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1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1939 |
| dates | 7 May – 3 September 1939 |
| teams | 13 |
| munster | Cork |
| leinster | Kilkenny |
| matches | 12 |
| team | Kilkenny |
| titles | 12th |
| captain | Jimmy Walsh |
| team2 | Cork |
| captain2 | Jack Lynch |
| totalgoals | 91 (7.58 per game) |
| totalpoints | 116 (9.66 per game) |
| topscorer | Jim Langton (1–20) |
| previous | 1938 |
| next | 1940 |
The 1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 7 May 1939 and ended on 3 September 1939.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 3 September 1939 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and Cork, in what was their first meeting in a final in nine years. Kilkenny won the match by 2–07 to 3–03 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since 1935. The 1939 All-Ireland final remains one of the most iconic of all time. Played on the day that Britain declared war on Germany, the climax of the match took place during a terrific thunderstorm and earned the sobriquet of the "thunder and lightning final".
Kilkenny's Jim Langton was the championship's top scorer with 1–20.
Teams
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1938 championship. Wexford re-entered the championship after a one-year absence.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | All-Ireland | Provincial | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | ||
| Cork | Red and white | 1931 | 1931 | 1929–30 | |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1938 | 1938–39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–31 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1935 | 1937 | 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 |
Results
[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]
First round
Second round
Wexford received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]
First round
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]
Semi-final
Final
Championship statistics
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1–20 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 2 | Ted O'Sullivan | Cork | 7-01 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 3 | Paddy McMahon | Limerick | 6-00 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Willie Delaney | Laois | 5-01 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 5 | K. Whelan | Wexford | 5-00 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Paddy McSweeney | Dublin | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Mick Brophy | Dublin | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| Paddy Norton | Laois | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| Jack Lynch | Cork | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 | |
| 10 | Mick Falvey | Meath | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Bill Loughnane | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| P. Farrell | Meath | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Delaney | Laois | 4-01 | 13 | Meath |
| 2 | Paddy Norton | Laois | 4-00 | 12 | Meath |
| K. Whelan | Wexford | 4-00 | 12 | Offaly | |
| 4 | Mick Falvey | Meath | 3-01 | 10 | Westmeath |
| Bill Loughnane | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford | |
| 6 | Paddy McSweeney | Dublin | 3-00 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| Ted O'Sullivan | Cork | 3-00 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Paddy McMahon | Limerick | 3-00 | 9 | Clare | |
| Mick Brophy | Dublin | 3-00 | 9 | Wexford | |
| 10 | Timmy Fitzpatrick | Laois | 2-02 | 8 | Meath |
| Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway |
Miscellaneous
- Kilkenny's victory over Cork in the All-Ireland final was the fourth time that Kilkenny beat them by just a single point. Previous one-point wins came in 1904, 1907 and 1912. Among the attendance was the poet Louis MacNeice who was visiting Dublin.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
- Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
References
References
- McEvoy, Enda. (3 September 2014). "75 years ago thunder rolled at Croke Park on eve of world war". Irish Examiner.
- Roche, Barry. (24 March 2017). "Epic ‘Thunder and Lightning Final’ recalled at auction in Cork". Irish Times.
- Fahey, Denis. (2 September 2014). "Thunder, lightning, hurling, war and an Emergency". Irish Times.
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