1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Sponsor:Allied Irish Bank
Teams:18
Dates:10 June - 8 October 1995
Champions: Laune Rangers
Count:9
Champions Captain:Gerard Murphy
Champions Manager:John Evans
Runners-Up: East Kerry
Runners-Up Captain:Séamus Moynihan
Runners-Up Manager:Tommy O'Regan
Matches:18
Goals:38
Points:349
Top Scorer: Paud O'Donoghue (0-20)
Previous Year:1994
Previous Tournament:1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1996
Next Tournament:1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 95th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 10 June to 8 October 1995.

Austin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Spa-Gneeveguilla in the second round.[2] [3]

The final was played on 8 October 1995 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Laune Rangers and East Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 1-07 to 0-06 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in two years.[4] [5]

East Kerry's Paud O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 0-20.

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paud O'DonoghueEast Kerry0-202045.00
2Gene FarrellAnnascaul2-111735.66
Timmy FlemingLaune Rangers0-171744.25
4Dara Ó CinnéideWest Kerry1-101326.50
John CrowleyEast Kerry1-101343.25
6Dermot LynchAnnascaul3-021133.66
7David O'DonoghueEast Kerry2-041042.50
Liam HassettLaune Rangers2-041042.50
9Martin BurkeMid Kerry2-03924.50
Séamus MoynihanEast Kerry2-03942.25
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Paud O'DonoghueEast Kerry0-099Dr. Crokes
2Gene FarrellAnnascaul1-058Killarney Legion
3David O'DonoghueEast Kerry2-017Annascaul
Dara Ó CinnéideWest Kerry1-047Dr. Crokes
5Liam HassettLaune Rangers2-006Kenmare
Michael PriceKenmare1-036St. Kieran's
Martin BurkeMid Kerry1-036St. Brendan's
Gene FarrellAnnascaul1-036East Kerry
Timmy FlemingLaune Rangers0-066Kenmare
Dara Ó CinnéideWest Kerry0-066John Mitchels
Paud O'DonoghueEast Kerry0-066South Kerry

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The beginning. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  2. Web site: 25 Years On – We Remember the team of 1994. Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 October 2019 . 23 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94. The Kerryman. 16 November 2019. 23 December 2022.
  4. Web site: 1995. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Jubilee Teams 1995-1996. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.