1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCavan (2nd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterLongford
UlsterCavan
ConnachtGalway

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.[1]

Results

Leinster Minor Football Championship
10 July Semi-Final (Draw) Louth 1–05 - 1–05 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin
31 July Semi-Final (Replay) Louth 3–06 - 2–06 Carlow
31 July[2] Semi-Final Longford 0–07 - 1–03 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Final
Longford3-06–2-08 Louth
Banks 2-0, Beirne 1-0, McGuire 0-3, McGoey 0-1, Lehane 0-1, McDermott 0-1
GK1Tom Murphy (Clonguish)
RCB2Pat Fagan (Seán Connolly's)
FB3Charlie Baxter (Whiterock Slashers)
LCB4Barney McGoey (Clonguish)
RHB5Kevin Clinton (Clonguish)
CHB6Paddy McGrath (St Brigid's, Killashee)
LHB7Joe Kane (Seán Connolly's)
MF8Jimmy Reilly (Mullinalaghta)
MF9T. Daly (St Mel's College)
RHF10Joe McGuire (Killoe Young Emmets)
CHF11Christy McGoey (Clonguish)
LHF12Paddy Lehane (St Mel's College)
RCF13Kevin Banks (Whiterock Slashers)
FF14Pete Beirne (Clonguish)
LCF15Johnny McDermott (St Brigid's, Killashee)
GK1Ben Connolly (St. Mary's College)
RCB2Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College)
FB3Peter Woods (Glyde Rangers)
LCB4Tommy Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB5Kevin Devine (St. Mary's College) (c)
CHB6Ned Reay (St Magdalene's)
LHB7J. Clarke (Castlebellingham)
MF8E. McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF9Ollie Halpin (St Magdalene's)
RHF10Chris O'Higgins (St. Mary's College)
CHF11Jack Bransfield (St. Mary's College)
LHF12Jimmy Fay (St. Mary's College)
RCF13P. Smith (Drogheda Davitts)
FF14P. Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF15Willie Larkin (Dundalk Young Irelands)
Substitutes:
16Joe Leonard (Dundalk Gaels) for Quigley

Munster Minor Football Championship

Ulster Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

25 September 1938 Final Cavan 3-03 - 0-08 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

References

  1. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. "Leinster Semi-Finals - A Double Reverse". Leinster Leader. 6 August 1938.
  3. "G.A.A. Notes". Dundalk Democrat. 13 August 1938.
  4. "1938 Leinster Minor Championship". Longford Gaelic Stats.
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