1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1956 Railway Cup
Date19 February 1956 - 17 March 1956
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Champions Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster (7th title)
Nick O'Donnell (captain)
Runners-up Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Dermot Kelly (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored20 (6.67 per match)
Points scored53 (17.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Leinster.svg Nicky Rackard (3-08)
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The 1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 30th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. [1] Three matches were played between 19 February 1956 and 17 March 1956 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Contents

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

On 17 March 1956, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 5-11 to 1-07 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their seventh Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1954.

Leinster's Nicky Rackard was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-08.

Results

Semi-finals

19 February 1956Semi-final Ulster 2-06 - 5-13 Munster Casement Park, Belfast
D Cormican 1-2, K Armstrong 1-0, R McMullan 0-2, J Gibson 0-1, P Morgan 0-1.C Ring 2-2, S Power 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Carney 0-3, P Stakelum 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.Referee: C McLoughlin (Leinster)
26 February 1956Semi-final Connacht 2-09 - 5-07 Leinster Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
P Egan 1-2, B Conway 1-0, B Duffy 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, J Molloy 0-1.T Flood 2-1, L Cashin 2-0, N Rackard 1-2, S Clohessy 0-3, S Hearne 0-1.Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Final

17 March 1956Final Munster 1-07 - 5-11 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
D Kelly 1-1, J Smyth 0-3, C Ring 0-2, S Power 0-1.N Rackard 2-6, T Flood 1-2, L Cashin 1-1, N Wheeler 1-0, S Clohessy 0-1, McGrath 0-1.Attendance: 46,278
Referee: J Gallagher (Galway)

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Nicky Rackard Leinster 3-081728.50
2 Tim Flood Leinster 3-031226.00
3Liam Cashin Leinster 3-011025.00
Christy Ring Munster 2-041025.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Nicky Rackard Leinster 2-0612 Munster
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-028 Ulster
3 Séamus Power Munster 2-017 Ulster
Tim Flood Leinster 2-017 Connacht

Sources

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References

  1. ↑ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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