| 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final | |
| Event: | 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
| Team1score: | 0–7 (7) |
| Team2score: | 1–3 (6) |
| Date: | 22 September 1940 |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| City: | Dublin |
| Referee: | Seamus Burke (KIldare) |
| Attendance: | 60,821 |
| Previous: | 1939 |
| Next: | 1941 |
The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 53rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Joe Duggan scored a goal for Galway just before half-time, but Kerry hit four points in the second half to secure a narrow victory. The game was plagued by fouls, sixty-two frees being awarded in all.[1]
It was the first of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1940s.[2]
It was also the first of three consecutive All-Ireland football finals lost by Galway.[3]
With their 1940 win, Kerry reached 14 All-Ireland titles, drawing level with Dublin.[4] Dublin had been in the lead since 1892. In 1941, Kerry would take the lead; Dublin equalled the new total in 1942, but never again managed to surpass Kerry's total.[4]