Teams | 12 | ||
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Champions | East Kerry (1st title) Weeshie Fogarty (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Waterville | ||
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The 1968 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 68th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.
Mid Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by East Kerry in the semi-finals.
The final was played on 1 November 1968 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Waterville, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 6-08 to 1-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in three years.
Results
Final
East Kerry v Waterville1 November 1968 Final | East Kerry | 6-08 - 1-09 | Waterville | Austin Stack Park |
T Long 4-0, J Culloty 0-4, M Lyne 1-0, DJ Crowley 1-0, J Saunders 0-3, P Moynihan 0-1. | M O'Dwyer 0-5, D Courtney 1-0, M O'Connell 0-1, K Donnelly 0-1, G Cronin 0-1. |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Waterville qualify for the final for the first time.
References
- "1968". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "Mid Kerry GFC". Club Info website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "E.K.B History County Championship Connection". East Kerry GAA website. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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