1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (14th win)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Meath
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
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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 Dublin in the all-time standings.

Results

Connacht Championship

Sligo v Mayo

30 June 1940 Semi-Final

Sligo	2-4 – 1-7	Mayo

Sligo

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Sligo v Mayo

30 June 1940 Semi-Final Replay

Sligo	0-7 – 3-2	Mayo

Sligo

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Galway v Mayo

21 July 1940 Final

Galway	1-7 – 0-5	Mayo

Roscommon

Leinster Championship

Offaly v Wicklow

19 May 1940

Offaly	1-13 – 1-5	Wicklow

Naas Referee: G Higgins

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Offaly v Kildare

23 June 1940 Quarter-Final

Offaly	2-6 – 0-8	Kildare

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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Offaly v Laois

14 July 1940 Semi-Final

Offaly	0-7 – 2-7	Laois

Athy Referee: T Kehoe

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Meath v Laois

28 July 1940 Final

Meath	2-7 – 1-7	Laois

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Championship

Kerry v Limerick

19 May 1940 Quarter-Final

Kerry	4-9 – 1-2	Limerick

Glin

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Tipperary v Cork

19 May 1940 Quarter-Final

Tipperary	2-7 – 1-5	Cork

Mitchelstown

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Kerry v Tipperary

30 June 1940 Semi-Final

Kerry	4-8 – 1-5	Tipperary

Cork

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Clare v Waterford

June 1940 Semi-Final

Clare	1-6 – 2-3	Waterford

Kilrush

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Clare v Waterford

June 1940 Semi-Final

Clare	1-3 – 2-5	Waterford

Dungarvan

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Kerry v Waterford

21 July 1940 Final

Kerry	1-10 – 0-6	Waterford

Waterford

Ulster Championship

Antrim v Cavan

23 June 1940 Quarter-Final

Antrim	3-3 – 0-12	Cavan

Corrigan Park, Belfast

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Donegal v Armagh

23 June 1940 Quarter-Final

Donegal	0-6 – 0-5	Armagh

Armagh

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Down v Tyrone

30 June 1940 Quarter-Final

Down	3-8 – 2-5	Tyrone

Newcastle

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Antrim v Cavan

7 July 1940 Quarter-Final Replay

Antrim	0-4 – 6-13	Cavan

Cavan

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Cavan v Donegal

14 July 1940 Semi-Final

Cavan	0-12 – 2-3	Donegal

Bundoran Attendance: 3,000

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Monaghan v Down

14 July 1940 Semi-Final

Monaghan	2-3 – 2-3	Down

Castleblayney

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Monaghan v Down

21 July 1940 Semi-Final Replay

Monaghan	1-3 – 0-8	Down

Newcastle

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Cavan v Down

28 July 1940 Final

Cavan	4-10 – 1-5	Down

Cavan

All-Ireland Championship

Galway v Meath

18 August 1940 Semi-Final

Galway	3-8 – 2-5	Meath

Croke Park, Dublin

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Kerry v Cavan

18 August 1940 Semi-Final

Kerry	3-4 – 0-8	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin

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Kerry v Galway

22 September 1940 Final

Kerry	0-7 – 1-3	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin