The 2013 Kerry Senior Football Championship was the 113th staging of the Kerry Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 8 June to 30 November 2013.
Dr. Crokes entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title.
The final was played on 20 October 2013 at FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney, between Dr. Crokes and Austin Stacks in what was their third meeting in the final. Dr. Crokes won the match by 4-16 to 0-12 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession.
Shane Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 2-26.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship Finuge
From Championship
Relegated to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship Gneeveguilla
Results Round 1
Round 2
Relegation playoff
Round 3
Rathmore received a bye in this round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Shane CarrollAustin Stacks2-263256.402Conor CoxFeale Rangers0-303047.503Colm CooperDr. Crokes2-222855.604Liam MurphyEast Kerry1-232638.665Kieran O'LearyDr. Crokes1-232655.206Edmund WalshSt. Kieran's1-172036.667Ian TwissMilltown/Castlemaine2-131936.33Stephen O'BrienKenmare2-131929.509Barry John KeaneKerins O'Rahilly's0-171744.2510David O'CallaghanSt. Brendan's0-151543.75
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ian TwissMilltown/Castlemaine2-0814St. Brendan's2Liam MurphyEast Kerry1-0811Dr. Crokes3Stephen O'BrienKenmare1-0710East KerryConor CoxFeale Rangers0-1010Mid KerryConor CoxFeale Rangers0-1010St. Brendan's6Michael GeaneyDingle1-069KenmareStephen O'BrienKenmare1-069DingleColm CooperDr. Crokes1-069East KerryEdmund WalshSt. Kieran's1-069Austin StacksLiam MurphyEast Kerry0-099Kenmare
Miscellaneous
Dr. Crokes became the first club since John Mitchels in 1962 to win four titles in-a-row. Finuge made their first appearance at senior level.
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