The 1979 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 79th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]
| Teams | 17[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Austin Stacks (9th title)Ger Power (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Castleisland | ||
| |||
Feale Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[3][4]
The final was played on 23 September 1979 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Austin Stacks and Castleisland, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Austin Stacks won the match by 1-11 to 0-09 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[5]
Results
editFinal
edit| 23 September 1979 Final | Austin Stacks | 1-11 - 0-09 | Castleisland | Austin Stack Park |
References
edit- ^ "1979". 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.
- ^ "Feale Rangers legends to be honoured". Irish Independent. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "40 Years ago on this date Austin Stacks Captured all 3 Senior Co. Titles". Austin Stacks website. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.