1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	21 June - 5 October 1986
Teams	19
Champions	Austin Stacks (10th title); Michael Counihan (captain); Paul Lucey (manager)
Runners-up	Killarney; John Cahill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	28 (1.33 per match)
Points scored	366 (17.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mikey Sheehy (2-27)
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The 1986 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1]

West Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Killarney in the second round.^[2]

The final was played on 5 October 1986 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Austin Stacks and Killarney, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-11 to 1-07 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in seven years.^[3]

Mikey Sheehy was the championship's top scorer with 2-27.

Results

First round

21 June 1986 First round	Castleisland Desmonds	0-20 - 0-04	St. Brendan's	Ardfert Grounds
	W O'Connor 0-5, J Lordan 0-3, C Kearney 0-3, D Lyne 0-3, D Hanafin 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, D Buckley 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.

22 June 1986 First round	Dr. Crokes	0-13 - 0-04	Gneeveguilla	FitzGerald Stadium
	S O'Shea 0-4, P O'Shea 0-3, P Fleming 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, M O'Grady 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.		S Óg O'Leary 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.

22 June 1986 First round	Feale Rangers	1-08 - 1-07	Castleisland Rangers	Tarbert Grounds
	D Kennelly 0-7, T O'Connell 1-0, J Buckley 0-1.		K Lane 0-5, M Galwey 1-0, P Scanlon 0-2.

Second round

21 June 1986 Second round	Austin Stacks	0-10 - 0-10	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 0-6, E Moynihan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, JL McElligott 0-1.		G O'Driscoll 0-4, P O'Connor 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1.

22 June 1986 Second round	Mid Kerry	2-07 - 0-09	Shannon Rangers	Páirc de Búrca
	J O'Sullivan 1-1, T Evans 1-0, W Maher 0-3, J Foley 0-2, M Moriarty 0-1.		J Walsh 0-5, T Walsh 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, S Stack 0-1.

12 July 1986 Second round	Castleisland Desmonds	4-15 - 0-04	Gweestin Rangers	Castleisland Grounds
	P Horan 2-0, C Kearney 0-6, W O'Connor 1-2, J Lordan 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Hanafin 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, T Leen 0-1.		M Allen 0-2, J Doolan 0-1, B O'Donoghue 0-1.

13 July 1986 Second round replay	Austin Stacks	0-10 - 0-07	South Kerry	Con Keating Park
	M Sheehy 0-6, G Power 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, E Moynihan 0-1.		S Fitzgerald 0-3, P O'Connor 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1.

13 July 1986 Second round	Killarney	1-11 - 0-11	West Kerry	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D O'Donoghue 0-5, M McAuliffe 0-5, E Mulrooney 1-1.		K Maunsell 0-7, J Doyle 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-1, T Sayers 0-1.

13 July 1986 Second round	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-09 - 0-10	Beale	Austin Stack Park
	M Griffin 0-5, JT O'Sullivan 1-0, P Hoare 0-2, D Keane 0-1, T Hoare 0-1.		E Liston 0-3, D Moran 0-3, J Costello 0-3, S Linnane 0-1.

13 July 1986 Second round	Kenmare	1-09 - 0-08	John Mitchels	Austin Stack Park
	E McCarthy 0-4, T Spillane 1-0, T Harrington 0-2, M Spillane 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Dennehy 0-3, T O'Dowd 0-3, P Whyte 0-1, J Sheehy 0-1.

13 July 1986 Second round	Dr. Crokes	0-08 - 0-06	Laune Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	P O'Shea 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, P Fleming 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, M Grady 0-1.		J Shannon 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, T Johnson 0-1, T Fleming 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.

13 July 1986 Second round	Feale Rangers	1-08 - 2-05	Clann na Gael	Moyvane Grounds
	D Kennelly 0-5, D Mulvihill 1-1, JJ McElligott 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.		G O'Donoghue 1-3, C Lenihan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.

