1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1956 Railway Cup
Date19 February 1956 - 17 March 1956
TeamsFlag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
ChampionsFlag of Leinster.svg Leinster (7th title)
Nick O'Donnell (captain)
Runners-upFlag of Munster.svg Munster
Dermot Kelly (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored20 (6.67 per match)
Points scored53 (17.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Leinster.svg Nicky Rackard (3-08)
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The 1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 30th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 19 February 1956 and 17 March 1956 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

On 17 March 1956, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 5-11 to 1-07 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their seventh Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1954.

Leinster's Nicky Rackard was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-08.

Results[]

Semi-finals

19 February 1956 Semi-final Ulster 2-06 - 5-13 Munster Casement Park, Belfast
D Cormican 1-2, K Armstrong 1-0, R McMullan 0-2, J Gibson 0-1, P Morgan 0-1. C Ring 2-2, S Power 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Carney 0-3, P Stakelum 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, D Kelly 0-1. Referee: C McLoughlin (Leinster)
26 February 1956 Semi-final Connacht 2-09 - 5-07 Leinster Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
P Egan 1-2, B Conway 1-0, B Duffy 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, J Molloy 0-1. T Flood 2-1, L Cashin 2-0, N Rackard 1-2, S Clohessy 0-3, S Hearne 0-1. Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Final

17 March 1956 Final Munster 1-07 - 5-11 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
D Kelly 1-1, J Smyth 0-3, C Ring 0-2, S Power 0-1. N Rackard 2-6, T Flood 1-2, L Cashin 1-1, N Wheeler 1-0, S Clohessy 0-1, McGrath 0-1. Attendance: 46,278
Referee: J Gallagher (Galway)

Top scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nicky Rackard Leinster 3-08 17 2 8.50
2 Tim Flood Leinster 3-03 12 2 6.00
3 Liam Cashin Leinster 3-01 10 2 5.00
Christy Ring Munster 2-04 10 2 5.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Nicky Rackard Leinster 2-06 12 Munster
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-02 8 Ulster
3 Séamus Power Munster 2-01 7 Ulster
Tim Flood Leinster 2-01 7 Connacht

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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