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1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams17
SponsorAllied Irish Bank
Champions East Kerry (6th title)
John Crowley (captain)
Runners-up St. Kieran's
Seán O'Connor (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored29 (1.71 per match)
Points scored389 (22.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Seán McElligott (1-33)
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The 1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 98th 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 24 February 1998.

East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 4 October 1998 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and St. Kieran's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 2-13 to 1-10 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.

Seán McElligott was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.

Results

Preliminary round

Kerins O'Rahilly's v St. Kieran's
14 June 1998 Preliminary round Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-11 - 2-17 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
V Murphy 0-7, J Morrissey 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1. S McElligott 0-7, J Dennehy 1-1, J McGlynn 0-4, G O'Keeffe 1-0, L Brosnan 0-3, K Scanlon 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1.

Round 1

Laune Rangers v Kenmare
13 June 1998 Round 1 Laune Rangers 0-15 - 1-11 Kenmare J. P. O'Sullivan Park
MF Russell 0-7, P O'Sullivan 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, B Gannon 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. B O'Neill 1-4, K Moriarty 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, L Lynch 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
Dr. Crokes v Mid Kerry
14 June 1998 Round 1 Dr. Crokes 1-14 - 1-13 Mid Kerry Páirc de Búrca
R Neher 0-7, C Murphy 1-1, N O'Leary 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1. I Twiss 0-5, J Daly 1-0, K Foley 0-3, W Harmon 0-2, G McGrath 0-2, K O'Connor 0-1.
Austin Stacks v Killarney Legion
14 June 1998 Round 1 Austin Stacks 1-06 - 0-11 Killarney Legion Austin Stack Park
D Ahern 0-6, D McEvoy 1-0. C O'Grady 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, B McCullough 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.
St. Brendan's v John Mitchels
20 June 1998 Round 1 St. Brendan's 1-15 - 0-05 John Mitchels Ardfert Grounds
T O'Connell 0-7, G Hussey 0-6, B Clifford 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, A Murphy 0-1. B Dennehy 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1.
Castleisland Desmonds v Feale Rangers
10 July 1998 Round 1 Castleisland Desmonds 1-08 - 0-13 Feale Rangers Castleisland Grounds
J Brennan 0-4, WD O'Connor 1-0, K Lynch 0-2, T Burke 0-1, K Dillon 0-1. N Kennelly 0-8, E Galvin 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, E Breen 0-1, G Stack 0-1.
Shannon Rangers v St. Kieran's
11 July 1998 Round 1 Shannon Rangers 1-05 - 0-13 St. Kieran's O'Rahilly Park
G O'Brien 1-0, D O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1, O Horgan 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1, B Bambury 0-1. S McElligott 0-6, J McGlynn 0-2, K Scanlon 0-1, L McEnery 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.
Kilcummin v South Kerry
11 July 1998 Round 1 Kilcummin 1-07 - 1-08 South Kerry Kilcummin Grounds
M O'Connor 1-0, S O'Leary 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, W Maher 0-1, C O'Donoghue 0-1, R Cronin 0-1. J O'Shea 1-2, JD O'Shea 0-4, S O'Shea 0-1, B Hussey 0-1.
East Kerry v West Kerry
12 July 1998 Round 1 East Kerry 2-13 - 1-14 West Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
P O'Donoghue 1-7, J Crowley 1-1, J Murphy 0-3, S Moynihan 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1. riarty 1-5, S Geaney 0-3, JJ Corduff 0-2, B Hannafin 0-1, J Ferriter 0-1.

