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East Kerry Senior Football Championship

{{Primarysources|date=April 2008}}

{{Short description|Annual Gaelic football competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2021}}

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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.

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 =

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:green;color:yellow" |Club

!Location

!Colours

!Grade

File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Cordal

| Cordal

| Blue and Gold

| Junior

File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Currow

| Currow

| Black and Amber

| Junior

File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Dr Crokes

| Killarney

| Black and Amber

| Senior

File:Colours_of_Dublin.svg Firies

| Farranfore

| Sky Blue and Navy

| Junior

File:Colours_of_Down.svg Fossa

| Fossa

| Red and Black

| Intermediate

File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg Glenflesk

| Glenflesk

| Blue and Gold

| Intermediate

File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg Gneeveguilla

| Gneeveguilla

| Green and Gold

| Intermediate

File:Colours_of_Mayo.svg Kilcummin

| Kilcummin

| Green and Red

| Intermediate

File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Killarney Legion

| Killarney

| Green and white

| Intermediate

File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Listry

| Faha

| Green and white

| Junior

File:Colours_of_Cork.svg Rathmore

| Rathmore

| Red and white

| Senior

File:Colours_of_Westmeath.svg Scartaglin

| Scartaglin

| Maroon and White

| Junior

File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Spa

| Killarney

| Blue and gold

| Senior

Roll of honour

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!#

! style="background:green;color:yellow" |Club

!Titles

!Years won

1

|Dr Crokes

|34

|1927, 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

|10

|1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1989

3

|Rathmore

|9

|1963, 1978, 1984, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024

rowspan="3" |4

|Listry

|6

|1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1970

Glenflesk

|6

|1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001

Killarney Legion

|6

|1929, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1976, 2019

7

|Gneeveguilla

|4

|1979, 1980, 1983, 2003

rowspan="2" |8

|Kilcummin

|2

|1925, 1973

Currow

|2

|1945, 1998

rowspan="2" |10

|Laune Rangers

|1

|1932

Headford

|1

|1948

.

List of finals

= List of East Kerry SFC finals =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="background:green;color:yellow" |Year

! colspan="2" style="background:green;color:yellow" |Winners

! colspan="2" style="background:green;color:yellow" |Runners-up

style="background:green;color:yellow" |Club

! style="background:green;color:yellow" |Score

! style="background:green;color:yellow" |Club

! style="background:green;color:yellow" |Score

2024{{cite news |date=2024-12-02 |title=East Kerry SFC Final: Rathmore fight back against Kilcummin to reclaim O’Donoghue Cup |work=Kerryman Newspaper |agency=kerryman.ie |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/east-kerry-sfc-final-rathmore-fight-back-against-kilcummin-to-reclaim-odonoghue-cup/a1668870767.html |access-date=2 December 2024}}

|Rathmore

|1-12

|Kilcummin

|2-07

2023

|Dr Crokes

|0-12

|Legion

|1-08

2022{{cite news |date=2023-12-17 |title=Crokes edge Legion as Kieran O'Leary clinches record-breaking 13th East Kerry title |work=Irish Examiner Newspaper |agency=examiner.ie |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41292214.html |access-date=17 December 2023}}

| Dr Crokes

| 1-18

| Spa

| 1-07

2021{{cite web |title=East Kerry will finish 2020 O'Donoghue Cup with 2021 competition a "write off" |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/east-kerry-will-finish-2020-odonoghue-cup-with-2021-competition-a-write-off-40985421.html |website=Kerryman Newspaper |date=27 October 2021 |publisher=Independent Newspapers |access-date=19 December 2022}}

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games

2020{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40764510.html|title=Dr Crokes give Colm Cooper perfect wedding gift |date=12 December 2021|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=16 December 2021}}

| Dr Crokes

| 3-09

| Spa

| 2-09

2019{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/lively-legion-end-43-year-famine-970596.html|title=Lively Legion end 43-year famine |date=15 December 2019|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=16 December 2019}}

| Legion

| 1-18

| Dr Crokes

| 3-06

2018{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/crokes-cruise-to-30th-east-kerry-title-37659014.html|title=Crokes cruise to 30th East Kerry title|publisher=Independent.ie|date=29 December 2018}}

| Dr Crokes

| 3-24

| Kilcummin

| 1-08

2017

| Rathmore

| 0-11

| Legion

| 0-10

2016 {{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/rampant-rathmore-rock-dr-crokes-433701.html|title=Rampant Rathmore rock Dr Crokes|date=5 December 2016|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=5 December 2016}}

| Rathmore

| 2-12

| Dr Crokes

| 0-13

2015{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/rathmore-retain-cup-as-legions-wait-continues-372612.html|title=Rathmore retain cup as Legion's wait continues|date=21 December 2015|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=21 December 2015}}

| Rathmore

| 3-11

| Legion

| 2-07

2014{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/osullivan-keeps-legion-dream-alive-299241.html|title=O'Sullivan keeps Legion dream alive |date=24 November 2014|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=24 November 2014}}

| Rathmore

| 0-12, 1-11 (Replay)

| Legion

| 1-09, 1-10 (R)

2013{{cite web |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/yet-another-title-for-classy-crokes-252721.html |title=Yet another title for classy Crokes |accessdate=16 December 2013 |work=Irish Examiner|publisher= |date=16 December 2013}}

| Dr Crokes

| 1-18

| Legion

| 1-08

2012{{cite web |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/gooch-and-brosnan-make-it-a-perfect-10-for-crokes-216460.html |title=Gooch and Brosnan make it a perfect 10 for Crokes |accessdate=10 December 2012 |work=Irish Examiner |publisher= |date=10 December 2012}}

| 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

| 2-07

| St. Finan's

| 0-04

1963

| Rathmore

| 2-05

| Dr Crokes

| 0-04

1962

| Dr Crokes

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| Legion

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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

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1951

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1950

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1949

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1948

| Headford

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| Dr Crokes

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1947

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1946

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1945

| Currow

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1944

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1943

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1941

| Listry

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1940

| Listry

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1939

| Listry

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1938

| Listry

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1937

| Listry

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1936

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1935

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1934

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1933

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1932

| Laune Rangers

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1931

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1930

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1929

| Legion

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1928

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1927 Reference Dr. Crokes Gaelic Century - page 73 and Kerryman article of January 28 1928

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1925

| Kilcummin

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See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.eastkerrygaa.com/ East Kerry GAA website]
  • [http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/looney-cuts-loose-as-crokes-chalk-up-six-in-a-row-181037.html 2011 Final report]

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