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1925 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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

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 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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Munster Junior Football Championship

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13 September Final   Clare 0–06 - 0–05   Cork Killarney

Ulster Junior Football Championship

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25 October Final   Armagh 2–03 - 2–01   Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Connacht Junior Football Championship

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15 November Final   Mayo 3–05 - 1–00   Leitrim Roscommon

Leinster Junior Football Championship

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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

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Semi-Finals

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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

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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

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  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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