1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship | |
Teams: | 19 |
Dates: | 21 June - 5 October 1986 |
Champions: | Austin Stacks |
Count: | 10 |
Champions Captain: | Michael Counihan |
Champions Manager: | Paul Lucey |
Runners-Up: | Killarney |
Runners-Up Captain: | John Cahill |
Matches: | 21 |
Goals: | 28 |
Points: | 366 |
Top Scorer: | Mikey Sheehy (2-27) |
Previous Year: | 1985 |
Previous Tournament: | 1985 Kerry Senior Football Championship |
Next Year: | 1987 |
Next Tournament: | 1987 Kerry Senior Football Championship |
The 1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1]
West Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Killarney in the second round.[2]
The final was played on 5 October 1986 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Austin Stacks and Killarney, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-11 to 1-07 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[3]
Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 2-27.
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
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1 | Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 2-27 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 | |
2 | Mike McAuliffe | Killarney | 0-23 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 | |
3 | Willie Maher | Mid Kerry | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
Denis Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | ||
5 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 2-11 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Willie Maher | Mid Kerry | 2-05 | 11 | Feale Rangers |
2 | Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 1-07 | 10 | Mid Kerry |
3 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 2-01 | 7 | Kenmare |
Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 1-04 | 7 | Killarney | |
Denis Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 0-07 | 7 | Castleisland Rangers | |
Kevin Maunsell | West Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | Killarney | |
7 | Philip Horan | Castleisland Desmonds | 2-00 | 6 | Gweestin Rangers |
John O'Donoghue | Clann na Gael | 1-03 | 6 | Feale Rangers | |
Connie Murphy | Dr. Crokes | 1-03 | 6 | Kenmare | |
Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 0-06 | 6 | South Kerry | |
Mikey Sheehy | Austin Stacks | 0-06 | 6 | South Kerry | |
Christy Kearney | Castleisland Desmonds | 0-06 | 6 | Gweestin Rangers |