[2] [3] [4]} An Ghaeltacht made their first ever appearance in the championship. ^[5]

The final was played on 24 October 1999 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Feale Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 0-10 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a third title in succession. ^{[6] [7]}

Feale Rangers' Tadhg Kennelly was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Results

Preliminary round

Kenmare v Dr Crokes

13 June 1999Preliminary round	Kenmare	1-06 - 1-13	Dr Crokes	Fr. Breen Park
	J O'Sullivan 1-0, B O'Neill 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, J Moriarty 0-1, K Moriarty 0-1.		R Neher 0-6, P O'Shea 1-0, D Moloney 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, J Fleming 0-2.

John Mitchels v Mid Kerry

13 June 1999Preliminary round	John Mitchels	1-06 - 1-10	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	F O'Brien 1-2, E Kelliher 0-2, A Moynihan 0-1, P Locke 0-1.		K Foley 1-3, I Twiss 0-4, J Daly 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

Round 1

Shannon Rangers v Laune Rangers

25 June 1999Round 1	Shannon Rangers	1-05 - 2-13	Laune Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	B Bambury 1-1, E Hennessy 0-2, C Lyons 0-1, E O'Connell 0-1.		P Griffin 1-3, P O'Sullivan 0-5, L Hassett 1-1, MF Russell 0-3, M Hassett 0-1.

St. Brendan's v Killarney Legion

26 June 1999Round 1	St. Brendan's	1-08 - 0-08	Killarney Legion	Ardfert Grounds
	G McGillyciddy 1-0, C O'Grady 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, MB O'Donoghue 0-1, S Culloty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1, J Culloty 0-1.		G Hussey 0-2, R Barrett 0-2, O O'Connor 0-1, J Enright 0-1, E Ryle 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Austin Stacks

27 June 1999Round 1	Feale Rangers	3-06 - 1-09	Austin Stacks	Frank Sheehy Park
	T Kennelly 1-1, J Mulvihill 1-0, A Doran 1-0, N Kennelly 0-3, B Scanlon 0-1, M Kearney 0-1.		M Collins 1-0, M Hogan 0-2, B Sheehan 0-2, D Long 0-2, P Laide 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1.

Castleisland Dersmonds v Kilcummin

2 July 1999Round 1	Castleisland Dersmonds	2-10 - 1-08	Kilcummin	Castleisland Grounds
	K Lynch 0-6, D Buckley 1-1, K O'Sullivan 1-0, B McMahon 0-1, S Curtin 0-1, N Dillon 0-1.		E O'Donoghue 1-1, DJ Fleming 0-3, W Maher 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, T Brosnan 0-1.

Dr Crokes v West Kerry

4 July 1999Round 1	Dr Crokes	0-09 - 0-06	West Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Shea 0-3, B Clarke 0-2, N O'Leary 0-2, M Cooper 0-1, V Casey 0-1.		B Hannafin 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, M Moriarty 0-1, T Griffin 0-1.

St Kierans v Kerins O'Rahilly's

30 July 1999Round 1	St Kierans	0-15 - 0-09	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Scrataglin Grounds
	J McGlynn 0-6, S McElligott 0-3, P Dennehy 0-2, DD O'Rahilly 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, EJ O'Donoghue 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.		D Quill 0-4, V Murphy 0-3, O Molloy 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.

East Kerry v Mid Kerry

1 August 1999Round 1	East Kerry	1-13 - 0-10	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	S Flynn 1-1, J Crowley 0-4, D Daly 0-3, S Óg O'Leary 0-2, G Murphy 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1.		I Twiss 0-4, I O'Shea 0-2, M Burke 0-1, V O'Donoghue 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.

South Kerry v An Ghaeltacht

1 August 1999Round 1	South Kerry	0-15 - 1-12	An Ghaeltacht	Waterville Grounds
	M Fitzgerald 0-5, B O'Connor 0-3, J Clifford 0-2, J Quirke 0-1, S Hussey 0-1, JD O'Shea 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, K Burns 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 1-5, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-2, T Ó Conchúir 0-2.

An Ghaeltacht v South Kerry

21 August 1999Round 1 replay	An Ghaeltacht	1-13 - 1-08	South Kerry	Gallarus Grounds
	D Ó Cinnéide 1-5, R Mac Gearailt 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1.		B O'Shea 1-1, J Shanahan 0-2, D O'Dwyer 0-2, K Burns 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Feale Rangers v Killarney Legion

22 August 1999Quarter-final	Feale Rangers	2-22 - 0-07	Killarney Legion	Castleisland Grounds
	T Kennelly 1-10, P Galvin 1-2, B Scanlon 0-3, J Corridan 0-2, E Galvin 0-2, S Stack 0-1, E Breen 0-1, A Doran 0-1.		D Culloty 0-5, C O'Grady 0-1, J McGillicuddy 0-1.

