1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates	10 June - 8 October 1995
Teams	18
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Laune Rangers (9th title); Gerard Murphy (captain); John Evans (manager)
Runners-up	East Kerry; Séamus Moynihan (captain); Tommy O'Regan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	38 (2.11 per match)
Points scored	349 (19.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paud O'Donoghue (0-20)
← 1994 (Previous)	(Next) 1996 →

The 1995 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 95th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1] The championship ran from 10 June to 8 October 1995.

Austin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Spa-Gneeveguilla in the second round.^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 8 October 1995 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Laune Rangers and East Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 1-07 to 0-06 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in two years.^[4]^[5]

East Kerry's Paud O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 0-20.

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

10 June 1995 Round 1	Killarney Legion	0-10 - 0-07	Kerins O'Rahilly's	FitzGerald Stadium
	C O'Grady 0-5, S Culloty 0-2, D Culloty 0-1, S O'Dwyer 0-1, J Culloty 0-1.		C O'Brien 0-3, N O'Sullivan 0-2, I Mellerick 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.

11 June 1995 Round 1	West Kerry	0-11 - 1-08	John Mitchels	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	S Geaney 0-4, M Moriarty 0-2, C O'Donnell 0-2, J Ferriter 0-1, M Griffin 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1.		K Murphy 1-0, F O'Brien 0-3, A Moynihan 0-3, O Kelliher 0-1, JJ Sheehy 0-1.

4 July 1995 Round 1 replay	West Kerry	1-12 - 0-07	John Mitchels	Austin Stack Park
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, J Ferriter 1-0, C O'Donnell 0-2, S Geaney 0-2, M Ó Conchúir 0-1, C O'Dowd 0-1.		F O'Brien 0-4, M O'Connor 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.

Round 2[edit]

10 June 1995 Round 2	Kenmare	2-11 - 2-06	St. Kieran's	Fr. Breen Park
	M Price 1-3, J O'Sullivan 1-0, T Spillane 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, P Spillane 0-2, T Clifford 0-1, T Óg O'Brien 0-1.		S Lambe 1-0, J McGlynn 1-0, S McElligott 0-3, K Scanlon 0-2, P Dennehy 0-1.

11 June 1995 Round 2	Mid Kerry	2-09 - 1-07	St. Brendan's	Páirc de Búrca
	M Burke 1-3, G Doyle 1-2, V O'Donoghue 0-2, G McGrath 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Wallace 1-1, S Murphy 0-2, K Boyle 0-1, B McElligott 0-1, J Enright 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.

2 July 1995 Round 2	Killarney Legion	0-11 - 2-15	Annascaul	FitzGerald Stadium
	D Culloty 0-4, D O'Donoghue 0-2, S Culloty 0-2, S O'Dwyer 0-2, J McGillycuddy 0-1.		G Farrell 1-5, D Lynch 1-0, S Driscoll 0-3, B Driscoll 0-3, G Williams 0-2, M Moynihan 0-1, S Farrell 0-1.

7 July 1995 Round 2	Spa-Gneeveguilla	0-12 - 1-05	Austin Stacks	Gneeveguilla Grounds
	Murphy 0-5, S Óg O'Leary 0-3, A O'Donovan 0-3, C Gleeson 0-1.		D Aherne 1-2, O Moynihan 0-2, W Kirby 0-1.

7 July 1995 Round 2	Feale Rangers	0-10 - 2-07	Castleisland Desmonds	Páirc na nGael
	M Kennelly 0-3, B Scanlon 0-1, S Stack 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, T Dillon 0-1.		J Brennan 0-2, M Downey 0-3, N Greaney 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.

9 July 1995 Round 2	West Kerry	1-11 - 1-12	Dr. Crokes	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	D Ó Cinnéide 1-4, J Ferriter 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, C O'Dowd 0-1, F Ó Sé 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1, J Dorgan 0-1.		G O'Shea 1-2, P O'Shea 0-4, R Neher 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, D Cooper 0-1, B Clarke 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.

9 July 1995 Round 2	East Kerry	2-15 - 3-11	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Donoghue 0-6, J Crowley 1-2, S Moynihan 1-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2, D Dineen 0-1, C Long 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1.		J O'Shea 1-2, M Fitzgerald 0-5, R Quigley 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, K O'Dwyer 0-2, K Burns 0-1, SP O'Sullivan 0-1.

