2022 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

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.

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)
← 2019 (Previous) (Next) 2023 →

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

Kilkenny v London

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)

New York v Warwickshire

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

Kilkenny v New York

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

1. "All-Ireland JFC final: Kerry make it five in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "Kilkenny crowned All-Ireland JFC champions". RTÉ Sport. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
3. "History Makers: Kilkenny crowned All-Ireland Junior Football champions following emphatic victory against New York". Scoreline website. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
4. "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.