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.
| 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 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
Ulster Junior Football Championship
| 25 October Final |  Armagh | 2–03 - 2–01 |  Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Leinster Junior Football Championship
| 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) |
Semi-Finals
| 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
| 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
- 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.
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