1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams12[1]
Champions Mid Kerry (1st title)
Pat Ahern (captain)
Runners-up West Kerry
Timmy Fitzgerald (captain)
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The 1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

John Mitchels entered the championship as the defending champions. However, they were beaten by Mid Kerry in the quarter-finals.[3]

The final was played on 5 November 1967 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Mid Kerry and West Kerry, in what was their first-ever meeting in the final. Mid Kerry won the match by 0-12 to 2-04 to claim their first-ever championship title.[4][5]

Results

Semi-finals

15 October 1967 Semi-final West Kerry 3-07 - 0-08 East Kerry Austin Stack Park
22 October 1967 Semi-final Mid Kerry 0-11 - 1-06 Shannon Rangers Austin Stack Park

Final

5 November 1967 Final Mid Kerry 0-12 - 2-04 West Kerry Austin Stack Park
P Griffin 0-5, P Ahern 0-4, B Lynch 0-2, T Prendergast 0-1. T McDonnell 1-0, B Hughes 1-0, T Kelleher 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "1967". Laune Rangers GAA website. April 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "About club". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid Kerry GFC". Club Info website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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