1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Cavan (2nd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Longford
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Galway

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.

Results

Leinster Minor Football Championship

Louth v Carlow

10 July Semi-Final (Draw)

Louth

1–05 - 1–05

Carlow

Croke Park, Dublin

Louth v Carlow

31 July Semi-Final (Replay)

Louth

3–06 - 2–06

Carlow

Parnell Park, Dublin

Longford v Laois

31 July Semi-Final

Longford

0–07 - 1–03

Laois

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Final

7 August

Longford	3-06–2-08	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 Tommy 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 Devin (St. Mary's College) (c) CHB 6 Ned Reay (St Magdalene's) LHB 7 Joseph Clarke (Castlebellingham) MF 8 Teddy 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 Paddy Regan (Dundalk Gaels) LCF 15 Willie Larkin (Dundalk Young Irelands) Substitutes: 16 Joe Leonard (Dundalk Gaels) for Quigley

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Final

Cavan v Kerry

25 September 1938 Final

Cavan

3-03 - 0-08

Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin