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1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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| 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
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Munster Senior Football Championship
| 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). |
| 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. |
Ulster Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
References
- ↑ "Football Results 1911 – 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Results 1887-2010". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Champions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.