All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use Irish English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox GAA tournament The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a GAA competition It has historically consisted of two entirely different formats before and after 2021, but has retained the same name.
Since 2022, the competition has involving four Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams, It featured one team from Ireland who do not compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Kilkenny, New York, and the winners and runners up from the All-Britain Junior Football Championship, one team from which, London, does play in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship via the Connacht Senior Football Championship alongside New York. A second American team organized by the United States GAA, representing all other parts of the country outside New York, has entered the competition since 2024.
The current holders are New York, defeating London by 0-13 to 0-12 in the 2024 final. With two wins, New York are the most successful team in the post 2021 format.
Until 2021 the competition was previously held for all Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. In this previous format, the definition of what constituted a junior player differed from county to county. In some, the junior team was the second team after the senior team. This meant that any players who had not played with the senior team could play with the junior team. In others, such as Cork and Kerry, players could only be chosen from clubs within the county that played in junior or intermediate grades. These counties could not choose players from senior clubs, even if they were not on the senior county team. When a team won this championship, it had to pick a new team for the following year. No player could thus be on a winning team for two successive years.
Kerry are the most successful county in the competition's history from this period, having lifted the title on twenty occasions.. The 2008 championship was won by Dublin for the first time since 1960.[1] Sligo defeated Kerry in 2010 to win their first title since 1935.[2] Ulster did not participate in the Junior Championship for a period, Cavan the 2014 champions represented Leinster in the absence of an Ulster competition.[3][4]
History
Summary of champions
History
For the bulk of this competition's history up to 2021, the winners of the provincial Junior Football Championships met to decide who was the "Home" winner. This team then met the champion county in Great Britain to determine the All-Ireland Junior Football champion.
Format
Historic format (1912-2019)
The five provincial winners would contest the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.
Teams (5)
| Province | Provincial Championship | Qualifying teams |
|---|---|---|
| Connacht GAA | Connacht Junior Football Championship | Champions |
| Leinster GAA | Leinster Junior Football Championship | Champions |
| Munster GAA | Munster Junior Football Championship | Champions |
| Ulster GAA | Ulster Junior Club Football Championship | Champions |
| Britain GAA | All-Britain Junior Football Championship | Champions |
Current format (2022-)
At GAA Congress in 2021, a motion was passed to change the entire structure of the All Ireland Junior Football Championship competition to that of a mostly 'overseas competition' along with just one Irish county, Kilkenny. The Junior Football Championship competition therefore now involves just four teams: New York, Kilkenny, and the winner and runner-up of the British Junior Championship, all meeting in the All Ireland Junior Championship semi-finals.[5]
Teams (4)
| Province | Provincial Championship | Qualifying teams |
|---|---|---|
| Britain GAA | All-Britain Junior Football Championship | Champions and runners-up |
| Leinster GAA | Leinster Junior Football Championship | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny |
| North America GAA | N / A | File:Colors of New York.svg New York |
Teams
2024 Championship
Ten counties will compete in the 2024 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship:
Roll of Honour
Wins by County
Wins by Province
| Province | Title(s) | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Munster.svg Munster | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| File:Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| File:Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| File:Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Britain | 6 | 42 | 48 |
