1992 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Appearance
Dates | 27 June - 27 September 1992 | ||
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Teams | 18 | ||
Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank | ||
Champions | ![]() Seán Burke (captain) John P. O'Sullivan (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() 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) | ![]() | ||
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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
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]27 June 1992 Preliminary 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. |
28 June 1992 Preliminary 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
[edit]27 June 1992 Round 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. |
28 June 1992 Round 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. |
28 June 1992 Round 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. |
28 June 1992 Round 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. |
4 July 1992 Round 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. |
4 July 1992 Round 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. |
5 July 1992 Round 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. |
5 July 1992 Round 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
[edit]25 July 1992 Quarter-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. |
26 July 1992 Quarter-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. |
26 July 1992 Quarter-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. |
26 July 1992 Quarter-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
[edit]22 August 1992 Semi-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. |
23 August 1982 Semi-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
[edit]27 September 1992 Final | 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
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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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 |
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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
[edit]- Mid Kerry won the title for the first time in 21 years.
- St. Brendan's qualified for the final for the first time.
References
[edit]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Connie bids farewell to the force". Killarney Today. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Dr Crokes team in the picture for 25th anniversary reunion". Killarney Advertiser. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Stacks to end St Brendans voyage and rock on to first SFC final since 2014". The Kerryman. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "1992". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.