| 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 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.
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1939 championship.
| 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 | |
First round
| 5 May 1940First 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 1940Quarter-final | Laois | 4-08 - 3-04 | Offaly | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| 26 May 1940Quarter-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 1940Semi-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 1940Semi-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 1940Final | 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 1940Quarter-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 1940Semi-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 1940Semi-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 1940Semi-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 1940Final | 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 1940Final 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 1940Semi-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 1940Final | 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) |
| 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 |
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