| File:Flag of United States.svg North America | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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List of Finals
List of finals (since restructure)
| Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning captain(s) | Winning Margin | Referee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | ||||||
| 2024 | 14 July | New York | 0-13 | London | 0-12 | Croke Park |
Dylan Curran |
1 | Conor Dourneen (Cavan) |
| 2023 | 16 July | New York | 0-13 | Kilkenny | 1-09 | Croke Park | Danny Corridan | 1 | David Murnane (Cork) |
| 2022 | 10 July | Kilkenny | 3-12 | New York | 1-09 | Croke Park | Mick Malone | 9 | B Tiernan (Dublin) |
All finals
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | |
| 2024 | New York | 0-13 | London | 0-12 |
| 2023[6] | New York | 0-13 | Kilkenny | 1-09 |
| 2022 | Kilkenny | 3-12 | New York | 1-09 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2019 | Kerry | 3–14 | Galway | 0–13 |
| 2018[7] | Kerry | 2–13 | Galway | 2–11 |
| 2017[8] | Kerry | 2–19 | Meath | 1–14 |
| 2016[9] | Kerry | 2–18 | Mayo | 2–11 |
| 2015[10] | Kerry | 2–18 | Mayo | 0–10 |
| 2014[11] | Cavan | 2–14 | Kerry | 0–14 |
| 2013[12] | Cork | 0–13 | Kildare | 1–07 |
| 2012[13] | Kerry | 0–19 | Mayo | 1–07 |
| 2011 | Cork | 1–12 | Kildare | 0–13 |
| 2010 | Sligo | 2–10 | Kerry | 1–07 |
| 2009 | Cork | 0–15 | Roscommon | 0–12 |
| 2008 | Dublin | 0–13 | Roscommon | 0–07 |
| 2007 | Cork | 1–14 | Wexford | 3–02 |
| 2006 | Kerry | 1–09 | Roscommon | 0–10 |
| 2005 | Cork | 0–10 | Meath | 1–04 |
| 2004 | Waterford | 1–10, 2–12 (R) | Leitrim | 1–10, 2–09 (R) |
| 2003[14] | Meath | 0–16 | Galway | 2–07 |
| 2002 | Wicklow | 4–09 | Kerry | 2–12 |
| 2001 | Cork | 1–15 | Mayo | 3–07 |
| 2000 | Roscommon | 0–14 | Kerry | 0–11 |
| 1999 | Waterford | 2–12 | Meath | 2–11 |
| 1998 | Tipperary | 2–09 | Offaly | 0–06 |
| 1997 | Mayo | 2–08 | Kerry | 1–10 |
| 1996 | Cork | 4–11 | Meath | 0–10 |
| 1995 | Mayo | 3–09 | London | 0–10 |
| 1994 | Kerry | 0–15 | Galway | 0–04 |
| 1993 | Cork | 0–11 | Laois | 2–03 |
| 1992 | Wexford | 1–09 | Cork | 0–11 |
| 1991 | Kerry | 2–14 | London | 0–05 |
| 1990 | Cork | 3–16 | Warwickshire | 0–08 |
| 1989 | Cork | 0–18 | Warwickshire | 0–03 |
| 1988 | Meath | 1–10 | London | 0–03 |
| 1987 | Cork | 0–14 | Warwickshire | 0–03 |
| 1986 | London | 1–09 | Cork | 0–07 |
| 1985 | Galway | 4–17 | Warwickshire | 0–04 |
| 1984 | Cork | 3–10 | Warwickshire | 0–07 |
| 1983 | Kerry | 0–15 | Yorkshire | 0–02 |
| 1974–82 | No Championship | |||
| 1973 | Laois | 0–12 | London | 1–08 |
| 1972 | Cork | 5–16 | Hertfordshire | 0–03 |
| 1971 | London | 1–09 | Dublin | 0–09 |
| 1970 | London | 1–12 | Kildare | 0–11 |
| 1969 | London | 3–09 | Wicklow | 1–12 |
| 1968 | Tyrone | 3–08 | London | 0–07 |
| 1967 | Kerry | 0–09 | London | 0–04 |
| 1966 | London | 1–06 | Cork | 0–08 |
| 1965 | Galway | 1–08 | Hertfordshire | 0–04 |
| 1964 | Cork | 1–08 | London | 2–04 |
| 1963 | Kerry | 3–05 | Lancashire | 2–05 |
| 1962 | Meath | 1–13 | London | 3–05 |
| 1961 | Louth | 1–13 | Yorkshire | 1–10 |
| 1960 | Dublin | 2–05 | London | 0–05 |
| 1959 | Fermanagh | 1–11 | London | 2–04 |
| 1958 | Galway | 4–05 | Lancashire | 3–01 |
| 1957 | Mayo | 2–07 | Warwickshire | 2–05 |
| 1956 | Monaghan | 3–07 | London | 2–06 |
| 1955 | Cork | 3–09 | Warwickshire | 1–05 |
| 1954 | Kerry | 1–07 | London | 1–05 |
| 1953 | Cork | 1–11 | Lancashire | 1–04 |
| 1952 | Meath | 3–09 | London | 0–04 |
| 1951 | Cork | 5–11 | Warwickshire | 1–03 |
| 1950 | Mayo | 2-04 | London | 0-03 |
| 1949 | Kerry | 2–14 | Lancashire | 0–06 |
| 1948 | Dublin | 2–11 | London | 1–05 |
| 1947 | Meath | 2–11 | London | 2–06 |
| 1946 | Down | 2–10 | Warwickshire | 1–09 |
| 1945 | No Championship | |||
| 1944 | No Championship | |||
| 1943 | No Championship | |||
| 1942 | No Championship | |||
| 1941 | Kerry | 0–09 | Cavan | 0–04 |
| 1940 | Roscommon | 2–09 | Westmeath | 0–05 |
| 1939 | Dublin | 2–14 | London | 0–04 |
| 1938 | London | 5–07 | Leitrim | 2–09 |
| 1937 | Longford | 0–09 | London | 0–07 |
| 1936 | Wicklow | 3–03 | Mayo | 2–05 |
| 1935 | Sligo | 5–08 | London | 0–03 |
| 1934 | Louth | 1–03 | London | 0–03 |
| 1933 | Mayo | 3–07 | London | 2–04 |
| 1932 | Louth | 0–06 | London | 0–04 |
| 1931 | Galway | 3–03 | London | 1–05 |
| 1930 | Kerry | 2–02 | Dublin | 1–04 |
| 1929 | Westmeath | 0–09 | London | 1–02 |
| 1928 | Kerry | 2–08 | Louth | 2–03 |
| 1927 | Cavan | 0–07 | Kildare | 0–03 |
| 1926 | Armagh | 4–11 | Dublin | 0–04 |
| 1925 | Louth | 2–06 | Mayo | 2–05 |
