1954 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

Annual gaelic football tournament July 2022 Junior 1954 Galway Kerry Dublin Donegal Kerry 8th John "Walla" O'Connor London 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.Kerry Junior And Minor Football Teams Win Through At Kenmare Irish Examiner 12 July 1954 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 Munster Junior Football Championship 11 July 1954 Final border|20px Kerry 1-09 - 2-02 20px|border Cork Fr Breen Park, Kenmare J. Neenan (Limerick) Leinster Junior Football Championship 8 August 1954Dublin Draw With Late Point Irish Independent 9 August 1954 Final border|20x20px Louth 0-10 - 0-10 border|20x20px Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan Peter McDermott (Meath) 15 August 1954Louth Juniors Fought Hard Against Superior Dublin Side Drogheda Independent 21 August 1954 Final (Replay) border|20x20px Dublin 2-11 - 2-04 border|20x20px Louth 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 Páirc Tailteann, Navan Peter McDermott (Meath) GK1 Paddy O'Flaherty (Beann Éadair)RCB2 Johnny Bell (O'Dwyer's)FB3 Phil Bell (O'Dwyer's)LCB4 Tom Ryan (Pioneers)RHB5 Harry Boylan (Skerries Harps)CHB6 Brendan Houlihan (Erins Isle)LHB7 Des Osborne (Erins Isle)MF8 Joe Young (St Vincent's)MF9 Paddy O'Brien (Erins Isle)RHF10 Pádraig Haughey (St Vincent's)CHF11 Cecil Cawley (Erins Isle)LHF12 Eugene Crowley (Skerries Harps)RCF13 Johnny Brophy (St Brigid's)FF14 Paddy O'Sullivan (Pioneers)LCF15 Liam Healy (St Vincent's)Substitutes: 16 Paddy Downey (St Brigid's) for Cawley GK1 Eddie Murphy (Clan na Gael)RCB2 Amby Morgan (Walshestown Rovers)FB3 George Carroll (Oliver Plunketts)LCB4 Mick Pentony (Oliver Plunketts)RHB5 John McArdle (Clan na Gael)CHB6 Paddy Woods (St Colmcille's)LHB7 Paddy Dixon (Clan na Gael)MF8 Benny Toal (Clan na Gael)MF9 Mickey Gartlan (Roche Emmets)RHF10 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)CHF11 Pat Hand (Walshestown Rovers) (c)LHF12 Seán Goodman (Walshestown Rovers)RCF13 Séamus Connolly (Clan na Gael)FF14 Jim Rogers (St Colmcille's)LCF15 Owen Flanagan (St Magdalene's)Substitutes: 16 Paddy Cluskey (St Magdalene's) for Toal 17 Patsy McDonnell (Sarsfields) for Cluskey 18 Mick Matthews (Oliver Plunketts) for Goodman Ulster Junior Football Championship 30 May 1954Late goal gives Donegal Ulster Junior title Donegal News 5 June 1954 Final border|20x20px Donegal 1-07 - 0-08 border|20x20px Tyrone St Molaise Park, Irvinestown P. McCooey (Monaghan) Connacht Junior Football Championship 11 July 1954Galway Juniors Win Championship Tuam Herald 17 July 1954 Final border|20x20px Roscommon 1-08 - 2-06 border|20x20px Galway Castlerea T. Byrne (Roscommon) All-Ireland semi-finals 22 August 1954 Semi-final border|20x20px Donegal 3-09 - 1-07 border|20x20px Galway Ballyshannon Grounds 22 August 1954 Semi-final border|20px Kerry 2-07 - 0-09 border|20x20px Dublin FitzGerald Stadium All-Ireland home final 12 September 1954 Home final border|20px Kerry 3-05 - 1-06 border|20x20px Donegal Croke Park All-Ireland final 3 October 1954London's Gallant Effort At Tralee 4 October 1954 Irish Independent Final border|20px Kerry 1-07 - 1-05 border|20px London E. Fitzgerald 0-4 (2f), J. Culloty 1-0, S. Lovett 0-2, T. Collins 0-1 J. Sugrue 1-0, M. Lowry 0-3 (2f), K. Mulderrig, C. Carroll ('45) 0-1 each Austin Stack Park, Tralee S. Hayes (Tipperary) References Junior Category:All-Ireland Junior Football Championship