2006 Kerry Senior Football Championship

2006 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	6 May - 12 November 2006
Teams	20
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	South Kerry (8th title); Paul O'Connor (captain); James O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up	Dr. Crokes; James Fleming (captain); Pat O'Shea (manager)
Relegated	John Mitchels
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	53 (1.61 per match)
Points scored	638 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Declan Quill (1-28)
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The 2006 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 106th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1] The championship ran from 6 May to 12 November 2006.

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 12 November 2006 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between South Kerry and Dr. Crokes in what was their second meeting in the final. South Kerry won the match by 0–12 to 1–08 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a third title in succession.^[4]

Declan Quill was he championship's top scorer with 1-28.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Killarney Legion

From Championship

Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship

Listowel Emmets

Results

Round 1

6 May 2006 Round 1	Rathmore	0-09 - 0-06	Milltown/Castlemaine	Rathbeg Grounds
	D Casey 0-4, M O'Riordan 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Twiss 0-2, C Kerins 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, M Burke 0-1.

6 May 2006 Round 1	John Mitchels	0-14 - 0-14	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	GD Dennehy 0-9, J Fitzgerald 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, A Moynihan 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1.		D Quill 0-10, T Walsh 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

7 May 2006 Round 1	St. Kieran's	0-11 - 0-06	East Kerry	Currow Grounds
	J Buckley 0-3, T McGoldrick 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, M Horgan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.		N O'Mahony 0-2, S Donnelly 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.

7 May 2006 Round 1	Feale Rangers	1-09 - 4-04	St. Brendan's	Frank Sheehy Park
	E Galvin 1-1, C Galvin 0-4, E Bowler 0-2, P Galvin 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.		C Daly 3-2, J Egan 1-0, J Costello 0-1, S Griffin 0-1.

7 May 2006 Round 1	Kenmare	2-15 - 0-14	West Kerry	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	P O'Connor 1-6, J Healy 1-1, A O'Sullivan 0-3, D O'Connor 0-3, M McNally 0-2.		D O'Sullivan 0-3, G Farrell 0-3, A McNamara 0-2, B Dorgan 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-2, N Sheehy 0-1, B Hannafin 0-1.

7 May 2006 Round 1	Mid Kerry	0-10 - 0-07	Shannon Rangers	Frank Sheehy Park
	D O'Sullivan 0-6, R O'Connor 0-2, M Hallissey 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.		G Dowling 0-3, T O'Rourke 0-2, A Lanigan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

7 May 2006 Round 1	Dingle	0-18 - 0-09	Kilcummin	Páirc an Aghasigh
	D Devane 0-5, A O'Neill 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, M Evans 0-2, J Flannery 0-2, L Óg Higgins 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, T Garvey 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.		DJ Fleming 0-7, J Devane 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1.

13 May 2006 Round 1 replay	John Mitchels	0-06 - 1-13	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	GD Dennehy 0-3, A Moynihan 0-1, B Costello 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.		T Walsh 1-2, D Quill 0-4, D Moran 0-3, B Moran 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, R Molloy 0-1.

14 May 2006 Round 1	Laune Rangers	2-09 - 2-11	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	MF Russell 0-5, J Sheehan 1-0, P O'Sullivan 1-0, L Hassett 0-1, T McGillicuddy 0-1.		G O'Connell 0-5, M Collins 0-4, D Sayers 1-0, W Quillinan 1-0, C O'Connor 0-2, W Kirby 0-1, D Long 0-1.

Round 2

26 May 2006 Round 2	East Kerry	1-19 - 1-02	Shannon Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	S Dennehy 1-2, D O'Connor 0-4, M O'Donoghue 0-4, R Donovan 0-4, M Murphy 0-3, F McAuliffe 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		I Blake 1-2.

27 May 2006 Round 2	Kilcummin	0-09 - 0-09	Laune Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-4, D Dwyer 0-2, K Gorman 0-1, K O'Donoghue 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-5, MF Russell 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.

27 May 2006 Round 2	Feale Rangers	1-11 - 0-12	West Kerry	Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park
	E Bowler 0-7, B O'Connell 1-0, Galvin 0-2, P Somers 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.		G Farrell 0-6, B O'Driscoll 0-3, J Dorgan 0-1, B Hannifin 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

28 May 2006 Round 2	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-07 - 0-07	John Mitchels	Páirc de Búrca
	D Twiss 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, I Twiss 0-1, O Boyle 0-1.		A Moynihan 0-2, J Cronin 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.

