1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship information
1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship
Dates
24 July - 2 November 1997
Teams
16
Sponsor
Allied Irish Bank
Champions
East Kerry (5th title) John Crowley (captain)
Runners-up
Laune Rangers Tommy Byrne (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played
20
Goals scored
27 (1.35 per match)
Points scored
420 (21 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Paud O'Donoghue (1-32)
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The 1997 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 97th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 February 1997. The championship ran from 24 July to 2 November 1997.
Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]
The final was played on 2 November 1997 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between East Kerry and Laune Rangers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. East Kerry won the match by 1-11 to 0-08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 27 years.[4][5]
East Kerry's Paud O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 1-32.
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Global Information
East Kerry (5th title)
Laune Rangers