1940 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1940 Railway Cup
Dates25 February – 17 March 1940
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Champions Munster (9th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored14 (7 per match)
Points scored22 (11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Leinster.svg Jimmy Phelan (3-01)
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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.

Contents

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

Semi-final

25 February 1940Semi-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 1940Final 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

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Phelan Leinster 3-0110110.00
2 Mick Brophy Leinster 3-00924.50
1 Paddy McMahon Munster 2-01717.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Phelan Leinster 3-0110 Munster
2 Paddy McMahon Munster 2-017 Leinster
3 Mick Brophy Leinster 2-006 Munster
4 Johnny Quirke Munster 1-025 Leinster
5 Mick Mackey Munster 0-044 Leinster

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