9 June 2006 Round 2 replay	John Mitchels	1-06 - 0-10	Milltown/Castlemaine	Austin Stack Park
	J Fitzgerald 0-4, R O'Sullivan 1-0, S O'Mahony 0-2.		O Boyle 0-3, D Kelliher 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, M Quirke 0-1, D Twiss 0-1.

17 June 2006 Round 2 replay	Kilcummin	0-07 - 0-11	Laune Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	DJ Fleming 0-4, K Gorman 0-1, J Devane 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-4, MF Russell 0-3, L Hassett 0-2, C Kelly 0-1, G Mahony 0-1.

Relegation playoff

8 October 2006 Playoff	Kilcummin	0-14 - 1-07	John Mitchels	Páirc de Búrca
	DJ Fleming 0-5, B Brosnan 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, J Devane 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, K Gorman 0-1, J Herlihy 0-1.		J Fitzgerald 0-5, D Flahive 1-0, A O'Mahony 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.

Round 3

15 June 2006 Round 3	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-10 - 0-09	Rathmore	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 0-4, P Madden 0-2, D Moran 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-4, Damien Casey 0-3, S Lehane 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.

16 June 2006 Round 3	St. Brendan's	3-11 - 1-08	Austin Stacks	Kilmoyley Grounds
	C Daly 0-7, S Wallace 1-2, B Griffin 1-1, J Egan 1-0, E Ferris 0-1.		D Long 1-3, M Collins 0-2, M Courtney 0-2, W Kirby 0-1.

17 June 2006 Round 3	St. Kieran's	0-12 - 2-07	Mid Kerry	Castleisland Grounds
	T O'Connor 0-6, J Buckley 0-3, J Dennehy 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1.		D Walsh 1-0, T O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, K Foley 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.

17 June 2006 Round 3	Dingle	0-10 - 0-10	An Ghaeltacht	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Devane 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, D Geaney 0-1, S O'Dowd 0-1, B Kelliher 0-1.		R Mac Gearailt 0-3, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, T Ó Sé 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, M Ó Conchúir 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Flathart 0-1.

18 June 2006 Round 3	Dr. Crokes	4-14 - 1-06	Kenmare	FitzGerald Stadium
	A Kennelly 3-1, C Cooper 0-4, J Payne 1-0, J Fleming 0-3, E Brosnan 0-2, K O'Leary 0-1, B Looney 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.		S Healy 1-1, F O'Sullivan 0-2, S Cremin 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, L Shea 0-1.

18 June 2006 Round 3	Killarney Legion	1-11 - 0-14	Milltown/Castlemaine	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Murphy 0-6, M O'Sullivan 1-2, J Cronin 0-1, S Hegarty 0-1, J Bowler 0-1.		D Twiss 0-6, D Kelliher 0-3, O Boyle 0-2, C Kerins 0-2, M Burke 0-1.

18 June 2006 Round 3	South Kerry	2-13 - 0-06	Feale Rangers	Moyvane Grounds
	B Sheehan 1-4, K Young 1-0, J Sugrue 0-2, R Hussey 0-2, R O'Connor 0-2, B Hickey 0-1, Declan O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1.		P Galvin 0-3, C Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.

15 July 2006 Round 3 replay	Milltown/Castlemaine	1-09 - 0-11 (aet)	Killarney Legion	Páirc de Búrca
	D Twiss 0-5, S Murphy 1-0, D Kelliher 0-2, O Boyle 0-1, M Burke 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-6, E Murphy 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, S Hegarty 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, S Culloty 0-1.

24 September 2006 Round 3	East Kerry	0-10 - 0-09	Laune Rangers	FitzGerald Stadium
	D O'Sullivan 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-2, L Daly 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, DJ O'Connor 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-6, C Kelly 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, MF Russell 0-1.

