1965 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1965 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams13[1]
Champions East Kerry (1st title)
Donal Lynch (captain)
Runners-up Mid Kerry
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The 1965 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 65th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

Shannon Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by John Mitchels in the first round.[3][4]

The final was played on 1 November 1965 between East Kerry and Mid Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 0-10 to 0-04 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]

Results

Final

10 October 1965 Final East Kerry 4-05 - 2-11 Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park
1 November 1965 Final replay East Kerry 0-10 - 0-04 Mid Kerry Austin Stack Park

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "1965". 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. ^ "Shannon Rangers". Irish Independent. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "E.K.B History County Championship Connection". East Kerry GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.