1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates24 February 1963 – 14 April 1963
Teams4
Champions Munster (27th title)
Jimmy Doyle (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Billy Rackard (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored34 (8.5 per match)
Points scored54 (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.

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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.

Results

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.

Cup statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Doyle Munster 4-092137.00
2 Denis Heaslip Leinster 5-021735.66
Jimmy Smyth Munster 5-021735.66
3 Ned Wheeler Leinster 4-011334.33
4 Donie Nealon Munster 3-021133.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Smyth Munster 4-0113 Ulster
2 Denis Heaslip Leinster 3-009 Connacht
Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-039 Leinster
3 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-028 Ulster
4 Christy Ring Munster 2-006 Ulster
Ned Wheeler Leinster 2-006 Connacht
Christy O'Brien Leinster 2-006 Connacht
Eddie Keher Leinster 0-066 Connacht
5 Denis Heaslip Leinster 1-025 Munster
S. Phelan Ulster 1-025 Munster

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References

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