| 1924 | Kerry | 1–06 | Longford | 0–04 |
| 1923 | Tipperary | 2–06 | Carlow | 1–01 |
| 1922 | No Championship | |||
| 1921 | No Championship | |||
| 1920 | No Championship | |||
| 1919 | No Championship | |||
| 1918 | No Championship | |||
| 1917 | No Championship | |||
| 1916 | Dublin | 1–02, 6–04 (R) | Limerick | 1–02, 0–03 (R) |
| 1915 | Kerry | 0–06 | Westmeath | 1–02 |
| 1914 | Dublin | 5–04 | Mayo | 1–06 |
| 1913 | Kerry | 0–07 | Carlow | 1–02 |
| 1912 | Tipperary | 1–04 | Louth | 1–03 |
Team records and statistics
Team results (since the 2022 restructure)
Legend
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For each year, the number of teams in each championship (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2022 (9) | 2023 (9) | 2024 (10) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Gloucestershire | B | B | B | 3 |
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Hertfordshire | B | B | B | 3 |
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny | 1st | 2nd | QF | 3 |
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Lancashire | B | B | B | 3 |
| File:Colours of London.svg London | SF | SF | 2nd | 3 |
| File:Colors of New York.svg New York | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3 |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Scotland | B | B | B | 3 |
| File:Colors of New York.svg United States | — | — | SF | 1 |
| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire | SF | SF | SF | 3 |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Yorkshire | B | B | B | 3 |
Performances and statistics by province
| Province | Biggest Contributor | Most Recent Win | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | No. | County | Year | |
| File:Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo | 5 | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo | 2010 |
| File:Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin | 6 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny | 2022 |
| File:Flag of Munster.svg Munster | File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry | 20 | File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry | 2019 |
| File:Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan | 2 | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan | 2014 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg Britain | File:Colours of London.svg London | 6 | File:Colours of London.svg London | 1986 |
| North America | File:Colors of New York.svg New York | 2 | File:Colors of New York.svg New York | 2024 |
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland JFC titles, is as follows:
- 1910s: 2 for File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry (1913, 1915) and File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin (1914, 1916)
- 1920s: 2 for File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry (1924, 1928)
- 1930s: 2 for File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth (1932, 1934)
- 1940s: 2 for File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry (1941, 1949)
- 1950s: 3 for File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork (1951, 1953, 1955)
- 1960s: 2 for File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry (1963, 1967) and File:Colours of London.svg London (1966, 1969)
- 1970s: 2 for File:Colours of London.svg London (1970, 1971)
- 1980s: 3 for File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork (1984, 1987, 1989)
- 1990s: 3 for File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork (1990, 1993, 1996)
- 2000s: 4 for File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork (2001, 2005, 2007, 2009)
- 2010s: 6 for File:Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 2020s: 2 for File:Colors of New York.svg New York (2023, 2024)
Other records
Finishing positions
- Most championships
- Most second-place finishes
- 25, File:Colours of London.svg London (1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2024)
- Most semi-final finishes (2022–present)
- 3, File:Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Most quarter-final finishes (2022–present)
- 1, Kilkenny (2024)
Unbeaten sides
- Every team that has won the championship has done so unbeaten.
Beaten sides
On one occasion a team was defeated twice but have remained in the knockout championship:
- File:Colours of Clare.svg Lancashire (2023) were beaten by File:Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire and File:Colours of London.svg London but still qualified for the knockout stage.
