| 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
Munster Junior Football Championship
Ulster Junior Football Championship
| 25 October Final |  Armagh | 2–03 - 2–01 |  Cavan | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Connacht Junior Football Championship
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) |
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
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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