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

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.

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

Connacht Minor Football Championship

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
Croke Park, Dublin
GK 1 Tom Murphy (Clonguish)
RCB 2 Pat Fagan (Seán Connolly's)
FB 3 Charlie Baxter (Whiterock Slashers)
LCB 4 Barney McGoey (Clonguish)
RHB 5 Kevin Clinton (Clonguish)
CHB 6 Paddy McGrath (St Brigid's, Killashee)
LHB 7 Joe Kane (Seán Connolly's)
MF 8 Jimmy Reilly (Mullinalaghta)
MF 9 T. Daly (St Mel's College)
RHF 10 Joe McGuire (Killoe Young Emmets)
CHF 11 Christy McGoey (Clonguish)
LHF 12 Paddy Lehane (St Mel's College)
RCF 13 Kevin Banks (Whiterock Slashers)
FF 14 Pete Beirne (Clonguish)
LCF 15 Johnny McDermott (St Brigid's, Killashee)
GK 1 Ben Connolly (St. Mary's College)
RCB 2 Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College)
FB 3 Peter Woods (Glyde Rangers)
LCB 4 Tommy Quigley (Dundalk Young Irelands)
RHB 5 Kevin Devine (St. Mary's College) (c)
CHB 6 Ned Reay (St Magdalene's)
LHB 7 J. Clarke (Castlebellingham)
MF 8 E. McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)
MF 9 Ollie Halpin (St Magdalene's)
RHF 10 Chris O'Higgins (St. Mary's College)
CHF 11 Jack Bransfield (St. Mary's College)
LHF 12 Jimmy Fay (St. Mary's College)
RCF 13 P. Smith (Drogheda Davitts)
FF 14 P. Regan (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF 15 Willie Larkin (Dundalk Young Irelands)
Substitutes:
16 Joe Leonard (Dundalk Gaels) for Quigley

Munster Minor Football Championship[edit]

Ulster Minor Football Championship[edit]

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship[edit]

Semi-Finals

Final

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

References[edit]

  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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