1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


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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)
CaptainSeán Brosnan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainJohn "Tull" Dunne
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics

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Provincial Championships format changes

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Leinster Championship format change

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A reduced amount of counties in the championship of 1940.

Munster Championship format change

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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

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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

Championship statistics

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  • 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.
  1. ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)