Teams 9 Captain Jack Lynch Captain Jimmy Maher | Winners Cork (3rd win) Runners-up Tipperary | |
Dates 2 October 1939 - 7 April 1940 | ||
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.
References
1939–40 National Hurling League Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA