1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship
| Dates | 1 July - 23 October 1994 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 20 | ||
| Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank | ||
| Champions |  Austin Stacks (11th title)Pat Slattery (captain) Paukl Lucey (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Dr. Crokes Noel O'Leary (captain) Michael O'Grady (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 22 | ||
| Goals scored | 49 (2.23 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 430 (19.55 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Darren Aherne (1-22) | ||
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The 1994 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 94th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship ran from 1 July to 23 October 1994.
Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Dr. Crokes in the semi-finals.[2]
The final was played on 23 October 1994 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Austin Stacks and Dr. Crokes, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 0-12 to 1-05 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in eight years.[3][4]
Darren Aherne was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.
Results
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| 1 July 1994 Preliminary round | Castleisland Desmonds | 1-05 - 0-07 | Killarney | Castleisland Grounds |
| M Casey 1-0, WD O'Connor 0-2, J Lordan 0-1, T Prendeville 0-1, M Downey 0-1. | J Doyle 0-3, A Morris 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1. |
| 2 July 1994 Preliminary round | East Kerry | 2-14 - 1-07 | Killarney Legion | Glenflesk Grounds |
| Paud O'Donoghue 1-7, Pat O'Donoghue 1-0, S Moynihan 0-3, J Crowley 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, J MUrphy 0-1. | S Culloty 1-4, C O'Grady 0-3. |
| 3 July 1994 Preliminary round | John Mitchels | 1-11 - 2-05 | Shannon Rangers | Austin Stack Park |
| F O'Bren 0-8, E Kelliher 1-1, K O'Brien 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. | K Culhane 1-0, S Carrig 1-0, E Hennessy 0-3, D O'Connor 0-1, L Flaherty 0-1. |
| 3 July 1994 Preliminary round | South Kerry | 0-13 - 1-10 | St. Brendan's | Con Keating Park |
| M Fitgerald 0-7, K O'Dwyer 0-3, M Keating 0-1, R Quigley 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1. | S Murphy 0-7, P Slattery 1-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1. |
| 28 July 1994 Preliminary round replay | St. Brendan's | 0-06 - 1-08 | South Kerry | Ardfert Grounds |
| Kirby 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1. | J O'Shea 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-3, K O'Dwyer 0-2, P Keane 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1. |
Round 1
[edit]| 2 July 1994 Round 1 | Feale Rangers | 0-10 - 0-10 | Annascaul | Moyvane Grounds |
| M Mulvihill 0-3, E Bowler 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, G Stack 0-1, A Walsh 0-1, E Breen 0-1. | B Driscoll 0-4, G Farrell 0-2, Seán Farrell 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-1, G Williams 0-1. |
| 3 July 1994 Round 1 | Austin Stacks | 6-22 - 2-02 | Beale | Austin Stack Park |
| D Aherne 1-8, D McEvoy 2-3, G Lynch 2-3, E Moynihan 0-6, D Sayers 1-0, P Laide 0-1, M McKivergan 0-1. | B Scanlon 1-1, J Farrell 1-0, M Foley 0-1. |
| 3 July 1994 Round 1 | St. Kieran's | 0-07 - 2-12 | West Kerry | Ballymacelligott Grounds |
| S McElligott 0-4, C Fleming 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1, K Scanlon 0-1. | C O'Donnell 1-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, J Dorgan 1-0, S Geaney 0-3, J Wieboldt 0-1, F Ashe 0-1. |
| 8 July 1994 Round 1 | Castleisland Desmonds | 1-03 - 0-17 | Laune Rangers | Castleisland Grounds |
| T Prendeville 1-0, M Downey 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1. | T Fleming 0-5, B O'Sullivan 0-3, G Murphy 0-3, C Kearney 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, P Prendeville 0-1. |
| 10 July 1994 Round 1 | Mid Kerry | 0-09 - 2-12 | Dr. Crokes | Páirc de Búrca |
| W Maher 0-2, L Kelliher 0-2, S Barton 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1, | G O'Shea 1-4, C Murphy 1-1, P O'Shea 0-3, R Neher 0-2, B Clarke 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1. |
| 29 July 1994 Round 1 | John Mitchels | 3-13 - 1-04 | Gneeveguilla | Austin Stack Park |
| F O'Brien 2-7, E O'Callaghan 1-0, J Hegarty 0-3, G Kilgannon 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. | G Looney 1-0, M Finnegan 0-2, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1. |
| 30 July 1994 Round 1 replay | Annascaul | 0-17 - 2-09 | Feale Rangers | Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park |
| T Doyle 0-9, G Farrell 0-5, B Driscoll 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1. | E Bowler 1-1, M Mulvihill 1-1, G Stack 0-2, P Sweeney 0-1, D Fitzmaurice 0-1, S Stack 0-1, J Dillon 0-1, P Buckley 0-1. |
| 31 July 1994 Round 1 | East Kerry | 1-13 - 1-09 | Kenmare | Glenflesk Grounds |
| Paud O'Donoghue 1-5, J Crowley 0-3, Pat O'Donoghue 0-2, D Daly 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1. | T Óg O'Brien 0-4, T Harrington 1-0, T Spillane 0-2, P Spillane 0-1, C McSwiney 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1. |
| 31 July 1994 Round 1 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | 1-03 - 0-08 | South Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
| J O'Dowd 1-0, G O'Brien 0-2, M O'Carroll 0-1. | M Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1, P Keane 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 29 July 1994 Quarter-final | Austin Stacks | 1-10 - 2-05 | West Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
| J Barry 1-0, O Moynihan 0-3, D Aherne 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, M McKivergan 0-1, P Laide 0-1. | C O'Donnell 1-2, S Geaney 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, J Wieboldt 0-1. |
| 19 August 1994 Quarter-final | Dr. Crokes | 1-17 - 0-08 | John Mitchels | FitzGerald Stadium |
| G O'Shea 0-5, P O'Shea 0-4, R Neher 1-0, B Clarke 0-3, S O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, B Hennigan 0-1, M Cooper 0-1, D Cooper 0-1. | F O'Brien 0-6, E Kelliher 0-1, J Higgins 0-1. |
| 20 August 1994 Quarter-final | Annascaul | 1-12 - 2-10 | East Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
| T McCarthy 1-0, T Doyle 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-2, G Farrell 0-2, B Doyle 0-2, G Williams 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-1. | G O'Sullivan 2-0, Paud O'Donoghue 0-4, J Crowley 0-3, D Moynihan 0-1, Pat O'Donoghue 0-1, D Daly 0-1. |
| 21 August 1994 Quarter-final | Laune Rangers | 4-16 - 1-10 | South Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
| T Byrne 1-1, G Murphy 0-4, J O'Shea 1-0, C Kearney 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, B Griffin 0-3, T Fleming 0-3, P McKenna 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. | J O'Shea 1-3, C O'Dwyer 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, F Murphy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 4 September 1994 Semi-final | Dr. Crokes | 2-08 - 0-10 | Laune Rangers | Austin Stack Park |
| P O'Shea 1-2, R Neher 1-0, G O'Shea 0-2, B Clarke 0-1, V Casey 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, C Murphy 0-1. | T Fleming 0-3, J Shannon 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, G Murphy 0-1. |
| 25 September 1994 Semi-final | Austin Stacks | 2-07 - 1-08 | East Kerry | FitzGerald Stadium |
| D McEvoy 1-3, M McKivergan 1-0, D Sayers 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, J Barry 0-1, P Laide 0-1. | J Crowley 1-3, Pat O'Donoghue 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, Paud O'Donoghue 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D Dineen 0-1. |
Final
[edit]| 9 October 1994 Final | Austin Stacks | 0-13 - 0-13 | Dr. Crokes | Austin Stack Park |
| O Moynihan 0-4, D Ahern 0-3, P Laide 0-2, D McEvoy 0-2, G Lynch 0-1, C Kennedy 0-1. | P O'Shea 0-4, B Clarke 0-3, G O'Shea 0-2, R Neher 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, B Hennigan 0-1. |
| 23 October 1994 Final replay | Austin Stacks | 0-12 - 1-05 | Dr. Crokes | Austin Stack Park |
| D Ahern 0-7, D McEvoy 0-3, O Moynihan 0-1, P Laide 0-1. | C Murphy 1-0, G O'Shea 0-3, B Clarke 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1. |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Aherne | Austin Stacks | 1-22 | 25 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Donal McEvoy | Austin Stacks | 3-12 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 4 | Fergal O'Brien | John Mitchels | 2-13 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-16 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 6 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-14 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 7 | John Crowley | East Kerry | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| Owen Moynihan | Austin Stacks | 0-14 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 | |
| 9 | Tommy Doyle | Annascaul | 0-12 | 12 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 10 | James O'Shea | South Kerry | 2-05 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| Conor O'Donnell | West Kerry | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| Timmy Fleming | Laune Rangers | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 | |
| Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergal O'Brien | John Mitchels | 2-07 | 13 | Gneeveguilla |
| 2 | Darren Aherne | Austin Stacks | 1-08 | 11 | Beale |
| 3 | Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 1-07 | 10 | Killarney Legion |
| 4 | Donal McEvoy | Austin Stacks | 2-03 | 9 | Beale |
| Gerry Lynch | Austin Stacks | 2-03 | 9 | Beale | |
| Tommy Doyle | Annascaul | 0-09 | 9 | Feale Rangers | |
| 7 | Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 1-05 | 8 | Kenmare |
| Fergal O'Brien | John Mitchels | 0-08 | 8 | Shannon Rangers | |
| 9 | Seán Culloty | Killarney Legion | 1-04 | 7 | East Kerry |
| Ger O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-04 | 7 | Mid Kerry | |
| Maurice Fitzgerald | South Kerry | 0-07 | 7 | St. Brendan's | |
| Séamus Murphy | St. Brendan's | 0-07 | 7 | South Kerry | |
| Darren Aherne | Austin Stacks | 0-07 | 7 | Dr. Crokes |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Austin Stacks won a first title in eight years.
- Austin Stacks moved to the top of the roll of honor with 11 titles.
- Austin Stacks and Dr Crokes face each other in the final for the first time.
- The final goes to a re-play for the first time since 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "1993". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "25 Years On – We Remember the team of 1994". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94". The Kerryman. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.