Kerry Senior Football Championship

Bishop Moynihan Cup
Current season or competition:
2014 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Irish Ciarraí
Founded 1887
Trophy Bishop Moynihan Cup
Title holders Austin Stacks (12th title)
Most titles Laune Rangers, Austin Stacks (12 titles)
Sponsors Garvey's SuperValu

The Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition in Ireland. It is confined to the strongest football clubs in Kerry together with combination teams from regional divisions in the county. It was first competed for in 1887. The winners get the Bishop Moynihan Cup, if they are a club team, qualify to take part in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of this competition take part in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Until recently, if the winners are a divisional side the best placed club side played in Munster as amalgamated clubs can not compete in the Munster Championship. Presently if the winners are a divisional side the winners of the Kerry Senior Football Club Championship represent Kerry in Munster. The current (2014) holders are Austin Stacks. The winner of the County Championship also has the honour of naming the Captain of the Kerry for the following year.

2010 Championship

The draw for the 2010 kerry County Championship is as follows:

First Round

Legion 0-06 v 1–12 Kilcummin

Spa 0–10 v 2–10 Feale Rangers

Dingle 2–16 v 2-07 Shannon Rangers

Laune Rangers 2-08 v 2–11 Rathmore

St Brendans 0–10 v 0-07 East Kerry

Kenmare 0–11 v 1–11 Kerins O'Rahilly's

Mid Kerry 3-09 v 1–10 St. Kierans

South Kerry 0–14 v 0-06 St. Michael's/Foilmore

Dr. Crokes 2–15 v 0–10 West Kerry

Austin Stacks 1–12 v 0-06 Ardfert

Second Round

Kenmare 2–13 v 2-09 Ardfert

Shannon Rangers 0–14 v 1–19 West Kerry

St. Kierans w/o East Kerry

Legion 1-04 v 0–10 St. Michael's/Foilmore

Laune Rangers 1–12 v 1-08 Spa

  Third Round Quarter finals Semi-Finals Final
                                     
 West Kerry 1–10  
 Laune Rangers 1–07  
   West Kerry 0–05  
     Dr. Crokes 1–08  
 Kenmare 1–04
 Dr. Crokes 3–15  
   Dr. Crokes 2–15  
   South Kerry 1–13  
 St. Kierans 1–06  
 South Kerry 1–15  
   South Kerry 1–14
     Kilcummin 0–07  
      
        
   Dr. Crokes 1–15
   Austin Stacks 0–11
 Austin Stacks 1–13  
 Feale Rangers 0–14  
   Austin Stacks 1–13
     Rathmore 1–05  
 Mid Kerry 1–08
 Rathmore 2–08  
   Austin Stacks 2–11
   Dingle 2–09  
 St Brendans 0–07  
 Kerins O'Rahilly's 0–10  
   Kerins O'Rahilly's 0–09
     Dingle 2–10  
 St. Michael's/Foilmore 1–09
 Dingle 1–13  

Top winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Laune Rangers 12 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1900, 1911, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
Austin Stacks 12 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1986, 1994, 2014
3 John Mitchels 10 1929, 1937, 1947, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966
Dr. Crokes 10 1901, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1991, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
4 South Kerry 9 1955, 1956, 1958, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
Tralee Mitchels 9 1896, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1917, 1919
5 East Kerry 7 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1997, 1998, 1999
6 Kerins O'Rahilly's 6 1933, 1939, 1953, 1954, 1957, 2002
Dingle 6 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948
7 Shannon Rangers 5 1942, 1945, 1964, 1972, 1977
8 Ballymacelligott 4 1891, 1894, 1895, 1918
Mid Kerry 4 1967, 1971, 1992, 2008
9 Feale Rangers 3 1978, 1980, 2007
West Kerry 3 1984, 1985, 1990
Tralee Division 3 1925, 1926, 1927
10 An Ghaeltacht 2 2001, 2003
Kenmare 2 1974, 1987
Killarney 2 1949, 1983
11 St. Kierans 1 1988
Dick Fitzgeralds 1 1951
Castleisland 1 1950
Legion 1 1946

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References

  1. ↑ http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1058
  2. ↑ http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2006/11/17/story22438.asp
  3. ↑ "Fitz injury fails to halt champions". Irish Independent. 25 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "It's Captain Galvin for Kerry as Feale land title". Irish Independent. 25 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kerins O'Rahilly's 0-09 Mid Kerry 1-07". RTÉ News. 30 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Crokes cruise to three in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Dr Crokes 4-16 Austin Stacks 0-12". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Mid Kerry spurn late chances and save Stacks". The Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Donaghy stars as Stacks crowned Kerry champs". rte.ie. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  10. ↑ "Kerry SFC final replay: Donaghy the destroyer as Stacks end wait". Hogan Stand. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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