List of Kerry senior Gaelic football team captains

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This article chronologically lists players who have captained the senior Kerry county football team in the Munster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. If a player captained Kerry in multiple games in a year but that captaincy was broken by an absence from the starting line up, then there will be separate entries for that player for that year.

The list is confined to players who started games as captain, it does not list players that were nominated as county captain but did not command a starting place. Unlike other counties the captain is chosen from the club that has won the Kerry Senior Football Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/kieran-donaghy-one-win-away-from-claiming-kerry-captaincy-1.1962140|title = Kieran Donaghy one win away from claiming Kerry captaincy| newspaper=The Irish Times }}

{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

Players indicated in bold are All-Ireland winning captains.

2022: Joe O'Connor{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kerry-captain-joe-oconnor-admits-hes-likely-to-miss-out-on-all-ireland-defence-42083911.html|title=Kerry captain Joe O'Connor admits he's likely to miss out on All-Ireland defence|work=Irish Independent|first=Sinead|last=Kissane|date=21 October 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/joe-oconnor-injury-5865329-Sep2022/|title=Kerry's Joe O'Connor set for lengthy absence due to ACL injury|publisher=The42.ie|date=13 September 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30553/12697075/kerry-captain-joe-oconnor-suffers-acl-injury-and-will-likely-miss-2023-intercounty-season|title=Kerry captain Joe O'Connor suffers ACL injury and will likely miss 2023 intercounty season|publisher=Sky Sports|date=14 September 2022}} Seán O'Shea

2021: Paul Murphy{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/0125/1192009-paul-murphy-to-captain-kerry-in-2021/|title=Paul Murphy to captain Kerry senior footballers in 2021|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=25 January 2021}}

2020: David Clifford 2019: Gavin White 2018: Shane Murphy 2017: Fionn Fitzgerald and Johnny Buckley

List of captains

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|#

|Year

|Player

|Club

|No. of Games as Captain

|All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

|Munster Senior Football Championship

| 2014

|style="text-align:left;"|Fionn Fitzgerald

| Dr. Crokes

|6

|All-Ireland Final winning captain {{Cite web |url=http://www.sundayworld.com/sport/gaa/exclusive-kerry-captain-fionn-fitzgerald-on-lifting-sam-today?previewId=f6l9ts4 |title=Exclusive: Kerry captain Fionn Fitzgerald on lifting Sam today / Sunday World |access-date=1 February 2015 |archive-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202002646/http://www.sundayworld.com/sport/gaa/exclusive-kerry-captain-fionn-fitzgerald-on-lifting-sam-today?previewId=f6l9ts4 |url-status=dead }}

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

| 2013

|style="text-align:left;"|Colm 'Gooch' Cooper

| Dr. Crokes

|5

| Captain, AI SF v Dublin

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|2012

|style="text-align:left;"|Colm 'Gooch' Cooper

|Dr. Crokes

|6

|Captain, All-Ireland QF

|

|2011

|style="text-align:left;"|Colm 'Gooch' Cooper

|Dr. Crokes

|6

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|2010

|style="text-align:left;"|Bryan Sheehan

|St. Mary's

|5

|

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|2009

|style="text-align:left;"|Darran O'Sullivan

|Glenbeigh-Glencar

|4

All-Ireland Final winning captain

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Donnchadh Walsh

|Cromane

|2

|Captain, All-Ireland qualifiers v Longford and Sligo{{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/2009/07/11/sfc_qualifiers_kerry_longford/|title=All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2 - Longford v Kerry|date=11 July 2009}}

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Marc Ó Sé

|An Ghaeltacht

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF Replay v Cork The Kerryman, 17/06/2009, p. 216

