1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Match

This year's final was played on 22 September.

Summary

Joe Duggan scored a goal for Galway just before half-time, but Kerry hit four points in the second half to secure a narrow victory. The game was plagued by fouls, sixty-two frees being awarded in all.

It was the first of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1940s.

It was also the first of three consecutive All-Ireland SFC finals lost by Galway.

With their 1940 win, Kerry reached 14 All-Ireland SFC titles, drawing level with Dublin. Dublin had been in the lead since 1892. In 1941, Kerry would take the lead; Dublin equalled the new total in 1942, but never again managed to surpass Kerry's total.

Details

Final

Kerry

• 1 D. O'Keeffe
• 2 B. Myers
• 3 J. Keohane
• 4 T. Healy
• 5 B. Dillon
• 6 B. Casey
• 7 E. Walsh
• 8 S. Brosnan
• 9 J. Walsh
• 10 J. O'Gorman
• 11 T. O'Connor
• 12 P. Kennedy
• 13 M. Kelly
• 14 D. Spring (c)
• 15 C. O'Sullivan

;Sub used : P. B. Brosnan for D. Spring

;Trainer : C. Brosnan

Galway

• 1 J. McGauran
• 2 M. Raftery
• 3 M. Connaire
• 4 D. O'Sullivan
• 5 F. Cunniffe
• 6 B. Beggs
• 7 C. Connolly
• 8 J. Dunne (c)
• 9 J. Duggan
• 10 J. Flavin
• 11 J. Burke
• 12 J. Canavan
• 13 M. Higgins
• 13 N. Mulholland
• 14 B. Nestor

References

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