1978 Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

1978 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams:15[1]
Champions: Feale Rangers
Count:1
Champions Captain:Johnny Wren
Runners-Up: Mid Kerry
Previous Year:1977
Previous Tournament:1977 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1979
Next Tournament:1979 Kerry Senior Football Championship

The 1978 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 78th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

Shannon Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[3] [4]

The final was played on 12 November 1978 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Feale Rangers and Mid Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Feale Rangers won the match by 0-08 to 0-03 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]

Results

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1978. 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: 2021 Shannon Rangers history. North Kerry GAA website. 23 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Feale Rangers legends to be honoured. Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. 23 December 2022.