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Darran O'Sullivan

|Glenbeigh-Glencar

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Cork The Kerryman, 17/06/2009, p. 216

|2008

|style="text-align:left;"|ABS O Conor

|An Ghaeltacht

|6

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final defeated captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Paul Galvin

|Finuge

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Clare{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2008/0615/kerry_clare.html |title=RTÉ Sport: Kerry 1–14 Clare 0-05 |publisher=RTÉ Sport |date=2008-06-15 |access-date=2009-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717050658/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2008/0615/kerry_clare.html |archive-date=2009-07-17 }}

|2007

|style="text-align:left;"|Declan O'Sullivan

|Dromid Pearses

|5

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|2006

|style="text-align:left;"|Declan O'Sullivan

|Dromid Pearses

|1

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Colm 'Gooch' Cooper

|Dr. Crokes

|3

|Captain, All-Ireland QF and SF

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Declan O'Sullivan

|Dromid Pearses

|4

|

|Munster Final defeated captain

|2005

|style="text-align:left;"|Cable Tie Foley

|Dromid Pearses

|6

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|2004

|style="text-align:left;"|Marc Ó Sé

| An Ghaeltacht

|5

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Tomás Ó Sé

| An Ghaeltacht

|2

|

| Captain, Munster QF and SF Irish Independent; 24/05/2004, p. 33

| 2003

|style="text-align:left;"|Mike McCarthy

| Kilcummin

|3

|

| Munster Final winning captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Declan Quill

| Kerins O'Rahillys

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary Kerryman, 19/06/2003, p. 34

| 2002

|style="text-align:left;"|Darragh Ó Sé

| An Ghaeltacht

|8

| All-Ireland Final defeated captain

| Munster Final defeated captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Dara Ó Cinnéide

| An Ghaeltacht

|1

|

| Captain, Munster QF v Limerick "This will stand to us says Ó Sé", Kerryman, 16/05/2002, p.30

| 2001

|style="text-align:left;"|Eoin Brosnan

| Dr. Crokes

|1

| Captain; All-Ireland Semi-Final v Meath Irish Independent; 03/09/2001

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Seamus Moynihan

| Glenflesk

|5

| Captain, All-Ireland quarter-final v Dublin "Moynihan retains Kerrycaptaincy", The Kerryman, 02/08/2001, p. 1

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

| 2000

|style="text-align:left;"|Seamus Moynihan

| Glenflesk

|6

| All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1999

|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Crowley

| Glenflesk

|2

|

| Munster Final defeated captainThe Kerryman; 23/07/1999; p. 28

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Seamus Moynihan

| Glenflesk

|1

|

| Captain, Munster QF v Tipperary "Kerry selectors leave Flaherty on bench", Irish Independent, 19/05/1999, p. 16

| 1998

|style="text-align:left;"|Seamus Moynihan

| Glenflesk

|3

|

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1997

|style="text-align:left;"|Liam Hassett

| Laune Rangers

|2

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Mike Hassett

|Laune Rangers

|1

|

|Munster Final winning captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Liam Hassett

|Laune Rangers

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary "Brave Tipp are no push over for Kerry"; Nenagh Guardian; 05/07/1997

| 1996

|style="text-align:left;"|Billy O'Shea

| Laune Rangers

|4

|

| Munster Final winning captain

|1995

|style="text-align:left;"|Morgan Nix

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|1

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 28/07/1995

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Anthony Gleeson

|John Mitchels

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary Kerryman; 30/06/1995

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Darren Aherne

|Austin Stacks

|1

|

|Captain, Munster QF v Tipperary Kerryman; 2/06/1995

| 1994

|style="text-align:left;"|Timmy Fleming

| Laune Rangers

|2

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Kerryman; 01/07/1994

| 1993

|style="text-align:left;"|Seán Burke

| Milltown/Castlemaine

|1

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Kerryman; 25/06/1993

| 1992

|style="text-align:left;"|Connie Murphy

| Dr. Crokes

|3

|

|Munster Final defeated captain The Kerryman; 24/07/1992

| 1991

|style="text-align:left;"|Jack O'Shea

| St. Mary's

|3

|

| Munster Final winning captain;{{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}The Kerryman; 26/07/1991

|

|style="text-align:left;"|David Farrell

| Annascaul

|1

|

|Captain; Munster QF v Limerick The Kerryman; 14/06/1991

| 1990

|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Shannon

| Laune Rangers

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 06/07/1990

| 1989

|style="text-align:left;"|Charlie Nelligan

| Castleisland Desmonds

|1

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 28/07/1989

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Galwey

| Currow

|1

|

|Captain; Munster SF v Limerick The Kerryman; 23/06/1989

|1988

|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Spillane

|Templenoe

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain "Over to the new-look Kerry", Kerryman, 27/05/1988, p. 14

|1987

|style="text-align:left;"|Mikey Sheehy

|Austin Stacks

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain "Cork may have left it after them". Kerryman, 31/07/1987

