1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May – 1 September 1940 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (6th win) |
| Captain | Mick Mackey |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Jim Langton |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Paddy McMahon (7-02) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1939 1941 → | |
The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 1 September 1940.
The championship was won by Limerick who secured the title following a 3–7 to 1–7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 6th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
Teams
Overview
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1939 championship.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1931 | 1931 | 1939–40 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1938 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–31 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1939 | 1939 | 1932–33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1936 | 1936 | 1937–38 |
| Meath | Green and gold | |||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1937 | 1937 | 1927–28 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1938 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | |
Results
First round
| 5 May 1940 First round | Westmeath | 5–07 – 2–01 | Meath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| Raleigh 1–1, McNiece 1–1, S Hegarty 0–4, O'Brien 1–0, Dixon 1–0, Leonard 1–0, Smith 0–1. | McGrath 1–1, Clarke 1–0. |
Quarter-finals
| 12 May 1940 Quarter-final | Laois | 4–08 – 3–04 | Offaly | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| 26 May 1940 Quarter-final | Westmeath | 2–05 – 2–04 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Colbert 2–0, S Hegarty 0–2, J Raleigh 0–1, E O'Brien 0–1, F White 0–1. | A Kealy 1–1, G Butler 1–0, J Duggan 0–1, P Boggan 0–1, M Byrne 0–1. | Referee: E McMahon (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
| 9 June 1940 Semi-final | Dublin | 2–08 – 1–08 | Laois | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| N Wade 0–4, M McSweeney 1–0, M Brophy 1–0, D Devitt 0–2, M O'Brien 0–1, M McDonnell 0–1. | D Griffin 1–2, T Fitzpatrick 0–3, D Cranny 0–2, P Norton 0–1. |
| 14 June 1940 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 3–16 – 1–05 | Westmeath | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| J Phelan 1–3, J Langton 1–2, J Kelly 1–2, P Phelan 1–2, J O'Brien 0–3, J Walsh 0–2, M Gargan 0–1, B Hinks 0–1. | S Hegarty 0–4, R Colbert 1–0, C Boland 0–1. |
Final
| 21 July 1940 Final | Kilkenny | 3–06 – 2–05 | Dublin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| J Langton 1–2, J Mulcahy 1–2, J Phelan 1–0, S O'Brien 0–1, M Gargan 0–1. | M McSweeney 1–0, M Brophy 1–0, C Downes 0–1, H Gray 0–1, M Maher 0–1, J Byrne 0–1, N Wade 0–1. | Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly) |
Quarter-final
| 2 June 1940 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2–06 – 6–03 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| J Looby 2–0, J Cooney 0–2, J Maher 0–1, T Mason 0–1, P Flanagan 0–1, T Doyle 0–1. | T O'Sullivan 2–0, D Moylan 1–1, J Barrett 1–0, W Campbell 1–0, M Brennan 1–0, J Quirke 0–2. | Referee: J Roche (Limerick) |
Semi-finals
| 16 June 1940 Semi-final | Limerick | 4–02 – 3–05 | Waterford | FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney |
| P McMahon 1–0, J Power 1–0, D Stokes 1–0, J Mackey 1–0, M Mackey 0–1, P Clohessy 0–1. | Greene 2–0, Wyse 1–0, C Moylan 0–3, M Hickey 0–2. |
| 7 July 1940 Semi-final | Cork | 7–06 – 3–05 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| T O'Sullivan 4–0, J Lynch 1–4, B Dineen 1–0, D Moylan 1–0, M Brennan 0–1, C Ring 0–1. | Halloran 0–4, Flynn 1–0, P Loughnane 1–0, P Moloney 1–0, O'Grady 0–1. |
| 14 July 1940 Semi-final replay | Limerick | 3–05 – 3–03 | Waterford | Clonmel Sportsfield, Clonmel |
| J Roche 2–0, J Power 1–2, M Mackey 0–2, T Ryan 0–1. | W Barron 1–1, D Goode 1–0, S Wyse 1–0, J Rheinish 0–1, T Greaney 0–1. | Referee: S Bourke (Clare) |
Final
| 28 July 1940 Final | Limerick | 4–03 – 3–06 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| P McMahon 3–0, J Mackey 1–0, D Stokes 0–2, J Roche 0–1. | J Quirke 1–2, T O'Sullivan 1–0, J Young 1–0, C Ring 0–2, C Buckley 0–1, W Campbell 0–1. | Referee: D Ryan (Kerry) |
| 4 August 1940 Final replay | Limerick | 3–03 – 2–04 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| P McMahon 2–0, D Stoke 1–0, M Mackey 0–2, J Mackey 0–1, | J Lynch 1–1, T O'SUllivan 1–0, J Quirke 0–2, C Ring 0–1. | Referee: D Ryan (Kerry) |
Semi-final
| 11 August 1940 Semi-final | Limerick | 3–06 – 0–05 | Galway | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| M Mackey 1–3, P McMahon 1–2, N Chawke 1–1. | C Boyle 0–2, MJ Flaherty 0–2, M Loughnane 0–1. | Referee: J Regan (Cork) |
Final
| 1 September 1940 Final | Limerick | 3–07 – 1–07 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Power 1–2, D Stokes 1–0, J Mackey 1–0, M Mackey 0–3, P Clohessy 0–1, T Ryan 0–1, | T Leahy 1–1, J Langton 0–2, J Phelan 0–1, J Mulcahy 0–1, J Walsh 0–1, S O'Brien 0–1. | Referee: JJ Callanan (Tipperary) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy McMahon | Limerick | 7-02 | 23 | 6 | 3.83 |
| 2 | Ted O'Sullivan | Cork | 7-00 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Mick Mackey | Limerick | 1–11 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Jackie Power | Limerick | 3-04 | 13 | 6 | 2.16 |
| 5 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
- ^ "All-Ireland final 1940". Memory Lane Limerick. Retrieved 17 October 2015.