1939 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| Dates | 26 February – 17 March 1939 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster | ||
| Champions | Munster (8th title) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 2 | ||
| Goals scored | 13 (6.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 17 (8.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Locky Byrne (3-01) | ||
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The 1939 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 13th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 26 February and 17 March 1939. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1939, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4–04 to 1–06 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 8th Railway Cup title overall and their third in succession.
Munster's Locky Byrne was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 3-01.
Results
[edit]Semi-final
| 26 February 1939 Semi-final | Munster | 8-05 - 0-02 | Connacht | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| M Brennan 2-1, C Moylan 2-1, L Byrne 2-1, J Quirke 1-1, M Mackey 1-0, J Mackey 0-1. | J Costello 0-1, J Hanniffy 0-1. |
Final
| 17 March 1939 Final | Leinster | 1-06 - 4-04 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Flynn 1-0, P Phelan 0-3, H Gray 0-1, M McDonald 0-1, M Gill 0-1. | J Mackey 1-0, M Mackey 1-0, L Byrne 1-0, J Mullane 1-0, N Wade 0-3, M Brennan 0-1. | Referee: I Harney (Galway) |
Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Locky Byrne | Munster | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Micka Brennan | Munster | 2-02 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Christy Moylan | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Mick Mackey | Munster | 2-00 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 5 | John Mackey | Munster | 1-01 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Johnny Quirke | Munster | 1-01 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micka Brennan | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | Connacht |
| Christy Moylan | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | Connacht | |
| Locky Byrne | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | Connacht | |
| 2 | Johnny Quirke | Munster | 1-01 | 4 | Connacht |
| 3 | Mick Mackey | Munster | 1-00 | 3 | Connacht |
| Mick Flynn | Leinster | 1-00 | 3 | Munster | |
| Mick Mackey | Munster | 1-00 | 3 | Leinster | |
| John Mackey | Munster | 1-00 | 3 | Leinster | |
| Locky Byrne | Munster | 1-00 | 3 | Leinster | |
| Jim Mullane | Munster | 1-00 | 3 | Leinster | |
| Paddy Phelan | Leinster | 0-03 | 3 | Munster | |
| Ned Wade | Munster | 0-03 | 3 | Leinster |
Sources
[edit]- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).