26 July 1986 Second round replay	Feale Rangers	0-06 - 1-01	Clann na Gael	Moyvane Grounds
	J Mulvihill 0-2, T O'Connell 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1, JJ McElligott 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 1-1.

Quarter-finals

26 July 1986 Quarter-final	Austin Stacks	0-09 - 0-06	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 0-4, L Kerins 0-2, E Moynihan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		P Hoare 0-3, J Sheehy 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

27 July 1986 Quarter-final	Killarney	0-11 - 1-06	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	M McAuliffe 0-4, E Mulrooney 0-3, A McAuliffe 0-2, J Cahill 0-1, S Cronin 0-1.		P Horan 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, D Hanafin 0-2, C Kearney 0-1, D Lyne 0-1.

27 July 1986 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	3-11 - 0-11	Kenmare	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Shea 2-1, C Murphy 1-3, S O'Shea 0-3, N O'Leary 0-2, J Clifford 0-1, J Galvin 0-1.		P Spillane 0-5, E McCarthy 0-3, M Spillane 0-2, J Sullivan-Morgan 0-1.

2 August 1986 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	2-11 - 0-11	Feale Rangers	Páirc de Búrca
	W Maher 2-5, J O'Sullivan 0-2, M Heffernan 0-2, T Evans 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Kennelly 0-5, T O'Connell 0-2, J Wrenn 0-2, T Mulvihill 0-1, JP O'Connell 0-1.

Semi-finals

10 August 1986 Semi-final	Austin Stacks	2-17 - 2-07	Mid Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	M Sheehy 1-7, G Power 1-2, JL McElligott 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, E Moynihan 0-2, L Kerins 0-1.		W Maher 0-4, F Courtney 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, D Hartnett 0-1, T Evans 0-1, M Heffernan 0-1.

10 August 1986 Semi-final	Killarney	0-07 - 0-07	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	M McAuliffe 0-4, M Cronin 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1.		P O'Shea 0-3, S O'Shea 0-2, M Buckley 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1.

31 August 1986 Semi-final replay	Killarney	0-10 - 1-04	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	M McAuliffe 0-5, M Cronin 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, T Regan 0-1.		C Murphy 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1.

Final

5 October 1986 Final	Austin Stacks	1-11 - 1-07	Killarney	Austin Stack Park
	M Sheehy 1-4, JL McElligott 0-3, G Power 0-2, E Moynihan 0-2.		M McAuliffe 0-5, S Kelliher 1-0, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: D O'Sullivan (Currow)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	2-27	33	5	6.60
2	Mike McAuliffe	Killarney	0-23	23	5	4.60
3	Willie Maher	Mid Kerry	2-12	18	3	6.00
3	Denis Kennelly	Feale Rangers	0-18	18	4	4.50
5	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	2-11	17	5	3.40

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Willie Maher	Mid Kerry	2-05	11	Feale Rangers
2	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	1-07	10	Mid Kerry
3	Pat O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	2-01	7	Kenmare
	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	1-04	7	Killarney
	Denis Kennelly	Feale Rangers	0-07	7	Castleisland Rangers
	Kevin Maunsell	West Kerry	0-07	7	Killarney
7	Philip Horan	Castleisland Desmonds	2-00	6	Gweestin Rangers
	John O'Donoghue	Clann na Gael	1-03	6	Feale Rangers
	Connie Murphy	Dr. Crokes	1-03	6	Kenmare
	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	0-06	6	South Kerry
	Mikey Sheehy	Austin Stacks	0-06	6	South Kerry
	Christy Kearney	Castleisland Desmonds	0-06	6	Gweestin Rangers

Miscellaneous

Austin Stacks win their first title since 1979.
Austin Stacks move level with John Mitchels at the top of the Roll of Honor with 10 titles.

References

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Lios Póil and West Kerry say goodbye to legendary manager Eugene Devane". The Kerryman. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "1986 Remembered". Austin Stacks GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[1] "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[2] "Lios Póil and West Kerry say goodbye to legendary manager Eugene Devane". The Kerryman. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "1986 Remembered". Austin Stacks GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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