2006 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2006 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	6 May - 12 November 2006
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	South Kerry (8th title) Paul O'Connor (captain) James O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up	Dr. Crokes James Fleming (captain) Pat O'Shea (manager)
Relegated	John Mitchels
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	53 (1.61 per match)
Points scored	638 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Declan Quill (1-28)
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The 2006 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 106th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. ^[1] The championship ran from 6 May to 12 November 2006.

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 12 November 2006 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their second meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 0–12 to 1–08 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a third title in succession. ^[4]

Declan Quill was he championship's top scorer with 1-28.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

• Killarney Legion

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

• Listowel Emmets

Results

Round 1

Rathmore v Milltown/Castlemaine

6 May 2006Round 1	Rathmore	0-09 - 0-06	Milltown/Castlemaine	Rathbeg Grounds
	D Casey 0-4, M O'Riordan 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Twiss 0-2, C Kerins 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, M Burke 0-1.

John Mitchels v Kerins O'Rahilly's

6 May 2006Round 1	John Mitchels	0-14 - 0-14	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	GD Dennehy 0-9, J Fitzgerald 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, A Moynihan 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.		D Quill 0-10, T Walsh 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

St. Kieran's v East Kerry

7 May 2006Round 1	St. Kieran's	0-11 - 0-06	East Kerry	Currow Grounds
	J Buckley 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, M Horgan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.		N O'Mahony 0-2, S Donnelly 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.

Feale Rangers v St. Brendan's

7 May 2006Round 1	Feale Rangers	1-09 - 4-04	St. Brendan's	Frank Sheehy Park
	E Galvin 1-1, C Galvin 0-4, E Bowler 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.		C Daly 3-2, J Egan 1-0, J Costello 0-1, S Griffin 0-1.

Kenmare v West Kerry

7 May 2006Round 1	Kenmare	2-15 - 0-14	West Kerry	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	P O'Connor 1-6, J Healy 1-1, A O'Sullivan 0-3, D O'Connor 0-3, M McNally 0-2.		D O'Sullivan 0-3, G Farrell 0-3, A McNamara 0-2, B Dorgan 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1, B Hannafin 0-1.

Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers

7 May 2006Round 1	Mid Kerry	0-10 - 0-07	Shannon Rangers	Frank Sheehy Park
	D O'Sullivan 0-6, R O'Connor 0-2, M Hallissey 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.		G Dowling 0-3, T O'Rourke 0-2, A Lanigan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

Dingle v Kilcummin

7 May 2006Round 1	Dingle	0-18 - 0-09	Kilcummin	Páirc an Aghasigh
	D Devane 0-5, A O'Neill 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, M Evans 0-2, J Flannery 0-2, L Óg Higgins 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, T Garvey 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-7, J Devane 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1.

John Mitchels v Kerins O'Rahilly's

13 May 2006Round 1 replay	John Mitchels	0-06 - 1-13	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	GD Dennehy 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1, B Costello 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.		T Walsh 1-2, D Quill 0-4, D Moran 0-3, B Moran 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, R Molloy 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Austin Stacks

14 May 2006Round 1	Laune Rangers	2-09 - 2-11	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	MF Russell 0-5, J Sheehan 1-0, P O'Sullivan 1-0, L Hassett 0-1, T McGillicuddy 0-1.		G O'Connell 0-5, M Collins 0-4, D Sayers 1-0, W Quillinan 1-0, C O'Connor 0-2, W Kirby 0-1, D Long 0-1.

Round 2

East Kerry v Shannon Rangers

26 May 2006Round 2	East Kerry	1-19 - 1-02	Shannon Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	S Dennehy 1-2, D O'Connor 0-4, M O'Donoghue 0-4, R Donovan 0-4, M Murphy 0-3, F McAuliffe 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		I Blake 1-2.

Kilcummin v Laune Rangers

27 May 2006Round 2	Kilcummin	0-09 - 0-09	Laune Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-4, D Dwyer 0-2, K Gorman 0-1, K O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-5, MF Russell 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.

