1925 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

1925 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Louth (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Mayo
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Louth
Ulster	Armagh
Connacht	Mayo
	← 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[edit]

Munster Junior Football Championship[edit]

13 September Final

Clare

0–06 - 0–05

Cork

Killarney

Ulster Junior Football Championship[edit]

25 October Final

Armagh

2–03 - 2–01

Cavan

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Connacht Junior Football Championship[edit]

15 November Final

Mayo

3–05 - 1–00

Leitrim

Roscommon

Leinster Junior Football Championship[edit]

1 November^[1] 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)

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship[edit]

Semi-Finals[edit]

4 April 1926^[2]

Louth

1-06 – 1-03

Armagh

Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda

6 June 1926^[3]

Mayo

1-04 – 1-02

Clare

Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Final[edit]

20 June 1926^[4]

Louth

2-06 – 2-05

Mayo

Croke Park, Dublin


GK	1	Nick Hughes (Isles of the Sea)
RCB	2	Michael Tuite (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 (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)

References[edit]

^ Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
^ "Drogheda's new Athletic Grounds". Meath Herald. 10 April 1926.
^ "All-Ireland Semi-Final-Mayo defeat Clare". Ballina Herald. 10 June 1926.
^ "Junior Football - Great struggle for the title". Evening Herald. 21 June 1926.

[1] Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.

[2] "Drogheda's new Athletic Grounds". Meath Herald. 10 April 1926.

[3] "All-Ireland Semi-Final-Mayo defeat Clare". Ballina Herald. 10 June 1926.

[4] "Junior Football - Great struggle for the title". Evening Herald. 21 June 1926.

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