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1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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]

1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (7th win)
CaptainCon Brosnan
John Joe Sheehy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
← 1925
1927 →

Results

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Connacht

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

Sligo1–3 – 2–6Mayo
F Doherty (1–1), F Patten (1–0) & JE McEllin (0–2).
Galway2–2 – 1–1Roscommon
Mayo2–3 – 0–2Leitrim
JE McEllin (1–0), J White (0–1) & M Mullins (0–1).
Galway3–2 – 1–2Mayo
J Forde (0–2).
Attendance: 8,000

Leinster

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary Round
Laois2–8 – 0–4Carlow
Preliminary Round
Kilkenny2–5 – 1–5Longford
Referee: Jack Delaney
Preliminary Round
Wexford0–7 – 0–3Meath
Referee: T. Burke (Louth)
Quarter-Final
Kildare6–7 – 1–5Louth
Referee: T McDonnell (Dublin)
Quarter-Final
Wexford0–4 – 0–1Kilkenny
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Sean O'Neill (Dublin)
Semi-Final
Kildare0–6 – 1–3Dublin
Semi-Final Replay
Kildare2–5 – 1–2Dublin
Semi-Final
Wexford2–6 – 1–2Laois
Final
Kildare2–8 – 1–5Wexford
Larry Stanley 1–3 (0-2f), Bill Gannon 1–0, Paul Doyle and Joe Curtis 0–2 each, Albert O'Neill 0–1 Paddy O'Connor 1–0, Paddy Kilroy 0-2f, Pat Bailey, Martin O'Neill, Jack Fane 0–1 each
Referee: Tom Burke (Louth)

Munster

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Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry0–6 – 1–1Clare
Phil O'Sullivan (0–1), Jackie Ryan (0–1) & John Joe Sheehy (0–4).
Cork1–6 – 1–1Waterford
Tipperary6–5 – 6–5Limerick
Referee: S. Hogan (W)

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

Kerry1–9 – 2–1Cork
Joe Barrett (0–1), Tom O'Mahony (0–2), Pat Farren(1–1) & Jackie Ryan (0–4).
Kerry0–11 – 1–4Tipperary
Jackie Ryan (0–2), Tom O'Mahony (0–1) & John Joe Sheehy (0–7).
Referee: S. Hogan (W)

Ulster

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

Tyrone3–8 – 2–1Fermanagh
Antrim3–6 – 1–8Armagh
Monaghan0–4 – 0–1Down
Cavan4–7 – 1–5Donegal
Tyrone3–3 – 2–1Derry
Cavan0–7 – 0–7Monaghan
Antrim2–5 – 0–3Tyrone
Cavan0–7 – 1–3Monaghan
Cavan5–3 – 0–6Antrim
Attendance: 2,000

Semi-finals

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Kerry1–6 – 0–1Cavan
John Joe Sheehy (0–1), Tom O'Mahony (0–1) & Jackie Ryan (1–4).
Kildare2–5 – 0–2Galway

Final

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Kerry1–3 – 0–6Kildare
John Joe Sheehy (0–1), Jackie Ryan (0–1) & Bill O'Gorman (1–1).
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: T Shevlin (Roscommon)
Kerry1–4 – 0–4Kildare
Paul Russell (0–1), Jackie Ryan (0–1), Tom O'Mahony (1–1) & Bill O'Gorman (0–1).
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: T Shevlin (Roscommon)

Statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • The Limerick vs Tipperary game ended in a draw but didn't go to a replay. Tipperary decided to qualify for Munster final.[clarification needed]

References

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  1. ↑ "Football Results 1911 – 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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