1989 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates

24 June - 24 September 1989

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

Laune Rangers (7th title)
Peter Lyons (captain)
Noel O'Mahony (manager)

Runners-up

John Mitchels
John Joe Sheehy (captain)
Denis Fitzgerald (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

38 (2 per match)

Points scored

332 (17.47 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Martin Dennehy (0-22)

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The 1989 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 89th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.^[1] The championship ran from 24 June to 24 September 1989. It was the first championship to be sponsored after Allied Irish Bank took over the role.

Kenmare entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laune Rangers in the quarter-finals.^[2]

The final was played on 24 September 1989 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Laune Rangers and John Mitchels, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Laune Rangers won the match by 2-13 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in 78 years.^[3]^[4] They also became the first holders of the newly-commissioned Bishop Moynihan Cup.

Martin Dennehy was the championship's top scorer with 0-22.

Results

Preliminary round

East Kerry v Shannon Rangers

25 June 1989 Preliminary round	East Kerry	1-06 - 0-10	Shannon Rangers	Kilcummin Grounds
	D O'Leary 1-0, B O'Donoghue 0-2, J Cahillane 0-2, M O'Shea 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		Sullivan 0-4, S Stack 0-2, J Doolan 0-1, J Holmes 0-1, K Culhane 0-1, A Doyle 0-1.

Castleisland Desmonds v Dr. Crokes

25 June 1989 Preliminary round	Castleisland Desmonds	0-10 - 3-07	Dr. Crokes	Castleisland Grounds
	C Kearney 0-5, D Murphy 0-2, M Downey 0-2, W O'Connor 0-1.		P O'Shea 1-1, T O'Shea 1-0, L Hartnett 1-0, A O'Shea 0-3, G O'Shea 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, M Burns 0-1.

Kerins O'Rahilly's v Mid Kerry

2 July 1989 Preliminary round	Kerins O'Rahilly's	3-08 - 0-09	Mid Kerry	Strand Road
	M Clifford 1-4, N O'Sullivan 1-1, N O'Mahony 1-0, D Burke 0-1, M Nix 0-1, D Keane 0-1.		W Maher 0-5, T Evans 0-2, E O'Shea 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.

First round

Valentia v Beale

24 June 1989 First round	Valentia	2-04 - 3-10	Beale	Con Keating Park
	G O'Driscoll 1-2, MA O'Connell 1-0, F Murphy 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.		E Liston 1-3, P Guerin 1-1, D Moran 0-4, D Dowling 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, S Liston 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Killarney

25 June 1989 First round	Laune Rangers	0-12 - 0-07	Killarney	J. P. O'Sullivan
	T Fleming 0-5, G Murphy 0-5, P Griffin 0-2.		M McAuliffe 0-3, F Doherty 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.

Kenmare v St. Brendan's

25 June 1989 First round	Kenmare	2-12 - 0-04	St. Brendan's	Fr. Breen Park
	K Rice 1-3, P Spillane 1-1, S O'Shea 0-2, E McCarthy 0-2, A O'Connor 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2.		S Murphy 0-4.

St. Kieran's v South Kerry

25 June 1989 First round	St. Kieran's	1-07 - 0-09	South Kerry	Currow Grounds
	S McElligott 1-3, T Brosnan 0-3, F Casey 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-4, F Sullivan 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, D Clifford 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.

Feale Rangers v John Mitchels

25 June 1989 First round	Feale Rangers	1-06 - 1-12	John Mitchels	Moyvane Grounds
	D Walsh 1-0, D McElligott 0-2, J Horgan 0-2, JP O'Connell 0-1, S Carrig 0-1.		M Dennehy 0-7, J Hegarty 1-1, J O'Dowd 0-1, K Kelliher 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, N Kelliher 0-1.

Shannon Rangers v West Kerry

8 July 1989 First round	Shannon Rangers	0-09 - 0-13	West Kerry	Ballylongford Grounds
	J O'Sullivan 0-3, J Stack 0-2, S Stack 0-1, K Culhane 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, J Dowling 0-1.		J Hannafin 0-6, S Geaney 0-3, T O'Connor 0-2, M Moriarty 0-1, F Ashe 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Kerins O'Rahilly's

8 July 1989 First round	Austin Stacks	0-08 - 0-06	Kerins O'Rahilly's	Austin Stack Park
	E Moynihan 0-3, JL McElligott 0-2, J Fitzmaurice 0-1, D Aherne 0-1, K Browne 0-1.		M Nix 0-3, N O'Sullivan 0-1, M Clifford 0-1, M Keane 0-1.

Dr Crokes v Gneeveguilla

8 July 1989 First round	Dr Crokes	1-11 - 2-08	Gneeveguilla	FitzGerald Stadium
	A O'Shea 0-5, P O'Shea 1-0, G O'Shea 0-3, N O'Leary 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, C Galvin 0-1.		G Looney 1-1, P Cremin 1-0, J Brosnan 0-2, A Looney 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-2, J Murphy 0-1.