10 July 1995 Round 2	Laune Rangers	1-10 - 0-11	Shannon Rangers	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	C Kearney 1-1, T Fleming 0-4, B O'Shea 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, P Griffin 0-1.		J Kennedy 0-5, L Flaherty 0-2, L Weir 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, E Hennessy 0-1.

Quarter-finals[edit]

28 July 1995 Quarter-final	Laune Rangers	2-10 - 1-03	Spa-Gneeveguilla	Austin Stack Park
	T Fleming 0-5, C Kearney 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, L Hassett 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1.		Mossie Cronin 1-0, A O'Donovan 0-1, Maurice Cronin 0-1, S Óg O'Leary 0-1.

29 July 1995 Quarter-final	Kenmare	0-13 - 1-08	Castleisland Desmonds	FitzGerald Stadium
	F O'Sullivan 0-3, L Lynch 0-3, P Spillane 0-2, T Óg O'Brien 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S McIntyre 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1.		N Greaney 1-0, D Browne 0-3, J Brennan 0-2, D Hanafin 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.

29 July 1995 Quarter-final	East Kerry	0-16 - 0-09	Dr. Crokes	FitzGerald Stadium
	P O'Donoghue 0-9, D Dineen 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		P O'Shea 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, G O'Shea 0-2, D Cooper 0-1, V Casey 0-1, R Neher 0-1.

30 July 1995 Quarter-final	Annascaul	1-13 - 1-07	Mid Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	W Lynch 1-1, G Farrell 0-3, B Driscoll 0-2, M Moynihan 0-2, T Falvey 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-2, G Williams 0-1.		M Burke 1-0, G McGrath 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, G Doyle 0-1, F Kelliher 0-1, J Daly 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

24 September 1995 Semi-final	Laune Rangers	3-12 - 2-04	Kenmare	Austin Stack Park
	L Hassett 2-0, T Fleming 0-6, G Murphy 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, C Kearney 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1.		L Lynch 1-0, F O'Sullivan 1-0, P Spillane 0-2, T Spillane 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

24 September 1995 Semi-final	East Kerry	2-12 - 2-11	Annascaul	Austin Stack Park
	D O'Donoghue 2-1, J Crowley 0-4, P O'Donoghue 0-3, S Moynihan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		G Farrell 1-3, W Lynch 1-1, B O'Driscoll 0-2, S Farrell 0-2, S O'Driscoll 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1, M Moynihan 0-1.

Final[edit]

8 October 1995 Final	Laune Rangers	1-07 - 0-06	East Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	G Murphy 1-0, T Fleming 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, L Hassett 0-1, J Shannon 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.		P O'Donoghue 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, S Moynihan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-20	20	4	5.00
2	Gene Farrell	Annascaul	2-11	17	3	5.66
2	Timmy Fleming	Laune Rangers	0-17	17	4	4.25
4	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	1-10	13	2	6.50
4	John Crowley	East Kerry	1-10	13	4	3.25
6	Dermot Lynch	Annascaul	3-02	11	3	3.66
7	David O'Donoghue	East Kerry	2-04	10	4	2.50
7	Liam Hassett	Laune Rangers	2-04	10	4	2.50
9	Martin Burke	Mid Kerry	2-03	9	2	4.50
9	Séamus Moynihan	East Kerry	2-03	9	4	2.25

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-09	9	Dr. Crokes
2	Gene Farrell	Annascaul	1-05	8	Killarney Legion
3	David O'Donoghue	East Kerry	2-01	7	Annascaul
3	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	1-04	7	Dr. Crokes
5	Liam Hassett	Laune Rangers	2-00	6	Kenmare
	Michael Price	Kenmare	1-03	6	St. Kieran's
	Martin Burke	Mid Kerry	1-03	6	St. Brendan's
	Gene Farrell	Annascaul	1-03	6	East Kerry
	Timmy Fleming	Laune Rangers	0-06	6	Kenmare
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	West Kerry	0-06	6	John Mitchels
	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	0-06	6	South Kerry

References[edit]

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "25 Years On – We Remember the team of 1994". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94". The Kerryman. 16 November 2019. 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.

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

[2] "25 Years On – We Remember the team of 1994". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] "Stacks gather to remember '69 and '94". The Kerryman. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[4] "1995". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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

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