Dr Crokes v Castleisland Desmonds

27 August 1999Quarter-final	Dr Crokes	1-10 - 0-10	Castleisland Desmonds	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Shea 1-3, B Clarke 0-3, R Neher 0-2, E Brosnan 0-1, V Casey 0-1.		J Brennan 0-5, S Curtin 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, B McMahon 0-1, T Broderick 0-1.

Laune Rangers v St. Kieran's

4 September 1999Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	2-16 - 0-10	St. Kieran's	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Gannon 1-1, P Griffin 0-4, B O'Shea 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-3, MF Russell 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, M Hassett 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.		J McGlynn 0-2, DD O'Rahilly 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-2, S McElligott 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.

East Kerry v An Ghaeltacht

5 September 1999Quarter-final	East Kerry	3-12 - 0-08	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	J Crowley 2-5, J Murphy 1-3, L Murphy 0-3, S Moynihan 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, T Ó Conchúir 0-2, C Ó Dubhda 0-2, R Mac Gearailt 0-1.

Semi-finals

East Kerry v Dr. Crokes

12 September 1999Semi-final	East Kerry	0-15 - 1-09	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Donoghue 0-3, D Daly 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1, A Morris 0-1, L Murphy 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1.		B Clarke 1-3, D Moloney 0-3, P O'Shea 0-2, R Neher 0-1.

Feale Rangers v Laune Rangers

19 September 1999Semi-final	Feale Rangers	2-08 - 0-09	Laune Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	N Kennelly 2-1, T Kennelly 0-3, B Scanlon 0-2, J Corridan 0-1, A Doran 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-6, L Hassett 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1.

Final

East Kerry v Feale Rangers

24 October 1999Final	East Kerry	0-10 - 1-06	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Donoghue 0-5, D Daly 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, MD Cahill 0-1.		J Corridan 1-0, T Kennelly 0-3, B Scanlon 0-1, P Galvin 0-1, N Kennelly 0-1.	Referee: T Gilligan (Valentia)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tadhg Kennelly	Feale Rangers	2-17	23	4	5.75
2	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	2-13	19	3	6.33
3	John Crowley	East Kerry	2-11	17	4	4.25
4	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	2-08	14	4	3.50
	Pa O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	0-14	14	3	4.66
6	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	2-05	11	4	2.75
	Brian Clarke	Dr. Crokes	1-08	11	4	2.75
8	Paul Griffin	Laune Rangers	1-07	10	3	3.33
9	Roland Neher	Dr. Crokes	0-09	9	4	2.25
10	Liam Hassett	Laune Rangers	1-05	8	3	2.66
	John McGlynn	St. Kieran's	0-08	8	2	4.00
	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-08	8	2	4.00
	Ian Twiss	Mid Kerry	0-08	8	2	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tadhg Kennelly	Feale Rangers	1-10	13	Killarney Legion
2	John Crowley	East Kerry	2-05	11	An Ghaeltacht
3	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	1-05	8	South Kerry
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	An Ghaeltacht	1-05	8	South Kerry
5	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	2-01	7	Laune Rangers
6	Kieran Foley	Mid Kerry	1-03	6	John Mitchels
	Paul Griffin	Laune Rangers	1-03	6	Shannon Rangers
	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	1-03	6	Desmonds
	Jerry Murphy	East Kerry	1-03	6	An Ghaeltacht
	Brian Clarke	Dr. Crokes	1-03	6	East Kerry
	Roland Neher	Dr. Crokes	0-06	6	Kenmare
	Kevin Lynch	Desmonds	0-06	6	Kilcummin
	John McGlynn	St. Kieran's	0-06	6	Kerins O'Rahilly's
	Pa O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	0-06	6	Feale Rangers

Miscellaneous

• East Kerry became the first side since themselves in 1970 to win three titles in-a-row.
• Feale Rangers qualified for the final for the first time since 1985.

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "1997". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "Four finals to remember". The Kerryman. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "East Kerry stay on top". Irish Times. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
5. "An Ghaeltacht's county title wins remain a major outlier 20 years later". The Kerryman. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
6. "East Kerry - 0-10, Feale Rangers - 1-6". Irish Times. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
7. "Three in a row for battling East". Irish Independent. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2022.