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1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Galway (3rd win)
Captain John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain Bill Kinnerk
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Laois
Ulster Monaghan
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
1937
1939

The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 52nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Galway won their third title ending Kerry's year. [1] [2] [3]

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual, with a rotation system of every 3rd season from this year onwards meaning for 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:

  • Connacht V. Ulster
  • Munster V. Leinster

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway3-11 – 2-3 Sligo

Galway0-8 – 0-5 Mayo
P Flannelly (0-4, three frees) & P Moclair (0-1).
Attendance: 20,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Louth2-4 – 0-3 Westmeath

Carlow2-5 – 2-5 Wicklow

Offaly1-7 – 2-4 Wexford
Referee: M Hennessy (Dublin)

Carlow5-9 – 1-7 Wicklow

Offaly1-9 – 1-5 Wexford
Referee: M Hennessy (Dublin)

Kildare4-7 – 3-5 Dublin
P.Geoghegan 2-0, J.Martin 1-3, M.Geraghty 0-2, P.Waters, G.Comerford 0-1 (1-0 was a forward scramble).

Laois2-5 – 2-2 Louth

Meath4-4 – 2-7 Carlow

Offaly2-4 – 0-8 Longford
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Seamus Burke

Laois4-6 – 2-3 Meath

Offaly0-6 – 4-8 Kildare
M.Geraghty, P.O'Brien, P.Geoghegan 1-1, W.Ryan 1-0, T.Mulhall 0-2, G.Comerford, C.Higgins 0-1.
Referee: C Nolan

Laois2-8 – 1-3 Kildare
Chris Delaney 0-4 (0-3f), Ned Begley and Jack McDarby 1-0 each, Danny Douglas and Mick Haughney 0-2 each Tom Mulhall 1-1, P. Geoghegan and Joe Martin (0-1f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 17,979
Referee: Dave Hamilton (Dublin)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry2-6 – 0-1 Clare
Johnny Walsh (1-1), Eugene Powell (0-1), Murt Kelly (1-3) & Martin Regan (0-1).

Tipperary1-10 – 1-8 Waterford
Referee: D. Ryan (Kerry)

Cork2-7 – 2-3 Limerick
R. Kiely (0-1), F. Healy (1-2), A. Ricken (0-1) & T. O’Reilly (1-2).

Kerry2-6 – 1-3 Tipperary
Charlie O'Sullivan (0-2), Eugene Powell (0-2), Con Geaney (0-1), Tom Gega O'Connor (1-0), Martin Regan (1-0) & Sub Tim O'Leary (0-1).
Referee: T. Greaney (W)

Kerry4-14 – 0-6 Cork
S. Brosnan (0-2), P. Kennedy (1-1), C. O'Sullivan (0-1), T. McAuliffe (1-1), M. Regan (0-4), M. Doyle (2-1) & T. O'Leary (0-4). M. O’Connor & P. Harrington (0-2) each.

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Armagh2-5 – 1-4 Antrim

Monaghan3-3 – 0-6 Tyrone

Cavan3-10 – 1-4 Fermanagh

Monaghan0-7 – 0-6 Donegal

Cavan1-4 – 2-7 Armagh
Attendance: 8,000

Monaghan2-5 – 2-2 Armagh

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway2-10 – 2-3 Monaghan

Kerry2-6 – 2-4 Laois
Tony McAuliffe (0-2), Charlie O'Sullivan (1-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Murt Kelly (1-1) & John Joe Landers (0-1).

Galway3-3 – 2-6 Kerry
Sean Brosnan (0-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Tony McAuliffe (0-1), John Joe Landers (1-0), Miko Doyle (0-2) & Tim O'Leary (1-1).
Attendance: 68,950

Galway2-4 – 0-7 Kerry
Sean Brosnan (0-3), Charlie O'Sullivan (0-1) & Miko Doyle (0-3).
Attendance: 47,851
Referee: P. Maguire (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The Preliminary Round of the Leinster football championship saw 2 draws and replays, They were the matches between Carlow vs Wicklow and Offaly vs Wexford.
  • Laois become the last team until Offaly (1971-1973) to complete a triple of Leinster titles.
  • The All Ireland semi finals become Rotation of every 3 years from this years on words between the champions of each province.
  • The All-Ireland final for the only time in history ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the 2nd year in a row.