24 September 2006 Round 3 replay	An Ghaeltacht	0-14 - 1-09	Dingle	Gallarus Grounds
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, A Mac Gearailt 0-3, C Ó Dubhda 0-3, T Ó Conchúir 0-1, C Ó Cruadhlaoich 0-1, R Ó Flatharta 0-1, SM Ó Conchúir 0-1.		D Geaney 1-1, A O'Neill 0-2, JB Brosnan 0-1, J Flannery 0-1, M Evans 0-1, F Smyth 0-1, D Devane 0-1, T Garvey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

1 October 2006 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	2-10 - 2-06	Milltown/Castlemaine	Austin Stack Park
	E Brosnan 1-1, K O'Leary 1-1, C Cooper 0-3, B Looney 0-3, A Kennelly 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.		F Kelliher 2-0, D Twiss 0-2, I Twiss 0-2, D Kelliher 0-1, C Kelliher 0-1.

1 October 2006 Quarter-final	Mid Kerry	3-07 - 2-08	An Ghaeltacht	Austin Stack Park
	K Foley 1-3, Darran O'Sullivan 1-0, A Cahillane 1-0, J Nagle 0-1, L Sheehan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Ó Sé 1-1, A Mac Gearailt 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-2, E Mac Gearailt 0-1, C Ó Dubhda 0-1, SM Ó Conchúir 0-1, C Mac Gearailt 0-1.

7 October 2006 Quarter-final	South Kerry	1-09 - 0-08	East Kerry	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	B Sheehan 0-5, R Hussey 1-1, P Curran 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		L Murphy 0-4, M Murphy 0-2, F McAuliffe 0-1,

8 October 2006 Quarter-final	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-12 - 2-05	St. Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	D Quill 1-7, D Moran 0-4, T Walsh 0-1.		C Daly 1-1, S Griffin 1-0, S Wallace 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 October 2006 Semi-final	South Kerry	0-11 - 0-08	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	R Hussey 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-2, Declan O'Sullivan 0-2, B Hickey 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.		D Quill 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, P Madden 0-1, G Molloy 0-1.

22 October 2006 Semi-final	Dr. Crokes	3-08 - 1-09	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	C Cooper 2-3, E Brosnan 1-0, J Fleming 0-2, S Doolan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1.		S O'Sullivan 1-3, Darran O'Sullivan 0-2, K Foley 0-2, A O'Shea 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.

Final

12 November 2006 Final	South Kerry	0-12 - 1-06	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	B Sheehan 0-4 (fs); R O'Connor 0-3, R Hussey 0-2 each; A O'Sullivan, Declan O'Sullivan and D O'Dwyer 0-1 each.		K O'Leary 1-1, J Fleming 0-4 frees, B Looney, E Kavanagh and C Cooper 0-1 each	Referee: P Lyons (Laune Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-28	31	5	6.20
2	Conor Daly	St. Brendan's	4-10	22	3	7.33
3	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-20	20	4	5.00
4	Derek Twiss	Milltown/Castlemaine	0-19	19	6	3.16
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-11	17	4	4.25
5	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-14	17	4	4.25
7	Darran O'Sullivan	Mid Kerry	1-11	14	4	4.25
8	Ronan Hussey	South Kerry	1-09	12	4	3.00
	Tommy Walsh	South Kerry	1-09	12	5	2.40
	Ger Dan Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-12	12	4	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Daly	St. Brendan's	3-02	11	Feale Rangers
2	Andrew Kennelly	Dr. Crokes	3-01	10	Kenmare
	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-07	10	St. Brendan's
	Declan Quill	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-10	10	John Mitchels
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-03	9	Mid Kerry
	Paul O'Connor	Kenmare	1-06	9	West Kerry
	Ger Dan Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-09	9	Kerins O'Rahilly's
8	Bryan Sheehan	South Kerry	1-04	7	Feale Rangers
	D. J. Fleming	Kilcummin	0-07	7	Dingle
	Eddie Bowler	Feale Rangers	0-07	7	West Kerry
	Conor Daly	St. Brendan's	0-07	7	Austin Stacks

Miscellaneous

South Kerry win three in a row for the first time in their history and are the first since East Kerry between 1997 and 1999.
Dr Crokes play in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship.
The first round match between Laune Rangers and Austin Stacks was abandoned by the referee at half-time due to floodlight failure at Austin Stack Park.

References

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Fitz injury fails to halt champions". Irish Independent. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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

[2] "South Kerry and Fitzie end the wait". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "Maurice fits the bill as South regain title". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "Fitz injury fails to halt champions". Irish Independent. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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