1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates17 February - 17 March 1980
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
ChampionsConnacht (2nd title)
Runners-upMunster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored61 (20.33 per match)
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The 1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 54th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The tournament took place between 17 February and 17 March 1980.

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The championship was won by Connacht who secured the title following a 1-5 to 0-7 defeat of Munster in the final. [1] This was their 2nd Railway Cup title, their first since 1947.

Leinster were the defending champions, however, they were defeated at the semi-final stage.

Results

Semi-finals

Connacht 1-13 - 1-10
(aet)		 Leinster
J. Connolly 0-6
N. Lane 1-1
G. Curtin 0-2
M. Kilkenny 0-2
P. J. Molloy 0-1
J. Henry 0-1.		N. Buggy 0-4
P. Quirke 1-0
P. Kirwan 0-3
M. Walsh 0-2
B. Fitzpatrick 0-1
Dunlo Gaa Grounds
Referee: J. Woods (Clare)
Munster 4-16 - 1-10 Ulster
M. Walsh 0-7
J. Callinan 1-2
R. Cummins 1-1
O. O'Connor 1-1
É. O'Donoghue 1-0
G. Loughnane 0-2
M. Carroll 0-1
T. Cashman 0-1
P. O'Connor 0-1		D. Donnelly 1-1
P. Boyle 0-3
S. Boyle 0-2
T. Donnelly 0-1
J. Hughes 0-1
C. O'Flynn 0-1
P. Devlin 0-1
Croke Park
Referee: C. Foley (Dublin)

Final

Connacht 1-5 - 0-7 Munster
S. Silke 1-0
J. Connolly 0-2
I. Clarke 0-1
S. Mahon 0-1
M. Kilkenny 0-1		J. Callinan 0-2
R. Cummins 0-1
G. Loughnane 0-1
T. Cashman 0-1
P. McGrath 0-1
M. Walsh 0-1
Croke Park
Referee: S. Denton (Wexford)

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 John Connolly Connacht 0-8824.00
Mossy Walsh Munster 0-8824.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Mossy Walsh Munster 0-77 Ulster
2 John Connolly Connacht 0-66 Leinster
3 John Callinan Munster 1-25 Ulster

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References

  1. ↑ Ní Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "1980 change of luck was all down to Pope John Paul II". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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