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.^[1]

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.^[2][3]