1938 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1938 Railway Cup
Dates20 February – 17 March 1938
TeamsFlag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
ChampionsMunster (8th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored20 (6.67 per match)
Points scored25 (8.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Leinster.svg Mick Daniels (3-01)
1937 (Previous) (Next) 1939

The 1938 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 12th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 20 February and 17 March 1938. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1938, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-02 to 4-03 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 8th Railway Cup title overall and their second in succession.

Leinster's Mick Daniels was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 3-01.

Results[]

Semi-finals

20 February 1938 Semi-final Conancht 3-06 - 3-06 Leinster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
MJ Flaherty 1-0, W Cullinane 2-0, M Gill Snr 0-3, J Donohue 0-1, T Molloy 0-1, M Gill Jnr 0-1. M Daniels 2-1, H Gray 1-0, M Leahy 0-1, N Wade 0-1, C McMahon 0-1, E Moynihan 0-1, T Leahy 0-1. Referee: M Hennessy (Clare)
27 February 1938 Semi-final replay Leinster 4-05 - 0-03 Connacht O'Connor Park, Tullamore
W Delaney 2-0, N Wade 1-1, Mccormack 1-0, P Phelan 0-3, T Leahy 0-1, Burke 0-2, M Gill Snr 0-1. Referee: M Hennessy (Clare)

Final

17 March 1938 Final Munster 6-02 - 4-03 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
J Quirke 3-0, J Mackey 1-1, T Ryan 1-0, J Barrett 1-0, M Mackey 0-1, W Delaney 1-0, N Wade 1-0, M Daniels 1-0, C McMahon 1-0, P Phelan 0-2, T Leahy 0-1. Attendance: 18,120

Top scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Daniels Leinster 3-01 10 3 3.33
2 Johnny Quirke Munster 3-00 9 1 9.00
Leinster 3-00 9 3 3.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Johnny Quirke Munster 3-00 9 Leinster
2 Mick Daniels Leinster 2-01 7 Connacht
3 Leinster 2-00 6 Connacht
Connacht 2-00 6 Leinster

Sources[]

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

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