2026 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| Dates | 25 April - 12 July 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 5 (10 including All-Britain) | ||
| Champions | London (7th title) Noel Maher (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | United States | ||
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The 2026 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
Format
Since 2022, the competition has involved Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams; Kilkenny (who do not compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship), New York, and the winners and runners up from the All-Britain Junior Football Championship, played between the county teams of Britain. A second American team representing all other parts of the country outside New York, known as United States GAA, has entered the competition since 2024.
Teams
| County | Province | County ground | Last provincial title | Last All-Ireland title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gloucestershire |
Britain | Pontcanna Fields | 2008 | - |
| Hertfordshire |
Britain | Radlett Road | 2000 | - |
 Kilkenny |
Leinster | Nowlan Park | 2018 | 2022 |
 Lancashire |
Britain | Old Bedians | 2016 | - |
 London |
Britain | McGovern Park | 2025 | 1986 |
 New York |
no official province | Gaelic Park | - | 2025 |
 Scotland |
Britain | Clydebank Sports Hub | 2019 | - |
| United States |
no official province | no county ground | - | - |
 Warwickshire |
Britain | Páirc na hÉireann | 2023 | - |
 Yorkshire |
Britain | Páirc Beeston | 2001 | - |
All-Britain Junior Football Championship
Source:[1]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwickshire |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-48 | 0-22 | +38 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Hertfordshire |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-30 | 4-41 | -14 | 4 | |
| 3 | London |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-29 | 2-27 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lancashire |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-26 | 5-43 | -26 | 0 |
| 25 April 2026 Round 1A | Lancashire | 1-7 - 2-12 | London | Hough End, Lancashire |
| 25 April 2026 Round 1A | Hertfordshire | 0-7 - 3-20 | Warwickshire | Radlett Road, Hertfordshire |
| 2 May 2026 Round 2A | London | 0-8 - 0-9 | Warwickshire | Radlett Road, Hertfordshire |
| 2 May 2026 Round 2A | Hertfordshire | 2-12 - 1-12 | Lancashire | Páirc na hÉireann, Warwickshire |
| 9 May 2026 Round 3A | Hertfordshire | 1-11 - 0-9 | London | McGovern Park, London |
| 9 May 2026 Round 3A | Warwickshire | 1-19 - 0-7 | Lancashire | Páirc na hÉireann, Warwickshire |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 2-10 | +2 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 4 | Gloucestershire |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 2-12 | -2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Yorkshire |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 April 2026 Round 1B | Gloucestershire | v | Yorkshire | Páirc na hÉireann, Warwickshire |
| Note: Match not played, Gloucestershire given win. | ||||
| 2 May 2026 Round 2B | Scotland | 2-12 - 2-10 | Gloucestershire | Hough End, Lancashire |
| 9 May 2026 Round 3B | Scotland | v | Yorkshire | Clydebank Sports Hub, Scotland |
| Note: Match not played, Scotland given win. | ||||
Semi-finals
| 31 May 2026 2026 All-Britain JFC semi-final 1 | Scotland | 3-6 - 0-16 | Warwickshire | Old Bedians, Lancashire |
| Referee: Barry McGeehan |
| 31 May 2026 2026 All-Britain JFC semi-final 2 | London | 1-17 - 0-6 | Hertfordshire | McGovern Park, London |
| Referee: Michael Tiffoney |
Final
| 14 June 2026 2026 All-Britain JFC final | London | 1-13 - 1-11 | Warwickshire | McGovern Park, London |
| Caolan Doyle 0-05 (1 45) Alfie McNulty 1-01 Conor Redican 0-03 Shaun McCready 0-03 Matthew Joyce 0-01 |
Alfie Harrigan 0-04 (2fs tp) Aidan Mee 1-00 Jack Keogh 0-02 (tp) Niall Gilbride 0-02 (tp) Jack Chapman 0-02 Eamonn Brannigan 0-01 |
Referee: Ivan Lehane |
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
Source:[2]
Quarter-final
| 27 June 2026 2026 All-Ireland JFC quarter-final | Warwickshire | 1-15 - 1-10 | Kilkenny | Páirc na hÉireann, Warwickshire |
| Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
Semi-finals
| 10 July 2026 2026 All-Ireland JFC semi-final 1 | United States | 2-13 - 1-11 | Warwickshire | Abbotstown, Dublin |
| Eoin Gormley 1-05 (1 tp) Eoin Morrissey 0-05 (1 tp) Michael Kerr 1-00 Declan Kelly 0-02 (1f) Dylan Murtagh 0-1 (1f) |
Report | Michael McGettrick 1-03 Niall Gilbride 0-02 Jack Keogh 0-02 (1f) Alfie Harrigan 0-01 (1f) Aidan Mee 0-01 Eamonn Brannigan 0-01 Paddy Heffernan 0-01 |
Referee: Ian Monaghan | |
| Note: Extra time needed, score 1-9 - 1-9 after normal time | ||||
| 10 July 2026 2026 All-Ireland JFC semi-final 2 | London | 0-15 - 0-13 | New York | Abbotstown, Dublin |
| Noel Maher 0-05 (2 45s, 1 tp) Conor Redican 0-03 (1f) Caolán Doyle 0-02 (2f) Luke Morahan 0-02 Ali Carney 0-01 Seán Hickey 0-01 Shaun McCready 0-01 |
Report | Shay McElligott 0-07 (4f, 1 tp) Brian Coughlan 0-03 (1 tpf) Jack Gleeson 0-01 Senan Price 0-01 Aaron Traynor 0-01 |
Referee: Ian Howley |
Final
| 12 July 2026 2026 All-Ireland JFC final | London | 5-12 – 0-17 | United States | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Shaun McCready 2-02 Conor Redican 1-02 (1f) Alfie McNulty 1-01 Noel Maher 0-04 (2 tpf) Niall McGivney 1-00 Seán Gaynor 0-01 Terry Gallagher 0-01 Caolan Doyle 0-01 (1f) |
Report | Eoin Gormley 0-05 (1f) Michael Moylan 0-04 (3f) Ronan Orford 0-03 Dylan Murtagh 0-02 (1f) Michael Kerr 0-02 (2f) Declan Kelly 0-01 |
Referee: Kieran Eannetta |
See also
References
- ↑ "Fix & Res". Gaelic Games Council of Britain. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Gaa.ie. "GAA.ie - GAA Match Video and Highlights, Fixtures and Results, Latest News". Gaa.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2026.