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Gaelic football tournament held in 1996

1996 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (11th win)
CaptainKieran Creed
ManagerJohnny O'Mahony
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upMeath
ManagerDudley Farrell
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterMeath
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtGalway
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The 1996 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.

Mayo entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Galway in the Connacht final.

The All-Ireland final was played on 31 August 1996 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Cork and Meath, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 4–11 to 0–10 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in three years.

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Yorkshire v Meath
7 August 1996 Semi-final Yorkshire 0-16 - 2-06 Meath Leeds Grounds
Cork v Galway
7 August 1996 Semi-final Cork 0-12 - 1-05 Galway Cusack Park

All-Ireland final

Cork v Meath
31 August 1996 Final Cork 4-11 - 0-10 Meath Semple Stadium

References

  1. "Roll Of Honour – Inter County Football". Mayo GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
All-Ireland Junior Football Championships
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