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club based in
Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
, County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Boherbee and Camp area of
Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
. They play in Division 1 of the county league and in the
Kerry Senior Football Championship The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 188 ...
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Club history

Before 1927 only one team represented
Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
in the Kerry Senior Football County Championship and they were Tralee John Mitchels. As this team was so successful the Kerry County Board requested that it should be divided into three individual teams representing, Boherbee, Rock St. and Strand St, this is where the John Mitchels,
Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
and
Kerins O'Rahilly's Kerins O'Rahilly's are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Strand Road area of the town. They are in Division 1 of the county league which they won in 2006, and compete in the County Cham ...
clubs came from. The John Mitchels club since 1927 are thought to be one of the most successful clubs in Kerry. Between 1959 and 1963 they won five Senior Football titles in a row, the only team to do so in the history of the Kerry County Championship. John Mitchels Club are holders of 10 Senior, 1 U-21 and 3 Minor County Championships. They have also played in 3
Kerry Senior Club Hurling Championship The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the t ...
finals in 1927 and 1928 losing both to
Austin Stacks Austin Stacks is a hurling and Gaelic football club based in Tralee in County Kerry, Ireland. Founded in 1917, the club has more All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and GAA All-Stars than any other Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
and 1936 they lost to St. Brendan's, Ardfert. Success has been limited of late, although John Mitchels player Brien Costello, captained Tralee CBS to Munster Colleges Senior 'A'
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Glory and in the All-Ireland Colleges
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Final loss to Omagh CBS in 2007. In 2008 for the first time in the club's long history they dropped out of the Senior County Championship to the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship.
In 2014, the club moved to a new ground outside of Tralee, in
Ballyseedy Ballyseedy () is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It was historically situated in the parish of Ballyseedy, within the barony of Trughanacmy. The townland contains a number of notable landmarks, including Ballyseedy Wood, a bridge over t ...
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Honours

