| Dates | 24 February 1963 – 14 April 1963 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Champions | Munster (27th title) Jimmy Doyle (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Leinster Billy Rackard (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 34 (8.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 54 (13.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jimmy Doyle (4-09) | ||
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The 1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 24 February 1963 and ended on 14 April 1963.
Leinster were the defending champions.
On 14 April 1963, Munster won the championship following a 2–08 to 2–07 defeat of Leinster in the final. [1] This was their 27th Railway Cup title and their first since 1961.
Munster's Jimmy Doyle was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-09.
Semi-finals
| 24 February 1963Semi-final | Munster | 9-07 - 3-05 | Ulster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Smyth 4-1, Jimmy Doyle 2-2, C Ring 2-0, D Nealon 1-1, T English 0-3. | S Phelan 1-2, P O'Callaghan 1-1, T Connolly 1-0, D Gallagher 0-1, E Gallagher 0-1. | Attendance: 8,036 |
| 24 February 1963Semi-final | Leinster | 5-14 - 3-03 | Connacht | Croke Park, Dublin |
| N Wheeler 2-0, C O'Brien 2-0, E Keher 0-6, D Heaslip 1-2, D Foley 0-3, F Whelan 0-3. | T Sweeney 1-1, M Curtin 1-0, M Cullinane 1-0, J Salmon 0-1. | Attendance: 8,036 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
Finals
| 17 March 1963Final | Leinster | 5-05 - 5-05 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Heaslip 3-0, N Wheeler 1-0, C O'Brien 1-0, F Whelan 0-3, M Kennedy 0-1, E Keher 0-1. | Jimmy Doyle 2-3, D Nealon 1-1, C Ring 1-1, L Devaney 1-0. | Attendance: 30,680 Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick) |
| 14 April 1963Final | Leinster | 2-07 - 2-08 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| N Wheeler 1-1, D Heaslip 1-0, O McGrath 0-2, D Foley 0-2, S Cleere 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1. | J Smyth 1-1, Jimmy Doyle 0-4, D Nealon 1-0, T Cheasty 0-1, L Devaney 0-1, J Condon 0-1. |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Munster | 4-09 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Denis Heaslip | Leinster | 5-02 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| Jimmy Smyth | Munster | 5-02 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 3 | Ned Wheeler | Leinster | 4-01 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 4 | Donie Nealon | Munster | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Smyth | Munster | 4-01 | 13 | Ulster |
| 2 | Denis Heaslip | Leinster | 3-00 | 9 | Connacht |
| Jimmy Doyle | Munster | 2-03 | 9 | Leinster | |
| 3 | Jimmy Doyle | Munster | 2-02 | 8 | Ulster |
| 4 | Christy Ring | Munster | 2-00 | 6 | Ulster |
| Ned Wheeler | Leinster | 2-00 | 6 | Connacht | |
| Christy O'Brien | Leinster | 2-00 | 6 | Connacht | |
| Eddie Keher | Leinster | 0-06 | 6 | Connacht | |
| 5 | Denis Heaslip | Leinster | 1-02 | 5 | Munster |
| S. Phelan | Ulster | 1-02 | 5 | Munster |