1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions | |
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Winning team | Kerry (14th win) |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Meath |
Ulster | Cavan |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship statistics | |
← 1939 1941 → |
The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 54th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry won their fourteenth All-Ireland title, putting them level with Dublin in the all-time standings.[1][2][3]
Format[]
Provincial Championships format changes[]
Leinster Championship format change[]
A reduced amount of counties in the championship of 1940.
Munster Championship format change[]
There is normal format of 2 Quarter-finals vs 2 Semi-finals in place.
All Ireland semi-finals system[]
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual in rotation of every 3rd year, with the four winners from Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals. The draw for these games was as follows:
- Munster V. Ulster
- Connacht V. Leinster
Results[]
Connacht Senior Football Championship[]
Sligo | 2-4 – 1-7 | Mayo |
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M O’Malley (1-0) & T Hoban (0-4, one free). |
Sligo
Sligo | 0-7 – 3-2 | Mayo |
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G Ormsby (0-2), P Moclair (2-0) & sub J Laffey (1-0). |
Sligo
Galway | 1-7 – 0-5 | Mayo |
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G Ormsby (0-1), P Laffey (0-1) & M O’Malley (0-3). |
, Roscommon
Leinster Senior Football Championship[]
Laois | 1-7 – 1-6 | Carlow |
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Geraldine Park, Athy
Offaly | 1-13 – 1-5 | Wicklow |
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Naas
Referee: G Higgins
Meath | 3-11– 1-7 | Longford |
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Cusack Park, Mullingar
Dublin | 1-9– 2-5 | Louth |
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Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Laois | 3-4– 0-4 | Wexford |
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Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Offaly | 2-6 – 0-8 | Kildare |
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A.O'Leary 0-3, R.Martin 0-2, T.Mulhall, B.Dunne, T.Dalton 0-1. |
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Meath | 1-7 – 0-4 | Dublin |
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St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Offaly | 0-7 – 2-7 | Laois |
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Geraldine Park, Athy
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)
Meath | 2-7 – 1-7 | Laois |
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Jackie Maye 2-0, Kevin Devin 0-4f, Tony Donnelly 0-2, Peter McDermott 0-1 | Chris Delaney 0-5 (0-3f) and Danny Douglas 1-2 |
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 19,803
Referee: Dave Hamilton (Dublin)
Munster Senior Football Championship[]
Kerry | 4-9 – 1-2 | Limerick |
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Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (1-1), Murt Kelly (0-1), Tony McAuliffe (1-1), Dan Spring (1-3) & Jimmy O'Gorman (1-2). |
, Glin
Tipperary | 2-7 – 1-5 | Cork |
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R. Harmody (0-3), J. Young (1-1) & L. O’Sullivan (0-1). |
Mitchelstown
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)
Clare | 1-6 – 2-3 | Waterford |
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The Cricket Field, Kilrush
Kerry | 4-8 – 1-5 | Tipperary |
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Johnny Walsh (0-1), Murt Kelly (0-2), Dan Spring (2-2), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (2-1) & Sub: Jim Bawn Fitzgerald (0-2) for Jack Walsh. |
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: S. Murphy ( C )
Clare | 1-3 – 2-5 | Waterford |
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Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Kerry | 1-10 – 0-6 | Waterford |
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Tom Gega O'Connor (0-2), Sean Brosnan (1-2), Murt Kelly (0-2) & Dan Spring (0-2). |
Walsh Park, Waterford
Ulster Senior Football Championship[]
Antrim | 3-3 – 0-12 | Cavan |
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Corrigan Park, Belfast
Donegal | 0-6 – 0-5 | Armagh |
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Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Down | 3-8 – 2-5 | Tyrone |
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St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Antrim | 0-4 – 6-13 | Cavan |
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Breffni Park, Cavan
Cavan | 0-12 – 2-3 | Donegal |
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Bundoran
Attendance: 3,000
Monaghan | 2-3 – 2-3 | Down |
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St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
Monaghan | 1-3 – 0-8 | Down |
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St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle
Cavan | 4-10 – 1-5 | Down |
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Breffni Park, Cavan
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship[]
Galway | 3-8 – 2-5 | Meath |
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Croke Park, Dublin
Kerry | 3-4 – 0-8 | Cavan |
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Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Johnny Walsh (1-1) & Sean Brosnan (0-1). |
Croke Park, Dublin
Kerry | 0-7 – 1-3 | Galway |
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Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Murt Kelly (0-2), Dan Spring (0-1), Charlie O'Sullivan (0-2) & Sub, Paddy Bawn Brosnan (0-1) for Dan Spring. |
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,821
Championship statistics[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Meath retain the Leinster title for the first time in history.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Galway and Meath was their first championship meeting.
- Kerry are now level with Dublin for the most All Ireland titles.
References[]
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