1970 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1970 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams15[1]
Champions East Kerry (4th title)
Mick Gleeson (captain)
Runners-up Waterville
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The 1970 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 70th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 4 October 1970 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Waterville, in what was their third successive meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 1-15 to 0-15 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a third title in succession.[4]

Results

Final

4 October 1970 Final East Kerry 1-15 - 0-15 Waterville Austin Stack Park
J Culloty 0-9, P Moynihan 1-1, M Gleeson 0-2, D Crowley 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1. M O'Dwyer 0-9, M O'Connell 0-3, S Clifford 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, D Courtney 0-1.

Miscellaneous

  • East Kerry win three titles in a row for the first time.
  • East Kerry are the first divisional side to win three titles in a row.
  • East Kerry and Waterville face each other in the final for the third year in a row.
  • Waterville become the first side to lose three finals in a row.
  • Laune Rangers return to the senior championship ,as a single club, for the first time since 1919.

References

  1. ^ "1970". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "E.K.B History County Championship Connection". East Kerry GAA website. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.