1959 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1959 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams13[1]
Champions John Mitchels (5th title)
Niall Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up Feale Rangers
← 1958 (Previous) (Next) 1960 →

The 1959 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 59th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 26 June 1960 between John Mitchels and Feale Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. John Mitchels won the match by 3-09 to 1-10 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[4]

Results

Final

29 May 1960 Final John Mitchels 1-09 - 2-06 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park
26 June 1960 Final replay John Mitchels 3-09 - 1-10 Feale Rangers Austin Stack Park

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "1959". 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. ^ "About club". Joh Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.