1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Louth (2nd win) Captain Brendan Burke Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Mayo Captain Manager 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. 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.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/ All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 20 September 2011 19 November 2012 Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Final Mayo 8–05 – 1–06 Leitrim Leinster Minor Football Championship 4 August 1940Kildare G.A.A. Notes Leinster Leader 3 August 1940Louth Minors Win Leinster Title Irish Independent 5 August 1940 Final 20px|border Louth 3-05 - 1-06 border|20px Kildare 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 0-1 Croke Park P. Dunne (Dublin) GK1 Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams)RCB2 Brendan Breen (Ardee minors)FB3 Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) (c)LCB4 Kevin Flanagan (Ramblers United)RHB5 Benny Fretwell (Cooley Kickhams)CHB6 Ned Reay (St Magdalene's)LHB7 Oliver Mohan (Ardee minors)MF8 Larry Murphy (Dowdallshill)MF9 Paddy Kelly (Ardee minors)RHF10 Gus Cahill (St. Mary's College)CHF11 Séamie McGivern (Ardee minors)LHF12 Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's)RCF13 Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham)FF14 Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)LCF15 George Brennan (Lann Léire) GK1 Tom O'Shea (Raheens)RCB2 Patrick Heavey (Raheens)FB3 James Bracken (Clane)LCB4 John Reilly (St Patrick's)RHB5 Dan Molloy (Ardclough)CHB6 Michael Higgins (Celbridge)LHB7 Ronald Broe (Celbridge)MF8 Mick Conroy (Allen)MF9 Patrick White (Sarsfields)RHF10 Chris Barrett (Celbridge)CHF11 John Martin (Monasterevan)LHF12 Larry Cummins (Allen)RCF13 Patrick Keatley (Ballytore)FF14 Edward Monaghan (Suncroft)LCF15 Michael 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 1940 Semi-Final Mayo 3–12 – 2–05 Kerry MacHale Park, Castlebar 18 August 1940 Semi-Final Louth 3–08 – 0–03 Monaghan Croke Park 22 September 1940 Final Patrick Dunne (Dublin) 20px|border Louth 5-05 - 2-07 20px|border Mayo G. Cahill 2-1, G. Brennan, P. McCourt, N. Reay 1-0, J. Kiernan 0-2, P. Corr, S. McGivern 0-1 each D. Loughrey 2-0, J.J. McGowan 0-4 (4f), J. Ralph ('45), T. Byrne, J. Forkin 0-1 each Croke Park GK1 Colm Brownehttps://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/localnotes/gaa-star-couldnt-get-out-of-barracks-or-into-croker-27108586.html GAA star couldn’t get out of barracks or into Croker Drogheda Independent 10 December 2004 (Cooley Kickhams)RCB2 Brendan Breen (Ardee minors)FB3 Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) (c)LCB4 Kevin Flanagan (Ramblers United)RHB5 Benny Fretwell (Cooley Kickhams)CHB6 Ned Reay (St Magdalene's)LHB7 Oliver Mohan (Ardee minors)MF8 Larry Murphy (Dowdallshill)MF9 Paddy Kelly (Ardee minors)RHF10 Gus Cahill (St. Mary's College)CHF11 Séamie McGivern (Ardee minors)LHF12 Peter Corr (Seán O'Mahony's)RCF13 Phil McCourt The death of a Louth great The Argus 14 January 1983 (Castlebellingham)FF14 Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)LCF15 George Brennan (Lann Léire)Substitutes: GK1 A. BreslinRCB2 M. GalvinFB3 C. LongLCB4 J. McLaughlinRHB5 T. ActonCHB6 F. MongeyLHB7 S. DurkinMF8 M. LanganMF9 J. RalphRHF10 J. ForkinCHF11 J.J. McGowanLHF12 A. McNallyRCF13 J. JenningsFF14 T. ByrneLCF15 D. LoughreySubstitutes: 16 P. Browne for McNally References 1940 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship