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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Louth (2nd win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Mayo |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Mayo |
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. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.[1]
Results edit
Connacht Minor Football Championship edit
Final
Leinster Minor Football Championship edit
Final (Croke Park, Dublin)
| GK | 1 | Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams) |
| RCB | 2 | Brendan Breen (Ardee minors) |
| FB | 3 | Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) (c) |
| LCB | 4 | Kevin Flanagan (Ramblers) |
| RHB | 5 | Benny Fretwell (Cooley Kickhams) |
| CHB | 6 | Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) |
| LHB | 7 | Oliver Mohan (Ardee minors) |
| MF | 8 | Larry Murphy (Dowdallshill) |
| MF | 9 | Paddy Kelly (Ardee minors) |
| RHF | 10 | Gus Cahill (St. Mary's College) |
| CHF | 11 | Séamie McGivern (Ardee minors) |
| LHF | 12 | Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's) |
| RCF | 13 | Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham) |
| FF | 14 | Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's) |
| LCF | 15 | George Brennan (Lann Léire) |
Munster Minor Football Championship edit
Final
Ulster Minor Football Championship edit
Final
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship edit
Semi-Finals
| 1 September 1940 | Mayo | 3–12 – 2–05 | Kerry | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| 18 August 1940 | Louth | 3–08 – 0–03 | Monaghan | Croke Park |
Final (Croke Park, Dublin)
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References edit
- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Minor Honours for Louth", Irish Independent, 23 September 1940
- ^ "GAA star couldn't get out of barracks or into Croker". Drogheda Independent. 10 December 2004.
- ^ "The death of a Louth great", The Argus, 14 January 1983