2007 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 2007 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

2007 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (14 win)
CaptainBarry Goggin
ManagerMossie Barrett
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWexford
CaptainAnthony Masterson
ManagerPaul Bealin
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtMayo
2006
2008

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-finals.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 27 July 2007 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between Cork and Wexford, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 15 years.[2] Cork won the match by 1–14 to 3–02 to claim their 14th championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4][5]

Connacht final

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20 May 2007 Final Mayo 3-10 - 2-07 Sligo Pearse Stadium
P Barrett 1-1, A Costello 1-1 (1-0 pen), R McNamara 0-3 (2f), R Hannick 0-3, N Connelly 1-0, O Feeney, J Rafter 0-1 each. Report S Coen 1-3 (1f), J Scanlon 0-3 (1f), F Quinn 1-0, K Langan 0-1.

Leinster quarter-finals

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30 May 2007 Quarter-final Dublin 1-11 - 0-12 Louth
30 May 2007 Quarter-final Meath 2-12 - 1-14 Kildare
6 June 2007 Quarter-final Wexford 3-18 - 1-10 Kilkenny

Leinster semi-finals

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13 June 2007 Semi-final Dublin 0-16 - 1-07 Wicklow
13 June 2007 Semi-final Wexford 0-16 - 2-09 Meath

Leinster final

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27 June 2007 Final Wexford 1-10 - 1-08 Dublin Wexford Park
P Byrne 1-1; P Sinnott 0-6 (3f); D Farrell (f), W Hudson, P Atkinson 0-1 each. Report G Cullen 1-0; K Leahy 0-4f; M Forde, K Kavanagh, D Kelly, B O'Hanlon 0-1 each.

Munster quarter-finals

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20 May 2007 Quarter-final Waterford 0-07 - 1-11 Clare Fraher Field
C Power 0-5, T Whelan 0-1, T Kirwan 0-1. D Tubridy 0-7, JP O'Neill 1-0, S Hickey 0-3, N Kennedy 0-1.
20 May 2007 Quarter-final Cork 1-13 - 1-12 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh
P Dunlea 1-2, H Curran 0-2, V Hurley 0-2, F Lynch 0-2, J Russell 0-1, D Carey 0-1, P Kissane 0-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1. P Donnelly 0-4, M Scannell 1-0, T Collins 0-2, S Kelly 0-2, S Fox 0-2, M McMahon 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

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3 June 2007 Semi-final Clare 0-08 - 0-05 Kerry Fraher Field
D Tubridy 0-7 (0-5f), S Mead 0-1. Report L Sheehan 0-3f, J Egan and B Scanlon 0-1 each.
3 June 2007 Semi-final Cork 1-15 - 1-09 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
P Lynch 0-7, N O'Sullivan 1-0, J Russell 0-2, P Dunlea 0-2, V Hurley 0-2, C Curran 0-1, P Cahill 0-1. O Lloyd 1-2, T Dalton 0-4, E O'Brien 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1.

Munster final

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28 June 2007 Final Cork 0-12 - 0-07 Clare Gaelic Grounds
F Dunlea 0-7 (2f), F Lynch 0-2 (1f), V Hurley, A O'Sullivan, N O'Sullivan 0-1. Report D Tubridy 0-6 (3f), M Liddane 0-3, M Tubridy, S Hickey 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

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15 July 2007 Semi-final Cork 2-23 - 0-07 London Páirc Uí Chaoimh
P Dunlea 0-8 (0-7 frees), C Keane 1-1, S O’Sullivan 1-0, C Brosnan 0-3, A O’Sullivan, P Kissane, F Lynch 0-2 each, M Fehily, V Hurley, L Dennehy, P Cahill, B Goggin 0-1 each. Report F McMahon (0-1 free), O Towey, A Dillane 0-2 each, N Roche 0-1.
15 July 2007 Semi-final Wexford 2-14 - 1-12 Mayo O'Connor Park
P Sinnott 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 '45'), W Hudson 1-1, J Waters 1-0, M Flynn O'Connor 0-2 (0-1f), D Foran 0-2, J O'Shaughnessy, P Hughes 0-1 each. Report P Doherty 1-4 (0-1f), A Costello 0-4 (0-1f), R McNamara 0-2 (0-2f), R Hannick, N Connelly 0-1 each.

All-Ireland final

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27 July 2007 Final Cork 1-14 - 3-02 Wexford Croke Park
P Dunlea 0-6 (frees); F Lynch 1-2; V Hurley, A O’Sullivan 0-2 each; N O’Sullivan, C Brosnan 0-1 each. Report D Foran 2-0; P Murphy 1-0; P Sinnott (free), P Atkinson 0-1 each.

References

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  1. "Tubridy the key for Clare". Irish Independent. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. "Junior footballers hoping to upset favourites Cork in All-Ireland final". The Corkman. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. "Cork claim All-Ireland JFC title". RTÉ Sport. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. "Cork clinch junior football title". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. "Cork juniors power to 14th title". Irish Examiner. 28 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2025.