| 1940 South Sydney season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Rank | 6th (out of 8) | |||
| Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
| 1940 record | Wins: 7; Draws: 0; Losses: 7 | |||
| Points scored | For: 165; Against: 259 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach | Charlie Lynch | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Alan Quinlivan (7) | |||
| Goals | Fred Felsch (20) | |||
| Points | Fred Felsch (43) | |||
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The 1940 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 33rd in the club's history. The club competed in the New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership (NSWRFL), finishing the season 6th.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eastern Suburbs | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 136 | +114 | 19 |
| 2 |  Newtown | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 200 | +61 | 18 |
| 3 |  St. George | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 263 | 203 | +60 | 16 |
| 4 |  Canterbury-Bankstown | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 204 | 195 | +9 | 16 |
| 5 |  Balmain | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 199 | 162 | +37 | 15 |
| 6 |  South Sydney | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 165 | 259 | -94 | 14 |
| 7 |  North Sydney | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 156 | 243 | -87 | 8 |
| 8 |  Western Suburbs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 159 | 259 | -100 | 6 |
| Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Suburbs | Loss | 11 – 16 | Thursday 25 April | Cumberland | 5,000 | [1] |
| 2 | Balmain | Win | 9 – 5 | Saturday 27 April | Sports Ground | 4,000 | [2] |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss | 12 – 19 | Saturday 4 May | Sports Ground | 8,000 | [3] |
| 4 | St. George | Loss | 8 – 30 | Saturday 11 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 13,450 | [4] |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 18 – 16 | Saturday 18 May | Belmore Oval | [5] | |
| 6 | Newtown | Loss | 13 – 24 | Saturday 25 May | Sydney Cricket Ground | 10,620 | [6] |
| 7 | North Sydney | Win | 17 – 4 | Saturday 1 June | Sports Ground | 4,000 | [7] |
| 8 | Western Suburbs | Win | 4 – 2 | Saturday 22 June | Sports Ground | [8] | |
| 9 | Balmain | Loss | 0 – 27 | Saturday 29 June | Leichhardt Oval | 4,000 | [9] |
| 10 | St. George | Win | 13 – 6 | Saturday 6 July | Hurstville Oval | 4,000 | [10] |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs | Loss | 7 – 38 | Saturday 13 July | Sports Ground | [11] | |
| 12 | Newtown | Loss | 8 – 37 | Saturday 20 July | Sports Ground | [12] | |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown | Win | 24 – 22 | Saturday 27 July | Sports Ground | [13] | |
| 14 | North Sydney | Win | 21 – 13 | Saturday 3 August | North Sydney Oval | [14] |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Blann | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Brown | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ernie Cox | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Percy Fairall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sid Feegan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Felsch | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
| Bill Goodwin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Howard Hallett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Hinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neville Jack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Kable | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Kadwell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Kilham | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Les McDonald | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Donald McInerney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Arthur Mather | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Murray | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Johnny Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Quinlivan | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Leon Quinlivan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Robertson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Schaefer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Singles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stokes | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Jack Walsh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Willcocks | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Wunsch | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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