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Ger Power

|Austin Stacks

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Waterford "Kerry came good in a convincing style". Kerryman, 26/06/1987

|1986

|style="text-align:left;"|Tommy Doyle

|Annascaul

|3

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Páidí Ó Sé

|An Ghaeltacht

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary"5 goal Kerry blast Tipp", The Kerryman, 20/06/1986, P. 20

|1985

|style="text-align:left;"|Páidí Ó Sé

|An Ghaeltacht

|5

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

| 1984

|style="text-align:left;"|Ambrose O'Donovan

| Gneeveguilla

|3

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Diarmuid O'Donoghue

|Killarney Legion

|1

|

| Captain, Munster QF v Tipperary Kerryman; 15/06/1984

|1983

|style="text-align:left;"|Jack O'Shea

|St. Mary's

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain

|1982

|style="text-align:left;"|John Egan

| Sneem

|5

| All-Ireland Final defeated captain

| Munster Final winning captain As the representative of South Kerry champions Valentia, Ger Lynch was expected to captain Kerry when he gained a place on the team for the Munster Championship opener v Clare. As a newcomer to the team, Lynch handed the captaincy to John Egan. "Egan will lead Kerry", Irish Independent 07/06/1982, p. 9

| 1981

|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Deenihan

| Finuge

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1980

|style="text-align:left;"|Ger Power

| Austin Stacks

|3

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

|1979

|style="text-align:left;"|Tim Kennelly

|Listowel Emmets

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1978

|style="text-align:left;"|Denis 'Ogie' Moran

|Beale

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1977

|style="text-align:left;"|Ger O'Keeffe

|Austin Stacks

|3

|

|Munster Final winning captain

|1976

|style="text-align:left;"|John O'Keeffe

|Austin Stacks

|5

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1975

|style="text-align:left;"|Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan

|Kenmare

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1974

|style="text-align:left;"|John O'Keeffe

|Austin Stacks

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 12/07/1974

|1973

|style="text-align:left;"|Paudie O'Donoghue

|Ballylongford

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 21/07/1973

|1972

|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Prendergast

|Keel

|4

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Paudie Lynch

|Beaufort

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary "Tipp misses smoothed the way for Kerry", The Kerryman, 17/06/1972,p.19

|1971

|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Gleeson

|Spa

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 17/07/1971

| 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|Donie O'Sullivan

| Spa

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1969

|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Culloty

| Killarney Legion

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1968

|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Griffin

| Glenbeigh-Glencar

|4

| All-Ireland Final defeated captain

| Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

| 1967

|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Morris

|John Mitchels

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Irish Press; 17/07/1967

| 1966

|style="text-align:left;"| Donie O'Sullivan

| Spa

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain

| 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|Jer D. O'Connor

| Ballydonoghue

|4

| All-Ireland Final defeated captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1964

|style="text-align:left;"|Niall Sheehy

| John Mitchels

|4

| All-Ireland Final defeated captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|Niall Sheehy

|John Mitchels

|3

|

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|Seán Óg Sheehy

| John Mitchels

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

| Munster Final winning captain

| 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|Niall Sheehy

| John Mitchels

|4

|

| Munster Final winning captain

|1960

|style="text-align:left;"|Paudie Sheehy

|John Mitchels

|4

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1959

|style="text-align:left;"|Mick O'Connell

|Young Islanders

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1958

|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Murphy

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|3

|

|Munster Final winning captain Irish Press; 25/08/1958

|1957

|style="text-align:left;"|Ned Fitzgerald

|St. Mary's

|1

|

|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/articles/310/Kerrys-Defeat-by-Waterford-in-1957|title = Kerry's Defeat by Waterford in 1957}}

|1956

|style="text-align:left;"|Jerome O'Shea

|St. Mary's

|3

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Kerryman; 4/08/1956

|1955

|style="text-align:left;"|John Dowling

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|5

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1954

|style="text-align:left;"|John Dowling

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|3

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1954

|style="text-align:left;"|Jas Murphy

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Waterford "Waterford were no match for champions"; Irish Independent, 04/07/1954, p. 12

