2016 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

2016 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKerry (17th win)
CaptainPaul O'Donoghue
ManagerStephen Wallace
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMayo
CaptainAndrew Farrell
ManagerSeán McLoughlin
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtMayo
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The 2016 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 6 August 2016 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kerry and Mayo, in what was their fourth ever meeting in the final and a second successive meeting. Kerry won the match by 2–18 to 2–11 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a second consecutive title.[2]

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

Kerry v Cork
29 June 2016[3] Final Kerry 0–14 - 0–13 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: D. Grogan (Tipperary)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

Wexford v Louth
21 June 2016[4][5] Final Wexford 2–12 - 0–09 Louth St Brigid's Park, Dundalk
Ryan 2-2, Sinnott 0-6 (2f), Harney 0-3, I. Carty 0-1 Maguire 0-3, Lafferty 0-2 (2f), Carroll, Hand (1f), Corcoran, O'Connell 0-1 each Referee: P. Maguire (Longford)
GK 1 Philip Murphy (Bannow–Ballymitty)
RCB 2 Páraic O'Keeffe (St Anne's) (c)
FB 3 Jason Barron (St James')
LCB 4 Johnny Connors (Adamstown)
RHB 5 Robbie Vallejo (Geraldine O'Hanrahans)
CHB 6 Shane Doyle (Ballyhogue)
LHB 7 Paul Curtis (Clongeen)
MF 8 Niall Hughes (Kilanerin)
MF 9 Eoin Roche (Sarsfields)
RHF 10 Jake Firman (St Martin's)
CHF 11 Glen Malone (Shelmaliers)
LHF 12 Niall Harney (Bannow–Ballymitty)
RCF 13 Conor Sinnott (St Fintan's)
FF 14 Seán Ryan (Gusserane O'Rahilly's)
LCF 15 Ian Carty (Taghmon–Camross)
Substitutes:
16 Jamie Carty (St Martin's) for Roche
17 Tom Byrne (Kilmore) for Hughes
18 James Stafford (Glynn–Barntown) for Malone
19 Shane Byrne (Ballyhogue) for I. Carty
20 Graham Carty (St Mary's, Maudlintown) for Harney
21 Tony Smith (Shelmaliers) for Sinnott

Manager:
David Power
GK 1 Kevin Brennan (Seán O'Mahony's)
RCB 2 Ciarán Ward (St Colmcille's, Meath)
FB 3 David Finn (Hunterstown Rovers)
LCB 4 Hugh Osborne (Naomh Fionnbarra)
RHB 5 Conall Hoey (Geraldines)
CHB 6 Robbie Curran (Clan na Gael)
LHB 7 Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
MF 8 Tony McKenna (Hunterstown Rovers)
MF 9 Daniel O'Connell (Roche Emmets)
RHF 10 Darragh Hamill (Geraldines)
CHF 11 Seán Hand (Kilkerley Emmets)
LHF 12 Dean Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RCF 13 Tadhg McEneaney (Kilkerley Emmets)
FF 14 Darragh Lafferty (St Patrick's)
LCF 15 Cathal Bellew (Kilkerley Emmets)
Substitutes:
16 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's) for Hamill
17 Patrick Kirk (St Patrick's) for Curran
18 Conor Branigan (Newtown Blues) for McEneaney
19 Matt Corcoran (Geraldines) for McKenna
20 Ciarán Bellew (Kilkerley Emmets) for Sharkey
21 John Clutterbuck (Naomh Máirtín) for Hoey

Manager:
Colin Kelly

Connacht Junior Football Championship

Mayo v Galway
22 May 2016[6] Final Mayo 1–11 - 0–12 Galway Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Referee: B. Judge (Sligo)

All-Ireland semifinals

Mayo v Wexford
23 July 2016[7] Mayo 2–10 - 0–10 Wexford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: B. Tiernan (Dublin)
Kerry v Lancashire
23 July 2016[8] Kerry 4–17 - 3–10 Lancashire Old Bedians, Manchester
Referee: N. McKenna (Monaghan)

All-Ireland Final

Kerry v Mayo
6 August 2016[9] Kerry 2–18 - 2–11 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
N. O'Shea 2-0, M.S. Ó'Conchúir 0-5 (2f), K. Hurley, D. Foran, P. O'Donoghue (1'45)(1f) 0-3 each, J. Foley, A. Barry, A. Spillane, D. Roche 0-1 each D. Coen 0-5 (4f), C. Keane 0-4, M. Forde 1-1, R. Holian 1-0, J. Kelly 0-1 Referee: S. McLaughlin (Donegal)

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: Kerry crowned champions". Hogan Stand. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: back-to-back titles for Kerry". Hogan Stand. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Kerry juniors repel Cork fightback to seal three in a row". Irish Examiner. 30 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Junior footballers retain Leinster title". Wexford People. 23 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Ace attackers do damage". New Ross Standard. 28 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Connacht JFC final: Coen guides Mayo to glory". Hogan Stand. 22 May 2016.
  7. ^ "clinical Mayo send Wexford packing". Connaught Telegraph. 26 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Kerry too tough for brave Lancashire in semi-final of All-Ireland JFC". The Irish Post. 24 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Juniors tangled up in blue". Mayo News. 9 August 2016.
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