1968 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

1968 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams:12[1]
Champions: East Kerry
Count:1
Champions Captain:Weeshie Fogarty
Runners-Up: Waterville
Previous Year:1967
Previous Tournament:1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1969
Next Tournament:1969 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1968 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

Mid Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by East Kerry in the semi-finals.[3]

The final was played on 1 November 1968 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Waterville, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 6-08 to 1-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4] [5]

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1968. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  2. Web site: The beginning. Laune Rangers GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Mid Kerry GFC. Club Info website. 23 December 2022.
  4. Web site: E.K.B History County Championship Connection. East Kerry GAA website. 28 October 2014. 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Club Titles - Kerry. Hogan Stand. 23 December 2022.