Kerry are by far the most successful team in the history of Gaelic football. They have won 38 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and have appeared in countless other All-Ireland Football Finals. Kerry footballers have been garlanded with countless awards and hold numerous individual records in the sport. Pat Spillane received nine All Stars during a glittering career, a feat matched by no other Gaelic footballer, while Tadhg Kennelly is the only holder of both an AFL Premiership medallion and a Senior All-Ireland Championship medal, the highest possible achievement in the sports of Australian rules football and Gaelic football. Here are Kerry's honours.
Gaelic football
All Irelands (92)
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 38
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships: 10
- 1964, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 16
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 20
- All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championships: 9
- 1973, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997
League Titles (23)
- National Football Leagues: 23
- 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
- National Football Leagues Div 2: 1
- 2002
Regional
Provincials (216)
- Munster Senior Football Championships: 85
- 1892, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Munster Under-21/Under-20 Football Championships: 28 (Under 20 since 2018)
- 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Munster Minor Football Championships: 49
- 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015,[4] 2016,[5] 2017,[6] 2018, 2019, 2020
- Munster Junior Football Championships: 46
- Munster Football League: 1
- 1926[10]
- McGrath Cup: 6
- 1996, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2022
- Dr Croke Cup: 1
- 1906[11]
- Croke Memorial Tournament: 1
- 1913[12]
- Railway Cup Football: 2
- 1927 (all Kerry players), 1931 (all Kerry players)
(Note that the Railway Cup is contested by provincial sides - these are years in which the Munster team consisted entirely of Kerry players).
Individual
Players who won eight All-Ireland SFC medals (5)
GAA All Stars Awards (148)
Texaco Footballer of the Year wins (18)
The following Kerry players were named Texaco Footballer of the Year:
1959: Seán Murphy
1962: Mick O'Connell
1969: Mick O'Dwyer
1979: Tom Prendergast
1975: John O'Keeffe
1978: Pat Spillane
1979': Mikey Sheehy
1980: Jack O'Shea
1981: Jack O'Shea2nd
1984: Jack O'Shea3rd
1985: Jack O'Shea4th
1986: Pat Spillane2nd
1997: Maurice Fitzgerald
2000: Seamus Moynihan
2004: Colm Cooper
2006: Kieran Donaghy
2007: Marc Ó Sé
2009: Paul Galvin
2014: James O'Donoghue[13]
Team of the Millennium (6)
The following Kerry players were among the fifteen selected for the Football Team of the Millennium:[14]
- Dan O'Keeffe (goalkeeper)
- Joe Keohane (full-back)
- Seán Murphy (right half-back)
- Mick O'Connell (midfielder)
- Pat Spillane (left half-forward)
- Mikey Sheehy (right corner-forward)
Team of the Century (6)
The following Kerry players were among the fifteen selected for the Football Team of the Century in 1984:[15]
- Dan O'Keeffe (goalkeeper)
- Seán Murphy (right half-back)
- Jack O'Shea (midfielder)
- Mick O'Connell (midfielder)
- Pat Spillane (left half-forward)
- Mikey Sheehy (right corner-forward)
Ladies' football
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships: 12
- 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2024
- All-Ireland Under-18 Ladies' Football Championship: 3
- 1980, 1981, 1995
- All-Ireland Under-16 Ladies' Football Championship: 1
- 1999
- All-Ireland Under-14 Ladies' Football Championship: 5
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2008
Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships: 1
- 1891
- All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships: 3
- 1976, 1983, 1986
- Christy Ring Cup: 2
- All-Ireland Under 21 B Hurling Championships: 9
- 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
- All Ireland Minor B Hurling Championships: 10
- 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 2
- 1961, 1972
- National Hurling Leagues Division 2: 7
- 1957, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1998, 2001
- National Hurling Leagues Division 2A: 2
- 2014, 2015
- National Hurling Leagues Division 3: 1
- 1989
- National Hurling Leagues Division 3A: 1
- 2010
- Munster Senior Hurling Championships: 1
- 1891
- Munster Junior Hurling Championships: 1
- 1956
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championships: 2
- 1970, 1973
- Leinster Minor B Hurling Championships: 2
- 1987, 1988
- Notable hurlers
Michael ‘Boxer’ Slattery Shane Brick Brendan O'Sullivan John Mike Dooley John Healy John Mahony Tom Collins Maurice Leahy Christy Walsh
Camogie
A selected Kerry team won divisional honours at Féile na nGael in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Notable players include Mary Geaney.
Other
Other notable achievements include:
- Pat Spillane, recipient of nine All Stars during a glittering career, a feat matched by no other Gaelic footballer.
- Tadhg Kennelly, the world's only holder of both an AFL Premiership medallion and a Senior All-Ireland Championship medal, the highest possible achievement in the sports of Australian rules football and Gaelic football.
References
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- ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: back-to-back titles for Kerry". Hogan Stand. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Keane praises his crew after Kerry land 19th junior crown". Irish Independent. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Geaney turns on style for Kingdom". Irish Examiner. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "No stopping Kerry minors' Munster dominance". Irish Examiner. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Clifford and O'Sullivan star as Kerry cruise to 24-point Munster minor final win". Irish Examiner. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Clinical Kerry's early scoring burst leaves Rebels reeling". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Munster JFC final: Kingdom down Rebels to retain title". Hogan Stand. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Munster JFC final: Kingdom retain title with dramatic win over Cork". Hogan Stand. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ The Kerryman, 19 June 1926, p.5
- ^ The Kerryman, 23 November 1907
- ^ The Ulster Herald, 5 July 1913
- ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport". RTÉ.ie. 24 October 2014.
- ^ "GAA". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012. GAA website
- ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 238.
- ^ "Nolan inspires Kingdom to Ring Cup final win over Derry". GAA.ie. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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