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| Champions |  Mid Kerry (2nd title)Jim Foley (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Shannon Rangers | ||
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The 1971 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 71st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.
East Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title.
The final was played on 24 October 1971 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Mid Kerry and Shannon Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Mid Kerry won the match by 0-12 to 1-06 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in four years.
Results
Final
Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers| 17 October 1971 Final | Mid Kerry | 2-12 - 4-06 | Shannon Rangers | Austin Stack Park |
| B Lynch 0-7, P Griffin 1-1, M O'Grady 1-1, P Lynch 0-1, J Foley 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1. | J Walsh 1-5, M Walsh 1-0, S Hilliard 1-0, J Bunyan 1-0, B McCarthy 0-1. |
| 24 October 1971 Final replay | Mid Kerry | 0-12 - 1-06 | Shannon Rangers | Austin Stack Park |
| B Lynch 0-5, D O'Shea 0-3, K Griffin 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. | J Walsh 0-3, P O'Connell 1-0, B McCarthy 0-2, R Bambury 0-1. |
References
- "1971". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "The beginning". Laune Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- "Shannon Rangers history". North Kerry GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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