Final success rate
Eight counties have appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions:
- File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (1912, 1923, 1998)
- File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (1999, 2004)
- File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo (1935, 2010)
- File:Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh (1926)
- File:Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone (1968)
- File:Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan (1956)
- File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh (1959)
- File:Colours of Down.svg Down (1946)
On the opposite end of the scale, nine counties has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion:
- File:Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire (1946, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990)
- File:Colours of Clare.svg Lancashire (1949, 1953, 1958, 1963)
- File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare (1927, 1970, 2011, 2013)
- File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow (1913, 1923)
- File:Colours of Kerry.svg Hertfordshire (1965, 1972)
- File:Colours of Laois.svg Yorkshire (1961, 1983)
- File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim (1938, 2004)
- File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick (1916)
- File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly (1998)
Consecutive participations
- 0, 000 (0000–0000)
000 have the record number of consecutive participations in the championship, taking part in 000 seasons.
Biggest wins
- The most one sided finals:
- 00 points – 0000: 000 vs 000
- The most one sided matches:
- 18 points – 2023: Warwickshire 2-17 - 1-02 Scotland
Scoring Events (2023–)
- Most goals in a match:
- 5 – 2023: London 3-03 - 2-12 Warwickshire
- Most points in a match:
- 33 – 2023: London 2-18 - 1-15 Lancashire
- 33 – 2023: Warwickshire 1-18 - 1-15 London
- Most goals by one team in a match:
- 3 – 2023: London 3-03 - 2-12 Warwickshire
- 3 – 2023: Scotland 1-08 - 3-11 Lancashire
- Most points by one team in a match:
- 18 – 2023: London 2-18 - 1-15 Lancashire
- 18 – 2023: Warwickshire 1-18 - 1-15 London
- Highest aggregate score:
- 42 points – 2023: London 2-18 - 1-15 Lancashire
- Lowest aggregate score:
- 17 points – 2023: New York 1-07 - 0-07 Warwickshire
Successful defending
A number of defending champions have retained their title. These are:
- 000 00 attempts out of 00 (0000)
Gaps
- Longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 87 years: File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan (1927–2014)
- 75 years: File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (1923–1998)
- 75 years: File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo (1935–2010)
- 66 years: File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow (1936–2002)
- 60 years: File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon (1940–2000)
- 48 years: File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin (1960–2008)
- 38 years: File:Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo (1957–1995)
- 28 years: File:Colours of London.svg London (1938–1966)
- 27 years: File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway (1931–1958)
- 27 years: File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth (1934–1961)
- Longest gaps between successive championship final appearances:
- 0 years: N/A
- Longest gap between successive championship appearances
- 0 years: N/A
Provinces
- On 0 occasions has the All-Ireland JFC final involved two teams from the same province.
- The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Leinster, with nine:
- File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
- File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
- File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois
- File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford
- File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
- File:Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath
- File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
- File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
- File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
- Province success rates
- North America 100% (1 out of 1 counties)
- Connacht 80% (4 out of 5 counties)
- Leinster 75% (9 out of 12 counties)
- Ulster 67% (6 out of 9 counties)
- Munster 67% (4 out of 6 counties)
- Britain 14% (1 out of 7 counties)
Longest undefeated run
The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 000 games held by 000 (0000–0000).
Miscellaneous
- Best finish by a debuting team
- Champions, File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (1912)
- Best finish by a debuting team (after 1912)
- TBD, 000 (0000)
- Highest winning record in finals (3 or more app.)
- 100%, File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary (3 wins in 3 matches)
- Lowest winning record in finals (3 or more app.)
- 0%, File:Colours of Sligo.svg Warwickshire (0 wins in 9 matches)
- 0%, File:Colours of Clare.svg Lancashire (0 wins in 4 matches)
- 0%, File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare (0 wins in 4 matches)
- Most played match
- Cork vs Kerry
Player records
Winning captains
| Year | Winning captain | County | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | File:Colors of New York.svg Dylan Curran | New York | |
| 2023 | File:Colors of New York.svg Danny Corcoran | New York | |
| 2022 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Mick Malone | Kilkenny |
See also
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (Tier 1)
- Tailteann Cup (Tier 2)
- Connacht Junior Football Championship
- Leinster Junior Football Championship
- Munster Junior Football Championship
- Ulster Junior Football Championship
- All-Britain Junior Football Championship
References
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Sources
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