1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained
| Year: | 1940 |
| Team: | Kerry |
| Titles: | 14th |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Leinster: | Meath |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Ulster: | Cavan |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Next: | 1941 |
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 in the all-time standings.[1] [2] [3]
Format
Provincial Championships format changes
Leinster Championship format change
A reduced amount of counties in the championship of 1940.
Munster Championship format change
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
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
Results
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See main article: 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030358/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1911_1940.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx . 2011-07-16 . dead .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2011-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf . 2011-09-28 .
