1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Association football championship

Dates

14 June - 20 October 1996

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

Laune Rangers (10th title)
Mark O'Connor (captain)
John Evans (manager)

Runners-up

West Kerry
Colm Geaney (captain)
Frank Dorgan (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

34 (1.62 per match)

Points scored

469 (22.33 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Seán Geaney (3-17)

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The 1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 96th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 February 1996. The championship ran from 14 June to 20 October 1996.

Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 20 October 1996 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Laune Rangers and West Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 2-07 to 1-09 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a second title in succession.

West Kerry's Seán Geaney was the championship's top scorer with 3-17.

Results

Round 1

Mid Kerry v St. Brendan's

16 June 1996 Round 1	Mid Kerry	2-14 - 1-11	St. Brendan's	Páirc de Burca
	M Burke 1-1, V O'Donoghue 1-1, S Barton 0-4, I Twiss 0-3, I O'Shea 0-3, L Kelleher 0-1, L Burke 0-1.		T O'Connell 1-1, S Wallace 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, J Enright 0-1, L Nolan 0-1, B Clifford 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Annascaul

16 June 1996 Round 1	Laune Rangers	0-17 - 0-04	Annascaul	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	L Hassett 0-5, G Murphy 0-4, A Hassett 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, P McKenna 0-1.		W Lynch 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-1.

Round 2

St. Kieran's v John Mitchels

14 June 1996 Round 2	St. Kieran's	1-17 - 0-09	John Mitchels	Currow Grounds
	R O'Rahilly 0-5, McGlynn 0-5, G O'Keeffe 1-0, P Dennehy 0-3, D Dennehy 0-2, C Fleming 0-1, J Keane 0-1.		B Dennehy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, John Collins 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1, O Kelleher 0-1.

Kenmare v Feale Rangers

16 June 1996 Round 2	Kenmare	0-12 - 0-20	Feale Rangers	Kenmare Grounds
	P Spillane 0-7, F O'Sullivan 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Kennelly 0-6, N Kennelly 0-5, J Walsh 0-3, G Stack 0-2, B Scanlon 0-1, M Mulvihill 0-1, E Bowler 0-1, E Breen 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v Killarney Legion

28 June 1996 Round 2	Shannon Rangers	1-11 - 0-15	Killarney Legion	Ballylongford Grounds
	M O'Connor 1-1, J Kennedy 0-4, L Ware 0-2, E Liston 0-2, M Enright 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.		D Culloty 0-5, C O'Grady 0-5, D O'Donoghue 0-2, S Culloty 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1, W O'Sullivan 0-1.

Dr. Crokes v Austin Stacks

29 June 1996 Round 2	Dr. Crokes	0-10 - 0-09	Austin Stacks	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Shea 0-4, J Fleming 0-2, V Casey 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, R Neher 0-1.		D Aherne 0-6, P laide 0-3.

East Kerry v Laune Rangers

30 June 1996 Round 2	East Kerry	1-13 - 1-13	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Donoghue 0-8, C O'Connor 1-0, D Daly 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		G Murphy 1-2, B O'Shea 0-3, L Hassett 0-2, T Byrne 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.

West Kerry v Castleisland Desmonds

30 June 1996 Round 2	West Kerry	3-17 - 0-11	Castleisland Desmonds	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	B Hanafin 2-1, S Geaney 0-6, C O'Donnell 1-0, D Ó Sé 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, F Ó Sé 0-2, JJ Corduff 0-1, F Ashe 0-1.		J Brennan 0-5, M Downey 0-3, D Hanafin 0-2, S Curtin 0-1.

South Kerry v Mid Kerry

30 June 1996 Round 2	South Kerry	0-13 - 0-08	Mid Kerry	Páirc na nGael
	M Fitzgerald 0-5, D Lynch 0-3, JD O'Shea 0-3, D Dwyer 0-2.		L Burke 0-2, S Barton 0-2, I Twiss 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, M Burke 0-1, J Daly 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Spa/Gneeveguilla

30 June 1996 Round 2	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-08 - 1-05	Spa/Gneeveguilla	Austin Stack Park
	J Morrissey 0-2, K Savage 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Carroll 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.		G Cremin 1-0, C Gleeson 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, M Finnegan 0-1.

Spa/Gneeveguilla v Kerins O'Rahilly's

23 July 1996 Round 2 replay	Spa/Gneeveguilla	1-09 - 1-11 (aet)	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Gneeveguilla Grounds
	C McCarthy 1-2, S Moynihan 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, A Looney 0-1, M Finnegan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.		M O'Carroll 0-5, S Sheehy 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.

Laune Rangers v East Kerry

24 July 1996 Round 2 replay	Laune Rangers	1-14 - 0-10	East Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan
	P O'Sullivan 1-2, G Murphy 0-5, L Hassett 0-3, MF Russell 0-3, B O'Shea 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-5, G Murphy 0-3, S Flynn 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St. Kieran's v Feale Rangers

27 July 1996 Quarter-final	St. Kieran's	1-07 - 0-06	Feale Rangers	Austin Stack Park
	C Fleming 1-2, P Dennehy 0-2, R O'Rahilly 0-1, L Brosnan 0-1, K Cronin 0-1.		B Scanlon 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1, M Kennelly 0-1, S Stack 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.

West Kerry v South Kerry

28 July 1996 Quarter-final	West Kerry	1-16 - 3-10	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	M Moriarty 1-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-5, JJ Corduff 0-3, B Hanafin 0-3, S Geaney 0-1, F Ashe 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1.		James O'Shea 2-0, K Burns 1-2, John O'Shea 0-5, D Lynch 0-3.

Dr. Crokes v Killarney Legion

28 July 1996 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	2-19 - 0-10	Killarney Legion	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Clarke 1-7, P O'Shea 1-4, R Neher 0-3, J Fleming 0-3, V Casey 0-2.		C O'Grady 0-5, C McNiece 0-2, S Culloty 0-1, J Culloty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1.

West Kerry v South Kerry

21 August 1996 Quarter-final replay	West Kerry	1-12 - 1-11	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	S Geaney 1-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, M Moriarty 0-2, JJ Corduff 0-2, C O'Donnell 0-1, J Dorgan 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-4, D Quirke 1-0, D Dwyer 0-3, James O'Shea 0-3, D Lynch 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Kerins O'Rahilly's

23 August 1996 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	0-13 - 1-09	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	MF Russell 0-4, T Byrne 0-3, C Kearney 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Shannon 0-1.		J Morrissey 1-1, M Carroll 0-3, N O'Sullivan 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Laune Rangers v St. Kieran's

22 September 1996 Semi-final	Laune Rangers	2-10 - 0-06	St. Kieran's	Austin Stack Park
	G Murphy 1-3, M Hassett 1-1, MF Russell 0-2, B Gannon 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.		R Rahilly 0-2, L Brosnan 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1, J Keane 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.	Referee: D Enright (Tarbert)

West Kerry v Dr. Crokes

22 September 1996 Semi-final	West Kerry	2-13 - 2-13	Dr. Crokes	Austin Stack Park
	S Geaney 2-2, C O'Donnell 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, B Hanafin 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, M Moriarty 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.		R Naher 0-5, M Buckley 1-0, P O'Brien 1-0, D Cooper 0-2, C Doherty 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, V Casey 0-1, M Cooper 0-1.

West Kerry v Dr. Crokes

29 September 1996 Semi-final replay	West Kerry	1-09 - 0-08	Dr. Crokes	Austin Stack Park
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, S Geaney 0-4, M Moriarty 1-0, B Hanafin 0-1.		B Clarke 0-3, J Fleming 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, M Cooper 0-1, V Casey 0-1.

Final

Laune Rangers v West Kerry

20 October 1996 Final	Laune Rangers	2-07 - 1-09	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Shea 1-2, M Hassett 1-0, L Hassett 0-2, MF Russell 0-2, P Griffin 0-1.		D Ó Cinnéide 1-5, S Geaney 0-2, B Hanafin 0-1, JJ Corduff 0-1.	Referee: M O'Sullivan

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán Geaney	West Kerry	3-17	26	6	4.33
2	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	1-22	25	6	4.16
3	Gerard Murphy	Laune Rangers	2-14	20	6	3.33
4	Brendan Hannafin	West Kerry	2-08	14	6	2.33
5	Brian Clarke	Dr. Crokes	1-10	13	4	3.25
5	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-13	13	2	6.50
7	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	1-09	12	4	3.00
7	Liam Hassett	Laune Rangers	0-12	12	6	2.00
9	Billy O'Shea	Laune Rangers	1-08	11	6	1.83
9	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-11	11	6	1.83

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Brian Clarke	Dr. Crokes	1-07	10	Killarney Legion
2	Seán Geaney	West Kerry	2-02	8	Dr. Crokes
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	1-05	8	Laune Rangers
	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-08	8	Laune Rangers
5	Brendan Hannafin	West Kerry	2-01	7	Castleisland Desmonds
	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	1-04	7	Killarney Legion
	Pat Spillane	Kenmare	0-07	7	Feale Rangers
8	James O'Shea	South Kerry	2-00	6	West Kerry
	Gerard Murphy	Laune Rangers	1-03	6	St. Kieran's
	Darren Aherne	Austin Stacks	0-06	6	Dr. Crokes
	Seán Geaney	West Kerry	0-06	6	Castleisland Desmonds
	Mike Kennelly	Reale Rangers	0-06	6	Kenmare

References

"The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"1995". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Jubilee Teams 1995-1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
"Laune Rangers '96 victory undoubtedly fed into Kerry ending All-Ireland famine in '97". The Kerryman. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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