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1959 Kerry Senior Football Championship

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1959 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Teams13[1]
Champions John Mitchels (5th title)
Niall Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up Feale Rangers
1958 (Previous) (Next) 1960

The 1959 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 59th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]

South Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 26 June 1960 between John Mitchels and Feale Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. John Mitchels won the match by 3-09 to 1-10 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[4]

Results

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Final

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Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "1959". 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". Joh Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.