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1925 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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1925 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLouth (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterLouth
UlsterArmagh
ConnachtMayo
1924
1926

The 1925 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 8th staging of the championship since its establishment by the GAA in 1912.

The competition format saw the four provincial champions face off in two semi-finals, the winners of which then contested the All-Ireland final.

The title match at Croke Park on 20 June 1926 ended in a one-point victory for Louth over the Connacht champions Mayo, on a scoreline of 2–06 to 2–05.

Results

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13 September Final Clare 0–06 - 0–05 Cork Killarney
25 October Final Armagh 2–03 - 2–01 Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones
15 November Final Mayo 3–05 - 1–00 Leitrim Roscommon
1 November[1][2] Final Louth 1-03 – 0-04 Dublin Navan
GK 1 Nick Hughes (Isles of the Sea)
RCB 2 Tom Rath (Castlebellingham)
FB 3 George Mandeville (Con Colberts)
LCB 4 Mickey McKeown (Larks)
RHB 5 Johnny Murray (Wolfe Tones)
CHB 6 John Tuite (Castlebellingham)
LHB 7 Edward Kane (Boyne Rangers)
MF 8 Matty Lynch (Con Colberts)
MF 9 Paddy Connor (Unknowns)
RHF 10 John McMahon (Con Colberts)
CHF 11 Jack Lynch (Castlebellingham) (c)
LHF 12 Paddy Coleman (St Dominic's, Dundalk)
RCF 13 Tom Sharkey (Boyne Rangers)
FF 14 James Stephens (Castlebellingham)
LCF 15 Michael Quilton (St Dominic's, Dundalk)
GK 1 William Collins (O'Dwyer's)
RCB 2 Michael Cullen (O'Dwyer's)
FB 3 Geo Knight (O'Dwyer's)
LCB 4 Chris Bissett (O'Dwyer's)
RHB 5 William Corcoran (O'Dwyer's)
CHB 6 Peter Moore (St Joseph's)
LHB 7 Pat Byrne (Dolphins)
MF 8 Frank Patten (Milltown Emmets)
MF 9 Pat Byrne (Milltown Emmets)
RHF 10 John Brady (Dolphins)
CHF 11 Arthur Dixon (Dolphins)
LHF 12 Sam Baneham (Kincora)
RCF 13 Stephen Nolan (Brian Boru's)
FF 14 John Doran (Round Towers, Clondalkin)
LCF 15 Morgan Durnin (O'Tooles)
Substitutes:
16 Barney Higgins (Seán McDermotts)

Semi-Finals

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4 April 1926[3] Louth 1-06 – 1-03 Armagh Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
6 June 1926[4] Mayo 1-04 – 1-02 Clare Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Final

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20 June 1926[5][6] Louth 2-06 – 2-05 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
GK 1 Nick Hughes (Isles of the Sea)
RCB 2 Michael Tuite (Dundalk John Dillons)
FB 3 Tom Rath (Castlebellingham)
LCB 4 Mickey McKeown (Larks)
RHB 5 Edward Kane (Boyne Rangers)
CHB 6 John Halligan (Larks)
LHB 7 Joe Heaney (Ardee)
MF 8 Matty Lynch (Con Colberts)
MF 9 Johnny Murray (Wolfe Tones)
RHF 10 John Trainor (Dundalk John Dillons)
CHF 11 Jack Lynch (Castlebellingham) (c)
LHF 12 Frank Pentony (Wolfe Tones)
RCF 13 John McMahon (Con Colberts)
FF 14 Pat Butterly (Castlebellingham)
LCF 15 Bill Doyle (Boyne Rangers)
GK 1 P. Hoban
RCB 2 G. Courell
FB 3 R. Coleman
LCB 4 M.J. Moran
RHB 5 J. McGahern
CHB 6 J. Gallagher (c)
LHB 7 M. Barrett
MF 8 J. Carr
MF 9 J. Burke
RHF 10 T. Carty
CHF 11 M. Chambers
LHF 12 J. Biggins
RCF 13 E. Hogan
FF 14 C. Armstrong
LCF 15 M.J. Horan

References

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  1. ^ Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
  2. ^ Nolan, William (2005). The Gaelic Athletic Association in Dublin 1884-2000.
  3. ^ "Drogheda's new Athletic Grounds". Meath Herald. 10 April 1926.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland Semi-Final-Mayo defeat Clare". Ballina Herald. 10 June 1926.
  5. ^ "Junior Football - Great struggle for the title". Evening Herald. 21 June 1926.
  6. ^ "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA Records From 1887 to 2021 Inclusive" (PDF). GAA. 2021.