Kerry Senior Football Championship

Infobox GAA championship main


name=Bishop Moynihan Cup
first=1887
sponsors=AIB
trophy=Bishop Moynihan Cup
irish=An Ciarraí
current=Feale Rangers
currentordinal=3
super=th
most=Laune Rangers
mostordinal=12

This competition is confined to the strongest football clubs in Kerry together with combination teams from regional divisions in the county. First competed for in 1887. The winners get the Bishop Moynihan Cup, if they are a club team, qualify to take part in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of this competition take part in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. However if the winners are a divisional side the best placed club side will play in Munster as amalgamated clubs can not compete in the Munster Championship. The current holders Feale Rangers are a divisional team, representing a number of different clubs in the North Kerry division of the Gaelic Athletic Association.The winner of the County Championship also has the honour of naming the Captain of the Kerry for the next Senior Football Campaign.

2008 Championship

The draw for the 2008 Kerry County Championship is as follows:

Club Draw

"Preliminary Round"

Dr. Crokes v Kerins O'Rahilly's

Laune Rangers v Ardfert

"First Round"

Rathmore v Winners of Dr. Crokes / Rathmore

Kilcummin v Winners of Laune Rangers / Ardfert

Austin Stacks v Legion

John Mitchels v Dingle

An Gaeltacht - BYE

Divisional Draw

St Brendans v East Kerry

Mid Kerry v Shannon Rangers

West Kerry v Kenmare

Feale Rangers - BYE

Top Winners

1880s

* 1887 Laune Rangers beat Killarney Crokes
* 1888 Laune Rangers
* 1889 Laune Rangers beat Killarney Crokes

1890s

* 1890 Laune Rangers beat Killarney Crokes
* 1891 Ballymacelligott
* 1892 Laune Rangers beat Killarney Crokes
* 1893 Laune Rangers beat Keel
* 1894 Ballymacelligott
* 1895 Ballymacelligott
* 1896 Caherciveen, Tralee Mitchels
* 1897 Tralee Mitchels
* 1898
* 1899

1900s

* 1900 Laune Rangers beat Killarney Crokes
* 1901 Killarney Crokes beat Caherciveen
* 1902 Tralee Mitchels
* 1903 Tralee Mitchels beat Kilcummin
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907 Tralee Mitchels beat Dingle
* 1908 Tralee Mitchels beat Valentia Young Islanders
* 1909

1910s

* 1910 Tralee Mitchels beat Laune Rangers
* 1911 Laune Rangers beat Tralee Mitchels
* 1912 Killarney Crokes beat Tralee Mitchels
* 1913 Killarney Crokes beat Kilcummin
* 1914 Killarney Crokes beat Tralee Mitchels
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917 Tralee Mitchels beat Farranfore
* 1918 Ballymacelligott beat Farranfore
* 1919 Tralee Mitchels beat Glenflesk

1920s

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925 Tralee Division
* 1926 Tralee Division beat Listowel Selection
* 1927 Tralee Division beat North Kerry
* 1928 Austin Stacks beat John Mitchels
* 1929 John Mitchels beat Austin Stacks

1930s

* 1930 Austin Stacks
* 1931 Austin Stacks
* 1932 Austin Stacks
* 1933 Kerins O'Rahilly's
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936 Austin Stacks beat Kerins O'Rahilly's
* 1937 John Michels beat Dingle
* 1938 Dingle
* 1939 Kerins O'Rahilly's

1940s

* 1940 Dingle beat Kerins O'Rahilly's
* 1941 Dingle beat John Mitchels
* 1942 Shannon Rangers beat John Mitchels
* 1943 Dingle
* 1944 Dingle
* 1945 Shannon Rangers beat Killarney Legion
* 1946 Killarney Legion beat John Mitchels
* 1947 John Mitchels defeated Dingle
* 1948 Dingle
* 1949 Killarney beat John Mitchels

1950s

* 1950 Castleisland beat Killarney
* 1951 Dick Fitzgeralds beat John Mitchels
* 1952 John Mitchels beat Kenmare
* 1953 Kerins O'Rahilly's beat Shannon Rangers
* 1954 Kerins O'Rahilly'sbeat Kenmare
* 1955 South Kerry beat Shannon Rangers
* 1956 South Kerry defeated Kerins O'Rahilly's
* 1957 Kerins O'Rahilly's beat St. Brendans
* 1958 South Kerry beat St. Brendans
* 1959 John Mitchels beat Feale Rangers

1960s

* 1960 John Mitchels beat West Kerry
* 1961 John Mitchels beat Kerins O'Rahilly's
* 1962 John Mitchels beat Feale Rangers
* 1963 John Mitchels beat Kerins O'Rahilly's
* 1964 Shannon Rangers beat East Kerry
* 1965 East Kerry beat Mid Kerry
* 1966 John Mitchels beat East Kerry
* 1967 Mid Kerry beat West Kerry
* 1968 East Kerry beat Waterville
* 1969 East Kerry beat Waterville

1970s

* 1970 East Kerry beat Waterville
* 1971 Mid Kerry beat Shannon Rangers
* 1972 Shannon Rangers beat Mid Kerry
* 1973 Austin Stacks beat West Kerry
* 1974 Kenmare beat Shannon Rangers
* 1975 Austin Stacks beat South Kerry
* 1976 Austin Stacks beat Kenmare
* 1977 Shannon Rangers beat Feale Rangers
* 1978 Feale Rangers beat Mid Kerry
* 1979 Austin Stacks beat Castleisland

1980s

* 1980 Feale Rangers beat Austin Stacks
* 1981 South Kerry beat Austin Stacks
* 1982 South Kerry beat Feale Rangers
* 1983 Killarney beat Feale Rangers
* 1984 West Kerry beat South Kerry
* 1985 West Kerry beat Feale Rangers
* 1986 Austin Stacks beat Killarney
* 1987 Kenmare beat Dr. Crokes
* 1988 St. Kieran's beat Dr. Crokes
* 1989 Laune Rangers beat John Mitchels

1990s

* 1990 West Kerry beat Mid Kerry
* 1991 Dr. Crokes beat Castleisland Desmonds
* 1992 Mid Kerry beat St. Brendans
* 1993 Laune Rangers beat Aunascaul
* 1994 Austin Stacks beat Dr. Crokes
* 1995 Laune Rangers beat East Kerry
* 1996 Laune Rangers beat West Kerry
* 1997 East Kerry beat Laune Rangers
* 1998 East Kerry beat St. Kierans, Castleisland
* 1999 East Kerry beat Feale Rangers

2000s

* 2000 Dr. Crokes beat An Gaeltacht
* 2001 An Gaeltacht beat Austin Stacks
* 2002 Kerins O'Rahilly's beat Kilcummin
* 2003 An Gaeltacht beat Laune Rangers
* 2004 South Kerry beat Laune Rangers
* 2005 South Kerry beat Dr. Crokes
* 2006 South Kerry beat Dr. Crokes
* 2007 Feale Rangers beat South Kerry
* 2008