1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates	16 February 1975 - 17 March 1975
Teams	4
Champions	Leinster (16th title)
Runners-up	Munster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	11 (3.67 per match)
Points scored	59 (19.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Francis Loughnane (1-10)
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Last updated March 17, 2020

The 1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 February 1975 and ended on 17 March 1975.

Results

Semifinals

16 February 1975Semi-final	Munster	4-16 - 2-05	Ulster	Parnell Park, Dublin
	F Loughnane 1-7, J McKenna 2-0, J Kehoe 1-2, G McCarthy 0-3, J Cullinan 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1.		R McDonnell 1-1, M O'Flynn 1-0, S Collins 0-3, S Sands 0-1.	Attendance: 300 Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

16 February 1975Semi-final	Connacht	1-07 - 1-11	Leinster	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	J Connolly 1-1, G Coone 0-2, P Fahy 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1, F Burke 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.		T Doran 1-0, P Quigley 0-4, M Quigley 0-3, L O'Brien 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary)

Final

17 March 1975Final	Leinster	2-09 - 1-11	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Keher 0-7, J Quigley 1-1, T Doran 1-0, L O'Brien 0-1.		W Walsh 1-1, F Loughnane 0-3, S Hogan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, J Kehoe 0-1, N O'Dwyer 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: P Robinson (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Francis Loughnane	Munster	1-10	13	2	6.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Francis Loughnane	Munster	1-07	10	Ulster
2	Eddie Keher	Leinster	0-07	7	Munster
3	Joe McKenna	Munster	2-00	6	Ulster

Bibliography

Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

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References

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

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