1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

A reduced amount of counties in the championship of 1940.

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.

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

{{football box

|date=30 June 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}

|score = 2-4 – 1-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = M O’Malley (1-0) & T Hoban (0-4, one free).

|stadium = Sligo

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=14 July 1940
Semi-Final Replay

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}

|score = 0-7 – 3-2

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = G Ormsby (0-2), P Moclair (2-0) & sub J Laffey (1-0).

|stadium = Sligo

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=21 July 1940
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

|score = 1-7 – 0-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =G Ormsby (0-1), P Laffey (0-1) & M O’Malley (0-3).

|stadium = St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date=5 May 1940
Preliminary Round

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

|score = 1-7 – 1-6

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Geraldine Park, Athy

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=19 May 1940
Preliminary Round

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

|score = 1-13 – 1-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Naas

|attendance =

|referee = G Higgins

}}

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{{football box

|date=12 May 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

|score = 3-11– 1-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Longford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=19 May 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}

|score = 1-9– 2-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=2 June 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

|score = 3-4– 0-4

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=23 June 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

|score = 2-6 – 0-8

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =A.O'Leary 0-3, R.Martin 0-2, T.Mulhall, B.Dunne, T.Dalton 0-1.

|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=7 July 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

|score = 1-7 – 0-4

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=14 July 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

|score = 0-7 – 2-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Geraldine Park, Athy

|attendance =

|referee = T Kehoe (Wexford)

}}

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{{football box

|date=28 July 1940
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

|score = 2-7 – 1-7

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

|goals1 = Jackie Maye 2-0, Kevin Devin 0-4f, Tony Donnelly 0-2, Peter McDermott 0-1

|goals2 = Chris Delaney 0-5 (0-3f) and Danny Douglas 1-2

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance = 19,803

|referee = Dave Hamilton (Dublin)

}}

{{football box

|date=19 May 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 4-9 – 1-2

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}

|goals1 =Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (1-1), Murt Kelly (0-1), Tony McAuliffe (1-1), Dan Spring (1-3) & Jimmy O'Gorman (1-2).

|goals2 =

|stadium = Páirc Uí Chathaláin, Glin

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=19 May 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

|score = 2-7 – 1-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =R. Harmody (0-3), J. Young (1-1) & L. O’Sullivan (0-1).

|stadium = Mitchelstown

|attendance =

|referee = P. McKenna (Limerick)

}}

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{{football box

|date=19 May 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Clare|football}}

|score = 1-6 – 2-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = The Cricket Field, Kilrush

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=30 June 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 4-8 – 1-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

|goals1 =Johnny Walsh (0-1), Murt Kelly (0-2), Dan Spring (2-2), Jimmy Gawksie O'Gorman (2-1) & Sub: Jim Bawn Fitzgerald (0-2) for Jack Walsh.

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee = S. Murphy ( C )

}}

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{{football box

|date=30 June 1940
Semi-Final Replay

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Clare|football}}

|score = 1-3 – 2-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=21 July 1940
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 1-10 – 0-6

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}

|goals1 =Tom Gega O'Connor (0-2), Sean Brosnan (1-2), Murt Kelly (0-2) & Dan Spring (0-2).

|goals2 =

|stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date= 23 June 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

|score = 3-3 – 0-12

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 23 June 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

|score = 0-6 – 0-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Athletic Grounds, Armagh

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 30 June 1940
Quarter-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Down|football}}

|score = 3-8 – 2-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 7 July 1940
Quarter-Final Replay

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

|score = 0-4 – 6-13

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 14 July 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

|score = 0-12 – 2-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bundoran

|attendance = 3,000

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 14 July 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}

|score = 2-3 – 2-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date= 21 July 1940
Semi-Final Replay

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}

|score = 1-3 – 0-8

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=28 July 1940
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

|score = 4-10 – 1-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date=18 August 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

|score = 3-8 – 2-5

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=18 August 1940
Semi-Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 3-4 – 0-8

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

|goals1 =Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Johnny Walsh (1-1) & Sean Brosnan (0-1).

|goals2 =

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date=22 September 1940
Final

|time =

|team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

|score = 0-7 – 1-3

|report =

|team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

|goals1 = Tom Gega O'Connor (0-1), Murt Kelly (0-2), Dan Spring (0-1), Charlie O'Sullivan (0-2) & Sub, Paddy Bawn Brosnan (0-1) for Dan Spring.

|goals2 = J. Duggan (1-0), B. Nestor, J. Dunne & J. Burke (0-1) each.

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance = 60,821

|referee = Seamus Burke, (Kildare)

}}

• 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.

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