1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship#Semi-finals
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
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| dates = 10 March 1940 – 29 September 1940
| teams = 9
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| champions = Glen Rovers
| count = 7
| champions captain = Jack Lynch
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| runners-up = Sarsfields
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| promoted =
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| matches = 10
| goals = 86
| points = 73
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| previous year = 1939
| previous tournament = 1939 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1941
| next tournament = 1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
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The 1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 28 January 1940. The championship began on 10 March 1940 and ended on 29 September 1940.
Glen Rovers were the defending champions.
On 29 September 1940, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 10–6 to 7–5 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their seventh championship title and the seventh of eight successive championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/pairc-ui-rinn-hosts-historic-county-final-as-sars-and-glen-rovers-meet-again-357932.html|title=Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=7 October 2015|accessdate=3 November 2017|first=Jim|last=O'Sullivan}}
Results
=Divisional section=
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| date = 10 March 1940
| round = First round
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 3-02 - 7-05
| team2 = Seandún
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| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
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| date = 17 March 1940
| round = First round
| team1 = Carbery
| score = 2-02 - 7-02
| team2 = Avondhu
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| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
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| date = 31 March 1940
| round = Second round
| team1 = Carrigdhoun
| score = 2-04 - 1-04
| team2 = Seandún
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| stadium = Douglas Sportsfield, Cork
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| date = 14 April 1940
| round = Final
| team1 = Avondhu
| score = 4-01 - 5-01
| team2 = Carrigdhoun
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| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
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=First round=
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| date = 28 April 1940
| round = First round
| team1 = Carrigdhoun
| score = 3-02 - 10-05
| team2 = Blackrock
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| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
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| date = 5 May 1940
| round = First round
| team1 = Sarsfields
| score = 6-03 - 2-04
| team2 = Midleton
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| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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| date = 12 May 1940
| round = First round
| team1 = St. Finbarr's
| score = 1-04 - 1-01
| team2 = Mallow
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| stadium = Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
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- Glen Rovers received a bye in this round.
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 16 June 1940
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Glen Rovers
| score = 5-06 - 2-09
| team2 = Blackrock
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| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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|date = 8 September 1940
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|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 5-02 - 3-05
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|team2 = St. Finbarr's
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|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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=Final=
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|date = 29 September 1940
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|round = Final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 10-06 - 7-05
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|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = C Tobin 6-0; J Lynch 1-4; P Barry 1-0; J Buckley 1-2; D Moylan 1-0.
|goals2 = D Beckett 2-1; W Beckett 2-0; M Brennan 1-0; A Slattery 1-0; P Garvan 0-1; T Murphy 0-2; J Barry 1-0; B Murphy 0-1.
|stadium = Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance = 11,215
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Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- Glen Rovers set a new record by becoming the first team to win seven successive championship titles.
- Sarsfields qualify for the final for the first time since 1936.
- The 17 goals is a record for a final.
- Charlie Tobin's 6-00 (18 pts) is to the date the highest individual score in a final.
- Sarsfields seven goals in a record for a losing team in a final.