The 1938 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 38th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]
| Dates | May - 27 November 1933 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 10[1] | ||
| Champions |  Dingle (1st title)Jimmy McKenna (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  North KerryCon Brosnan (captain) | ||
| |||
Boherbee John Mitchels entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by North Kerry in the semi-finals.[3][4]
The final was played on 27 November 1938 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Dingle and North Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dingle won the match by 3–03 to 2–05 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]
Results
editSemi-finals
edit| 28 August 1938 Semi-final | North Kerry | 2-06 - 1-07 | Boherbee John Mitchels | Austin Stack Park |
| 28 August 1938 Semi-final | Dingle | 0-09 - 0-08 | Strand Street O'Rahilly's | Austin Stack Park |
Final
edit| 27 November 1938 Final | Dingle | 3-03 - 2-05 | North Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Dingle win the title for the first time.
- North Kerry qualify or the final for the first time since 1932.
References
edit- ^ "1938". 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.
- ^ "About ckub". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Brosnans keen to emulate success of their forefathers". Irish Independent. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2022.