1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates27 January 1974 - 18 March 1974
Teams5
Champions Leinster (15th title)
Runners-up Munster
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored22 (5.5 per match)
Points scored80 (20 per match)
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The 1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 27 January 1974 and ended on 18 March 1974.

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Leinster were the defending champions.

On 18 March 1974, Leinster won the cup following a 2-15 to 1-11 defeat of Munster in the final. [1] This was their 15th Railway Cup title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Results

Preliminary round

27 January 1974Preliminary round Combined Universities 4-10 - 2-07 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
G O'Driscoll 1-1, J Spooner 1-1, N McInerney 0-3, S Ryan 1-0, P Quigley 1-0, P Fitzmaurice 0-2, J Callinan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.E Donnelly 1-3, W Richmond 1-1, M McKillop 0-2, P Barnniff 0-1.Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Semi-finals

17 February 1974Semi-final Munster 5-11 - 2-07 Combined Universities Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
N Rea 2-1, C McCarthy 1-3, F Nolan 1-1, É Grimes 1-1, F Loughnane 0-2, A Heffernan 0-1, S Foley 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1.P Fitzmaurice 1-3, S Ryan 1-0, H Dolan 0-3, J Callinan 0-1.Referee: T Kelly (Galway)
17 February 1974Semi-final Leinster 3-13 - 3-06 Connacht Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Quigley 1-4, M Brennan 1-3, K Purcell 1-3, T Doran 0-1, L O'Brien 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.J Connolly 1-3, J McDonagh 1-2, PJ Qualter 1-0, S Grealish 0-1, G Holland 0-1.Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Final

18 March 1974Final Leinster 2-15 - 1-11 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
E Keher 1-7, K Purcell 0-4, P Quigley 1-0, M Quigley 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1, T Doran 0-1.F Loughnane 1-4, É Grimes 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, S Hogan 0-1, N Rea 0-1.Referee: T Kelly (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Eddie Keher Leinster 1-0710 Munster
2 Ned Rea Munster 2-017 Universities
Pat Quigley Leinster 1-047 Connacht
Francis Loughnane Munster 1-047 Leinster
3Eddie Donnelly Ulster 1-036 Universities
Charlie McCarthy Munster 1-036 Universities
Paudie Fitzmaurice Universities 1-036 Munster
Mick Brennan Leinster 1-036 Connacht
Kieran Purcell Leinster 1-036 Connacht
John Connolly Connacht 1-036 Leinster

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References

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