1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Louth (2nd win)
CaptainBrendan Burke
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Mayo
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Louth
Ulster Monaghan
Connacht Mayo

The 1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 12th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

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Roscommon entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.

On 22 September 1940, Louth won the championship following a 5–05 to 2–07 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. They led by 3–01 to 1–05 at half-time. This was Louth's second All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons. [1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Final Mayo 8–05 – 1–06 Leitrim

Leinster Minor Football Championship

4 August 1940 [2] [3] Final Colours of Louth.svg Louth 3-05 - 1-06 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Croke Park
S. McGivern 2-0, J. Kiernan 1-0, P. McCourt 0-3, P. Corr 0-2 (1f)L. Cummins 0-4 (4f), J. Martin 1-1, E. Monaghan 0-1Referee: P. Dunne (Dublin)
GK1Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams)
RCB2Brendan Breen (Ardee minors)
FB3Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) (c)
LCB4Kevin Flanagan (Ramblers United)
RHB5Benny Fretwell (Cooley Kickhams)
CHB6Ned Reay (St Magdalene's)
LHB7Oliver Mohan (Ardee minors)
MF8Larry Murphy (Dowdallshill)
MF9Paddy Kelly (Ardee minors)
RHF10Gus Cahill (St. Mary's College)
CHF11Séamie McGivern (Ardee minors)
LHF12 Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's)
RCF13Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham)
FF14Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)
LCF15George Brennan (Lann Léire)
GK1Tom O'Shea (Raheens)
RCB2Patrick Heavey (Raheens)
FB3James Bracken (Clane)
LCB4John Reilly (St Patrick's)
RHB5Dan Molloy (Ardclough)
CHB6Michael Higgins (Celbridge)
LHB7Ronald Broe (Celbridge)
MF8Mick Conroy (Allen)
MF9Patrick White (Sarsfields)
RHF10Chris Barrett (Celbridge)
CHF11John Martin (Monasterevan)
LHF12Larry Cummins (Allen)
RCF13Patrick Keatley (Ballytore)
FF14Edward Monaghan (Suncroft)
LCF15Michael Owens (Athy)

Munster Minor Football Championship

Final Kerry 1–03 – 1–02 Clare

Ulster Minor Football Championship

Final Monaghan 0–08 – 0–04 Antrim

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1 September 1940Semi-Final Mayo 3–12 – 2–05 Kerry MacHale Park, Castlebar
18 August 1940Semi-Final Louth 3–08 – 0–03 Monaghan Croke Park
22 September 1940Final Colours of Louth.svg Louth 5-05 - 2-07 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Croke Park
G. Cahill 2-1, G. Brennan, P. McCourt, N. Reay 1-0, J. Kiernan 0-2, P. Corr, S. McGivern 0-1 eachD. Loughrey 2-0, J.J. McGowan 0-4 (4f), J. Ralph ('45), T. Byrne, J. Forkin 0-1 eachReferee: Patrick Dunne (Dublin)
GK1Colm Browne [4] (Cooley Kickhams)
RCB2Brendan Breen (Ardee minors)
FB3Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) (c)
LCB4Kevin Flanagan (Ramblers United)
RHB5Benny Fretwell (Cooley Kickhams)
CHB6Ned Reay (St Magdalene's)
LHB7Oliver Mohan (Ardee minors)
MF8Larry Murphy (Dowdallshill)
MF9Paddy Kelly (Ardee minors)
RHF10Gus Cahill (St. Mary's College)
CHF11Séamie McGivern (Ardee minors)
LHF12 Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's)
RCF13Phil McCourt [5] (Castlebellingham)
FF14Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)
LCF15George Brennan (Lann Léire)
Substitutes:
GK1A. Breslin
RCB2M. Galvin
FB3C. Long
LCB4J. McLaughlin
RHB5T. Acton
CHB6F. Mongey
LHB7S. Durkin
MF8M. Langan
MF9J. Ralph
RHF10J. Forkin
CHF11J.J. McGowan
LHF12A. McNally
RCF13J. Jennings
FF14T. Byrne
LCF15D. Loughrey
Substitutes:
16P. Browne for McNally

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References

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  2. "Kildare G.A.A. Notes". Leinster Leader . 3 August 1940.
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  4. "GAA star couldn't get out of barracks or into Croker". Drogheda Independent . 10 December 2004.
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