1939 Railway Cup Hurling Championship


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

Semi-final
Final

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Locky ByrneMunster3-011025.00
2Micka BrennanMunster2-02824.00
3Christy MoylanMunster2-01723.50
4Mick MackeyMunster2-00623.00
5John MackeyMunster1-01422.00
5Johnny QuirkeMunster1-01422.00

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Micka BrennanMunster2-017Connacht
1Christy MoylanMunster2-017Connacht
1Locky ByrneMunster2-017Connacht
2Johnny QuirkeMunster1-014Connacht
3Mick MackeyMunster1-003Connacht
3Mick FlynnLeinster1-003Munster
3Mick MackeyMunster1-003Leinster
3John MackeyMunster1-003Leinster
3Locky ByrneMunster1-003Leinster
3Jim MullaneMunster1-003Leinster
3Paddy PhelanLeinster0-033Munster
3Ned WadeMunster0-033Leinster