East Kerry Senior Football Championship Explained

The East Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for teams affiliated to the East Kerry division. Most adult clubs in the division compete for this cup, even if they are playing at junior or intermediate grades.In recent years, the competition has been dominated by Dr Crokes, who won their thirtieth championship in December 2018. The winners receive the Dr O'Donoghue Cup. The main sponsor for many years is the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney.

Teams

Current teams

Club	Location	Colours	Grade
Cordal	Cordal	Blue and Gold	Junior
Currow	Currow	Black and Amber	Junior
Dr Crokes	Killarney	Black and Amber	Senior
Firies	Farranfore	Sky Blue and Navy	Junior
Fossa	Fossa	Red and Black	Intermediate
Glenflesk	Glenflesk	Blue and Gold	Intermediate
Gneeveguilla	Gneeveguilla	Green and Gold	Intermediate
Kilcummin	Kilcummin	Green and Red	Intermediate
Killarney Legion	Killarney	Green and white	Intermediate
Listry	Faha	Green and white	Junior
Rathmore	Rathmore	Red and white	Senior
Scartaglin	Scartaglin	Maroon and White	Junior
Spa	Killarney	Blue and gold	Senior

Roll of honour

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2023	Dr Crokes	0-12	Legion	1-08
2022^[1]	Dr Crokes	1-18	Spa	1-07
2021^[2]	Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2020^[3]	Dr Crokes	3-09	Spa	2-09
2019^[4]	Legion	1-18	Dr Crokes	3-06
2018^[5]	Dr Crokes	3-24	Kilcummin	1-08
2017	Rathmore	0-11	Legion	0-10
2016 ^[6]	Rathmore	2-12	Dr Crokes	0-13
2015^[7]	Rathmore	3-11	Legion	2-07
2014^[8]	Rathmore	0-12, 1-11 (Replay)	Legion	1-09, 1-10 (R)
2013^[9]	Dr Crokes	1-18	Legion	1-08
2012^[10]	Dr Crokes	3-09	Rathmore	2-10
2011	Dr Crokes	0-17	Rathmore	1-09
2010	Dr Crokes	0-11	Rathmore	1-07
2009	Dr Crokes	0-14	Gneeveguilla	0-09
2008	Dr Crokes	0-07	Kilcummin	0-05
2007	Dr Crokes	2-13	Rathmore	0-05
2006	Dr Crokes	3-06	Kilcummin	2-06
2005	Rathmore	0-08	Kilcummin	0-07
2004	Dr Crokes	0-14	Rathmore	0-10
2003	Gneeveguilla	1-11	Kilcummin	0-12
2002	Dr Crokes	0-10	Rathmore	0-06
2001	Glenflesk	0-14	Dr Crokes	1-07
2000	Dr Crokes	0-14	Gneeveguilla	0-11
1999	Glenflesk	0-08	Rathmore	0-07
1998	Currow	0-08	Glenflesk	0-07
1997	Glenflesk	2-06	Currow	0-10
1996	Glenflesk	0-10	Dr Crokes	0-08
1995	Dr Crokes	3-13	Glenflesk	0-06
1994	Glenflesk	2-12	Dr Crokes	1-14
1993	Dr Crokes	2-12	Rathmore	0-13
1992	Dr Crokes	0-15	Currow	0-14
1991	Dr Crokes	1-09	Gneeveguilla	1-03
1990	Dr Crokes	1-10	Gneeveguilla	0-07
1989	Spa	0-08, 1-08 (R)	Gneeveguilla	0-08, 1-03 (R)
1988	Glenflesk	1-06	Spa	1-04
1987	Spa	1-09	Dr Crokes	0-05
1986	Dr Crokes	0-11 (Replay)	Gneeveguilla	0-07
1985	Spa	2-07	Dr Crokes	1-04
1984	Rathmore	1-07	Legion	0-06
1983	Gneeveguilla	1-07	Dr Crokes	0-09
1982	Dr Crokes	1-10	Gneeveguilla	0-07
1981	Dr Crokes	3-08	Gneeveguilla	0-02
1980	Gneeveguilla	3-06, 2-08 (R)	Dr Crokes	2-09, 1-08 (R)
1979	Gneeveguilla	2-06	Dr Crokes	1-11
1978	Rathmore	1-09	Dr Crokes	1-05
1977	Spa	0-10	Dr Crokes	1-05
1976	Legion	2-10	Spa	2-06
1975	Spa	0-08	Gneeveguilla	1-03
1974	Spa	1-10	Dr Crokes	1-07
1973	Kilcummin	2-10, 1-09 (R)	Glenflesk	2-10, 0-07 (R)
1972	Spa	1-12	Dr Crokes	1-10
1971	Spa	1-13	Dr Crokes	0-09
1970	Listry	2-08	Spa	0-07
1969	Spa	0-12	Dr Crokes	0-08
1968	Dr Crokes	4-03	Spa	0-11
1967	Legion	1-11	Rathmore	2-04
1966	Spa	1-08	Kilcummin	1-04
1965	Dr Crokes	5-04	Glenflesk	1-04
1964	Dr Crokes	2-07	St. Finan's	0-04
1963	Rathmore	2-05	Dr Crokes	0-04
1962	Dr Crokes		Legion
1961	Dr Crokes	2-09	Legion	2-08
1960	Dr Crokes	2-04	Legion	1-02
1959	Dr Crokes	0-09	Legion	0-06
1958	Dr Crokes	0-14	Legion	0-06
1957	Dr Crokes	4-11	Rathmore	1-02
1956	Dr Crokes	1-03	Legion	1-01
1955	Legion	3-06	Dr Crokes	1-02
1954	Legion	1-08	Kilcummin	1-00
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948	Headford		Dr Crokes
1947
1946
1945	Currow
1944
1943
1942
1941	Listry
1940	Listry
1939	Listry
1938	Listry
1937	Listry
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932	Laune Rangers
1931
1930
1929	Legion
1928
1927 ^[11]	Dr Crokes
1926
1925	Kilcummin

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External links

• East Kerry GAA website
• 2011 Final report

Notes and References

1. News: 2023-12-17 . Crokes edge Legion as Kieran O'Leary clinches record-breaking 13th East Kerry title . Irish Examiner Newspaper . examiner.ie . 17 December 2023.
2. Web site: East Kerry will finish 2020 O'Donoghue Cup with 2021 competition a "write off" . Kerryman Newspaper . 27 October 2021 . Independent Newspapers . 19 December 2022.
3. Web site: Dr Crokes give Colm Cooper perfect wedding gift . 12 December 2021. Irish Examiner. 16 December 2021.
4. Web site: Lively Legion end 43-year famine . 15 December 2019. Irish Examiner. 16 December 2019.
5. News: Crokes cruise to 30th East Kerry title. Independent.ie. 29 December 2018.
6. Web site: Rampant Rathmore rock Dr Crokes. 5 December 2016. Irish Examiner. 5 December 2016.
7. Web site: Rathmore retain cup as Legion's wait continues. 21 December 2015. Irish Examiner. 21 December 2015.
8. Web site: O'Sullivan keeps Legion dream alive . 24 November 2014. Irish Examiner. 24 November 2014.
9. Web site: Yet another title for classy Crokes . 16 December 2013 . Irish Examiner. 16 December 2013.
10. Web site: Gooch and Brosnan make it a perfect 10 for Crokes . 10 December 2012 . . 10 December 2012.
11. Reference Dr. Crokes Gaelic Century - page 73 and Kerryman article of January 28 1928