1940 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1940 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 14th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 25 February and 17 March 1940. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

1940 Railway Cup
Dates25 February – 17 March 1940
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
ChampionsMunster (9th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored14 (7 per match)
Points scored22 (11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jimmy Phelan (3-01)
1939 (Previous) (Next) 1941

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1940, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4–09 to 5–04 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 9th Railway Cup title overall and their fourth in succession.

Leinster's Jimmy Phelan was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 3-01.

Results

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Semi-final

25 February 1940 Semi-final Leinster 4-05 - 1-04 Connacht St. Brendan's Park, Birr
M Brophy 2-0, S O'Brien 1-0, P Farrell 1-0, J Walsh 0-3, J Langton 0-1, P Phelan 0-1. J Hanniffy 1-0, MJ Flaherty 0-1, Forde 0-1, DJ Costelloe 0-1, T Lambert 0-1.

Final

17 March 1940 Final Munster 4-09 - 5-04 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
P McMahon 2-1, J Quirke 1-2, M Mackey 0-4, M Brennan 1-0, J Mackey 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. J Phelan 3-1, M Brophy 1-0, P Phelan 0-2, S O'Brien 1-0, P Farrell 0-1.

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Phelan Leinster 3-01 10 1 10.00
2 Mick Brophy Leinster 3-00 9 2 4.50
1 Paddy McMahon Munster 2-01 7 1 7.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Phelan Leinster 3-01 10 Munster
2 Paddy McMahon Munster 2-01 7 Leinster
3 Mick Brophy Leinster 2-00 6 Munster
4 Johnny Quirke Munster 1-02 5 Leinster
5 Mick Mackey Munster 0-04 4 Leinster

Sources

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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