Roll of Honour

  • Dublin - 14 (1923)
  • Kerry - 12 (1937)
  • Wexford - 5 (1918)
  • Kildare - 4 (1928)
  • Tipperary - 4 (1920)
  • Galway - 3 (1938)
  • Cavan - 2 (1935)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)
  • Cork - 2 (1911)
  • Louth - 2 (1912)
  • Mayo - 1 (1936)

References

  1. ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Galway (3rd win)
Captain John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain Bill Kinnerk
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Laois
Ulster Monaghan
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
1937
1939

The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 52nd staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Galway won their third title ending Kerry's year. [1] [2] [3]

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual, with a rotation system of every 3rd season from this year onwards meaning for 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:

  • Connacht V. Ulster
  • Munster V. Leinster

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway3-11 – 2-3 Sligo

Galway0-8 – 0-5 Mayo
P Flannelly (0-4, three frees) & P Moclair (0-1).
Attendance: 20,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Louth2-4 – 0-3 Westmeath

Carlow2-5 – 2-5 Wicklow

Offaly1-7 – 2-4 Wexford
Referee: M Hennessy (Dublin)

Carlow5-9 – 1-7 Wicklow

Offaly1-9 – 1-5 Wexford
Referee: M Hennessy (Dublin)

Kildare4-7 – 3-5 Dublin
P.Geoghegan 2-0, J.Martin 1-3, M.Geraghty 0-2, P.Waters, G.Comerford 0-1 (1-0 was a forward scramble).

Laois2-5 – 2-2 Louth

Meath4-4 – 2-7 Carlow

Offaly2-4 – 0-8 Longford
Attendance: 8000
Referee: Seamus Burke

Laois4-6 – 2-3 Meath

Offaly0-6 – 4-8 Kildare
M.Geraghty, P.O'Brien, P.Geoghegan 1-1, W.Ryan 1-0, T.Mulhall 0-2, G.Comerford, C.Higgins 0-1.
Referee: C Nolan

Laois2-8 – 1-3 Kildare
Chris Delaney 0-4 (0-3f), Ned Begley and Jack McDarby 1-0 each, Danny Douglas and Mick Haughney 0-2 each Tom Mulhall 1-1, P. Geoghegan and Joe Martin (0-1f) 0-1 each
Attendance: 17,979
Referee: Dave Hamilton (Dublin)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry2-6 – 0-1 Clare
Johnny Walsh (1-1), Eugene Powell (0-1), Murt Kelly (1-3) & Martin Regan (0-1).

Tipperary1-10 – 1-8 Waterford
Referee: D. Ryan (Kerry)

Cork2-7 – 2-3 Limerick
R. Kiely (0-1), F. Healy (1-2), A. Ricken (0-1) & T. O’Reilly (1-2).

Kerry2-6 – 1-3 Tipperary
Charlie O'Sullivan (0-2), Eugene Powell (0-2), Con Geaney (0-1), Tom Gega O'Connor (1-0), Martin Regan (1-0) & Sub Tim O'Leary (0-1).
Referee: T. Greaney (W)

Kerry4-14 – 0-6 Cork
S. Brosnan (0-2), P. Kennedy (1-1), C. O'Sullivan (0-1), T. McAuliffe (1-1), M. Regan (0-4), M. Doyle (2-1) & T. O'Leary (0-4). M. O’Connor & P. Harrington (0-2) each.

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Armagh2-5 – 1-4 Antrim

Monaghan3-3 – 0-6 Tyrone

Cavan3-10 – 1-4 Fermanagh

Monaghan0-7 – 0-6 Donegal

Cavan1-4 – 2-7 Armagh
Attendance: 8,000

Monaghan2-5 – 2-2 Armagh

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway2-10 – 2-3 Monaghan

Kerry2-6 – 2-4 Laois
Tony McAuliffe (0-2), Charlie O'Sullivan (1-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Murt Kelly (1-1) & John Joe Landers (0-1).

Galway3-3 – 2-6 Kerry
Sean Brosnan (0-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-1), Tony McAuliffe (0-1), John Joe Landers (1-0), Miko Doyle (0-2) & Tim O'Leary (1-1).
Attendance: 68,950

Galway2-4 – 0-7 Kerry
Sean Brosnan (0-3), Charlie O'Sullivan (0-1) & Miko Doyle (0-3).
Attendance: 47,851
Referee: P. Maguire (Cavan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The Preliminary Round of the Leinster football championship saw 2 draws and replays, They were the matches between Carlow vs Wicklow and Offaly vs Wexford.
  • Laois become the last team until Offaly (1971-1973) to complete a triple of Leinster titles.
  • The All Ireland semi finals become Rotation of every 3 years from this years on words between the champions of each province.
  • The All-Ireland final for the only time in history ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the 2nd year in a row.

Roll of Honour

  • Dublin - 14 (1923)
  • Kerry - 12 (1937)
  • Wexford - 5 (1918)
  • Kildare - 4 (1928)
  • Tipperary - 4 (1920)
  • Galway - 3 (1938)
  • Cavan - 2 (1935)
  • Limerick - 2 (1896)
  • Cork - 2 (1911)
  • Louth - 2 (1912)
  • Mayo - 1 (1936)

References

  1. ^ "Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)

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