1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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|title = 1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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|header1=Championship details
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|label3=Teams
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|header4=All-Ireland Champions
|label5=Winning team
|data5=Cavan (2nd win)
|label6=Captain
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|label7=Manager
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|header8=All-Ireland Finalists
|label9=Losing team
|data9=Kerry
|label10=Captain
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|label11=Manager
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|header12=Provincial Champions
|label13=Munster
|data13=Kerry
|label14=Leinster
|data14=Longford
|label15=Ulster
|data15=Cavan
|label16=Connacht
|data16=Galway
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The 1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 10th 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.
On 25 September 1938, Cavan won the championship following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/|title=All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour|publisher=RTÉ Sport|accessdate=20 September 2011|date=19 November 2012}}
Results
=[[Connacht Minor Football Championship]]=
=[[Leinster Minor Football Championship]]=
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| round = Semi-Final (Draw)
| date = 10 July
| team1 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
| score = 1–05 - 1–05
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Carlow.svg Carlow
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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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| round = Semi-Final (Replay)
| date = 31 July
| team1 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
| score = 3–06 - 2–06
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Carlow.svg Carlow
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| stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
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| round = Semi-Final
| date = 31 July{{cite news|title=Leinster Semi-Finals - A Double Reverse|work =Leinster Leader|date=6 August 1938}}
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Longford.svg Longford
| score = 0–07 - 1–03
| team2 = File:Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois
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| stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore
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=Final=
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| date = 7 August{{cite news|title=No Honours For Louth|work =Dundalk Democrat|date=13 August 1938}}{{cite web|url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/football-teams/|title=1938 Leinster Minor Championship|work =Longford Gaelic Stats}}
| team1 = File:Colours_of_Longford.svg Longford
| score = 3–06 - 2–08
| team2 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
| report =
| goals1 = K. Banks 2-0, P. Beirne 1-0, J. McGuire 0-3, C. McGoey, P. Lehane, J. McDermott 0-1 each
| goals2 = P. Regan 2-3, J. Fay 0-3, K. Devin, W. Larkin 0-1 each
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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| GK | 1 | Tom Murphy (Clonguish) |
| RCB | 2 | Pat Fagan (Seán Connolly's) |
| FB | 3 | Charlie Baxter (Whiterock Slashers) |
| LCB | 4 | Barney McGoey (Clonguish) |
| RHB | 5 | Kevin Clinton (Clonguish) |
| CHB | 6 | Paddy McGrath (St Brigid's, Killashee) |
| LHB | 7 | Joe Kane (Seán Connolly's) |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Reilly (Mullinalaghta) |
| MF | 9 | Tommy Daly (St Mel's College) |
| RHF | 10 | Joe McGuire (Killoe Young Emmets) |
| CHF | 11 | Christy McGoey (Clonguish) |
| LHF | 12 | Paddy Lehane (St Mel's College) |
| RCF | 13 | Kevin Banks (Whiterock Slashers) |
| FF | 14 | Pete Beirne (Clonguish) |
| LCF | 15 | Johnny McDermott (St Brigid's, Killashee) |
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| GK | 1 | Ben Connolly (St. Mary's College) |
| RCB | 2 | Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) |
| FB | 3 | Peter Woods (Glyde Rangers) |
| LCB | 4 | Tommy Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| RHB | 5 | Kevin Devin (St. Mary's College) (c) |
| CHB | 6 | Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) |
| LHB | 7 | Joseph Clarke (Castlebellingham) |
| MF | 8 | Teddy McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| MF | 9 | Ollie Halpin (St Magdalene's) |
| RHF | 10 | Chris O'Higgins (St. Mary's College) |
| CHF | 11 | Jack Bransfield (St. Mary's College) |
| LHF | 12 | Jimmy Fay (St. Mary's College) |
| RCF | 13 | P. Smith (Drogheda Davitts) |
| FF | 14 | Paddy Regan (Dundalk Gaels) |
| LCF | 15 | Willie Larkin (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| 16 | Joe Leonard (Dundalk Gaels) for Quigley |
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=[[Munster Minor Football Championship]]=
=[[Ulster Minor Football Championship]]=
=[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]=
Semi-Finals
Final
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| date = 25 September 1938
| round = Final
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| team1 = Cavan
| score = 3-03 - 0-08
| team2 = Kerry
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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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References
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{{All-Ireland Minor Football Championship}}