1938 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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.[1][2][3]
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | John "Tull" Dunne. (St Grellan's, Ballinasloe) |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Monaghan |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
← 1937 1939 → | |
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 Championship
| Galway | 3-11 – 2-3 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 0-8 – 0-5 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
St. Coman's Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 20,000
Leinster Championship
| Louth | 2-4 – 0-3 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 2-5 – 2-5 | Wicklow |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 1-7 – 2-4 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
Nolan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: M Hennessy
| Carlow | 5-9 – 1-7 | Wicklow |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 1-9 – 1-5 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: M Hennessy
| Kildare | 4-7 – 3-5 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Laois | 2-5 – 2-2 | Louth |
|---|---|---|
| Meath | 4-4 – 2-7 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 2-4 – 0-8 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| Laois | 4-6 – 2-3 | Meath |
|---|---|---|
| Offaly | 0-6 – 4-8 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: C Nolan
| Laois | 2-8 – 1-3 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
Munster Championship
| Kerry | 2-6 – 0-1 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| Tipperary | 1-10 – 1-8 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
Referee: D. Ryan (Kerry)
| Cork | 2-7 – 2-3 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 2-6 – 1-3 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
Referee: T. Greaney (W)
| Kerry | 4-14 – 0-6 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
Ulster Championship
| Armagh | 2-5 – 1-4 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| Monaghan | 3-3 – 0-6 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 3-10 – 1-4 | Fermanagh |
|---|---|---|
| Monaghan | 0-7 – 0-6 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 1-4 – 2-7 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 8,000
| Monaghan | 2-5 – 2-2 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
All-Ireland Championship
| Galway | 2-10 – 2-3 | Monaghan |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 2-6 – 2-4 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3-3 – 2-6 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 68,950
| Galway | 2-4 – 0-7 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
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.
References
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