2022 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
| Dates | 8 July - 10 July 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Champions |  Kilkenny (1st title)Mick Malone (captain) Christy Walsh (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  New York | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 10 (3.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 55 (18.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mick Kenny(2-08) | ||
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The 2022 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The championship is scheduled to run between 8 July 2022 and 10 July 2022.
Kerry were the defending champions, however, they did not field a team because of a change in championship format.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 10 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and New York, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilkenny won the match by 3-12 to 1-09 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]
Kilkenny's Mick Kenny was the championship's top scorer with 2-08.
Format
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All-Ireland Junior Championship returned with a new format confined to just four teams; New York, Kilkenny and the winner and runner-up of the British Junior Football Championship. Prior to the change, the championship previously featured a provincial structure for all junior Gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland.[4]
Teams
| Team | Province | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title | Method of Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny
|
Leinster | 1 | 2022 | Automatic |
 London
|
Britain | 6 | 1986 | All-Britain Junior Football Champions |
| New York
|
North America | 0 | - | Automatic |
 Warwickshire
|
Britain | 0 | - | All-Britain Junior Football Runners-Up |
Results
Bracket
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
| Kilkenny
| 3-11 | ||||||||
| London
| 2-09 | ||||||||
| Kilkenny
| 3-12 | ||||||||
| New York
| 1-09 | ||||||||
| New York
| 1-08 | ||||||||
| Warwickshire
| 0-06 | ||||||||
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 8 July 2022 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 3-11 - 2-09 | London | Abbottstown COE |
| M Malone 2-3, M Kenny 1-4 (0-2f), J Holohan 0-1, R Monks 0-1, C Hennessy 0-1, S Stapleton 0-1. | Report | S Rafter 2-3 (0-2f), C Spinks 0-5 (0-3f), T Waters 0-1. | Referee: K Faloon (Armagh) |
| 8 July 2022 Semi-final | New York | 1-08 - 0-06 | Warwickshire | Abbottstown COE |
| S McElligot 1-3 (0-1f), T Mathers 0-1, B Coughlan 0-1, P Cronin 0-1, B Cole 0-1 (45), K Loane 0-1. | Report | M McGettrick 0-3 (0-1f), N Gilbride 0-1, C Dowling 0-1 (0-1m), J Connolly 0-1 (0-1f). | Referee: C Dourneen (Cavan) |
All-Ireland final
| 10 July 2022 Final | Kilkenny | 3-12 - 1-09 | New York | Croke Park |
| M Kenny 1-4 (4f), J Holohan 1-2, J Walsh 1-0, J Culleton 0-2, C Hennessy, K Blanchfield, S Kelly, E Phelan 0-1 each. | Report | B Coughlan 1-1 (0-1f), S McElligot 0-4 (4f), M Brosnan, Conor Mathers 0-2 each. | Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Kenny | Kilkenny | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Shay McElligott | New York | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Shay Rafter | London | 2-03 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Mick Malone | Kilkenny | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Malone | Kilkenny | 2-03 | 9 | London |
| Shay Rafter | London | 2-03 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| 3 | Mick Kenny | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | London |
| Mick Kenny | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | New York | |
| 5 | Shay McElligott | New York | 1-03 | 6 | Warwickshire |
| 6 | Jamie Holohan | Kilkenny | 1-02 | 5 | New York |
| Conor Spinks | London | 0-05 | 5 | Kilkenny |
References
- ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: Kerry make it five in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny crowned All-Ireland JFC champions". RTÉ Sport. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "History Makers: Kilkenny crowned All-Ireland Junior Football champions following emphatic victory against New York". Scoreline website. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "The GAA Football All-Ireland Junior Championship takes place this weekend between Warwickshire, New York, London, and Kilkenny". The Irish Post. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.