1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Kerry (7th win)
Captain Con Brosnan
John Joe Sheehy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kildare
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Kildare
Ulster Cavan
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
← 1925
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The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 40th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. The All Ireland semi final between Kildare ended Galway's All Ireland title. Kerry were the winners. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Results

Connacht

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Sligo 1–3 – 2–6 Mayo
F Doherty (1–1), F Patten (1–0) & JE McEllin (0–2).
Castlerea
Galway 2–2 – 1–1 Roscommon
Roscommon
Mayo 2–3 – 0–2 Leitrim
JE McEllin (1–0), J White (0–1) & M Mullins (0–1).
Sligo
Galway 3–2 – 1–2 Mayo
J Forde (0–2).
Roscommon
Attendance: 8,000

Leinster

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary Round
Laois 2–8 – 0–4 Carlow
Tullow
Preliminary Round
Kilkenny 2–5 – 1–5 Longford
Birr
Referee: Jack Delaney
Preliminary Round
Wexford 0–7 – 0–3 Meath
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T. Burke (Louth)
Quarter-Final
Kildare 6–7 – 1–5 Louth
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T McDonnell (Dublin)
Quarter-Final
Wexford 0–4 – 0–1 Kilkenny
Barrett's Park, New Ross
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Sean O'Neill (Dublin)
Semi-Final
Kildare 0–6 – 1–3 Dublin
Ballyduff Park, Tullamore
Semi-Final Replay
Kildare 2–5 – 1–2 Dublin
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Semi-Final
Wexford 2–6 – 1–2 Laois
St. James Park, Kilkenny
Final
Kildare 2–8 – 1–5 Wexford
Larry Stanley 1–3 (0-2f), Bill Gannon 1–0, Paul Doyle and Joe Curtis 0–2 each, Albert O'Neill 0–1Paddy O'Connor 1–0, Paddy Kilroy 0-2f, Pat Bailey, Martin O'Neill, Jack Fane 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Tom Burke (Louth)

Munster

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry 0–6 – 1–1 Clare
Phil O'Sullivan (0–1), Jackie Ryan (0–1) & John Joe Sheehy (0–4).
Milltown Malbay
Cork 1–6 – 1–1 Waterford
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Tipperary 6–5 – 6–5 Limerick
Páirc Daibhín, Carrick on Suir
Referee: S. Hogan (W)

There was not time for a replay, so Tipperary advanced.

Kerry 1–9 – 2–1 Cork
Joe Barrett (0–1), Tom O'Mahony (0–2), Pat Farren(1–1) & Jackie Ryan (0–4).
Listowel
Kerry 0–11 – 1–4 Tipperary
Jackie Ryan (0–2), Tom O'Mahony (0–1) & John Joe Sheehy (0–7).
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: S. Hogan (W)

Ulster

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Tyrone 3–8 – 2–1 Fermanagh
Omagh
Antrim 3–6 – 1–8 Armagh
Camlough
Monaghan 0–4 – 0–1 Down
Hilltown
Cavan 4–7 – 1–5 Donegal
Cavan
Tyrone 3–3 – 2–1 Derry
Dungannon
Cavan 0–7 – 0–7 Monaghan
Belturbet
Antrim 2–5 – 0–3 Tyrone
Omagh
Cavan 0–7 – 1–3 Monaghan
Ballybay
Cavan 5–3 – 0–6 Antrim
Cavan
Attendance: 2,000

Semi-finals

Kerry 1–6 – 0–1 Cavan
John Joe Sheehy (0–1), Tom O'Mahony (0–1) & Jackie Ryan (1–4).
Croke Park, Dublin
Kildare 2–5 – 0–2 Galway
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Kerry 1–3 – 0–6 Kildare
John Joe Sheehy (0–1), Jackie Ryan (0–1) & Bill O'Gorman (1–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 37,500
Kerry 1–4 – 0–4 Kildare
Paul Russell (0–1), Jackie Ryan (0–1), Tom O'Mahony (1–1) & Bill O'Gorman (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 35,500

Statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "Football Results 1911 – 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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