1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	14 June - 20 October 1996
Teams	18
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	21
Goals scored	34 (1.62 per match)
Points scored	469 (22.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Seán Geaney (3-17)
← 1995 (Previous)	(Next) 1997 →

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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

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

Results

Round 1

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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)

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.

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

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.

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

[2] "1995". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "Jubilee Teams 1995-1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "1996". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[5] "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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