1937 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1937 Railway Cup
Dates14 February – 17 March 1937
Teams3
Champions Flag of Munster.svg Munster (7th title)
Mick Mackey (captain)
Runners-up Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Jack Duggan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Points scored16 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Munster.svg Mick Mackey (1-07)
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The 1937 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 14 February 1937 and ended on 17 March 1937.

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Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1937, Munster won the cup following a 1-09 to 3-01 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park. [1] This was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1934.

Results

Semi-final

14 February 1937Semi-final Munster 4-05 - 3-01 Connacht Cusack Park, Ennis
M Mackey 1-3, D Clohessy 1-1, M Brennan 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, L Blake 0-1.Behan 1-0, Hoban 1-0, Darcy 1-0, Gill 0-1.Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Final

17 March 1937Final Leinster 3-01 - 1-09 Munster Croke Park
M Whyte 1-0, H Gray 1-0, N Wade 1-0, P Phelan 0-1.M Mackey 0-4, M Brennan 1-0, J Quirke 0-2, J Mackey 0-1, C Moylan 0-1, J Cooney 0-1.Attendance: 14,483
Referee: I Harney (Galway)

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References

  1. ↑ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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