|1953

|style="text-align:left;"|Jas Murphy

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|1

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Paudie Sheehy

|John Mitchels

|3

|

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1952

|style="text-align:left;"|Tadhg Lyne

|Dr. Crokes

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Southern Star; 26/07/1952, p.2

|1951

|style="text-align:left;"|John Joe Sheehan

|Firies

|4

|

|Munster Final winning captain Irish Independent; 13/08/1951

|1950

|style="text-align:left;"|Jackie Lyne

|Killarney Legion

|4

|

|Munster Final winning captain

|1949

|style="text-align:left;"|Bill Casey

|Dingle

|1

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Cork Examiner; 17/06/1949; p. 6

|1948

|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Keohane

|John Mitchels

|3

|

|Munster Final winning captain

|1947

|style="text-align:left;"|Dinny Lyne

|Killarney Legion

|4

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1946

|style="text-align:left;"|Paddy Kennedy

|Annascaul

|1

|All-Ireland Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/articles/Kerry-Captains/62/Paddy-Kennedy--All-Ireland-Winning-Captain-1946|title = Paddy Kennedy - All Ireland Winning Captain 1946}}

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Gus Cremin

|Ballydonoghue

|1

|All-Ireland Final captain (drawn game) {{Cite web |url=http://www.radiokerry.ie/sport/kerry-hero-of-1946-gus-cremin-passes-away |title=Kerry Hero of 1946 Gus Cremin Passes Away |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=31 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131131820/http://www.radiokerry.ie/sport/kerry-hero-of-1946-gus-cremin-passes-away |url-status=dead }}

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Eddie Dowling

|Ballydonoghue

|2

| Captain, AI SF v Antrim Irish Press, 17/0/1946, p.8

|Munster Final winning captain{{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Bill Casey

|Dingle

|1

|

|Captain, Munster SF v Clare {{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/articles/Memories/70/The-1946-All-Ireland-Final-and-the-Antrim-Objection|title=The 1946 All Ireland Final and the Antrim Objection}}

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Eddie Dowling

|Ballydonoghue

|1

|

|Captain, Munster QF v Cork {{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/654/1946-Kerry-Vs-Cork|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1946 Championship :: Munster Quarter-Final :: Kerry Vs Cork}}

|1945

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Dingle

|

|

|Munster Final defeated captain

|1944

|style="text-align:left;"|Paddy Bawn Brosnan

|Dingle

|5

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain The Kerryman; 21/09/1944

|Munster Final winning captain

|1943

|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Walsh

|Ballylongford

|2

|

|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1262 |title=1943 |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=30 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130045036/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1262 |url-status=dead }}

|1942

|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Walsh

|Ballylongford

|1

|Captain, All-Ireland SF v Galway Shannon Rangers won the Kerry County Championship before the All-Ireland semi-final and so Johnny Walsh took over as captain http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1260 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130023255/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1260 |date=30 January 2015 }}Irish Press, 10/08/1942, p.4

|

|1942

|style="text-align:left;"|Tom O'Connor

|Dingle

|1

|

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 25/07/1942

|

|

|

|2

|

|

|1941

|style="text-align:left;"|Bill Dillon

|Dingle

|4

|All-Ireland Final winning captain "Kerry Footballers make history"; The Kerryman, 13/09/1941, p. 6.

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1940

|style="text-align:left;"|Dan Spring

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|5

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1939

|style="text-align:left;"|Tom O'Connor

|Dingle

|1

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Seán Brosnan

|Dingle

|2

|Captain, AI SF v Mayo The Kerryman; 12/09/1939, p.12

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Tom O'Connor

|Dingle

|1

|

|Munster Final winning captain

|1938

|style="text-align:left;"|Bill Kinnerk

|John Mitchels

|

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1937

|style="text-align:left;"|Miko Doyle

|Austin Stack's

|7

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain

|1936

|style="text-align:left;"|Dan O'Keeffe

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|4

|

|Munster Final winning captain The Cork Examiner; 27/07/1936

|1935

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

|

|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1934

|style="text-align:left;"|Dan O'Keeffe

|Kerins O'Rahilly's

|4

|

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 08/09/1934

|1933

|style="text-align:left;"|Miko Doyle

|Austin Stack's

|2

|

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 02/09/1933

|1932

|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Barrett

|Austin Stack's

|

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Miko Doyle

|Austin Stack's

|

|

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1931

|style="text-align:left;"|Con Brosnan

|Moyvane

|

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1930

|style="text-align:left;"|John Joe Sheehy

|John Mitchels

|

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1929

|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Barrett

|Austin Stack's

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|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1928

|style="text-align:left;"|John Joe Sheehy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

