1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
| 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 |
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.
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]Final
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 United) |
| 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) |
Final
Final
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