Quarter-finals

East Kerry v Dr. Crokes
7 August 1998 Quarter-final East Kerry 1-17 - 1-08 Dr. Crokes FitzGerald Stadium
P O'Donoghue 1-4, J Crowley 0-4, J Murphy 0-4, L Murphy 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1. P O'Shea 0-6, P O'Brien 1-0, N O'Leary 0-1, R Neher 0-1.
South Kerry v St. Kieran's
8 August 1999 Quarter-final South Kerry 1-09 - 1-09 St. Kieran's FitzGerald Stadium
J Quirke 1-0, M Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, S Hussey 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. S McElligott 1-5, J McGlynn 0-2, J Dennehy 0-1, G O'Keeffe 0-1.
Killarney Legion v Feale Rangers
9 August 1998 Quarter-final Killarney Legion 1-13 - 2-08 Feale Rangers Fitzgerald Stadium
C O'Grady 1-7, D Culloty 0-3, S Culloty 0-2, WC O'Sullivan 0-1. E Fitzmaurice 1-1, T Kennelly 1-1, N Kennelly 0-2, J Corridan 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, S Stack 0-1.
Laune Rangers v St. Brendan's
9 August 1998 Quarter-final Laune Rangers 0-19 - 1-09 St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
MF Russell 0-6, P O'Sullivan 0-6, G Murphy 0-3, M Hassett 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, B Gannon 0-1. T O'Connell 0-4, S O'Flaherty 1-0, E Sayers 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, J Enright 0-1, G Hussey 0-1.
St. Kieran's v South Kerry
5 September 1999 Quarter-final replay St. Kieran's 0-14 - 0-07 South Kerry FitzGerald Stadium
S McElligott 0-5, DD O'Rahilly 0-3, T O'Connor 0-2, G O'Keeffe 0-1, L Brosnan 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1, J McGlynn 0-1. M Fitzgerald 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, JD O'Shea 0-1, J Cronin 0-1.

Semi-finals

East Kerry v Killarney Legion
20 September 1998 Semi-final East Kerry 2-17 - 0-12 Killarney Legion FitzGerald Stadium
J Murphy 0-6, J Crowley 1-2, S Flynn 1-0, S Óg O'Leary 0-3, L Murphy 0-2, MD Cahill 0-2, D Daly 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1. C O'Grady 0-6, B McCullagh 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, S Culloty 0-1, D Culloty 0-1.
St Kieran's v Laune Rangers
20 September 1998 Semi-final St Kieran's 1-14 - 1-11 Laune Rangers FitzGerald Stadium
S McElligott 0-5, K Scanlon 1-0, D Dennehy 0-3, J McGlynn 0-3, J Dennehy 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-1. B Gannon 1-1, MF Russell 0-4, P O'Sullivan 0-3, M Hassett 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, P McKenna 0-1.

Final

East Kerry v St. Kieran's
5 October 1998 Final East Kerry 2-13 - 1-10 St. Kieran's Austin Stack Park
J Crowley 1-1, L Murphy 1-1, J Murphy 0-4, S Óg O'Leary 0-3, C McCarthy 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, S Flynn 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1. S McElligott 0-5, J Dennehy 1-1, J McGlynn 0-3, S O'Connor 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Seán McElligott St. Kieran's 1-33 36 6 6.00
2 Cathal O'Grady Killarney Legion 1-16 19 3 6.33
3 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 2-12 18 4 4.50
4 John Crowley East Kerry 3-08 17 4 4.25
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-17 17 3 5.66
Jerry Murphy East Kerry 0-17 17 4 4.25
7 John McGlynn St. Kieran's 0-15 15 6 2.50
8 Jack Dennehy St. Kieran's 2-06 12 6 2.00
Pa O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 0-12 12 3 4.00
10 Tom O'Connell St. Brendan's 0-11 11 2 5.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-07 10 West Kerry
Cathal O'Grady Killarney Legion 1-07 10 Feale Rangers
3 Murt Moriarty East Kerry 1-05 8 West Kerry
Seán McElligott St. Kieran's 1-05 8 South Kerry
Noel Kennelly Feale Rangers 0-08 8 Desmonds
6 Brendan O'Neill Kenmare 1-04 7 Laune Rangers
Paud O'Donoghue East Kerry 1-04 7 Dr. Crokes
Vinnie Murphy Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-07 7 St Kieran's
Seán McElligott St. Kieran's 0-07 7 Kerins O'Rahilly's
Mike Frank Russell Laune Rangers 0-07 7 Kenmare
Roland Neher Dr. Crokes 0-07 7 Mid Kerry
Tom O'Connell St. Brendan's 0-07 7 John Mitchels


Miscellaneous

References

  1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. "1997". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. "Four finals to remember". The Kerryman. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. "East Kerry stay on top". Irish Times. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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