1961 Kerry Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition December 2022 December 2022 1961 Kerry Senior Football Championship 13https://launerangers.ie/1961-2/ 1961 Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022 20px|border John Mitchels 7 Fred Lynch 20px|border Kerins O'Rahilly's 1960 1960 Kerry Senior Football Championship 1962 1962 Kerry Senior Football Championship The 1961 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 61st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.https://launerangers.ie/the-beginning/ The beginning Laune Rangers GAA website 23 December 2022 John Mitchels entered the championship as the defending champions.https://hoganstand.com/Kerry/ClubTitles Club Titles - Kerry Hogan Stand 23 December 2022 The final was played on 15 October 1961 between John Mitchels and Kerins O'Rahilly's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. John Mitchels won the match by 2–09 to 0–08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a third title in succession.https://johnmitchelsgaa.com/about-club/ About club Joh Mitchels GAA website 23 December 2022 Results Final 15 October 1961 Final John Mitchels 2-09 - 0-08 Kerins O'Rahilly's FitzGerald Stadium Championship statistics Miscellaneous John Mitchels become the first team since Austin Stacks between 1930 and 1932 to win three titles in a row. John Mitchels and Kerins O'Rahilly's face each-other in the final for the first time. References Category:Kerry Senior Football Championship Category:1961 in Gaelic football