1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship#Final
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
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|header4=All-Ireland Champions
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|data5=Roscommon (1st win)
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|header8=All-Ireland Finalists
|label9=Losing team
|data9=Monaghan
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|label11=Manager
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|header12=Provincial Champions
|label13=Munster
|data13=Cork
|label14=Leinster
|data14=Westmeath
|label15=Ulster
|data15=Monaghan
|label16=Connacht
|data16=Roscommon
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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.{{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]]=
=[[Munster Minor Football Championship]]=
=[[Ulster Minor Football Championship]]=
=[[Leinster Minor Football Championship]]=
=Final=
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| date = 30 July{{cite news|title=Louth Minors Beaten|work =Dundalk Democrat|date=5 August 1939}}
| team1 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath{{cite news|title=When Westmeath Almost Made The Minor All-Ireland|work =Westmeath Independent|date=22 September 1995}}
|score1 = 1-02
|score2 = 0-02
| team2 = File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
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| GK | 1 | Harry Dunne (Kinnegad) |
| RCB | 2 | Tom Beirne (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| FB | 3 | Jack Casserly (Milltown) |
| LCB | 4 | Ned Martin (Rosemount) |
| RHB | 5 | Dessie Delaney (St Finian's College) |
| CHB | 6 | Ted Casey (Drumraney) |
| LHB | 7 | Anthony Coady (Moate All Whites) |
| MF | 8 | Michael Reynolds (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| MF | 9 | Tom Maher (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| RHF | 10 | Kevin Boland (Rosemount) |
| CHF | 11 | Michael Farrelly (St Finian's College) |
| LHF | 12 | Dinny Fox (St Finian's College) |
| RCF | 13 | Eddie O'Reilly (St Finian's College) |
| FF | 14 | Donie O'Donovan (Multyfarnham Franciscan College) |
| LCF | 15 | Billy Cashin (Ballynacargy) |
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| GK | 1 | Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams) |
| RCB | 2 | Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College) |
| FB | 3 | Joey Meade (St Magdalene's) |
| LCB | 4 | P.J. White (Seán O'Mahony's) |
| RHB | 5 | Gerard Kenny (St. Mary's College) |
| CHB | 6 | Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) (c) |
| LHB | 7 | Teddy McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| MF | 8 | Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels) |
| MF | 9 | Petie McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams) |
| RHF | 10 | Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's) |
| CHF | 11 | Plunkett O'Callaghan (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| LHF | 12 | Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham) |
| RCF | 13 | Paddy Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| FF | 14 | Brian Ward (Round Towers, Dromiskin) |
| LCF | 15 | Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
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| 16 | James Coburn (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Ward |
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=[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]=
Semi-finals
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| date = 13 August 1939
| round = Semi-final
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| team1 = Roscommon
| score = 0-10 - 1-04
| team2 = Cork
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| date = 20 August 1939
| round = Semi-final
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| team1 = Monaghan
| score = 0-05 - 1-01
| team2 = Westmeath
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Final
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| date = 24 September 1939
| round = Final
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| team1 = Roscommon
| score = 1-09 - 1-07
| team2 = Monaghan
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Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
References
{{reflist}}
{{All-Ireland Minor Football Championship}}