1966 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

1966 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams:12[1]
Champions: John Mitchels
Count:10
Champions Captain:Séamus Roche
Runners-Up: East Kerry
Previous Year:1965
Previous Tournament:1965 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1967
Next Tournament:1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1966 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 66th 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 2 November 1966 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between John Mitchels and East Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. John Mitchels won the match by 2-10 to 1-10 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4] It remains their last championship title.[5]

Results

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1966. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  2. Web site: The beginning. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  3. Web site: E.K.B History County Championship Connection. East Kerry GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  4. Web site: About club. John Mitchels GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Club Titles - Kerry. Hogan Stand. 23 December 2022.