1939–40 National Hurling League
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{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1939–40 National Hurling League
|image =
|dates = 2 October 1939 – 7 April 1940
|teams = 9
|team1 = Cork
|captain1 = Jack Lynch
|manager1 =
|titles = 3rd
|team2 = Tipperary
|captain2 = Jimmy Maher
|manager2 =
|oneb =
|twoa =
|twob =
|threea =
|threeb =
|previous = 1938–39
|next = 1940–41
}}
The 1939–40 National Hurling League was the 13th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 2 October 1939 until 7 April 1940.
The nine participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford who were divided into two divisions. Two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game..
Cork won the league, beating Tipperary by 8-9 to 6-4 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx|title=National Hurling League Results 1925-2009|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=18 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx|archive-date=2010-08-05|url-status=dead}}
National Hurling League
=Group A=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"
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| style="background:gold;"
|1 | align=left| Cork | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | National League champions |
| 2 | align=left| Kilkenny | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | align=left| Limerick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | align=left| Waterford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | align=left| Clare | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
=Group B=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"
!width=20|Pos !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|Pts !width=250|Notes | |||||||
| style="background:silver;"
|1 | align=left| Tipperary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | National League runners-up |
| 2 | align=left| Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | align=left| Galway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | align=left| Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
=Knock-out stage=
Final
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| date = 7 April 1940
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 8-9 - 6-4
| team2 = Tipperary
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| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
External links
- [https://archive.today/20140329192440/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/competition/code/NHL/1940 1939-40 National Hurling League results]
References
{{reflist}}
{{Cork NHL Team 1940}}
{{National Hurling Leagues}}
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