1966 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1966 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates28 February 1966 – 17 March 1966
Teams4
Champions Munster (28th title)
Jimmy Doyle (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored24 (8 per match)
Points scored58 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Frankie Walsh (2-07)
← 1965 (Previous)(Next) 1967 →

The 1966 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 28 February 1966 and ended on 17 March 1966.

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Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1966, Munster won the cup following a 3-13 to 3-11 defeat of Leinster in the final. [1] This was their 28th Railway Cup title and their first since 1963.

Munster's Frankie Walsh was the top scorer with 2-07.

Results

Semi-finals

27 February 1966Semi-final Connacht 3-03 - 6-10 Munster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
M Regan 2-1, F Connaire 1-0, F Coffey 0-1, J Conway 0-1.J Doyle 2-5, S McLoughlin 2-0, J McKenna 1-2, D Nealon 1-1, M Roche 0-1, L Danagher 0-1.
6 March 1966Semi-final Ulster 3-07 - 6-14 Leinster Pearse Park, Ballybay
J Campbell 1-4, B Campbell 1-0, P McShane 1-0, E Faloona 0-1, S Gallagher 0-1, P Branniff 0-1.T Walsh 2-0, P Dillon 2-0, E Keher 1-3, B Cooney 1-2, W Walsh 0-3, S Cleere 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, J Foley 0-1, D Quigley 0-1.Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Final

17 March 1966Final Munster 3-13 - 3-11 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
F Walsh 2-7, D Nealon 1-1, L Kiely 0-3, J McKenna 0-2.E Keher 1-2, T Walsh 1-2, P Dillon 1-1, T Forrestal 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, S Cleere 0-1, B Cooney 0-1, P Molloy 0-1.Attendance: 24,312
Referee: MJ Flaherty (Galway)

Statistics

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Frankie Walsh Munster 2-0713113.00
2 Tom Walsh Leinster 3-021125.50
Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-051125.50
Eddie Keher Leinster 2-051125.50
3 Pa Dillon Leinster 3-011025.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Frankie Walsh Munster 2-0713 Leinster
2 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-0511 Connacht
3Mick Regan Connacht 2-017 Munster
J. Campbell Ulster 1-047 Leinster
4 Seán McLoughlin Munster 2-006 Connacht
Tom Walsh Leinster 2-006 Ulster
Pa Dillon Leinster 2-006 Ulster
Eddie Keher Leinster 1-036 Ulster

Bibliography

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References

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