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1940 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1940 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 52nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 28 January 1940. The championship began on 31 March 1940 and ended on 15 September 1940.

1940 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates31 March 1940 – 15 September 1940
Teams17
Champions Beara (4th title)
D. O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-up Millstreet
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored56 (3.73 per match)
Points scored146 (9.73 per match)
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Clonakilty were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Beara at the quarter-final stage.

On 15 September 1940, Beara won the championship following a 2–08 to 1–07 defeat of Millstreet in the final at Skibbereen Town Park.[1] This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1934.

Results

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First round

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31 March 1940 First round Collins 4-04 - 2-04 Avondhu Mallow Town Park
14 April 1940 First round Dohenys 2-05 - 3-08 Beara Bantry Sportsfield
14 April 1940 First round Seandún 1-03 - 2-07 Duhallow Millstreet Sportsfield
21 April 1940 First round Clonakilty 3-04 - 0-01 Kilmurry Dunmanway Sportsfield
28 April 1940 First round Imokilly 2-01 - 3-06 St. Nicholas' Castlemartyr Sportsfield
12 May 1940 First round Macroom 3-03 - 3-07 Midleton The Mardyke
12 May 1940 First round Carbery 2-04 - 5-03 Sarsfields Bandon Sportsfield
7 July 1940 First round Bantry 0-05 - 1-07 Dromtarriffe Castle Grounds

Quarter-finals

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7 July 1940 Quarter-final Clonakilty 1-04 - 2-07 Beara Clonakilty Sportsfield
7 July 1940 Quarter-final Dromtarriffe 1-07 - 0-05 Bantry Castle Grounds
14 July 1940 Quarter-final Duhallow 1-06 - 1-04 St. Nicholas' Coachford Sportsfield
14 July 1940 Quarter-final Millstreet 3-06 - 1-04 Midleton Coachford Sportsfield

Semi-finals

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11 August 1940 Semi-final Millstreet 2-06 - 0-06 Duhallow Millstreet Sportsfield
1 September 1940 Semi-final Beara 3-02 - 2-02 Dromtarriffe Dunmanway Sportsfield

Final

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15 September 1940 Final Beara 2-08 - 1-07 Millstreet Skibbereen Town Park

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Beara win their first title since 1934.
  • Millstreet qualify for the final for the first time.
  • Avondhu objected to Collins fielding a team, however, this objection was rejected. In spite of this, Collins withdrew from the championship.

References

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  1. ^ "The glory days for Beara football". The Southern Star. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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