1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| Date | 21 February 1954 - 17 March 1954 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Leinster (6th title) Johnny McGovern (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Munster Christy Ring (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 16 (5.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 41 (13.67 per match) | ||
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The 1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 28th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 21 February 1954 and 17 March 1954 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
On 17 March 1954, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 0-09 to 0-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1941. The final, which had a record attendance of 49,023, was the first which failed to produce a goal from either team.
Results[edit]
Semi-finals
| 21 February 1954 Semi-final | Munster | 4-12 - 3-07 | Connacht | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Ring 1-4, J Smyth 2-0, WJ Daly 1-2, J Hartnett 0-2, M Nugent 0-2, J Kiely 0-1, S Bannon 0-1. | B Duffy 1-4, T Glynn 1-0, G Dolan 1-0, J Molloy 0-3. | Attendance: 18,336 Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny) |
| 21 February 1954 Semi-final | Leinster | 8-07 - 1-01 | Ulster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Kelly 3-0, P Fitzgerald 3-0, J Langton 1-1, T Flood 1-1, M Ryan 0-2, N Wheeler 0-2, N Allen 0-1. | S Fitzgerald 1-0, R McMullan 0-1. | Attendance: 18,336 Referee: M Leahy (Dublin) |
Final
| 17 March 1954 Final | Munster | 0-05 - 0-09 | Leinster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| C Ring 0-3, J Kiely 0-1, S Bannon 0-1. | J Langton 0-3, J Sutton 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, N Allen 0-1, T Flood 0-1, | Attendance: 49,023 Referee: MJ Flaherty (Connacht) |
Top scorers[edit]
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Kelly | Leinster | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Paul Fitzgerald | Leinster | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Christy Ring | Munster | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mickey Kelly | Leinster | 3-00 | 9 | Ulster |
| Paul Fitzgerald | Leinster | 3-00 | 9 | Ulster | |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Munster | 1-04 | 7 | Connacht |
| Billy Duffy | Connacht | 1-04 | 7 | Munster | |
| 3 | Jimmy Smyth | Munster | 2-00 | 6 | Connacht |
Sources[edit]
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References[edit]
- ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.