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.
Dates | 13 June - 24 October 1999 | ||
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Teams | 18 | ||
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank | ||
Champions | ![]() John Crowley (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() 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) | ![]() | ||
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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
editPreliminary round
edit13 June 1999 Preliminary 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. |
13 June 1999 Preliminary 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
edit25 June 1999 Round 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. |
26 June 1999 Round 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. |
27 June 1999 Round 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. |
2 July 1999 Round 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. |
4 July 1999 Round 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. |
30 July 1999 Round 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. |
1 August 1999 Round 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. |
1 August 1999 Round 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. |
21 August 1999 Round 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
edit22 August 1999 Quarter-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. |
27 August 1999 Quarter-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. |
4 September 1999 Quarter-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. |
5 September 1999 Quarter-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
edit12 September 1999 Semi-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. |
19 September 1999 Semi-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
edit24 October 1999 Final | 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
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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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 |
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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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1997". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Four finals to remember". The Kerryman. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "East Kerry stay on top". Irish Times. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "An Ghaeltacht's county title wins remain a major outlier 20 years later". The Kerryman. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "East Kerry - 0-10, Feale Rangers - 1-6". Irish Times. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Three in a row for battling East". Irish Independent. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2022.