1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1998 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 98th 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 24 February 1998.
East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 4 October 1998 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and St. Kieran's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 2-13 to 1-10 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Seán McElligott was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán McElligott	St. Kieran's	1-33	36	6	6.00
2	Cathal O'Grady	Killarney Legion	1-16	19	3	6.33
3	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	2-12	18	4	4.50
4	John Crowley	East Kerry	3-08	17	4	4.25
4	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-17	17	3	5.66
4	Jerry Murphy	East Kerry	0-17	17	4	4.25
7	John McGlynn	St. Kieran's	0-15	15	6	2.50
8	Jack Dennehy	St. Kieran's	2-06	12	6	2.00
8	Pa O'Sullivan	Laune Rangers	0-12	12	3	4.00
10	Tom O'Connell	St. Brendan's	0-11	11	2	5.50

;In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	1-07	10	West Kerry
1	Cathal O'Grady	Killarney Legion	1-07	10	Feale Rangers
3	Murt Moriarty	East Kerry	1-05	8	West Kerry
3	Seán McElligott	St. Kieran's	1-05	8	South Kerry
3	Noel Kennelly	Feale Rangers	0-08	8	Desmonds
6	Brendan O'Neill	Kenmare	1-04	7	Laune Rangers
6	Paud O'Donoghue	East Kerry	1-04	7	Dr. Crokes
6	Vinnie Murphy	Kerins O'Rahilly's	0-07	7	St Kieran's
6	Seán McElligott	St. Kieran's	0-07	7	Kerins O'Rahilly's
6	Mike Frank Russell	Laune Rangers	0-07	7	Kenmare
6	Roland Neher	Dr. Crokes	0-07	7	Mid Kerry
6	Tom O'Connell	St. Brendan's	0-07	7	John Mitchels

Miscellaneous

St. Kieran's qualified for the final for the first time since 1988.