| 1939 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 4th (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Runners up | |||
| 1939 record | Wins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 5 | |||
| Points scored | For: 219; Against: 158 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Alan Tuohey (12) | |||
| Goals | Fred Felsch (34) | |||
| Points | Fred Felsch (77) | |||
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The 1939 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 32nd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season fourth.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Balmain | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 115 | +134 | 22 |
| 2 |  St. George | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 169 | +99 | 20 |
| 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 155 | +79 | 20 |
| 4 |  South Sydney | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 219 | 158 | +61 | 18 |
| 5 |  Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 192 | 184 | +8 | 16 |
| 6 |  Western Suburbs | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 148 | 213 | -65 | 6 |
| 7 |  North Sydney | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 129 | 272 | -143 | 6 |
| 8 |  Newtown | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 297 | -173 | 4 |
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. George | Loss | 15 – 33 | Saturday 22 April | Earl Park | [1] | |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | Win | 8 – 6 | Tuesday 25 April | Sports Ground | 3,000 | [2] |
| 3 | Newtown | Win | 24 – 2 | Saturday 29 April | Henson Oval | 6,000 | [3] |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 12 – 0 | Saturday 6 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 8,000 | [4] |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Loss | 4 – 9 | Saturday 13 May | Sports Ground | 6,000 | [5] |
| 6 | Balmain | Win | 13 – 11 | Saturday 20 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 18,700 | [6] |
| 7 | North Sydney | Win | 26 – 12 | Saturday 27 May | North Sydney Oval | 5,500 | [7] |
| 8 | St. George | Loss | 8 – 21 | Saturday 17 June | Sports Ground | 8,000 | [8] |
| 9 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 8 – 19 | Saturday 24 June | Pratten Park | [9] | |
| 10 | Newtown | Win | 13 – 8 | Saturday 1 July | Earl Park | [10] | |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Win | 13 – 6 | Saturday 8 July | Sports Ground | 7,000 | [11] |
| 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 17 – 12 | Saturday 15 July | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,600 | [12] |
| 13 | Balmain | Loss | 5 – 19 | Saturday 5 August | Sydney Cricket Ground | 11,200 | [13] |
| 14 | North Sydney | Win | 53 – 0 | Saturday 12 August | Sports Ground | [14] |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 St. George | 10–23 |  South Sydney | 26 August 1939 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Tom McMahon | 21,722 | ||
| Final | ||||||||
 Balmain | 33–4 | South Sydney | 2 September 1939 | Sydney Cricket Ground | George Bishop | 26,972 | [15] | |
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