1951 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1951 Railway Cup
Date18 February 1951 - 17 March 1951
TeamsFlag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
ChampionsFlag of Munster.svg Munster
Seán Kenny (captain)
Runners-upFlag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored22 (7.33 per match)
Points scored40 (13.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Leinster.svg Shem Downey (5-02)
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The 1951 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 25th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 18 February 1951 and 17 March 1951 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1951, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4-09 to 3-06 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 19th Railway Cup title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Leinster's Shem Downey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-02.

Results[]

Semi-finals

18 February 1951 Semi-final Leinster 7-09 - 0-02 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
S Downey 3-2, N Rackard 2-1, J Langton 1-3, P Kehoe 1-0, D Kennedy 0-2, N Allen 0-1. W Lambert 0-2. Attendance: 13,264
Referee: C Murphy (Cork)
18 February 1951 Semi-final Munster 6-07 - 2-07 Connacht Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 1-4, D McCarthy 2-0, M Nugent 1-2, P Kenny 1-1, M Ryan 1-0. M Glynn 1-1, F Marmion 1-0, J Gallagher 0-3, J Molloy 0-1, M Burke 0-1, H Gordon 0-1. Attendance: 13,264
Referee: J Phelan (Kilkenny)

Final

17 March 1951 Final Munster 4-09 - 3-06 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 1-4, D McCarthy 2-0, M Ryan 1-1, P Kenny 0-4. S Downey 2-0, N Rackard 1-1, T Flood 0-2, J Langton 0-1, P Kehoe 0-1, Morrissey 0-1. Attendance: 36,684

Top scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shem Downey Leinster 5-02 17 2 8.50
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-08 14 2 7.00
3 Derry McCarthy Munster 4-00 12 2 6.00
4 Nicky Rackard Leinster 3-02 11 2 5.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Shem Downey Leinster 3-02 11 Ulster
2 Nicky Rackard Leinster 2-01 7 Ulster
Christy Ring Munster 1-04 7 Connacht
Christy Ring Munster 1-04 7 Leinster

Sources[]

  • 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. ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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