1954 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kerry (8th win) |
| Captain | John "Walla" O'Connor |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | London |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Galway |
← 1953 1955 → | |
The 1954 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, but lost to Kerry in the Munster final.[1]
The 1954 All-Ireland final was played on 3 October 1954 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee between Kerry and London, in what was the first ever meeting of the two counties in the final. Kerry won the match by 1–07 to 1-05 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first in five years.
Results
| 11 July 1954 Final |  Kerry | 1-09 - 2-02 |  Cork | Fr Breen Park, Kenmare |
| Referee: J. Neenan (Limerick) |
| 8 August 1954[2] Final | Louth | 0-10 - 0-10 |  Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath) |
| 15 August 1954[3] Final (Replay) | Dublin | 2-11 - 2-04 | Louth | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| E. Crowley 1-2, Brophy 0-5 (2f), P. O'Sullivan 1-0, L. Healy 0-2, J. Young, P. Haughey 0-1 each | O. Flanagan 1-1, A. Morgan 1-0, P. Hand 0-2 (2f), S. Goodman 0-1 | Referee: Peter McDermott (Meath) |
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| 30 May 1954[4] Final |  Donegal | 1-07 - 0-08 |  Tyrone | St Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| Referee: P. McCooey (Monaghan) |
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 22 August 1954 Semi-final | Donegal | 3-09 - 1-07 |  Galway | Ballyshannon Grounds |
| 22 August 1954 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-07 - 0-09 | Dublin | FitzGerald Stadium |
All-Ireland home final
| 12 September 1954 Home final | Kerry | 3-05 - 1-06 | Donegal | Croke Park |
All-Ireland final
References
- ↑ "Kerry Junior And Minor Football Teams Win Through At Kenmare". Irish Examiner. 12 July 1954.
- ↑ "Dublin Draw With Late Point". Irish Independent. 9 August 1954.
- ↑ "Louth Juniors Fought Hard Against Superior Dublin Side". Drogheda Independent. 21 August 1954.
- ↑ "Late goal gives Donegal Ulster Junior title". Donegal News. 5 June 1954.
- ↑ "Galway Juniors Win Championship". Tuam Herald. 17 July 1954.
- ↑ "London's Gallant Effort At Tralee". Irish Independent. 4 October 1954.