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|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1134 |title=1928 |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092849/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1134 |url-status=dead }}

|1927

|style="text-align:left;"|John Joe Sheehy

|Tralee Mitchels

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|All-Ireland Final defeated captain Irish Independent; 25/09/1927

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Barrett

|Tralee Mitchels

|

|

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 17/09/1927

|1926

|style="text-align:left;"|John Joe Sheehy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

|All-Ireland Final winning captain

|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1925

|style="text-align:left;"|unknown

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|

|

|Munster Final winning captain Phil O'Sullivan captained Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final versus Cavan, but didn't play in the Munster Final, which was played after the All-Ireland semi-final. The Munster GAA site lists Tom O'Mahony of Moyvane as Kerry captain. This is an error. This came about because the match report in The Kerryman of 19/09/1925 (p.11) lists the players by club as Tom Mahony, Capt. Con Brosnan (both Moyvane). The title capt here refers to Con Brosnan's then military rank. The Irish Independent match report of 14/09/1925 lists the players by position as R Stack (capt), C. Brosnan. This would again appear to be an error caused by confusion created by listing Con Brosnan's military rank. A Ballymacelligott player (Phil O'Sullivan was from Tuosist but played with Ballymacelligott) seems the most likely candidate for the captaincy.

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|style="text-align:left;"|Phil O'Sullivan

|Tuosist

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|Captain, All-Ireland semi-final v Cavan "Rivals for thirty years, Kerry and Cavan ties are always thrillers", The Kerryman, 13/08/1955, p. 13"GAA Notes" Kerryman, 12/09/1925, p.12

|1924

|style="text-align:left;"|Phil O'Sullivan

|Tuosist

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|All-Ireland Final winning captain{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/articles/Kerry-Captains/63/Phil-OSullivan--All-Ireland-Winning-Captain-1924|title=Phil O'Sullivan - All Ireland Winning Captain 1924}}

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 18/10/1924

|1923

|style="text-align:left;"|Phil O'Sullivan

|Tuosist

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|All-Ireland Final defeated captain Kerryman; 04/10/1924

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|

|style="text-align:left;"|John O'Mahony

|Dr. Crokes

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|Munster Final winning captain Freemans Journal; 15/10/1923

|1922

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

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|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1921

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

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|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1920

|style="text-align:left;"|Martin Carroll

|Tralee Mitchels

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|Munster Final defeated captain The Cork Examiner; 10/04/1922

|1919

|style="text-align:left;"|Con Clifford

|Tralee Mitchels

|5

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|Munster Final winning captainThe Cork Examiner; 04/08/1919

|1918

|style="text-align:left;"|Con Murphy

|Dr. Crokes

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|Munster Final defeated captain Freemans Journal; 23/09/1918

|1917

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

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|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1916

|style="text-align:left;"|Denis Doyle

|Dr. Crokes

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|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1110 |title=1916 |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215231939/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1110 |url-status=dead }}

|1915

|style="text-align:left;"|Dick Fitzgerald

|Dr. Crokes

|4

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain The Kerryman; 13/11/1915

|Munster Final winning captainThe Cork Examiner; 18/10/1915

|1914

|style="text-align:left;"|Dick Fitzgerald

|Dr. Crokes

|6

|All-Ireland Final winning captain The Kerryman; 05/12/1914

|Munster Final winning captainThe Kerryman; 10/10/1914

|1913

|style="text-align:left;"|Dick Fitzgerald

|Dr. Crokes

|6

|All-Ireland Final winning captain Irish Independent; 15/12/1913

|Munster Final winning captain The Kerryman; 27/10/1913

|1912

|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick J. Cahill

|Tralee Mitchels

|1

|Captain, All-Ireland SF v Antrim Kerryman; 31/08/1912

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|

|style="text-align:left;"|Dick Fitzgerald

|Dr. Crokes

|2

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|Munster Final winning captain {{Cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|date=29 May 2009}}