Gneeveguilla v Dr Crokes

30 July 1989 First round replay	Gneeveguilla	0-12 - 0-07	Dr Crokes	Gneeveguilla Grounds
	M Finnegan 0-5, A Looney 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, S Óg O'Leary 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.		G O'Shea 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, T O'Shea 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Kenmare v John Mitchels

29 July 1989 Quarter-final	Kenmare	1-07 - 1-08	John Mitchels	Fr. Breen Park
	E McCarthy 1-1, P Spillane 0-3, T Spillane 0-1, T Harrington 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.		M Dennehy 0-7, JJ Sheehy 1-1.

West Kerry v Austin Stacks

30 July 1989 Quarter-final	West Kerry	0-12 - 4-09	Austin Stacks	Páirc an Aghasaigh
	J Hannafin 0-7, M Moriarty 0-2, G Casey 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, S Geaney 0-1.		E Moynihan 1-4, D Aherne 1-2, R O'Lehan 1-0, G Power 1-0, JL McElligott 0-2, L Kearns 0-1.

St. Kieran's v Laune Rangers

30 July 1989 Quarter-final	St. Kieran's	1-04 - 0-13	Laune Rangers	Currow Grounds
	S McElligott 1-1, T Hickey 0-2, M Galwey 0-1.		T Fleming 0-5, G Murphy 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.

Beale v Gneeveguilla

5 August 1989 Quarter-final	Beale	4-10 - 2-05	Gneeveguilla	Ballybunion Grounds
	E Liston 1-4, G Costello 1-1, L Guerin 1-1, P Guerin 1-1, O Moran 0-2, T Murphy 0-1.		A O'Donovan 1-2, J Murphy 1-0, A Looney 0-2, P Crimmin 0-1.

Semi-finals

John Mitchels v Beale

26 August 1989 Semi-final	John Mitchels	0-12 - 1-07	Beale	Austin Stack Park
	M Dennehy 0-8, D McEvoy 0-2, J O'Dowd 0-1, R O'Dowd 0-1.		O Moran 0-5, L Guerin 1-0, E Liston 0-1, K Boyle 0-1.

Laune Rangers v Austin Stacks

27 August 1989 Semi-final	Laune Rangers	1-09 - 0-10	Austin Stacks	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Sullivan 1-1, T Fleming 0-3, G Murphy 0-2, J O'Shea 0-2, P Prendeville 0-1.		JL McElligott 0-4, E Moynihan 0-2, D Aherne 0-2, G Power 0-1, L Liddy 0-1.

Final

Laune Rangers v John Mitchels

24 September 1989 Final	Laune Rangers	2-13 - 1-06	John Mitchels	FitzGerald Stadium
	P McKenna 1-2, G Murphy 0-5, T Fleming 0-4, B O'Sullivan 1-0, P Griffin 0-2.		N Kelliher 1-1, J Sheehy 0-4, J Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: D Moynihan (Killarney Legion)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Martin Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-22	22	4	5.50
2	Timmy Fleming	Laune Rangers	0-17	17	4	4.25
3	Gerard Murphy	Laune Rangers	0-15	15	4	3.75
4	Eoin Liston	Beale	2-08	14	3	4.66
5	James Hannafin	West Kerry	0-13	13	2	6.50
6	Eoin Moynihan	Austin Stacks	1-09	12	3	4.00
7	Ogie Moran	Beale	0-11	11	3	3.66
8	Seán McElligott	St. Kieran's	2-04	10	2	5.00
9	Billy O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	2-03	9	4	2.25
10	Aidan O'Shea	Dr. Crokes	0-09	9	3	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Martin Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-08	8	Beale
2	Eoin Moynihan	Austin Stacks	1-04	7	West Kerry
	Eoin Liston	Beale	1-04	7	Gneeveguilla
	Michael Clifford	Kerins O'Rahilly's	1-04	7	Mid Kerry
	Martin Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-07	7	Feale Rangers
	Martin Dennehy	John Mitchels	0-07	7	Kenmare
	James Hannafin	West Kerry	0-07	7	Austin Stacks
8	Eoin Liston	Beale	1-03	6	Valentia
	Kevin Rice	Kenmare	1-03	6	St. Brendan's
	Seán McElligott	St. Kieran's	1-03	6	South Kerry
	James Hannafin	West Kerry	0-06	6	Shannon Rangers

Miscellaneous

Laune Rangers won the title for the first time in 78 years.
Laune Rangers qualified for the final for the first time since 1911.
John Mitchels qualified for the final for the first time since 1966.
Laune Rangers were the first winners of the newly-commissioned Bishop Moynihan Cup.
Laune Rangers 78-year gap between titles remains the longest gap between successive championship titles.

References

^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Fear factor fires Dr Crokes". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "1989". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "Now is as good a time as any for Spa to beat Dr Crokes and claim long overdue O'Donoghue Cup title". The Kerryman. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.