1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May – 3 September 1939 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny(12th win) |
| Captain | Jimmy Walsh |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Jack Lynch |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 12 |
| Goals total | 91 (7.58 per game) |
| Points total | 116 (9.66 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jim Langton(1-20) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1938 1940→ | |
The1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championshipwas the 53rd staging of theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championshipsince its establishment by theGaelic Athletic Associationin1887.The championship began on 7 May 1939 and ended on 3 September 1939.
Dublinentered the championship as thedefending champions,however, they were beaten byKilkennyin theLeinster final.
TheAll-Ireland finalwas played on 3 September 1939 atCroke ParkinDublin,between Kilkenny andCork,in what was their first meeting in a final innine years.Kilkenny won the match by 2–07 to 3–03 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since1935.The 1939 All-Ireland final remains one of the most iconic of all time.[1]Played on the day thatBritain 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".[2][3]
Kilkenny'sJim Langtonwas the championship's top scorer with 1-20.
Teams[edit]
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the1938 championship.Wexfordre-entered the championship after a one-year absence.
Team summaries[edit]
| 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[edit]
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship[edit]
First round
| 7 May 1939First round | Meath | 6-04 - 1-03 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann,Navan |
| M Falvey 3-1, P Farrell 2-0, M Leonard 1-1, T Donnelly 0-2. | T McGrath 1-2, J Skehal 0-1. |
| 7 May 1939First round | Wexford | 4-07 - 1-04 | Offaly | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| K Whelan 4-0, J Foley 0-4, T Butler 0-3. | M Dooley 1-0, P Egan 0-2, P Geoghegan 0-1, J Carroll 0-1. |
Second round
| 18 June 1939Second round | Laois | 12-07 - 4-02 | Meath | O'Connor Park,Tullamore |
| W Delaney 4-1, P Norton 4-0, T Fitzpatrick 2-2, Nolan 1-0, P Ruschitzko 1-0, P Farrell 0-2, F Jones 0-1, Dunphy 0-1. | Moran 1-1, Farrell 1-1, McInerney 1-0, Farnan 1-0. |
Wexford received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
| 18 June 1939Semi-final | Wexford | 2-03 - 10-07 | Dublin | Wexford Park,Wexford |
| K Whelan 1-0, J Foley 1-0, A Kealy 0-1, P Boggan 0-1, D Cloney 0-1. | B Loughnane 3-1, M Brophy 3-0, C Downes 1-3, M McDonald 1-2, P Doody 1-0, P McSweeney 1-0, J Byrne 0-1. |
| 2 July 1939Semi-final | Kilkenny | 6-09 - 1-05 | Laois | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| J Kelly 2-0, J Langton 1-3, T Leahy 1-2, S O'Brien 1-0, J Walsh 1-0, P Phelan 0-3, J Mulcahy 0-1. | W Delaney 1-0, D Walsh 0-2, P Farrell 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1, A Bergin 0-1. |
Final
| 16 July 1939Final | Kilkenny | 2-12 - 4-03 | Dublin | O'Moore Park,Portlaoise |
| J Langton 0-6, J Mulcahy 1-1, P Phelan 1-2, T Leahy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, B Hinks 0-1, | P McSweeney 3-0, M Brophy 1-0, J McDonald 0-2, H Gray 0-1. |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship[edit]
First round
| 21 May 1939First round | Tipperary | 2-00 - 3-03 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield,Thurles |
| D Murphy 2-0, | P MacMahon 2-0, M Hickey 1-0, M Mackey 0-2, T Ryan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 25 June 1939Semi-final | Cork | 7-04 - 4-03 | Waterford | FitzGerald Park,Killarney |
| T O'Sullivan 3-0, M Brennan 2-0, B Ryng 1-0, D Moylan 1-0, Lynch 0-2, B Dineen 0-1, W Campbell 0-1. | J Keane 1-0, L Byrne 1-0, D Goode 1-0, N Hardy 1-0, Moynihan 0-2, A Fleming 0-1. |
| 9 July 1939Semi-final | Limerick | 5-05 - 1-01 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds,Limerick |
| P McMahon 3-0, M McCarthy 2-1, M Mackey 0-3, J Mackey 0-1. | Flynn 1-0, Murphy 0-1. |
Final
| 30 July 1939Final | Cork | 4-03 - 3-04 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield,Thurles |
| T O'Sullivan 2-0, J Lynch 1-2, B Dineen 1-0, W Campbell 0-1. | J McCarthy 2-0, P McMahon 1-0, M Mackey 0-3, M Ryan 0-1. |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[edit]
Semi-final
| 6 August 1939Semi-final | Kilkenny | 1-16 - 3-01 | Galway | St. Cronan's Park,Roscrea |
| J Langton 0-8, S O'Brien 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-2, T Leahy 0-1, P Phelan 0-1, T Leahy 0-1, B Brannigan 0-1. | S Corcoran 1-1, MJ Flaherty 1-0, P O'Connor 1-0, | Referee: M Hennessy (Clare) |
Final
| 3 September 1939Final | Kilkenny | 2-07 - 3-03 | Cork | Croke Park |
| J Phelan 2-0, J Langton 0-3, T Leahy 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. | T O'Sullivan 2-1, J Lynch 1-2. | Attendance: 39,302 Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly) |
Championship statistics[edit]
Scoring statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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 poetLouis MacNeicewho was visiting Dublin.
Sources[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^McEvoy, Enda (3 September 2014)."75 years ago thunder rolled at Croke Park on eve of world war".Irish Examiner.Retrieved26 August2021.
- ^Roche, Barry (24 March 2017)."Epic 'Thunder and Lightning Final' recalled at auction in Cork".Irish Times.Retrieved26 August2021.
- ^Fahey, Denis (2 September 2014)."Thunder, lightning, hurling, war and an Emergency".Irish Times.Retrieved26 August2021.