1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Last updated
1960 Railway Cup
Date19 February - 17 March 1961
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Champions Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Tony Wall (captain)
Runners-up Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored19 (6.33 per match)
Points scored51 (17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Munster.svg Jimmy Doyle (2-10)
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The 1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 35th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 19 February 1961 and 17 March 1961 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Contents

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1961, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4-12 to 3-09 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their fifth Railway Cup title in succession.

Munster's Jimmy Doyle was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-10.

Results

Semi-final

19 February 1961Semi-final Ulster 1-02 - 3-13 Munster Casement Park, Belfast
D Gallagher 1-0, J McVeigh 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1.C Ring 2-1, J Smyth 1-2, J Doyle 0-4, L Devaney 0-4, T Kelly 0-1, S Power 0-1.Referee: A McCallan (Antrim)
19 February 1961Semi-final Connacht 3-07 - 5-08 Leinster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
S Gohery 1-4, P Sweeney 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, J Salmon 0-2, J Conroy 0-1.B Dwyer 2-1, P Kehoe 1-4, S O'Brien 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, E Keher 0-2.

Final

17 March 1961Final Munster 4-12 - 3-09 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
J Doyle 2-6, T Cheasty 1-1, L Devaney 1-0, C Ring 0-2, T Wall 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, T English 0-1.T Flood 1-4, S Quaid 1-2, O McGrath 1-1, D Foley 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1.Attendance: 34,856
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotal
1 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-1016
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-039

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-0612 Leinster
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-017 Ulster
Billy Dwyer Leinster 2-017 Connacht
Séamus Gohery Connacht 1-047 Leinster
Padge Kehoe Leinster 1-047 Connacht
Tim Flood Leinster 1-047 Munster
3 Jimmy Smyth Munster 1-025 Ulster
Séamus Quaid Leinster 1-025 Munster

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