Feale Rangers v West Kerry

27 May 2006Round 2	Feale Rangers	1-11 - 0-12	West Kerry	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	E Bowler 0-7, B O'Connell 1-0, Galvin 0-2, P Somers 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.		G Farrell 0-6, B O'Driscoll 0-3, J Dorgan 0-1, B Hannifin 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Milltown/Castlemaine v John Mitchels

28 May 2006Round 2	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-07 - 0-07	John Mitchels	Páirc de Búrca
	D Twiss 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, I Twiss 0-1, O Boyle 0-1.		A Moynihan 0-2, J Cronin 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.

John Mitchels v Milltown/Castlemaine

9 June 2006Round 2 replay	John Mitchels	1-06 - 0-10	Milltown/Castlemaine	Austin Stack Park
	J Fitzgerald 0-4, R O'Sullivan 1-0, S O'Mahony 0-2.		O Boyle 0-3, D Kelliher 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, M Quirke 0-1, D Twiss 0-1.

Kilcummin v Laune Rangers

17 June 2006Round 2 replay	Kilcummin	0-07 - 0-11	Laune Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-4, K Gorman 0-1, J Devane 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-4, MF Russell 0-3, L Hassett 0-2, C Kelly 0-1, G Mahony 0-1.

Relegation playoff

Kilcummin v John Mitchels

8 October 2006Playoff	Kilcummin	0-14 - 1-07	John Mitchels	Páirc de Búrca
	DJ Fleming 0-5, B Brosnan 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, J Devane 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, J Herlihy 0-1.		J Fitzgerald 0-5, D Flahive 1-0, A O'Mahony 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.

Round 3

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Rathmore

15 June 2006Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-10 - 0-09	Rathmore	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 0-4, P Madden 0-2, D Moran 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-4, Damien Casey 0-3, S Lehane 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.

St. Brendan's v Austin Stacks

16 June 2006Round 3	St. Brendan's	3-11 - 1-08	Austin Stacks	Kilmoyley Grounds
	C Daly 0-7, S Wallace 1-2, B Griffin 1-1, J Egan 1-0, E Ferris 0-1.		D Long 1-3, M Collins 0-2, M Courtney 0-2, W Kirby 0-1.

St. Kieran's v Mid Kerry

17 June 2006Round 3	St. Kieran's	0-12 - 2-07	Mid Kerry	Castleisland Grounds
	T O'Connor 0-6, J Buckley 0-3, J Dennehy 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1.		D Walsh 1-0, T O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, K Foley 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.

Dingle v An Ghaeltacht

17 June 2006Round 3	Dingle	0-10 - 0-10	An Ghaeltacht	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Devane 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, S O'Dowd 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1.		R Mac Gearailt 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, M Ó Conchúir 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Flathart 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Kenmare

18 June 2006Round 3	Dr. Crokes	4-14 - 1-06	Kenmare	FitzGerald Stadium
	A Kennelly 3-1, C Cooper 0-4, J Payne 1-0, J Fleming 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, B Looney 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.		S Healy 1-1, F O'Sullivan 0-2, S Cremin 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, L Shea 0-1.

Killarney Legion v Milltown/Castlemaine

18 June 2006Round 3	Killarney Legion	1-11 - 0-14	Milltown/Castlemaine	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Murphy 0-6, M O'Sullivan 1-2, J Cronin 0-1, S Hegarty 0-1, J Bowler 0-1.		D Twiss 0-6, D Kelliher 0-3, O Boyle 0-2, C Kerins 0-2, M Burke 0-1.

South Kerry v Feale Rangers

18 June 2006Round 3	South Kerry	2-13 - 0-06	Feale Rangers	Moyvane Grounds
	B Sheehan 1-4, K Young 1-0, J Sugrue 0-2, R Hussey 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, B Hickey 0-1, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1.		P Galvin 0-3, C Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.

Milltown/Castlemaine v Killarney Legion

15 July 2006Round 3 replay	Milltown/Castlemaine	1-09 - 0-11 (aet)	Killarney Legion	Páirc de Búrca
	D Twiss 0-5, S Murphy 1-0, D Kelliher 0-2, O Boyle 0-1, M Burke 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-6, E Murphy 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, S Hegarty 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, S Culloty 0-1.

