1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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]

1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamKerry (14th win)
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
← 1939
1941 →

Format

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
Sligo2-4 – 1-7Mayo
Sligo0-7 – 3-2Mayo
Galway1-7 – 0-5Mayo
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Laois1-7 – 1-6Carlow
Offaly1-13 – 1-5Wicklow
Referee: G Higgins
Meath3-11– 1-7Longford
Dublin1-9– 2-5Louth
Laois3-4– 0-4Wexford
Offaly2-6 – 0-8Kildare
Meath1-7 – 0-4Dublin
Offaly0-7 – 2-7Laois
Referee: T Kehoe
Meath2-7 – 1-7Laois

Munster Senior Football Championship
Kerry4-9 – 1-2Limerick
Páirc Uí Chathaláin, Glin
Tipperary2-7 – 1-5Cork
Referee: P. McKenna (L)
Clare1-6 – 2-3Waterford
Kerry4-8 – 1-5Tipperary
Referee: S. Murphy ( C )
Clare1-3 – 2-5Waterford
Kerry1-10 – 0-6Waterford

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Antrim3-3 – 0-12Cavan
Donegal0-6 – 0-5Armagh
Down3-8 – 2-5Tyrone
Antrim0-4 – 6-13Cavan
Cavan0-12 – 2-3Donegal
Attendance: 3,000
Monaghan2-3 – 2-3Down
Monaghan1-3 – 0-8Down
Cavan4-10 – 1-5Down

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Galway3-8 – 2-5Meath
Kerry3-4 – 0-8Cavan
Main article: 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry0-7 – 1-3Galway
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
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-07-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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