1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship | |
Teams: | 10 |
Dates: | October 1916 - 27 January 1917 |
Previous Year: | 1914 |
Previous Tournament: | 1914 Kerry Senior Football Championship |
Next Year: | 1917 |
Next Tournament: | 1917 Kerry Senior Football Championship |
The 1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 23rd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The championship began in October 1916 but was suspended without a conclusion on 27 January 1917.
Dr Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions[2] [3]
The championship was curtailed when the Great Southern and Western Railway cancelled all train arrangements for matches due to be played on 19 November 1916. A number of matches had already been played, including a drawn encounter between Laune Rangers and Killarney Crokes. A County Board meeting decided to postpone some games, however, a subsequent meeting on 27 January 1917 carried a motion "that, in consequence of the suspension of Sunday railway facilities, we hereby discontinue the 1916 Co. Hurling and Football Championships".[4]