1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Roscommon (1st win) Captain Manager All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Monaghan Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Cork Leinster Westmeath Ulster Monaghan Connacht Roscommon The 1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 11th 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. Cavan entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Monaghan in a replay of the Ulster final. On 24 September 1939, Roscommon won the championship following a 1–9 to 1–7 defeat of Monaghan in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.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 Munster Minor Football Championship Ulster Minor Football Championship Leinster Minor Football Championship Final 30 JulyLouth Minors Beaten Dundalk Democrat 5 August 1939 20px|border WestmeathWhen Westmeath Almost Made The Minor All-Ireland Westmeath Independent 22 September 1995 1-02 0-02 20px|border Louth Croke Park, Dublin GK1 Harry Dunne (Kinnegad)RCB2 Tom Beirne (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)FB3 Jack Casserly (Milltown)LCB4 Ned Martin (Rosemount)RHB5 Dessie Delaney (St Finian's College) CHB6 Ted Casey (Drumraney)LHB7 Anthony Coady (Moate All Whites)MF8 Michael Reynolds (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)MF9 Tom Maher (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)RHF10 Kevin Boland (Rosemount)CHF11 Michael Farrelly (St Finian's College)LHF12 Dinny Fox (St Finian's College)RCF13 Eddie O'Reilly (St Finian's College)FF14 Donie O'Donovan (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)LCF15 Billy Cashin (Ballynacargy) GK1 Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams)RCB2 Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College)FB3 Joey Meade (St Magdalene's)LCB4 P.J. White (Seán O'Mahony's)RHB5 Gerard Kenny (St. Mary's College)CHB6 Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) (c)LHB7 Teddy McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)MF9 Petie McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)CHF11 Plunkett O'Callaghan (Dundalk Young Irelands)LHF12 Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham)RCF13 Paddy Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)FF14 Brian Ward (Round Towers, Dromiskin)LCF15 Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)Substitutes: 16 James Coburn (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Ward All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-finals 13 August 1939 Semi-final Roscommon 0-10 - 1-04 Cork Croke Park, Dublin 20 August 1939 Semi-final Monaghan 0-05 - 1-01 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin Final 24 September 1939 Final Roscommon 1-09 - 1-07 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin Championship statistics Miscellaneous In the provincial championships there were a number of firsts as Cork, Roscommon and Westmeath won the respective Munster, Connacht and Leinster titles for the first time. References 1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship