1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates13 June - 24 October 1999
Teams18
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions East Kerry (7th title)
John Crowley (captain)
Runners-up Feale Rangers
Eamon Breen (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored31 (1.72 per match)
Points scored364 (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

13 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

25 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

22 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

12 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

24 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

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.
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