1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamGalway (1st win)
CaptainMichael Walsh (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCavan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterWexford
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
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The 1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 39th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Galway were the winners.[1][2][3]

In 1924 Kerry won the All Ireland title.

The championship has become known for the farcical manner in which the title was awarded. There was no 1925 All-Ireland Football Final.

The Connacht final had not been held by the time the semi-finals were played; Mayo were nominated to represent the province. In the semi-finals, Mayo beat Wexford and Kerry beat Cavan. However, both Kerry and Cavan were disqualified for fielding illegal players. This meant that Mayo were declared champions without the need for a final. Following this, however, Galway defeated Mayo in the Connacht final. Galway were therefore proclaimed All-Ireland champions.[4]

Following protests from Galway, Kerry and Mayo, the GAA Central Council organised a substitute competition between the four provincial champions, with Galway as Connacht champions. However, Kerry complained that their semi-final victory over Cavan should stand in this new competition. When the GAA insisted that it should not stand, Kerry withdrew, leaving Cavan to automatically proceed to the final. Galway defeated Cavan in the final of that tournament, which was played on 10 January 1926.[4]

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Roscommon2-4 – 2-2Sligo
Boyle

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Galway1-1 – 1-1Leitrim
Castlerea
Roscommon1-5 – 1-5
A.E.T.		Sligo
Roscommon
Roscommon1-3 – 0-6
A.E.T.		Sligo
Sligo
Roscommon2-0 – 0-6
A.E.T.		Sligo
Boyle
Roscommon1-5 – 1-3Sligo
Roscommon

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Galway1-4 – 2-1
A.E.T.		Leitrim
Roscommon
Roscommon0-2 – 2-3Sligo
Roscommon
Galway1-4 – 0-5Leitrim
Roscommon
Mayo2-6 – 1-6Sligo
Tuam
Galway1-5 – 1-3Mayo
Tuam
Attendance: 26,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Kilkenny2-4 – 0-3Longford
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Seán O'Neill
Kildare5-8 – 1-0Carlow
Geraldine Park, Athy
Louth4-2 – 3-3Laois
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Sean O'Neill (Dublin)
Wexford4-9 – 0-2Meath
Croke Park, Dublin
Louth0-7 – 0-3Kilkenny
Croke Park, Dublin
Dublin0-6 – 2-4Wexford
St. James Park, Kilkenny
Referee: T. Walsh (Kilkenny)
Louth0-5 – 3-3Kildare
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Delaney (Laois)
Wexford2-7 – 0-3Kildare
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tom Burke (Louth)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry1-2 – 0-4Tipperary
Limerick
Referee: A. Quillinan (Limerick)

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Kerry3-1 – 0-4Tipperary
Cork
Referee: W. P. Aherne ( C )
Cork1-3 – 1-1Limerick
Buttevant
Clare2-2 – 0-1Waterford
Miltown Malbay
Kerry3-8 – 1-0Cork
Tralee
Kerry5-5 – 0-0Clare
Killarney

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Monaghan1-3 – 0-5Armagh
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Antrim0-16 – 0-1Down
Pairc Esler, Newry
Cavan1-5 – 1-3Tyrone
Dungannon
Fermanagh3-6 – 0-1Donegal
Ballyshannon
Monaghan2-2 – 1-4Armagh
St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Antrim2-5 – 0-4Monaghan
Pairc Esler, Newry
Cavan0-18 – 0-2Donegal
Ballyshannon
Cavan2-3 – 3-0Antrim
Monaghan
Attendance: 6,000
Cavan3-6 – 0-1Antrim
Belturbet
Attendance: 6,000

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The Connacht championship was not finished in time, so Mayo were nominated to play in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Kerry1-7 – 2-3Cavan
Tralee
Attendance: 5000

Both teams lodged objections against each other, and both were disqualified.

Mayo2-4 – 1-4Wexford
Croke Park, Dublin

With both Kerry and Cavan disqualified, Mayo now had no opponent to play in the All-Ireland final. And when Galway defeated Mayo in the Connacht final, the GAA decided to award the All-Ireland title to Galway.[5]

Galway were declared All-Ireland Champions on 5 December 1925. The All-Ireland Championship of 1925 was declared to be finished.[6]

A substitute competition was organised by Central Council. Kerry, Cavan, Wexford and Galway were invited to participate. Kerry wanted their victory over Cavan to stand, but when they were ordered to replay it, they withdrew in protest.[7][8]

Galway won the substitute competition, but this game had no bearing on their status as All-Ireland Champions. They entered the final game as All-Ireland Champions and the match had no bearing on the destination of the title.

Central Council Tournament

Cavanw/o – scr.Kerry
Galway3-4 – 1-1Wexford
Croke Park, Dublin

Main article: 1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Galway3-2 – 1-2Cavan
Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940". GAA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". HoganStand.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b McElligott, Richard (10 December 2013). "Mayo's 'lost' All-Ireland". Mayo News.
  5. ^ "Ar 'Cuala' Tú an Scéal Faoi?…". An Fear Rua. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Why Galway are Champions", Irish Independent, 7 December 1925, p.9
  7. ^ "Bulletin: All-Ireland SFC, July 5". Hill16.ie. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ "1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final". GAAinfo.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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