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.
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:
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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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 1 2 3 1940 All Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipAll Ireland ChampionsWinning teamKerry 14th win CaptainSean BrosnanAll Ireland FinalistsLosing teamGalwayCaptainJohn Tull DunneProvincial ChampionsMunsterKerryLeinsterMeathUlsterCavanConnachtGalwayChampionship statistics 1939 1941 Contents 1 Format 1 1 Provincial Championships format changes 1 1 1 Leinster Championship format change 1 1 2 Munster Championship format change 1 2 All Ireland semi finals system 2 Results 2 1 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2 2 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2 3 Munster Senior Football Championship 2 4 Ulster Senior Football Championship 2 5 All Ireland Senior Football Championship 3 Championship statistics 3 1 Miscellaneous 4 ReferencesFormat EditProvincial Championships format changes Edit Leinster Championship format change Edit A reduced amount of counties in the championship of 1940 Munster Championship format change Edit There is normal format of 2 Quarter finals vs 2 Semi finals in place All Ireland semi finals system Edit 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 LeinsterResults EditConnacht Senior Football Championship Edit 30 June 1940Semi FinalSligo2 4 1 7MayoM O Malley 1 0 amp T Hoban 0 4 one free Sligo 14 July 1940Semi Final ReplaySligo0 7 3 2MayoG Ormsby 0 2 P Moclair 2 0 amp sub J Laffey 1 0 Sligo 21 July 1940FinalGalway1 7 0 5MayoG Ormsby 0 1 P Laffey 0 1 amp M O Malley 0 3 St Coman s Park Roscommon Leinster Senior Football Championship Edit 5 May 1940Preliminary RoundLaois1 7 1 6CarlowGeraldine Park Athy 19 May 1940Preliminary RoundOffaly1 13 1 5WicklowNaasReferee G Higgins 12 May 1940Quarter FinalMeath3 11 1 7LongfordCusack Park Mullingar 19 May 1940Quarter FinalDublin1 9 2 5LouthPairc Tailteann Navan 2 June 1940Quarter FinalLaois3 4 0 4WexfordDr Cullen Park Carlow 23 June 1940Quarter FinalOffaly2 6 0 8KildareA O Leary 0 3 R Martin 0 2 T Mulhall B Dunne T Dalton 0 1 O Moore Park Portlaoise 7 July 1940Semi FinalMeath1 7 0 4DublinSt Conleth s Park Newbridge 14 July 1940Semi FinalOffaly0 7 2 7LaoisGeraldine Park AthyReferee T Kehoe Wexford 28 July 1940FinalMeath2 7 1 7LaoisJackie Maye 2 0 Kevin Devin 0 4f Tony Donnelly 0 2 Peter McDermott 0 1 Chris Delaney 0 5 0 3f and Danny Douglas 1 2Croke Park DublinAttendance 19 803Referee Dave Hamilton Dublin Munster Senior Football Championship Edit 19 May 1940Quarter FinalKerry4 9 1 2LimerickTom Gega O Connor 0 1 Jimmy Gawksie O Gorman 1 1 Murt Kelly 0 1 Tony McAuliffe 1 1 Dan Spring 1 3 amp Jimmy O Gorman 1 2 Pairc Ui Chathalain Glin 19 May 1940Quarter FinalTipperary2 7 1 5CorkR Harmody 0 3 J Young 1 1 amp L O Sullivan 0 1 MitchelstownReferee P McKenna Limerick 19 May 1940Semi FinalClare1 6 2 3WaterfordThe Cricket Field Kilrush 30 June 1940Semi FinalKerry4 8 1 5TipperaryJohnny Walsh 0 1 Murt Kelly 0 2 Dan Spring 2 2 Jimmy Gawksie O Gorman 2 1 amp Sub Jim Bawn Fitzgerald 0 2 for Jack Walsh Cork Athletic Grounds CorkReferee S Murphy C 30 June 1940Semi Final ReplayClare1 3 2 5WaterfordFraher Field Dungarvan 21 July 1940FinalKerry1 10 0 6WaterfordTom Gega O Connor 0 2 Sean Brosnan 1 2 Murt Kelly 0 2 amp Dan Spring 0 2 Walsh Park Waterford Ulster Senior Football Championship Edit 23 June 1940Quarter FinalAntrim3 3 0 12CavanCorrigan Park Belfast 23 June 1940Quarter FinalDonegal0 6 0 5ArmaghAthletic Grounds Armagh 30 June 1940Quarter FinalDown3 8 2 5TyroneSt Patrick s Park Newcastle 7 July 1940Quarter Final ReplayAntrim0 4 6 13CavanBreffni Park Cavan 14 July 1940Semi FinalCavan0 12 2 3DonegalBundoranAttendance 3 000 14 July 1940Semi FinalMonaghan2 3 2 3DownSt Mary s Park Castleblayney 21 July 1940Semi Final ReplayMonaghan1 3 0 8DownSt Patrick s Park Newcastle 28 July 1940FinalCavan4 10 1 5DownBreffni Park Cavan All Ireland Senior Football Championship Edit 18 August 1940Semi FinalGalway3 8 2 5MeathCroke Park Dublin 18 August 1940Semi FinalKerry3 4 0 8CavanTom Gega O Connor 0 1 Johnny Walsh 1 1 amp Sean Brosnan 0 1 Croke Park Dublin Main article 1940 All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 22 September 1940 FinalKerry0 7 1 3GalwayTom Gega O Connor 0 1 Murt Kelly 0 2 Dan Spring 0 1 Charlie O Sullivan 0 2 amp Sub Paddy Bawn Brosnan 0 1 for Dan Spring Croke Park DublinAttendance 60 821Championship statistics EditMiscellaneous Edit 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 References Edit 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