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]
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.