|1911

|style="text-align:left;"|Jack Lawlor

|Tralee Mitchels

|2

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Kerryman; 26/08/1911, p.1

|1910

|style="text-align:left;"|Con Healy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

|

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 31/10/1910

|1909

|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Costello

|Tralee Mitchels

|6

|All-Ireland Final winning captain Kerryman; 11/12/1909

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 7/08/1909

|1908

|style="text-align:left;"|John Thomas Fitzgerald

|Tralee Mitchels

|2

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain Kerryman; 15/05/1909

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|

|style="text-align:left;"|Con Healy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

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|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 12/12/1908

|1907

|style="text-align:left;"|Maurice McCarthy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

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|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1092 |title=1907 |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094745/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1092 |url-status=dead }}

|1906

|style="text-align:left;"|Maurice McCarthy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

|

|Munster Final defeated captain Irish Independent; 19/08/1907

|1905

|style="text-align:left;"|Maurice McCarthy

|Tralee Mitchels

|

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 13/04/1907

|1904

|style="text-align:left;"|Austin Stack

|Tralee Mitchels

|1

|All-Ireland Final winning captain Kerryman; 7/07/1906

|

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Thady O'Gorman

|Tralee Mitchels

|4

|

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 8/01/1906

6

|1903

|style="text-align:left;"|Thady O'Gorman

|Tralee Mitchels

|7

|All-Ireland Final winning captain Kerryman; 18/11/1905

|Munster Final winning captain Kerryman; 31/10/1904

7

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Eugene O'Sullivan

|Dr. Crokes

|1

|

|Captain, Munster QF v WaterfordThe Cork Examiner, 13/06/1904

7

|1902

|style="text-align:left;"|Eugene O'Sullivan

|Dr. Crokes

|3

|

|Munster Final defeated captain {{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1081 |title=1902 | Laune Rangers History |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123155659/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1081 |url-status=dead }}

6

|

|style="text-align:left;"|Thady O'Gorman

|Tralee Mitchels

|1

|

|Captain, Munster QF v Cork {{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1081 |title=1902 | Laune Rangers History |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123155659/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1081 |url-status=dead }}

5

|1901

|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Looney

|Dr. Crokes

|2

|

|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1079 |title=1901 |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081928/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1079 |url-status=dead }}

4

|1900

|style="text-align:left;"|Ned Sheehan

|Laune Rangers

|2

|

|Munster Final defeated captain {{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1077 |title=1900 | Laune Rangers History |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123155735/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1077 |url-status=dead }}

|1899

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

|

|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1898

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

|

|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1897

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

|

|

|

|Kerry did not compete

|1896

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

|

|

|

|Kerry did not compete

3

|1895

|style="text-align:left;"|Jeremiah Clifford

|Ballymacelligott

|1

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Cork Examiner; 02/12/1895

|1894

|style="text-align:left;"|Paddy O'Regan

|Laune Rangers

|1

|

|Captain, Munster Championship{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1064 |title=1894 |access-date=14 February 2016 |archive-date=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215193310/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1064 |url-status=dead }}

|1893

|style="text-align:left;"|n/a

|

|

|

|Kerry did not compete

1

|1892

|style="text-align:left;"|J.P O'Sullivan

|Laune Rangers

|3

|All-Ireland Final defeated captain The Cork Examiner; 27/03/1893, p.8

|Munster Final winning captain The Cork Examiner; 05/12/1892

2

|1891

|style="text-align:left;"|John O'Neill

|Ballymacelligott

|1

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Cork Examiner; 21/09/1891{{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1058 |title=1891 |access-date=30 January 2015 |archive-date=6 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106073447/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1058 |url-status=dead }}

1

|1890

|style="text-align:left;"|J.P O'Sullivan

|Laune Rangers

|3

|

|Munster Final defeated captain {{Cite web |url=http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1056 |title=1890 | Laune Rangers History |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821031712/http://history.launerangers.ie/?p=1056 |url-status=dead }}

1

|1889

|style="text-align:left;"|J.P O'Sullivan

|Laune Rangers

|1

|

|Captain, Munster ChampionshipThe Cork Examiner; 29/07/1889

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