1928 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1928 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 11th staging of the championship since its establishment by the GAA in 1912.

1928 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kerry (4th win)
Captain	Donnacha O'Donoghue
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Louth
Captain	Paddy Connor
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Louth
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Sligo
← 1927 1929 →

As the Ulster GAA council did not hold a provincial championship, the fourth semi-final spot was therefore taken by London, as champions of Britain.

The title match at Croke Park on 2 December 1928 ended in a five-point victory for Kerry over the Leinster champions Louth, on a scoreline of 2–08 to 2–03.

This was the Kingdom's fourth All-Ireland Junior football title.

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

Kerry v Waterford

16 September Final

Kerry

3–02 - 0–04

Waterford

Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Connacht Junior Football Championship

Sligo v Mayo

5 August[1] Final

Sligo

1–03 - 0–01

Mayo

Tuam

Leinster Junior Football Championship

Louth v Dublin

July 29[2][3][4] Final	Louth	1-05 – 1-04	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
	M. Hearty 0-4 (2f), J. Moonan 1-0, P. Byrne 0-1 (f)			Referee: J. Curran (Meath)

GK 1 Séamus Flood (Clan na Gael) RCB 2 Kevin Morgan (Ramblers) FB 3 Joe Downey (Sarsfields) LCB 4 Tom Carroway (Sarsfields) RHB 5 James Cluskey (Dromiskin Unknowns) (c) CHB 6 Eddie Bishop (Sarsfields) LHB 7 James Canavan (Sarsfields) MF 8 Tom Matthews (Dromiskin Unknowns) MF 9 James Gunning (Sarsfields) RHF 10 Joe Byrne (St Bride's) CHF 11 Tom Maguire (Hitchestown) LHF 12 Matt Hearty (Clan na Gael) RCF 13 Joe Cunningham (Dromiskin Unknowns) FF 14 Jem Moonan (Larks) LCF 15 Peter Byrne (St Bride's)

GK 1 J. Mulhall (St Joseph's) RCB 2 S. Whiston (St Joseph's) FB 3 J. Macken (St Joseph's) LCB 4 T. Newman (St Joseph's) RHB 5 C. Duffy (St Joseph's) CHB 6 P. Moore (St Joseph's) LHB 7 W. Dowling (Round Towers, Clondalkin) MF 8 P. Hickey (Round Towers, Clondalkin) MF 9 C. Rochfort (St Joseph's) (c) RHF 10 J. O'Rourke (St Laurence's) CHF 11 F. Cavanagh (Dolphins) LHF 12 P. Rogers (Dolphins) RCF 13 T. McConnon (Westerns) FF 14 J. McCann (Parnells) LCF 15 P. Kearney (Parnells) Substitutes: 16 W. Moore (St Joseph's)

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Kerry v London

4 November

Kerry

4-10 – 2-03

London

Highgate, London

Louth v Sligo

4 November

Louth

2-09 – 0-02

Sligo

Croke Park, Dublin

All-Ireland Final

Kerry v Louth

2 December[5][6][7]	Kerry	2-08 – 2-03	Louth	Croke Park
	M. Doyle 2-1, J. O'Sullivan 0-3, M. Healy, T. Landers, J. Price, J. Quill 0-1 each		H. Bailey, P. Byrne 1-0 each, J. Byrne, P. Connor, M. Hearty 0-1 each	Referee: T. Shevlin (Roscommon)

GK 1 Willie McSweeney (Austin Stacks) RCB 2 Tommy Barrett (Austin Stacks) FB 3 Donnacha O'Donoghue (John Mitchels) (c) LCB 4 Dick Savage (Kerins O'Rahilly's) RHB 5 Tom Curran (Laune Rangers) CHB 6 Jack Horan (Currow) LHB 7 Mick Healy (Austin Stacks) MF 8 Tim O'Donnell (Camp) MF 9 Jackie Price (Kerins O'Rahilly's) RHF 10 Dicko Clifford (Dr Crokes) CHF 11 Miko Doyle (Austin Stacks) LHF 12 James Quill (Kerins O'Rahilly's) RCF 13 John O'Sullivan (Moyvane) FF 14 John Murphy (Kerins O'Rahilly's) LCF 15 Tim Landers (Austin Stacks)

GK 1 James Callaghan (Dromiskin Unknowns) RCB 2 Paddy Connor (Dromiskin Unknowns) (c) FB 3 Matt Roche (Sarsfields) LCB 4 Joe Downey (Sarsfields) RHB 5 Tom Carroway (Sarsfields) CHB 6 James Cluskey (Dromiskin Unknowns) LHB 7 Eddie Bishop (Sarsfields) MF 8 James Canavan (Sarsfields) MF 9 Tom Matthews (Dromiskin Unknowns) RHF 10 Matt Hearty (Clan na Gael) CHF 11 Joe Byrne (St Bride's) LHF 12 John Mullen (Boyne Rangers) RCF 13 James Gunning (Sarsfields) FF 14 Peter Byrne (St Bride's) LCF 15 Herbert Bailey (Boyne Rangers)