1997 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1997 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	8 November 1997 - 9 November 1997
Teams	4
Champions	Munster (41st title) Brian Lohan (captain)
Runners-up	Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	6 (2 per match)
Points scored	83 (27.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Johnny Dooley (0-18)
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The 1997 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. ^[1] The cup began on 8 November 1997 and ended on 9 November 1997.

Munster were the defending champions.

On 9 November 1997, Munster won the cup after a 0-14 to 0–10 defeat of Leinster in the final at Duggan Park. ^[2] This was their 41st Railway Cup title overall and their third title in succession.

Results

Semi-finals

Leinster v Ulster

8 November 1997Semi-final	Leinster	2-16 - 1-09	Ulster	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	Johnny Dooley 0-8, C Carter 1-3, N Moloney 1-0, D Rooney 0-3, R McCarthy 0-2.		Greg O'Kane 0-5, B Coulter 1-0, G McGrattan 0-1, J Carson 0-1, A Elliott 0-1, M Coulter 0-1.	Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

Connacht v Munster

8 November 1997Semi-final	Connacht	2-15 - 1-19	Munster	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	O Fahy 2-1, E Cloonan 0-6, J Rabbitte 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, M Coleman 0-2, K Flaherty 0-1.		M Galligan 0-9, L Cahill 1-1, K McGrath 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, L Doyle 0-1, M Foley 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1, O Moran 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Final

Munster v Leinster

9 November 1997Final	Munster	0-14 - 0-10	Leinster	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	M Galligan 0-7, T Dunne 0-2, N Gilligan 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, K McGrath 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 0-10.

Bibliography

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

References

1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.