Kerry Senior Football Championship The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 188 ...
: 10 * 1929, 1937, 1947, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 Team Captains 1929 –
John Joe Sheehy John Joseph Sheehy (16 October 1897 – 12 January 1980) was an Irish political/military activist and sportsperson. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), where he was a senior fig ...
(Captain), 1937 – Bill Kinnerk (Captain), 1947 – Joe Keohane (Captain),
1952 – Michéal "Haulie" Lynch (Captain), 1959 –
Niall Sheehy Niall Sheehy was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football and hurling with his local club John Mitchels, he also played hurling with Austin Stacks. He was also a member of the senior Kerry county football team fr ...
(Captain), 1960 –
Paudie Sheehy Paudie Sheehy (1932–1967) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with John Mitchels and the Kerry county team from 1953 to 1962. He captained Kerry on two occasions. Early life Sheehy was the son of footballer John Joe and a ...
(Captain), 1961 – Fred Lynch (Captain), 1962 – Teddy O’Dowd (Captain), 1963 – Brian Sheehy (Captain), 1966 – Seamus Roche (Captain) Finalists (6) – 1931, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1989 Semi-finals (11) – 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1991
Munster Senior Club Football Championship The Munster Senior Club Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Football Senior Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition for the champion clubs of each county. It has been organised by the Mu ...
Finalists (1) 1967 Kerry Under 21 Football Championship: 1 *1983 Captain 1983 – Jim O’Donnell, Finalists (2) – 1985, 1995 Kerry Minor Football Championship: 3 *1954, 1958, 1961 Team Captains 1954 – Fred Lynch (Captain), 1958 – Philo. Healy (Captain), 1961 – Jimmy O’Mahony (Captain) John Mitchels Kerry Captains to win the All- Ireland ''Senior'' 1909 – Tom Costelloe, 1926 –
John Joe Sheehy John Joseph Sheehy (16 October 1897 – 12 January 1980) was an Irish political/military activist and sportsperson. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), where he was a senior fig ...
, 1930 –
John Joe Sheehy John Joseph Sheehy (16 October 1897 – 12 January 1980) was an Irish political/military activist and sportsperson. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), where he was a senior fig ...
, 1962 – Sean Og Sheehy, ''Junior'' 2015 – Alan O'Donoghue ''Minor'' 1931 – Jimmy O’Gorman 1962 – Jimmy O’Mahony, ''U-21'' 1962 –
Dom O'Donnell Dom O'Donnell was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team during the 1960s. He won Munster Championship medals in 1962 ...
1964 –
Dom O'Donnell Dom O'Donnell was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team during the 1960s. He won Munster Championship medals in 1962 ...
48 players wore the Kerry jersey in Championship (1928–2010) and National League (1950–2014) PAUDIE SHEEHY 87 Senior Appearances Career: 1949 – 1961 Munster Senior Medals: 8 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 4 National Football League Medals: 2 Munster Minor Medals: 2 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 35 Senior League Appearances: 52 Scored: 6–56 in Senior Championship. 9–88 in Senior League. NIALL SHEEHY (SNR) 67 Senior Appearances Career: 1958 – 1965 Munster Senior Medals: 6 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 2 National Football leagues: 3 Munster Junior Medals: 1 (Hurling) All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1(Hurling) Championship Appearances: 26 League Appearances: 41 Scored: 1–2 in League. ANTHONY GLEESON 45 Senior Appearances Career: 1989 – 1996 Senior Championship Appearances: 10 Senior League Appearances: 35 Munster U-21 Medals: 1 Scored: 0–2 in League. JOE KEOHANE 44 Senior Appearances Career: 1936 – 1948 Munster Senior Medals: 10 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 5 Championship Appearances: 44 Scored: MICK MORRIS 43 Senior Appearances Career: 1963 – 1969 Munster Senior Medals: 3 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 2 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals: 1 All-Ireland U-21 Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 16 Senior League Appearances: 27 Scored: TIMMY DOWD 43 Senior Appearances Career: 1980 – 1987 Munster Senior Medals: 3 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 3 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 1 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 12 Senior League Appearances: 31 Scored: 1–11 in Championship. 3–22 in League. JOHN JOE SHEEHY (SNR) 37 Senior Appearances Career: 1919 – 1930 Munster Senior Medals: 6 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 4 Nation Football League Medals: 2 Senior Championship Appearances: 37 Scored: 4–22 in Championship. JOHN HIGGINS 35 Senior Appearances Career: 1983 – 1987 Munster Senior Medals: 3 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 3 National Football Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 5 Senior League Appearances: 30 Scored: TADGH HEALY 34 Senior Appearances Career: 1937 – 1945 Munster Senior Medals: 4 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 4 Senior Championship Appearances: 27 Senior League Appearances: 7 Scored: 0–1 in Championship. 0–2 in League. WILLIAM “Bruddy” O’DONNELL 23 Senior Appearances Career: 1941 – 1951 Munster Senior Medals: 3 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 18 Senior League Appearances: 5 Scored: 8–23 in Championship. 1–8 in League. SEANIE BURROWS 22 Senior Appearances Career: 1965 – 1968 Munster Senior Medals: 2 Munster U-21 Medals: 3 All-Ireland U-21 Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 2 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 2 Senior Championship Appearances: 10 Senior League Appearances: 12 Scored: 2–1 in League. GARRY O’MAHONY 21 Senior Appearances Career: 1954 – 1956 Munster Senior Medals: All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 7 Senior League Appearances: 14 Scored: PADDY WHITTY 19 Senior Appearances Career: 1928 – 1936 Munster Senior Medals: 4 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 2 National Football League Medals: 4 Munster Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 19 Scored: 0–6 in Championship. BILL KINNERK 19 Senior Appearances Career: 1928 – 1938 Munster Senior Medals: 5 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 2 National Football League Medals: 4 Munster Junior Medals: 2 All Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 19 Scored: CON GEANEY 15 Senior Appearances Career: 1931 – 1938 Munster Senior Medals: 5 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 3 National Football League Medals: 2 Senior Championship Appearances: 15 Scored: 2–9 in Championship. SEAN-ÓG SHEEHY 14 Senior Appearances Career: 1962 – 1963 Munster Senior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 7 Senior League Appearances: 7 Scored: 1–0 in Championship. 0–4 in League. DOM O’DONNELL 12 Senior Appearances Career: 1962 – 1969 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 2 Munster Junior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals: 2 All-Ireland U-21 Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 5 Senior League Appearances: 7 Scored: 4–1 in Championship. 