1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates21 February 1971 - 17 March 1971
Teams4
Champions Leinster (12th title)
Tony Doran (captain)
Runners-up Munster
Ray Cummins (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored18 (6 per match)
Points scored71 (23.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eddie Keher (0-18)
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The 1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship ended on 17 March 1971.

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Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1971, Leinster won the championship following a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of Munster in the final. [1] This was their 12th Railway Cup title and their first since 1967.

Leinster's Eddie Keher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 0-18.

Results

Preliminary round

21 February 1971Preliminary round Ulster 1-04 - 4-11 Connacht Casement Park, Belfast
B McGarry 1-1, A McCallin 0-3.A Kenny 2-2, John Connolly 0-4, B O'Connor 1-0, A Fenton 1-0, P Fahy 0-2, P Mitchell 0-2, S Stanley 0-1.Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Semi-final

28 February 1971Semi-final Leinster 5-13 - 4-14 Connacht Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone
T Doran 3-0, E Keher 0-9, M Bermingham 2-0, H Dalton 0-2, F Cummins 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.P Fahy 1-6, S Stanley 1-1, B O'Connor 1-0, A Fenton 1-0, S Hogan 0-3, P Mitchell 0-3, John Connolly 0-1.Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

17 March 1971Final Munster 2-12 - 2-17 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
R Cummins 1-1, N O'Dwyer 1-1, F Loughnane 0-4, M Roche 0-2, P Hegarty 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1, J Flanagan 0-1.E Keher 0-9, M Bermingham 1-0, T Doran 1-0, D Bernie 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, H Dalton 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.Attendance: 20,306
Referee: P Spain (Offaly)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Eddie Keher Leinster 0-181929.00
2 Tony Doran Leinster 4-001226.00
3 Pádraic Fahy Connacht 1-081125.50
4 Mick Bermingham Leinster 3-00924.50
5Andy Kenny Connacht 2-02824.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Tony Doran Leinster 3-009 Conancht
Pádraic Fahy Conancht 1-069 Leinster
Eddie Keher Leinster 0-099 Conancht
Eddie Keher Leinster 0-099 Munster
2Andy Kenny Conancht 2-028 Leinster
3 Mick Bermingham Leinster 2-006 Conancht
4Brendan McGarry Ulster 1-014 Conancht
Sam Stanley Conancht 1-014 Leinster
Ray Cummins Munster 1-014 Leinster
Noel O'Dwyer Munster 1-014 Leinster
Francis Loughnane Munster 0-044 Leinster
John Connolly Connacht 0-044 Ulster

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References

  1. ↑ "THE FORGOTTEN MEN: HURLING". Irish Independent. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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