2015 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

2015 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
Championship Details
Dates	6 May – 8 August 2015
Teams	19
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kerry (16th win)
Captain	Alan O'Donoghue
Manager	Stephen Wallace
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Mayo
Captain	Cathal Freeman
Manager	Seán McLoughlin
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Mayo
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	18
Total Goals	40 (2.22 per game)
Total Points	436 (24.22 per game)
Top Scorer	Conor Cox (3-15)
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Dates6 May – 8 August 2015

Teams19

WinnersKerry (16th win)

CaptainAlan O'Donoghue

The 2015 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 85th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The competition ran from 6 May to 8 August 2015.

Cavan entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Louth n the Leinster quarter-final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The All-Ireland final was played on 8 August 2015 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kerry and Mayo, in what was their third ever meeting in the final and a first in three years. Kerry won the match by 2–18 to 0–10 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a first tile in three.^[4]^[5]

Kerry's Conor Cox was the championship's top scorer with 3-15.

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6 May 2015 Semi-final	Leitrim	0-07 - 1-11	Galway	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
		Report

6 May 2015 Semi-final	Mayo	2-10 - 1-10	Sligo	James Stephens Park
	A Farrell 1-4 (0-1f), E O'Donoghue 1-0, G Conway 0-2, C Freeman, D Joyce, M Barrett, D McGing 0-1 each.	Report	C McGee 0-5 (1f), S Ross 1-0, V Frizell 0-2, M Daly, P Clarke, B Egan 0-1 each.	Referee: E O'Grady (Leitrim)

17 May 2015 Final	Mayo	1-12 - 0-13	Galway	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	A Farrell (1-2, 0-1'45), D McGing (0-4f), D Durcan (0-1), D Joyce (0-1), C Horan (0-1), S Gaughan (0-1), D McHugh (0-1), M Forde (0-1f).	Report	P Whelehan (0-4, 2f), P Cooke (0-3f), E Tierney (0-3), M Redington (0-1), R Fahy (0-1); P E Seoighe (0-1).	Referee: P Daly

20 May 2015 Quarter-final	Louth	1-19 - 1-18 (aet)	Cavan	Drogheda Park
	R Holcroft 1-7 (1-0pen, 0-5fs), P Kirwan, G McSorley, D Maguire, C McKeever 0-2 each, J McEneaney, D O'Connor, D McComish, W Woods 0-1 each.	Report	C Madden 1-8 (0-4fs, 0-1 '45'), T Moore (1f), E Henry (1f), S Tierney, D Sexton 0-2 each, M Cunningham, L Murphy 0-1 each.	Referee: P Maguire (Longford)

20 May 2015 Quarter-final	Longford	2-09 - 0-10	KIldare	Pearse Park
	A Dalton 1-1, D Gallagher 0-4fs, V Hourican 1-0, C Shields 0-2, L Moran (f), F Sheridan 0-1 each.	Report	C Bolton 0-4 (2fs), S Hanafin 0-3fs, J Acton , N Devane, A O'Neill 0-1 each.	Referee: D Fedigan (Wicklow)

2015 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

Connacht semi-finals

Connacht final

Leinster Junior Football Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

Munster Junior Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

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20 May 2015 Quarter-final	Wexford	3-18 - 0-06	Wicklow	Bellefield Grounds
	C Sinnott 0-8 (5fs, 1 '45'), C Redmond 2-1, G Carty 1-0, N Hughes, N Harney, J Carty (2fs) 0-2 each, S Byrne, K Rowe, L Devereux 0-1 each.	Report	P Byrne 0-3 (2fs), P Cronin 0-2fs, E Woulfe 0-1.	Referee: D Hickey (Carlow)

26 May 2015 Quarter-final	Meath	4-19 - 0-08	Carlow	Seán Eiffe Park
	C Kelly 2-3, C Lynch 1-3, K Ross 1-1, D Quinn 0-3, A Farrell, J Finnerty 0-2 each, W Carry, S Crosby, D McNamara, C O'Brien, B O'Brien 0-1 each.	Report	C Blake, L Walker 0-2 each; S Doyle, N Quinlan, J Ryan, D Thompson 0-1 each.

10 June 2015 Semi-final	Longford	0-12 - 3-11	Wexford	Pearse Park
	D Gallagher (0-5, 2f, 1'45), P Kiernan (0-3), L Moran (0-2, 1f), F Sheridan (0-1), V Hourican (0-1).	Report	K Rowe (3-0), N Harney (0-5, 4f), C Redmond (0-2), P O'Keeffe (0-1), S Gaul (0-1), R Vallejo (0-1); D Murphy (0-1).	Referee: D Moore

10 June 2015 Semi-final	Louth	0-16 - 2-11	Meath	Drogheda Park
	J Califf 0-6; R Holcroft 0-6, J McEneaney 0-2, C McKeever 0-1, J Agnew 0-1.	Report	K Ross 1-3, C Lynch 0-6, B O'Brien 1-0, C O'Connor 0-1, S Crosby 0-1.

