1978 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1978 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Teams	15 [1]
Champions	Feale Rangers (1st title) Johnny Wren (captain)
Runners-up	Mid Kerry
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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

Feale Rangers v Mid Kerry

12 November 1978Final

Feale Rangers

0-08 - 0-03

Mid Kerry

Austin Stack Park

References

1. "1978". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
3. "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
4. "2021 Shannon Rangers history". North Kerry GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
5. "Feale Rangers legends to be honoured". Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.