1963 Kerry Senior Football Championship

1963 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams13[1]
Champions John Mitchels (9th title)
Brian Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up Kerins O'Rahilly's
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The 1963 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 63rd 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.[3]

The final was played on 29 September 1963 between John Mitchels and Kerins O'Rahilly's, in what was their second meeting in the final and a first in two years. John Mitchels won the match by 4-04 to 2-03 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a record-breaking fifth title in succession.[4]

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • John Mitchels beat their own record to become the first club to win five titles in a row.
  • Paudie Sheehy wins a record 6th County SFC title. A record that stood until 2017.

References

  1. ^ "1963". 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". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.