2–4 in League. DERRY O’SHEA 11 Senior Appearances Career: 1963 – 1966 Munster Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals: 1 All-Ireland U-21 Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 1 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 5 Senior League Appearances: 6 Scored: 3–5 in Championship. 1–3 in League. BRIAN SHEEHY 11 Senior Appearances Career: 1959 – 1961 Munster Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 2 Munster Junior Medals: 4 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 3 Senior League Appearances: 8 Scored: 1–0 in Championship. 3–3 in League. DONAL MC EVOY 11 Senior Appearances Career: 1988 – 1988 Senior Championship Appearances: 1 Senior League Appearances: 10 Scored: 1–1 in Championship. 1–6 in League. Munster u-21 medals: 2 JOHNNY RIORDAN 10 Senior Appearances Career: 1928 – 1931 Munster Senior Medals: 5 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 4 National Football League Medals: 3 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 10 Scored: TEDDY DOWD 10 Senior Appearances Career: 1961 – 1961 Munster Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 3 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 3 Senior League Appearances: 7 Scored: 0–1 in Championship. 3–1 in League. FRANK O’KEEFFE 9 Senior Appearances Career: 1946 – 1950 Munster Senior Medals: 3 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 7 Senior League Appearances: 2 Scored: 5–1 in Championship. 1–0 in League. ALAN CONWAY 8 Senior Appearances Career: 1961 – 1962 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 2 Senior Championship Appearances: 1 Senior League Appearances: 7 Scored: SEAMUS ROCHE 7 Senior Appearances Career: 1962 – 1963 Munster Senior Medals: All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 3 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals: 1 Senior League Appearances: 4 Scored: 1–0 in Championship. 1–0 in League. JOHN "Thorney" O’SHEA 7 Senior Appearances Career: 1965 – 1967 Munster Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 3 Senior League Appearances: 4 Scored: 0–10 in Championship. 0–4 in League. JOHN JOE SHEEHY (JNR) 5 Senior Appearances Career: 1988 – 1988 Senior League Appearances: 5 Scored: Jackie Ryan 4 Senior Appearances Career: 1924 – 1934 Munster Senior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Medals: 6 National Football League Medals: 4 Championship Appearances: 4 Scored: 0–6 in Championship. BRENDAN GALVIN 4 Senior Appearances Career: 1952 – 1952 Munster Junior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 2 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 1 Senior League Appearances: 3 Scored: 0–1 in Championship. 1–1 in League. MICHEAL “Haulie” LYNCH 4 Senior Appearances Career: 1953 – 1953 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 2 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 1 Senior League Appearances: 4 Scored: TOMMY DOWLING 3 Senior Appearances Career: 1950 – 1950 Senior Championship Appearances: 1 Senior League Appearances: 2 Scored: HARRY BOURKE 3 Senior Appearances Career: 1963 – 1967 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior League Appearances: 3 Scored: EDDIE DUNNE 3 Senior Appearances Career: 1944 – 1945 Munster Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 3 Scored: 2–2 in Championship. TED FITZGERALD 3 Senior Appearances Senior Career: 1967 – 1967 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals: 1 All-Ireland U-21 Medals: 1 Munster Minor Medals: 1 All-Ireland Minor Medals: 1 Senior League Appearances: 3 Scored: JOHN “Cinders”s O’CONNOR 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1928 – 1933 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 National Football League Medals: 4 Senior Championship Appearances: 2 Scored: 1–0 in Championship. MICHEAL Ó’RUAIRC 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1929 – 1930 Munster Senior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Medals: 2 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster Junior Medals: 2 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Championship Appearances: 2 Scored: 1–1 in Championship. TOMMY MURPHY 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1937 – 1938 Senior Championship Appearances: 2 Scored: EUGENE POWELL 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1938 – 1938 Munster Junior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Junior Medals: 1 Senior Championship Appearances: 2 Scored: 0–3 in Championship. PADDY O’DONOGHUE 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1942 – 1944 senior Championship Appearances: 2 Scored: 2–1 in Championship. D J MC MAHON 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1950 – 1950 Senior Championship Appearances: 2 Scored: 1–0 in Championship. JOHN DOWD 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1983 – 1983 Senior League Appearances: 2 RORY KILGALLEN 2 Senior Appearances Career: 1984 – 1984 Senior League Appearances: 2 National Football League Medals: 1 Munster U-21 Medals; 1 Scored: BRENDAN O’MAHONY 2 Senior Appearance Career: 2004 – 2014 Senior League Appearances: 1 Mc Grath Cup Appearances: 1 MICHAEL O’GORMAN 1 Senior Appearance Career: 1937 – 1937 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Medals: 1 Championship Appearances: 1 Scored: 2–1 in Championship. JOHN MC CARTHY 1 Senior Appearance Career: 1939 – 1939 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 JAMES PIERCE I Senior appearance Career; 1941 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 CARL O’SULLIVAN 1 Senior Appearance Career: 1946 – 1946 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 Championship Appearances: 1 NICHOLAS O’DONOGHUE 1 Senior Appearance Career: 1946 – 1946 Munster Senior Medals: 1 All-Ireland Senior Medals: 1 Championship Appearances: 1


Notable players

* Tommy Doyle * Anthony Gleeson * Paddy Kelly * Joe Keohane * Mick Morris *
Dom O'Donnell Dom O'Donnell was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team during the 1960s. He won Munster Championship medals in 1962 ...
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Timmy O'Dowd Timothy O'Dowd (born 1963) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned six seasons from 1983 to 1988. Born in Tralee, County Kerry, O'Dowd was born into a strong Gaelic football ...
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John Joe Sheehy John Joseph Sheehy (16 October 1897 – 12 January 1980) was an Irish political/military activist and sportsperson. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), where he was a senior fig ...
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Niall Sheehy Niall Sheehy was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football and hurling with his local club John Mitchels, he also played hurling with Austin Stacks. He was also a member of the senior Kerry county football team fr ...
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Paudie Sheehy Paudie Sheehy (1932–1967) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with John Mitchels and the Kerry county team from 1953 to 1962. He captained Kerry on two occasions. Early life Sheehy was the son of footballer John Joe and a ...
* Seán Óg Sheehy - John Reardon


References


External links


Official John Mitchels GAA Club website
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