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. 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.
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.
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
Round 2
Relegation playoff
Round 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Declan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's1-283156.202Conor DalySt. Brendan's4-102237.333D. J. FlemingKilcummin0-202045.004Derek TwissMilltown/Castlemaine0-191963.165Colm CooperDr. Crokes2-111744.25Bryan SheehanSouth Kerry1-141744.257Darran O'SullivanMid Kerry1-111444.258Ronan HusseySouth Kerry1-091243.00Tommy WalshSouth Kerry1-091252.40Ger Dan DennehyJohn Mitchels0-121243.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Conor DalySt. Brendan's3-0211Feale Rangers2Andrew KennellyDr. Crokes3-0110KenmareDeclan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's1-0710St. Brendan'sDeclan QuillKerins O'Rahilly's0-1010John Mitchels5Colm CooperDr. Crokes2-039Mid KerryPaul O'ConnorKenmare1-069West KerryGer Dan DennehyJohn Mitchels0-099Kerins O'Rahilly's8Bryan SheehanSouth Kerry1-047Feale RangersD. J. FlemingKilcummin0-077DingleEddie BowlerFeale Rangers0-077West KerryConor DalySt. Brendan's0-077Austin 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.
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