1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1925 Central Council Tournament

Galway, champions
Event	1925 Central Council Tournament
Galway Cavan 3–2 (11) 1–2 (5)
Date	10 January 1926
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
← 1924 1926 →

There was no All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final in 1925. The 1925 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship ended in chaos, with first Mayo, and then Galway being proclaimed champions after Kerry and Cavan were disqualified. Instead, a new inter-provincial tournament was organised by the GAA Central Council, of which the final was played between Galway and Cavan on 10 January 1926.^[1][2]

Galway were under pressure to cement their All-Ireland SFC title, and soothe the dissatisfaction over the manner of their claiming it.^[1]

Galway won the match by two clear goals, 3–2 to 1–2.^[3] It was their first ever All-Ireland SFC title, and it followed two previous losing appearances in the final (a loss to Kildare in 1919 and a loss to Dublin in 1922).^[4] The GAA lists this match as the 1925 All-Ireland Final on its website, though it was the final of a distinct and separate tournament.^[5]

• Michael Walsh (c)
• Tom Molloy
• John Egan
• Denis Egan
• Harry Burke
• Frank Benson
• Willie Smith
• Tom Leetch
• Mick Bannerton
• Leonard McGrath
• Paddy Roche
• Gilbey Jennings
• Paddy Ganley
• Lar McGrath
• Michael Donnellan

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the event - celebrations will begin in Galway's opening Connacht championship game against New York.