South Kerry Senior Football Championship

The South Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition between clubs affiliated to the South Kerry division. When a Divisional team like South Kerry win the Kerry Senior Championship, the winners of the Divisional championship chose the Kerry Captain. The Jack Murphy cup is the prize for the winners, Previous to this to was the Bailey cup and Before that the O'Mahony Cup. The Jack Murphy cup was First Presented to the winners of the South Kerry Senior Championship winners in 1974 when Renard/Foilmore Defeated Valentia 2.04 -1.03, the first of many Captains to Receive it was Jo Jo O'Sullivan it has since become the holy grail of South Kerry Football as all clubs crave to win it.

Year

Winner

Opponent

2007

St. Michaels/Foilmore 1-14

St. Mary's 0-08

2006

Skellig Rangers 2.05

Waterville 0.11 (After 2.08 all draw)

2005

Valentia 3.07

Dromid Pearses 0.12

2004

Dromid Pearses 0.09

St. Mary's 0.07

2003

St. Mary's 1.09

St. Michaels/Foilmore 0.07

2002

St. Mary's 0.13

Waterville 0.06

2001

St. Mary's 0.09

Sneem 0.06

2000

Valentia 2.08

Sneem 1.06

1999

Waterville 1.12

St. Mary's 2.08

1998

Sneem 0.11

St. Michael's/Foilmore 0.09

1997

Sneem 0.05

Waterville 0.04

1996

Waterville 1.10

St. Mary's 0.08

1995

St. Mary's 1.11

St Micheals/Foilmore 0.11

1994

Waterville 0.07

St Micheals/Foilmore 0.05 (After 1.09 all Draw)

1993

Valentia 0.09

Waterville 0.06 (After 0.09 all draw)

1992

St. Mary's 1.07

Waterville 0.06

1991

St Marys 0.08

Renard 1.04

1990

Valentia 1.10

Sneem 1.06

1989

Renard

Valentia

1988

Valentia

Renard

1987

Valentia 1.08

St Mary's 1.07

1986

Valentia 1.19

Waterville 0.05

1985

St. Mary's 2.08

Skellig Rangers 0.04

1984

St. Mary's 1.08

Waterville 0.07

1983

Valentia 1.04

St. Mary's 1.02 (After 0.07 all draw)

1982

Valentia

Waterville

1981

Valentia 2.05

St. Mary's 0.05 (After 0.08 all draw)

1980

St. Mary's 1.09

Skellig Rangers 0.05

1979

Valentia 4.16

Waterville 1.04

1978

St. Mary's 1.08

St. Michael's 0.06

1977

Sneem 2.07

Valentia 1.09

1976

Waterville 1.05

Valentia 0.05

1975

Waterville

Valentia

1974

Renard/Foilmore 2.04

Valentia 1.03

1973

St. Mary's 3.11

Valentia 1.05

1972

Sneem won by W/O

Waterville Scr

1971

St. Mary's 3.05

Waterville 1.03

1970

Waterville

Sneem

1969

St Marys 3.06

Skellig Rangers 1.09

1968

Skellig Rangers 0.11

St Marys 0.04

1967

Waterville

Renard/Foilmore

1966

Waterville 3.13

Valentia 0.06

1965

Waterville

Valentia

1964

Valentia

Waterville

1963

Waterville

Valentia

1962

Valentia

1961

Valentia

Waterville

1960

St Marys 4.02

Waterville 0.07

1959

Valentia 1.10

St. Mary's 1.09 (Replay)

1958

Valentia 2.12

St. Mary's 1.04 (After 0.9 - 2.3, 1.4 all and 0.7 - 2.1 draws)

1957

Valentia 0.03

Renard 0.01

1956

Waterville 2.04

St. Mary's 1.04

1955

St Marys 0.05

Valentia 0.01

1954

St. Mary's 0.5

Renard 1.00 (After 1.07 - 2.04 Draw)

1953

Renard 2.07

Waterville 1.04 (After Draw 0.14 -3.05)

1952

St Marys 3.07

St Micheals/Skellig Rangers 0.02

1951

Renard 0.04

Valentia 0.03

1950

Valentia 1.04

Renard 0.02

1949

St Marys 2.04

St Micheals 0.01 (After 2.01 - 0.07 Draw)

1948

Renard 1.09

Derrynane 2.05

1947

St Marys 3.05

Scellig Rangers 0.01

1946

Scellig Rangers 2.02

Waterville 1.02

1945

Valentia 2.03

Waterville 1.02

1944

St Marys 1.07

Waterville 1.04

1943

St Marys 3.01

Valentia 1.03

1942

St Marys 0.03

Valentia 0.01

1941

St Marys 2.01

Waterville 1.01

1940

St Marys 0.06

Skellig Rangers 0.04

1939

Valentia 2.08

St Marys 1.02

1938

St Marys 2.02

Valentia 0.00

1937

St Marys 0.3

Valentia 0.01

1936

Derrynane 1.01

Scellig Rangers 1.02 (Scellig Rangers win on Objection)

1935

No Championship due to Kerry GAA withdrawal due to the treatment of Irish Republican Army prisoners in the Curragh camp Kildare

1934

Championship unfinished

1933

Final Between O'Connells Caherciveen and Valentia Not Played

1932

No Championship

1931

O'Connells Caherciveen 1.03

Portmagee 1.01 (After 1.1 all draw)

1930

No Championship

1929

O'Connells Caherciveen 3.03

Portmagee 0.01

1928

O'Connells Caherciveen 0.03

Valentia 0.00

1927

No Championship

1926

Valentia 3.01

O'Connells Caherciveen 1.03 (After 1.0 - 0.3 draw)

1925

Valentia

Foilmore

1905-1925

No Championship

1904

O'Connells Caherciveen

Ballinskelligs

1903

O'Connells Caherciveen 0.05

Valentia 0.02

1902

O'Connells Caherciveen 1.06

Portmagee 0.01