East Kerry v Laune Rangers

24 September 2006Round 3	East Kerry	0-10 - 0-09	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-2, L Daly 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, DJ O'Connor 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-6, C Kelly 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, MF Russell 0-1.

An Ghaeltacht v Dingle

24 September 2006Round 3 replay	An Ghaeltacht	0-14 - 1-09	Dingle	Gallarus Grounds
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-3, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, SM Ó Conchúir 0-1.		D Geaney 1-1, A O'Neill 0-2, JB Brosnan 0-1, J Flannery 0-1, M Evans 0-1, F Smyth 0-1, D Devane 0-1, T Garvey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Dr. Crokes v Milltown/Castlemaine

1 October 2006Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	2-10 - 2-06	Milltown/Castlemaine	Austin Stack Park
	E Brosnan 1-1, K O'Leary 1-1, C Cooper 0-3, B Looney 0-3, A Kennelly 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.		F Kelliher 2-0, D Twiss 0-2, I Twiss 0-2, D Kelliher 0-1, C Kelliher 0-1.

Mid Kerry v An Ghaeltacht

1 October 2006Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	3-07 - 2-08	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	K Foley 1-3, Darran O'Sullivan 1-0, A Cahillane 1-0, J Nagle 0-1, L Sheehan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Ó Sé 1-1, A Mac Gearailt 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, SM Ó Conchúir 0-1, C Mac Gearailt 0-1.

South Kerry v East Kerry

7 October 2006Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-09 - 0-08	East Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	B Sheehan 0-5, R Hussey 1-1, P Curran 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		L Murphy 0-4, M Murphy 0-2, F McAuliffe 0-1,

Kerins O'Rahilly's v St. Brendan's

8 October 2006Quarter-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-12 - 2-05	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 1-7, D Moran 0-4, T Walsh 0-1.		C Daly 1-1, S Griffin 1-0, S Wallace 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-1.

Semi-finals

South Kerry v Kerins O'Rahilly's

21 October 2006Semi-final	South Kerry	0-11 - 0-08	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	R Hussey 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, B Hickey 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.		D Quill 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, P Madden 0-1, G Molloy 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Mid Kerry

22 October 2006Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	3-08 - 1-09	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 2-3, E Brosnan 1-0, J Fleming 0-2, S Doolan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1.		S O'Sullivan 1-3, Darran O'Sullivan 0-2, K Foley 0-2, A O'Shea 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.

Final

South Kerry v Dr. Crokes

12 November 2006Final	South Kerry	0-12 - 1-06	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-4 (fs); R O'Connor 0-3, R Hussey 0-2 each; A O'Sullivan, Declan O'Sullivan and D O'Dwyer 0-1 each.		K O'Leary 1-1, J Fleming 0-4 frees, B Looney, E Kavanagh and C Cooper 0-1 each	Referee: P Lyons (Laune Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-28	31	5	6.20
2	Conor Daly	St. Brendan's	4-10	22	3	7.33
3	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-20	20	4	5.00
4	Derek Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-19	19	6	3.16
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-11	17	4	4.25
	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-14	17	4	4.25
7	Darran O'Sullivan	Mid Kerry	1-11	14	4	4.25
8	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	1-09	12	4	3.00
	Tommy Walsh	South Kerry	1-09	12	5	2.40
	Ger Dan Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-12	12	4	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Daly	St. Brendan's	3-02	11	Feale Rangers
2	Andrew Kennelly	Dr. Crokes	3-01	10	Kenmare
	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-07	10	St. Brendan's
	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-10	10	John Mitchels
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	Mid Kerry
	Paul O'Connor	Kenmare	1-06	9	West Kerry
	Ger Dan Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-09	9	Kerins O'Rahilly's
8	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-04	7	Feale Rangers
	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-07	7	Dingle
	Eddie Bowler	Feale Rangers	0-07	7	West Kerry
	Conor Daly	St. Brendan's	0-07	7	Austin Stacks

Miscellaneous

• South Kerry win three in a row for the first time in their history and are the first since East Kerry between 1997 and 1999.
• Dr Crokes play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship.
• The first round match between Laune Rangers and Austin Stacks was abandoned by the referee at half-time due to floodlight failure at Austin Stack Park.

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "Fitz injury fails to halt champions". Irish Independent. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2022.