1932 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Explained

The 1932 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 15th staging of the championship since its establishment by the GAA in 1912.

The competition format saw the four provincial champions compete in two 'Home' semi-finals, the winners of which then contested the All-Ireland 'Home' final.

In the last stage of the competition, the victorious 'Home' finalists then met the champions of Britainto determine who would be crowned overall All-Ireland Junior Football Champions for 1932.

The title match at the Drogheda Gaelic Grounds concluded with Louth defeating London, the representatives of Britain, on a scoreline of 0–06 to 0–04. This was Louth's second triumph in the competition, following on from the county's initial success in 1925.

Results

Final

GK 1 Mick Leech (Owen Roe's) RCB 2 Pat Dunne (St Mary's) FB 3 Willie Crilly (Owen Roe's) LCB 4 Tom McArdle (St Magdalene's) RHB 5 John Smith (Hitchestown) CHB 6 Joe Byrne (St Bride's) LHB 7 Paddy Cluskey (Dromiskin Unknowns) MF 8 Kevin Morgan (Hitchestown) MF 9 Paddy Devlin (Kilcurry) RHF 10 Tom McKeown (Owen Roe's) CHF 11 Jimmy Mullen (Owen Roe's) LHF 12 Peter Byrne (St Bride's) (c) RCF 13 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill) FF 14 Paul Downey (Owen Roe's) LCF 15 Jem Moonan (Newtown Blues)

GK 1 W. Quigley RCB 2 T. Mulhall FB 3 T. Moran LCB 4 P. Brennan RHB 5 J. Hendrick CHB 6 M. O'Brien LHB 7 E. Murphy MF 8 L. O'Keeffe MF 9 J. Lawler RHF 10 M. Price CHF 11 K. Maher LHF 12 E. Haughney RCF 13 P. Barron FF 14 M. Walsh LCF 15 T. Walker

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

'Home' Semi-Finals

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'Home' Final

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All-Ireland Final

(Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda)

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GK 1 Mick Leech (Owen Roe's) RCB 2 Pat Dunne (St Mary's) FB 3 Willie Crilly (Owen Roe's) LCB 4 Tom McArdle (St Magdalene's) RHB 5 Vincent Kerr (St Magdalene's) CHB 6 Peadar Martin (Owen Roe's) LHB 7 Paddy Cluskey (Dromiskin Unknowns) MF 8 Paddy Devlin (Kilcurry) MF 9 Jim Culligan (Newtown Blues) RHF 10 Paddy Moore (St Magdalene's) CHF 11 Jimmy Mullen (Owen Roe's) LHF 12 Peter Byrne (St Bride's) (c) RCF 13 Jim Tiernan (Dowdallshill) FF 14 Paul Downey (Owen Roe's) LCF 15 Jem Moonan (Newtown Blues) Substitutes: 16 Joe Byrne (St Bride's) for Devlin

GK 1 C. Finnegan RCB 2 M. Murphy FB 3 M. Fitzpatrick LCB 4 J. Dillon RHB 5 J. Fitzpatrick CHB 6 D. Fitzpatrick (c) LHB 7 J. Murphy MF 8 P. Mulpeter MF 9 G. Murphy RHF 10 H. Murphy CHF 11 D. Loughlin LHF 12 J. Power RCF 13 J. McGrath FF 14 C. Carpenter LCF 15 M. Lennon