1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

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.

1939 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamRoscommon (1st win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamMonaghan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWestmeath
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtRoscommon

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.[1]

Results

Final
Westmeath1-02–0-02 Louth
GK1H. Dunne
RCB2T. O'Byrne
FB3S. Casserley
LCB4E. Martin
RHB5J.F. Connolly
CHB6E. Casey
LHB7A. Coady
MF8M. Reynolds
MF9M. Meagher
RHF10J. Delaney
CHF11M. Farrelly
LHF12D. Fox
RCF13E. O'Rahilly
FF14S. Cashin
LCF15D. Lynam
GK1Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams)
RCB2Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College)
FB3Joey Meade (St Magdalene's)
LCB4P.J. White (Seán O'Mahony's)
RHB5M.G. Kenny (St. Mary's College)
CHB6Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) (c)
LHB7E. McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF8Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
MF9Petie McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)
RHF10Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)
CHF11Plunkett O'Callaghan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
LHF12Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham)
RCF13Paddy Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)
FF14B. Ward (Round Towers, Dromiskin)
LCF15Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
Substitutes:
16J. Coburn (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Ward

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-finals

13 August 1939 Semi-final Roscommon 0-10 - 1-04 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
20 August 1939 Semi-final Monaghan 0-05 - 1-01 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

24 September 1939 Final Roscommon 1-09 - 1-07 Monaghan Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • In the provincial championships there are a number of firsts as Cork, Roscommon and Westmeath win the respective Munster, Connacht and Leinster titles for the first time.

References

  1. "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. "Louth Minors Beaten". Dundalk Democrat. 5 August 1939.
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