Teams | 13[1] | ||
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Champions | John Mitchels (7th title) Fred Lynch (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Kerins O'Rahilly's | ||
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The 1961 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 61st staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889.[2]
John Mitchels entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]
The final was played on 15 October 1961 between John Mitchels and Kerins O'Rahilly's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. John Mitchels won the match by 2-09 to 0-08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a third title in succession.[4]
15 October 1961 Final | John Mitchels | 2-09 - 0-08 | Kerins O'Rahilly's | FitzGerald Stadium |