1938 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

1938 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams:10[1]
Dates:May - 27 November 1933
Champions: Dingle
Count:1
Champions Captain:Jimmy McKenna
Runners-Up: North Kerry
Runners-Up Captain:Con Brosnan
Previous Year:1937
Previous Tournament:1937 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1939
Next Tournament:1939 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1938 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 38th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

Boherbee John Mitchels entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by North Kerry in the semi-finals.[3] [4]

The final was played on 27 November 1938 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Dingle and North Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dingle won the match by 3–03 to 2–05 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1938. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  2. Web site: The beginning. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Club Titles - Kerry. Hogan Stand. 23 December 2022.
  4. Web site: About ckub. John Mitchels GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Brosnans keen to emulate success of their forefathers. Irish Independent. 26 October 2012. 23 December 2022.