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1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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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]

Quick Facts All-Ireland Champions, Winning team ...

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

More information Sligo, 2-4 – 1-7 ...
More information Sligo, 0-7 – 3-2 ...
More information Galway, 1-7 – 0-5 ...

Leinster Senior Football Championship

More information Laois, 1-7 – 1-6 ...
More information Offaly, 1-13 – 1-5 ...
Referee: G Higgins
More information Meath, 3-11– 1-7 ...
More information Dublin, 1-9– 2-5 ...
More information Laois, 3-4– 0-4 ...
More information Offaly, 2-6 – 0-8 ...
More information Meath, 1-7 – 0-4 ...
More information Offaly, 0-7 – 2-7 ...
Referee: T Kehoe (Wexford)
More information Meath, 2-7 – 1-7 ...
Attendance: 19,803
Referee: Dave Hamilton (Dublin)

Munster Senior Football Championship

More information Kerry, 4-9 – 1-2 ...
Páirc Uí Chathaláin, Glin
More information Tipperary, 2-7 – 1-5 ...
Referee: P. McKenna (Limerick)
More information Clare, 1-6 – 2-3 ...
More information Kerry, 4-8 – 1-5 ...
Referee: S. Murphy ( C )
More information Clare, 1-3 – 2-5 ...
More information Kerry, 1-10 – 0-6 ...

Ulster Senior Football Championship

More information Antrim, 3-3 – 0-12 ...
More information Donegal, 0-6 – 0-5 ...
More information Down, 3-8 – 2-5 ...
More information Antrim, 0-4 – 6-13 ...
More information Cavan, 0-12 – 2-3 ...
Attendance: 3,000
More information Monaghan, 2-3 – 2-3 ...
More information Monaghan, 1-3 – 0-8 ...
More information Cavan, 4-10 – 1-5 ...

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

More information Galway, 3-8 – 2-5 ...
More information Kerry, 3-4 – 0-8 ...
Main article: 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
More information Kerry, 0-7 – 1-3 ...
Attendance: 60,821
Referee: Seamus Burke, Kildare

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

  1. [1]
    "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. [3]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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