1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Teams	12 [1]
Champions	Mid Kerry (1st title) Pat Ahern (captain)
Runners-up	West Kerry Timmy Fitzgerald (captain)
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The 1967 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. ^[2]

John Mitchels entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Mid Kerry in the quarter-finals. ^[3]

The final was played on 5 November 1967 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Mid Kerry and West Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Mid Kerry won the match by 0-12 to 2-04 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Semi-finals

West Kerry v East Kerry

15 October 1967Semi-final

West Kerry

3-07 - 0-08

East Kerry

Austin Stack Park

Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers

22 October 1967Semi-final

Mid Kerry

0-11 - 1-06

Shannon Rangers

Austin Stack Park

Final

Mid Kerry v West Kerry

5 November 1967Final	Mid Kerry	0-12 - 2-04	West Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	P Griffin 0-5, P Ahern 0-4, B Lynch 0-2, T Prendergast 0-1.		T McDonnell 1-0, B Hughes 1-0, T Kelleher 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Mid Kerry win the title for the first time.
• West Kerry qualify for the final for the first time since 1960.

References

1. "1967". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "About club". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "Mid Kerry GFC". Club Info website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
5. "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.