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.
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.
Results Connacht Minor Football Championship
Munster Minor Football Championship
Ulster Minor Football Championship
Leinster Minor Football Championship
Final
GK1 Harry Dunne (Kinnegad)RCB2 Tom Beirne (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)FB3 Jack Casserly (Milltown)LCB4 Ned Martin (Rosemount)RHB5 Dessie Delaney (St Finian's College) CHB6 Ted Casey (Drumraney)LHB7 Anthony Coady (Moate All Whites)MF8 Michael Reynolds (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)MF9 Tom Maher (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)RHF10 Kevin Boland (Rosemount)CHF11 Michael Farrelly (St Finian's College)LHF12 Dinny Fox (St Finian's College)RCF13 Eddie O'Reilly (St Finian's College)FF14 Donie O'Donovan (Multyfarnham Franciscan College)LCF15 Billy Cashin (Ballynacargy) GK1 Colm Browne (Cooley Kickhams)RCB2 Brendan Burke (St. Mary's College)FB3 Joey Meade (St Magdalene's)LCB4 P.J. White (Seán O'Mahony's)RHB5 Gerard Kenny (St. Mary's College)CHB6 Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) (c)LHB7 Teddy McArdle (Dundalk Young Irelands)MF8 Jack Regan (Dundalk Gaels)MF9 Petie McKevitt (Cooley Kickhams)RHF10 Jackie Kiernan (St Magdalene's)CHF11 Plunkett O'Callaghan (Dundalk Young Irelands)LHF12 Phil McCourt (Castlebellingham)RCF13 Paddy Cunningham (Dundalk Young Irelands)FF14 Brian Ward (Round Towers, Dromiskin)LCF15 Frank Fagan (Dundalk Young Irelands)Substitutes: 16 James Coburn (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Ward
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Miscellaneous
In the provincial championships there were a number of firsts as Cork, Roscommon and Westmeath won the respective Munster, Connacht and Leinster titles for the first time.
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