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1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (7th win)
CaptainCon Brosnan
John Joe Sheehy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKildare
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKildare
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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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.[1][2][3]

Results

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Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Sligo1-3 – 2-6Mayo
F Doherty (1-1), F Patten (1-0) & JE McEllin (0-2).
Galway2-2 – 1-1Roscommon
Mayo2-3 – 0-2Leitrim
JE McEllin (1-0), J White (0-1) & M Mullins (0-1).
Galway3-2 – 1-2Mayo
J Forde (0-2).
Attendance: 8,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary Round
Laois2-8 – 0-4Carlow
Preliminary Round
Kilkenny2-5 – 1-5Longford
Referee: Jack Delaney
Preliminary Round
Wexford0-7 – 0-3Meath
Referee: T. Burke (Louth)
Quarter-Final
Kildare6-7 – 1-5Louth
Referee: T McDonnell (Dublin)
Quarter-Final
Wexford0-4 – 0-1Kilkenny
Attendance: 3000
Referee: Sean O'Neill (Dublin)
Semi-Final
Kildare0-6 – 1-3Dublin
Semi-Final Replay
Kildare2-5 – 1-2Dublin
Semi-Final
Wexford2-6 – 1-2Laois
Final
Kildare2-8 – 1-5Wexford
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
Referee: Tom Burke (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

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Kerry0-6 – 1-1Clare
Phil O'Sullivan (0-1), Jackie Ryan (0-1) & John Joe Sheehy (0-4).
Cork1-6 – 1-1Waterford
Tipperary6-5 – 6-5Limerick
Referee: S. Hogan (W)

There was not time for a replay so Tipperary advanced.

Kerry1-9 – 2-1Cork
Joe Barrett (0-1), Tom O'Mahony (0-2), Pat Farren(1-1) & Jackie Ryan (0-4).
Kerry0-11 – 1-4Tipperary
Jackie Ryan (0-2), Tom O'Mahony (0-1) & John Joe Sheehy (0-7).
Referee: S. Hogan (W)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Tyrone3-8 – 2-1Fermanagh
Antrim3-6 – 1-8Armagh
Monaghan0-4 – 0-1Down
Cavan4-7 – 1-5Donegal
Tyrone3-3 – 2-1Derry
Cavan0-7 – 0-7Monaghan
Antrim2-5 – 0-3Tyrone
Cavan0-7 – 1-3Monaghan
Cavan5-3 – 0-6Antrim
Attendance: 2,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Kerry1-6 – 0-1Cavan
John Joe Sheehy (0-1), Tom O'Mahony (0-1) & Jackie Ryan (1-4).
Kildare2-5 – 0-2Galway
Main article: 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry1-3 – 0-6Kildare
John Joe Sheehy (0-1), Jackie Ryan (0-1) & Bill O'Gorman (1-1).
Attendance: 37,500
Kerry1-4 – 0-4Kildare
Paul Russell (0-1), Jackie Ryan (0-1), Tom O'Mahony (1-1) & Bill O'Gorman (0-1).
Attendance: 35,500

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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

References

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  1. ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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