25 June 2015 Final	Wexford	1-10 - 0-12	Meath	Wexford Park
	J Carty 1-1; C Sinnott 0-6 (3fs), N Harney (f), G Carty, L Devereux 0-1 each.	Report	C Kelly 0-4, C Lynch (2f), D Quinn 0-3 each, D McNamara, K Ross (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: B Cawley (Kildare)

23 May 2015 Quarter-final	Clare	3-07 - 1-15	Limerick	Cusack Park
	J Downes (2-0), P O’Malley (1-4) 1-0 pen, 0-3 f’s, K Malone, M Duffy (f), C Devitt (0-1) each.	Report	S O Carroll (1-5), 0-1 f, J Barry Murphy (0-3)0 -2 f’s , J Mullins (0-3), K Ryan (0-2), T McCarthy. T McMahon (0-1) each.

31 May 2015 Quarter-final	Tipperary	1-12 - 1-09	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	D Lonergan (1-3, 0-1f), K Fox (0-4, 1f), A Matassa (0-2), M Dunne (0-1); D McEnroe (0-1f), T Sweeney (0-1).	Report	D Power (0-5, 3f); Dylan Guiry (1-0), J Curry (0-3, 1f), G Hurney (0-1f).	Referee: R Moloney

14 June 2015 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-08 - 2-13	Kerry	Semple Stadium
	K Fox 0-4 (3f), D McEnroe 1-0, A Matassa and D Lonergan 0-2 (1f, 1 '45) each.	Report	T Hickey 1-2 (2f), D O'Donoghue 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-4, A O'Donoghue 0-3, C Cox 0-2, J Walsh & L Carey 0-1 each.	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

14 June 2015 Semi-final	Cork	0-16 - 0-13	Limerick	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Hickey, A Barry 0-4 each, M Sugrue (0-1f) 0-3, S Kiely 0-2, J Corkery, B Coughlan, A O'Connor 0-1 each.	Report	J Barry-Murphy 0-5 (3f), M Lyons, J Mullins (0-2f) 0-3 each, S O'Carroll, K Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: A Kissane (Waterford)

2 July 2015 Final	Cork	0-11 - 1-20	Kerry	Páirc Uí Rinn
	M Sugrue (0-4, 3 frees), M O Laoire (0-2), C Brosnan, S Hickey, B Coughlan, S Kiely, P. Condon (0-1 each).	Report	C Cox (1-7, 1-0 pen, 1 free, 1 45), J O’Donoghue (0-6), B Crowley, T Hickey (0-2 each), A. O’Donoghue, G.O’Sullivan, E Kiely (0-1 each).	Referee: A Kissane (Waterford)

25 July 2015 Semi-final	Kerry	3-13 - 2-09	Wexford	Fraher Field
	C Cox (2-4, 4 frees); K Spillane (1-0); P O’Connor (0-3); B O’Sullivan (0-2); T Hickey, L Kearney, J O’Donoghue, J Walsh (0-1 each).	Report	P Barden (1-1); M Dwyer (1-0); D Shanley (0-3, 3 frees); N Harney (0-2); C Redmond, D Murphy, M Forde (0-1 each).	Referee: J Bermingham (Cork)

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Cox	Kerry	3-15	24	4	6.00
2	Thomas Hickey	Kerry	3-09	18	4	4.50
3	Andrew Farrell	Mayo	2-11	17	3	5.66
4	Ronan Holcroft	Louth	1-13	16	2	8.00
5	Ciarán Lynch	Meath	1-12	15	3	5.00
6	Conor Sinnott	Wexford	0-14	14	3	4.66
7	Ciarán Kelly	Meath	2-07	13	2	6.50
8	Diarmuid McGing	Mayo	1-09	12	4	3.00
8	Jeff O'Donoghue	Kerry	0-12	12	4	3.00
10	Kevin Ross	Meath	2-05	11	3	3.66
10	Conor Madden	Cavan	1-08	11	1	11.00

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Madden	Cavan	1-08	11	Louth
2	Conor Cox	Kerry	2-04	10	Wexford
	Thomas Hickey	Kerry	2-04	10	Mayo
	Ronan Holcroft	Louth	1-07	10	Cavan
	Conor Cox	Kerry	1-07	10	Cork
6	Kevin Rowe	Wexford	3-00	9	Longford
6	Ciarán Kelly	Meath	2-03	9	Carlow
8	Seán O'Carroll	Limerick	1-05	8	Clare
8	Conor Sinnott	Wexford	0-08	8	Wicklow
10	Ciarán Redmond	Wexford	2-01	7	Wicklow
	Paddy O'Malley	Clare	1-04	7	Limerick
	Andrew Farrell	Mayo	1-04	7	Sligo

25 July 2015 Semi-final	Mayo	1-12 - 0-08	Kilkenny	Breffni Park
	D McGing (1-3, 1 free), G Conway (0-4), R Malee (0-3), J Hutton and C Freeman (0-1 each).	Report	M Malone and C Roche (frees) (0-2 each), P Donnelly, M Bolger (45), P McConigley and Conor McDonald (0-1 each).

8 August 2015 Final	Kerry	2-18 - 0-10	Mayo	Croke Park
	T Hickey 2-4 (1f), A O'Donoghue 0-4, B Crowley, C Cox (2f) 0-2 each, K Spillane, P O'Connor, J Walsh, T Morley, S Murphy ('45), J O'Donoghue 0-1 each.		A Farrell 0-5 (2f), D McGing, C Freeman, E Collins, E O'Donoghue, D Healy 0-1 each	Referee: N Mooney (Cavan)