1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship
# 1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1999 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 99th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 20 April 1999. The championship ran from 13 June to 24 October 1999.

East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title. An Ghaeltacht made their first ever appearance in the championship.

The final was played on 24 October 1999 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Feale Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 0-10 to 1-06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a third title in succession.

Feale Rangers' Tadhg Kennelly was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tadhg Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 2 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | An Ghaeltacht | 2-13 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 3 | John Crowley | East Kerry | 2-11 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 4 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 2-08 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Pa O'Sullivan | Laune Rangers | 0-14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 6 | Noel Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 2-05 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 6 | Brian Clarke | Dr. Crokes | 1-08 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 8 | Paul Griffin | Laune Rangers | 1-07 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
| 9 | Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 0-09 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 10 | Liam Hassett | Laune Rangers | 1-05 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 10 | John McGlynn | St. Kieran's | 0-08 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Paud O'Donoghue | East Kerry | 0-08 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Ian Twiss | Mid Kerry | 0-08 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tadhg Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 1-10 | 13 | Killarney Legion |
| 2 | John Crowley | East Kerry | 2-05 | 11 | An Ghaeltacht |
| 3 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | An Ghaeltacht | 1-05 | 8 | South Kerry |
| 3 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | An Ghaeltacht | 1-05 | 8 | South Kerry |
| 5 | Noel Kennelly | Feale Rangers | 2-01 | 7 | Laune Rangers |
| 6 | Kieran Foley | Mid Kerry | 1-03 | 6 | John Mitchels |
| 6 | Paul Griffin | Laune Rangers | 1-03 | 6 | Shannon Rangers |
| 6 | Pat O'Shea | Dr. Crokes | 1-03 | 6 | Desmonds |
| 6 | Jerry Murphy | East Kerry | 1-03 | 6 | An Ghaeltacht |
| 6 | Brian Clarke | Dr. Crokes | 1-03 | 6 | East Kerry |
| 6 | Roland Neher | Dr. Crokes | 0-06 | 6 | Kenmare |
| 6 | Kevin Lynch | Desmonds | 0-06 | 6 | Kilcummin |
| 6 | John McGlynn | St. Kieran's | 0-06 | 6 | Kerins O'Rahilly's |
| 6 | Pa O'Sullivan | Laune Rangers | 0-06 | 6 | Feale Rangers |

### Miscellaneous

* East Kerry became the first side since themselves in 1970 to win three titles in-a-row.
* Feale Rangers qualified for the final for the first time since 1985.
