1976 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

1976 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams:17[1]
Dates:27 June - 3 October 1976
Champions: Austin Stacks
Count:8
Champions Captain:John O'Keeffe
Runners-Up: Kenmare
Runners-Up Captain:Mickey Ned O'Sullivan
Matches:18
Goals:53
Points:314
Previous Year:1975
Previous Tournament:1975 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1977
Next Tournament:1977 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1976 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 76th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2] The championship ran from 27 June to 3 October 1976.

Austin Stacks entered the championship as the defending champions.[3] [4]

The final was played on 3 October 1976 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Austin Stacks and Kenmare, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-14 to 0-07 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second successive title.[5]

Teams

17 teams participated in the championship. Austin Stacks, Feale Rangers, Shannon Rangers, Kenmare and Mid Kerry were seeded at received byes to the quarter-finals. The other 12 teams played off in the early rounds.

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1976. 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: Milestones. Austin Stacks website. 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Stacks 1977 Heros Reunited. Austin Stacks website. 5 December 2017. 23 December 2022.