1963 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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]

1963 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams13[1]
Champions John Mitchels (9th title)
Brian Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up Kerins O'Rahilly's
← 1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964 →

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
29 September 1963 Final John Mitchels 4-04 - 2-03 Kerins O'Rahilly's Austin Stack Park

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.
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