1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kerry (14th win) |
| Captain | Seán Brosnan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | John "Tull" Dunne |
| 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. Limerick played final match until 1943 took a 2 year break.
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
| Meath | 2-7 – 1-7 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kerry | 4-9 – 1-2 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| Tipperary | 2-7 – 1-5 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| R. Harmody (0-3), J. Young (1-1) & L. O’Sullivan (0-1). |
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)
| Kerry | 4-8 – 1-5 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Referee: S. Murphy ( C )
| Kerry | 1-10 – 0-6 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Gega O'Connor (0-2), Sean Brosnan (1-2), Murt Kelly (0-2) & Dan Spring (0-2). |
| Kerry | 0-7 – 1-3 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | J. Duggan (1-0), B. Nestor, J. Dunne & J. Burke (0-1) each. |
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
- ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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