1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship | |
Sponsor: | Allied Irish Bank |
Teams: | 18 |
Dates: | 29 June - 22 September 1991 |
Champions: | Dr. Crokes |
Count: | 5 |
Champions Captain: | Seánie O'Shea |
Champions Manager: | Eddie O'Sullivan |
Runners-Up: | Castleisland Desmonds |
Runners-Up Captain: | Eugene Leonard |
Runners-Up Manager: | Donal O'Connor |
Matches: | 19 |
Goals: | 34 |
Points: | 354 |
Top Scorer: | Ger O'Shea (0-22) |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Previous Tournament: | 1990 Kerry Senior Football Championship |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Next Tournament: | 1992 Kerry Senior Football Championship |
The 1991 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 29 June to 22 September 1991.
West Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Dr. Crokes in a first round replay.[2]
The final was played on 22 September 1991 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Dr. Crokes and Castleisland Desmonds, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 2-10 to 1-10 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 77 years.[3] [4]
Ger O'Shea was the championship's top scorer with 0-22.
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-22 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
2 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-15 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
3 | Tom Brosnan | Castleisland Desmonds | 1-14 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
4 | Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
5 | Willie Maher | Mid Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
Eoin Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Séamus Murphy | St. Brendan's | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Brian O'Sullivan | Mid Kerry | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Martin Downey | Castleisland Desmonds | 0-10 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Willie Maher | Mid Kerry | 1-06 | 9 | Shannon Rangers |
2 | Eoin Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 1-04 | 7 | John Mitchels |
Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | John Mitchels | |
Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-07 | 7 | East Kerry | |
5 | Mike Buckley | Dr. Crokes | 1-03 | 6 | East Kerry |
Joe Shannon | Laune Rangers | 0-06 | 6 | Gneeveguilla | |
Donal Culloty | Killarney | 0-06 | 6 | Austin Stacks | |
Brian O'Sullivan | Mid Kerry | 0-06 | 6 | Shannon Rangers | |
Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-06 | 6 | West Kerry | |
Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 0-06 | 6 | John Mitchels |