2006 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

2006 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKerry
CaptainSeán Hegarty
ManagerBuddy O'Grady
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
CaptainRonan Cox
ManagerEamonn McManus
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtRoscommon
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The 2006 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 76th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Traditionally the four provincial championship winners face each other at the All-Ireland semi-final stage.

As the Ulster GAA council did not hold a provincial championship, the fourth semi-final spot was filled by overseas representatives Warwickshire, winners of the 2006 All-Britain Junior Football Championship.

Kerry's victory in the final, against Roscommon on 30 July, was the county's 14th in the history of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.[1]

Results

Munster Junior Football Championship

5 July 2006[2] Final Kerry 0-12 - 1-08 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: R. Hickey (Clare)

Leinster Junior Football Championship

25 June 2006[3] Final Meath 1-12 - 0-11 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
R. Maguire 0-5 (1f), T. Dowd 1-0, B. Dillon 0-2 (2f), D. Barrett, I. McManus (1f), B. Meade, J. Gallagher, R. Kealy 0-1 each S. Lennon 0-5 (3f), C. Judge 0-2 (1f), C. McArdle (1f), D. Shevlin, F. McCullough, N. Shevlin 0-1 each Referee: S. O'Shea (Wexford)
GK 1 John Curry (Ballinabrackey)
RCB 2 Trevor Bannon (Ballinabrackey)
FB 3 Brian O'Reilly (Nobber)
LCB 4 Paddy Nugent (Carnaross) (c)
RHB 5 Barry Kieran (Meath Hill)
CHB 6 Thomas Dillon (Syddan)
LHB 7 John Bruton (Kilbride)
MF 8 Brian Meade (Rathkenny)
MF 9 Jim Gallagher (Gaeil Colmcille)
RHF 10 Richie Kealy (Dunshaughlin)
CHF 11 Stephen Dillon (Syddan)
LHF 12 Tony Cunningham (Duleek)
RCF 13 Rory Maguire (Longwood)
FF 14 Brian Dillon (Syddan)
LCF 15 Trevor Dowd (Dunshaughlin)
Substitutes:
16 Ian McManus (Curraha) for B. Dillon
17 Dean Barrett (Na Fianna) for Gallagher

Manager:
Dessie Hamilton
GK 1 Seán Connor (St Patrick's)
RCB 2 Derek Shevlin (Dreadnots)
FB 3 Dessie Finnegan (St Patrick's)
LCB 4 Fergal McGuigan (Dreadnots)
RHB 5 J.J. Quigley (Clan na Gael)
CHB 6 Gavin Long (Cooley Kickhams)
LHB 7 Ronan Greene (Naomh Malachi)
MF 8 Seán O'Neill (Cooley Kickhams)
MF 9 John Doyle (Naomh Fionnbarra)
RHF 10 Francis McCullough (Naomh Máirtín)
CHF 11 David Hughes (Cooley Kickhams)
LHF 12 David Reid (Mattock Rangers)
RCF 13 Cormac McArdle (Dundalk Gaels)
FF 14 Shane Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)
LCF 15 Colm Judge (Newtown Blues)
Substitutes:
16 Nicky McDonnell (Naomh Máirtín) for McCullough
17 Stephen Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael) for McGuigan
18 Peter Osborne (Seán McDermott's) for Long
19 Nigel Shevlin (Dreadnots) for McArdle
20 David Bracken (Glen Emmets) for Doyle

Manager:
Eamonn McEneaney

Connacht Junior Football Championship

11 June 2006[4] Final (After Extra-time) Roscommon 1-10 - 0-11 Mayo Ballyhaunis
Referee: R. McBrien(Leitrim)

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

8 July 2006[5] Kerry 0-13 - 0-07 Meath Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: G. McCarron (Monaghan)
14 July 2006[6] Roscommon 3-19 - 1-08 Warwickshire Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham
Referee: G. Walsh (Antrim)

All-Ireland Final

30 July 2006 Kerry 1-09 - 0-10 Roscommon Cusack Park, Ennis
S. Wallace 1-2, R. McAuliffe 0-4, J. Buckley, M. Murphy, C. Daly 0-1 each D. Moran (2f), R. O'Connor, M. Connolly, S. Purcell 0-2 each, S. Heneghan, J. Callery 0-1 each Referee: F. Barrett (Kildare)

References

  1. ^ "Kingdom revel in first junior success in 12 years". Irish Examiner. 31 July 2006.
  2. ^ "Juniors conquer Cork". The Kerryman. 6 July 2006.
  3. ^ "Sub-standard Louth failed to get going". Dundalk Democrat. 28 June 2006.
  4. ^ "Juniors miss extra gear". Mayo News. 14 June 2006.
  5. ^ "Dream over for Meath". Meath Chronicle. 15 July 2006.
  6. ^ "Roscommon outclass exiles in Birmingham". Roscommon Herald. 18 July 2006.