List of Kerry senior Gaelic football team captains

This article chronologically lists players who have captained the Kerry senior Gaelic football team in the Munster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. If a player captained Kerry in multiple games in a year but that captaincy was broken by an absence from the starting line up, then there will be separate entries for that player for that year.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The list is confined to players who started games as captain, it does not list players that were nominated as county captain but did not command a starting place. Unlike other counties the captain is chosen from the club that has won the Kerry Senior Football Championship.[1]

Players indicated in bold are All-Ireland winning captains.

2021: Paul Murphy[2] 2020: David Clifford

List of Captains
# Year Player Club No. of Games as Captain All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Munster Senior Football Championship
2014 Fionn Fitzgerald Dr. Crokes 6 All-Ireland Final winning captain [3] Munster Final winning captain [4]
2013 Colm 'Gooch' Cooper Dr. Crokes 5 Captain, AI SF v Dublin Munster Final winning captain [5]
2012 Colm 'Gooch' Cooper Dr. Crokes 6 Captain, All-Ireland QF
2011 Colm 'Gooch' Cooper Dr. Crokes 6 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain [6]
2010 Bryan Sheehan St. Mary's 5 Munster Final winning captain [7]
2009 Darran O'Sullivan Glenbeigh-Glencar 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain
Donnchadh Walsh Cromane 2 Captain, All-Ireland qualifiers v Longford and Sligo[8]
Marc Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 1 Captain, Munster SF Replay v Cork [9]
Darran O'Sullivan Glenbeigh-Glencar 1 Captain, Munster SF v Cork [10]
2008 Tomás Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 6 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final defeated captain
Paul Galvin Finuge 1 Captain, Munster SF v Clare[11]
2007 Declan O'Sullivan Dromid Pearses 5 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
2006 Declan O'Sullivan Dromid Pearses 1 All-Ireland Final winning captain
Colm 'Gooch' Cooper Dr. Crokes 3 Captain, All-Ireland QF and SF
Declan O'Sullivan Dromid Pearses 4 Munster Final defeated captain
2005 Declan O'Sullivan Dromid Pearses 6 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
2004 Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 5 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
Tomás Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 2 Captain, Munster QF and SF [12]
2003 Mike McCarthy Kilcummin 3 Munster Final winning captain
Declan Quill Kerins O'Rahillys 1 Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary [13]
2002 Darragh Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 8 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final defeated captain
Dara Ó Cinnéide An Ghaeltacht 1 Captain, Munster QF v Limerick [14]
2001 Eoin Brosnan Dr. Crokes 1 Captain; All-Ireland Semi-Final v Meath [15]
Seamus Moynihan Glenflesk 5 Captain, All-Ireland quarter-final v Dublin [16] Munster Final winning captain [17]
2000 Seamus Moynihan Glenflesk 6 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1999 Johnny Crowley Glenflesk 2 Munster Final defeated captain[18]
Seamus Moynihan Glenflesk 1 Captain, Munster QF v Tipperary [19]
1998 Seamus Moynihan Glenflesk 3 Munster Final winning captain
1997 Liam Hassett Laune Rangers 2 All-Ireland Final winning captain
Mike Hassett Laune Rangers 1 Munster Final winning captain
Liam Hassett Laune Rangers 1 Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary [20]
1996 Billy O'Shea Laune Rangers 4 Munster Final winning captain
1995 Morgan Nix Kerins O'Rahilly's 1 Munster Final defeated captain [21]
Anthony Gleeson John Mitchels 1 Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary [22]
Darren Aherne Austin Stacks 1 Captain, Munster QF v Tipperary [23]
1994 Timmy Fleming Laune Rangers 2 Captain, Munster Championship [24]
1993 Seán Burke Milltown/Castlemaine 1 Captain, Munster Championship [25]
1992 Connie Murphy Dr. Crokes 3 Munster Final defeated captain [26]
1991 Jack O'Shea St. Mary's 3 Munster Final winning captain;[27][28]
David Farrell Annascaul 1 Captain; Munster QF v Limerick [29]
1990 Joe Shannon Laune Rangers 2 Munster Final defeated captain [30]
1989 Charlie Nelligan Castleisland Desmonds 1 Munster Final defeated captain [31]
Mick Galwey Currow 1 Captain; Munster SF v Limerick [32]
1988 Pat Spillane Templenoe 2 Munster Final defeated captain [33]
