1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Dates	October 1916 – 27 January 1917
Teams	10
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The 1916 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 23rd staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. ^[1] The championship began in October 1916 but was suspended without a conclusion on 27 January 1917.

Dr Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions ^{[2] [3]}

Suspension

The championship was curtailed when the Great Southern and Western Railway cancelled all train arrangements for matches due to be played on 19 November 1916. A number of matches had already been played, including a drawn encounter between Laune Rangers and Killarney Crokes. A County Board meeting decided to postpone some games, however, a subsequent meeting on 27 January 1917 carried a motion "that, in consequence of the suspension of Sunday railway facilities, we hereby discontinue the 1916 Co. Hurling and Football Championships". ^[4]

References

1. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "Dr Crokes First 3-in-a-row". Terrace Talk. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "E.K.B History County Championship Connection". East Kerry GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "1916". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.