1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

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
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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. 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

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Westmeath v Meath

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

Laois v Offaly

12 May 1940 Quarter-final

Laois

4-08 - 3-04

Offaly

St. Brendan's Park, Birr

Westmeath v Wexford

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

Dublin v Laois

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.

Kilkenny v Westmeath

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

Kilkenny v Dublin

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)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Tipperary v Cork

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

Limerick v Waterford

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.

Cork v Clare

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.

Limerick v Waterford

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

Limerick v Cork

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)

Limerick v Cork

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)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Limerick v Galway

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

Limerick v Kilkenny

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).