Before 1927 only one team represented Tralee 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 were the John Mitchels, Austin Stacks and Kerins O'Rahilly's clubs came from. The John Mitchels club since 1927 are thought to be one of the most successful clubs in Kerry. Between 1959-1963 they won five Senior Football titles in a row. John Mitchels Club are holders of 10 Senior, 1 U-21 and 3 Minor County Championships. They have played in one Kerry Seinor Club Hurling Championship finals in 1927 and 1928 loseing both to Austin Stacks 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' [[Corn Uí Mhuirí
]] Glory and in the All-Ireland Colleges Hogan Cup Final loss to Omagh CBS in 2007. In 2008 for the first time in the clubs long history they drop out of the Seinor County Championship to the Intermediate Championship for the first time.