1987 Mikey Sheehy Austin Stacks 2 Munster Final defeated captain [34]
Ger Power Austin Stacks 1 Captain, Munster SF v Waterford [35]
1986 Tommy Doyle Annascaul 3 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
Páidí Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 1 Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary[36]
1985 Páidí Ó Sé An Ghaeltacht 5 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1984 Ambrose O'Donovan Gneeveguilla 3 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
Diarmuid O'Donoghue Killarney Legion 1 Captain, Munster QF v Tipperary [37]
1983 Jack O'Shea St. Mary's 2 Munster Final defeated captain
1982 John Egan Sneem 5 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain [38]
1981 Jimmy Deenihan Finuge 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1980 Ger Power Austin Stacks 3 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1979 Tim Kennelly Listowel Emmets 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1978 Denis 'Ogie' Moran Beale 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1977 Ger O'Keeffe Austin Stacks 3 Munster Final winning captain
1976 John O'Keeffe Austin Stacks 5 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1975 Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan Kenmare 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1974 John O'Keeffe Austin Stacks 2 Munster Final defeated captain [39]
1973 Paudie O'Donoghue Ballylongford 2 Munster Final defeated captain [40]
1972 Tom Prendergast Keel 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
Paudie Lynch Beaufort 1 Captain, Munster SF v Tipperary [41]
1971 Mick Gleeson Spa 2 Munster Final defeated captain [42]
1970 Donie O'Sullivan Spa 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1969 Johnny Culloty Killarney Legion 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1968 Pat Griffin Glenbeigh-Glencar 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain [43]
1967 Mick Morris John Mitchels 2 Munster Final defeated captain [44]
1966 Donie O'Sullivan Spa 2 Munster Final defeated captain
1965 Jer D. O'Connor Ballydonoghue 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1964 Niall Sheehy John Mitchels 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1963 Niall Sheehy John Mitchels 3 Munster Final winning captain
1962 Seán Óg Sheehy John Mitchels 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1961 Niall Sheehy John Mitchels 4 Munster Final winning captain
1960 Paudie Sheehy John Mitchels 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1959 Mick O'Connell Young Islanders 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1958 Mick Murphy Kerins O'Rahilly's 3 Munster Final winning captain [45]
1957 Ned Fitzgerald St. Mary's 1 Captain, Munster Championship [46]
1956 Jerome O'Shea St. Mary's 3 Munster Final defeated captain [47]
1955 John Dowling Kerins O'Rahilly's 5 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1954 John Dowling Kerins O'Rahilly's 3 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1954 Jas Murphy Kerins O'Rahilly's 1 Captain, Munster SF v Waterford [48]
1953 Jas Murphy Kerins O'Rahilly's 1 All-Ireland Final winning captain
Paudie Sheehy John Mitchels 3 Munster Final winning captain [49]
1952 Tadhg Lyne Dr. Crokes 2 Munster Final defeated captain [50]
1951 John Joe Sheehan Firies 4 Munster Final winning captain [51]
1950 Jackie Lyne Killarney Legion 4 Munster Final winning captain
1949 Bill Casey Dingle 1 Captain, Munster Championship [52]
1948 Joe Keohane John Mitchels 3 Munster Final winning captain
1947 Jackie Lyne Killarney Legion 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1946 Paddy Kennedy Annascaul 1 All-Ireland Final winning captain [53]
Gus Cremin Ballydonoghue 1 All-Ireland Final captain (drawn game) [54]
Eddie Dowling Ballydonoghue 2 Captain, AI SF v Antrim [55] Munster Final winning captain[56]
Bill Casey Dingle 1 Captain, Munster SF v Clare [57]
Eddie Dowling Ballydonoghue 1 Captain, Munster QF v Cork [58]
1945 Dingle Munster Final defeated captain
1944 Paddy Bawn Brosnan Dingle 5 All-Ireland Final defeated captain [59] Munster Final winning captain
1943 Johnny Walsh Ballylongford 2 Captain, Munster Championship[60]
1942 Johnny Walsh Ballylongford 1 Captain, All-Ireland SF v Galway [61][62]
1942 Tom O'Connor Dingle 1 Munster Final winning captain [63]
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1941 Bill Dillon Dingle 4 All-Ireland Final winning captain [64] Munster Final winning captain [65]
