1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

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 1927 →

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.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

30 May 1926
Quarter-Final

Sligo	1-3 – 2-6	Mayo
		F Doherty (1-1), F Patten (1-0) & JE McEllin (0-2).

Castlerea

2 May 1926
Semi-Final

Galway	2-2 – 1-1	Roscommon

Roscommon

13 June 1926
Semi-Final

Mayo	2-3 – 0-2	Leitrim
JE McEllin (1-0), J White (0-1) & M Mullins (0-1).

Sligo

11 July 1926
Final

Galway	3-2 – 1-2	Mayo
		J Forde (0-2).

RoscommonAttendance: 8,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

9 May 1926Preliminary Round

Laois	2-8 – 0-4	Carlow

Tullow

11 April 1926Preliminary Round

Kilkenny	2-5 – 1-5	Longford

BirrReferee: Jack Delaney

16 May 1926Preliminary Round

Wexford	0-7 – 0-3	Meath

Croke Park, DublinReferee: T. Burke (Louth)

23 May 1926Quarter-Final

Kildare	6-7 – 1-5	Louth

Croke Park, DublinReferee: T McDonnell (Dublin)

20 June 1926Quarter-Final

Wexford	0-4 – 0-1	Kilkenny

Barrett's Park, New RossAttendance: 3000Referee: Sean O'Neill (Dublin)

20 June 1926Semi-Final

Kildare	0-6 – 1-3	Dublin

Ballyduff Park, Tullamore

4 July 1926Semi-Final Replay

Kildare	2-5 – 1-2	Dublin

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

18 July 1926Semi-Final

Wexford	2-6 – 1-2	Laois

St. James Park, Kilkenny

1 August 1926Final

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 0-1		Paddy O'Connor 1-0, Paddy Kilroy 0-2f, Pat Bailey, Martin O'Neill, Jack Fane 0-1 each

Croke Park, DublinReferee: Tom Burke (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

9 May 1926
Quarter-Final

Kerry	0-6 – 1-1	Clare
Phil O'Sullivan (0-1), Jackie Ryan (0-1) & John Joe Sheehy (0-4).

Milltown Malbay

27 June 1926
Quarter-Final

Cork	1-6 – 1-1	Waterford

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

23 May 1926
Semi-Final

Tipperary	6-5 – 6-5	Limerick

Páirc Daibhín, Carrick on SuirReferee: S. Hogan (W)

There was not time for a replay so Tipperary advanced.

18 July 1926
Semi-Final

Kerry	1-9 – 2-1	Cork
Joe Barrett (0-1), Tom O'Mahony (0-2), Pat Farren(1-1) & Jackie Ryan (0-4).

Listowel

25 July 1926
Final

Kerry	0-11 – 1-4	Tipperary
Jackie Ryan (0-2), Tom O'Mahony (0-1) & John Joe Sheehy (0-7).

Cork Athletic Grounds, CorkReferee: S. Hogan (W)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

9 May 1926
Preliminary Round

Tyrone	3-8 – 2-1	Fermanagh

Omagh

9 May 1926
Quarter-Final

Antrim	3-6 – 1-8	Armagh

Camlough

16 May 1926
Quarter-Final

Monaghan	0-4 – 0-1	Down

Hilltown

16 May 1926
Quarter-Final

Cavan	4-7 – 1-5	Donegal

Cavan

6 June 1926
Quarter-Final

Tyrone	3-3 – 2-1	Derry

Dungannon

27 June 1926
Semi-Final

Cavan	0-7 – 0-7	Monaghan

Belturbet

5 July 1926
Semi-Final

Antrim	2-5 – 0-3	Tyrone

Omagh

1 August 1926
Semi-Final Replay

Cavan	0-7 – 1-3	Monaghan

Ballybay

22 August 1926
Final

Cavan	5-3 – 0-6	Antrim

CavanAttendance: 2,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

8 August 1926
Semi-Final

Kerry	1-6 – 0-1	Cavan
John Joe Sheehy (0-1), Tom O'Mahony (0-1) & Jackie Ryan (1-4).

Croke Park, Dublin

22 August 1926
Semi-Final

Kildare	2-5 – 0-2	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin

Main article: 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 5 September 1926
Final

Kerry	1-3 – 0-6	Kildare
John Joe Sheehy (0-1), Jackie Ryan (0-1) & Bill O'Gorman (1-1).

Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 37,500

17 October 1926
Final Replay

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, DublinAttendance: 35,500

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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

References

"Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Pre-1928

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Beginning of
Sam Maguire

Seasons

Finals

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Qualifiers and
quarter-finals era

Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Associated competitions

Provincial Championships
Tailteann Cup
Tommy Murphy Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards

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