East Kerry Senior Football Championship

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East Kerry Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg2024 East Kerry Senior Football Championship
Code Gaelic football
Founded1925;99 years ago (1925)
Region Colours of Cork.svg East Kerry (GAA)
No. of teams13
Title holders Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes (32nd title)
First winner Colours of Mayo.svg Kilcummin
Most titles Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes (32 titles)

The East Kerry Senior Football Championship an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the East Kerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1925 for the top Gaelic football teams in the North Kerry in Ireland.

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The championship currently uses a single-elimination tournament whereby each team is guaranteed one game.

The title has been won at least once by 11 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Dr Crokes who have won a total of 32 titles. Dr Crokes the title-holders (2023).

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

ClubLocationColoursGrade
Colours of Clare.svg Cordal CordalBlue and GoldJunior
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Currow CurrowBlack and AmberJunior
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes KillarneyBlack and AmberSenior
Colours of Dublin.svg FiriesFarranforeSky Blue and NavyJunior
Colours of Down.svg Fossa FossaRed and BlackIntermediate
Colours of Tipperary.svg Glenflesk GlenfleskBlue and GoldIntermediate
Colours of Kerry.svg Gneeveguilla GneeveguillaGreen and GoldIntermediate
Colours of Mayo.svg Kilcummin KilcumminGreen and RedIntermediate
Colours of Limerick.svg Killarney Legion KillarneyGreen and whiteIntermediate
Colours of Limerick.svg ListryFahaGreen and whiteJunior
Colours of Cork.svg Rathmore RathmoreRed and whiteSenior
Colours of Westmeath.svg Scartaglin ScartaglinMaroon and WhiteJunior
Colours of Clare.svg Spa KillarneyBlue and goldSenior

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesYears won
1 Dr Crokes 341927, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023
2 Spa 101966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989
3 Rathmore 81963, 1978, 1984, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
4 Listry 61937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1970
Glenflesk 61988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001
Killarney Legion 61929, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1976, 2019
7 Gneeveguilla 41979, 1980, 1983, 2003
8 Kilcummin 21925, 1973
Currow 21945, 1998
10 Laune Rangers 11932
Headford11948

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List of finals

List of East Kerry SFC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024
2023 [1] 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 2-07St. Finan's0-04
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
1948Headford 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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References

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