1940 Dan Spring Kerins O'Rahilly's 5 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1939 Tom O'Connor Dingle 1 All-Ireland Final winning captain
Seán Brosnan Dingle 2 Captain, AI SF v Mayo [66]
Tom O'Connor Dingle 1 Munster Final winning captain
1938 Bill Kinnerk John Mitchels All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain
1937 Miko Doyle Austin Stack's 7 All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain
1936 Dan O'Keeffe Kerins O'Rahilly's 4 Munster Final winning captain [67]
1935 n/a Kerry did not compete
1934 Dan O'Keeffe Kerins O'Rahilly's 4 Munster Final winning captain [68]
1933 Miko Doyle Austin Stack's 2 Munster Final winning captain [69]
1932 Joe Barrett Austin Stack's All-Ireland Final winning captain
Miko Doyle Austin Stack's Munster Final winning captain [70]
1931 Con Brosnan Moyvane All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain [71]
1930 John Joe Sheehy John Mitchels All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain [72]
1929 Joe Barrett Austin Stack's All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain [73]
1928 John Joe Sheehy Tralee Mitchels Captain, Munster Championship [74]
1927 John Joe Sheehy Tralee Mitchels All-Ireland Final defeated captain [75]
Joe Barrett Tralee Mitchels Munster Final winning captain [76]
1926 John Joe Sheehy Tralee Mitchels All-Ireland Final winning captain Munster Final winning captain [77]
1925 unknown Munster Final winning captain [78]
Phil O'Sullivan Tuosist Captain, All-Ireland semi-final v Cavan [79][80]
1924 Phil O'Sullivan Tuosist All-Ireland Final winning captain[81] Munster Final winning captain [82]
1923 Phil O'Sullivan Tuosist All-Ireland Final defeated captain [83]
John O'Mahony Dr. Crokes Munster Final winning captain [84]
1922 n/a Kerry did not compete
1921 n/a Kerry did not compete
1920 Martin Carroll Tralee Mitchels Munster Final defeated captain [85]
1919 Con Clifford Tralee Mitchels 5 Munster Final winning captain[86]
1918 Con Murphy Dr. Crokes Munster Final defeated captain [87]
1917 n/a Kerry did not compete
1916 Denis Doyle Dr. Crokes Captain, Munster Championship [88]
1915 Dick Fitzgerald Dr. Crokes 4 All-Ireland Final defeated captain [89] Munster Final winning captain[90]
1914 Dick Fitzgerald Dr. Crokes 6 All-Ireland Final winning captain [91] Munster Final winning captain[92]
1913 Dick Fitzgerald Dr. Crokes 6 All-Ireland Final winning captain [93] Munster Final winning captain [94]
1912 Patrick J. Cahill Tralee Mitchels 1 Captain, All-Ireland SF v Antrim [95]
Dick Fitzgerald Dr. Crokes 2 Munster Final winning captain [96]
1911 Jack Lawlor Tralee Mitchels 2 Captain, Munster Championship [97]
1910 Con Healy Tralee Mitchels Munster Final winning captain [98]
1909 Tom Costello Tralee Mitchels 6 All-Ireland Final winning captain [99] Munster Final winning captain [100]
1908 John Thomas Fitzgerald Tralee Mitchels 2 All-Ireland Final defeated captain [101]
Con Healy Tralee Mitchels Munster Final winning captain [102]
1907 Maurice McCarthy Tralee Mitchels Captain, Munster Championship [103]
1906 Maurice McCarthy Tralee Mitchels Munster Final defeated captain [104]
1905 Maurice McCarthy Tralee Mitchels All-Ireland Final defeated captain Munster Final winning captain [105]
1904 Austin Stack Tralee Mitchels 1 All-Ireland Final winning captain [106]
Thady O'Gorman Tralee Mitchels 4 Munster Final winning captain [107]
6 1903 Thady O'Gorman Tralee Mitchels 7 All-Ireland Final winning captain [108] Munster Final winning captain [109]
7 Eugene O'Sullivan Dr. Crokes 1 Captain, Munster QF v Waterford[110]
7 1902 Eugene O'Sullivan Dr. Crokes 3 Munster Final defeated captain [111]
6 Thady O'Gorman Tralee Mitchels 1 Captain, Munster QF v Cork [112]
5 1901 Tom Looney Dr. Crokes 2 Captain, Munster Championship [113]
4 1900 Ned Sheehan Laune Rangers 2 Munster Final defeated captain [114]
1899 n/a Kerry did not compete
1898 n/a Kerry did not compete
1897 n/a Kerry did not compete
1896 n/a Kerry did not compete
3 1895 Jeremiah Clifford Ballymacelligott 1 Captain, Munster Championship[115]
1894 Paddy O'Regan Laune Rangers 1 Captain, Munster Championship[116]
1893 n/a Kerry did not compete
1 1892 J.P O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 3 All-Ireland Final defeated captain [117] Munster Final winning captain [118]
2 1891 John O'Neill Ballymacelligott 1 Captain, Munster Championship[119][120]
1 1890 J.P O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 3 Munster Final defeated captain [121]
1 1889 J.P O'Sullivan Laune Rangers 1 Captain, Munster Championship[122]

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