1976 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Dates 15 February 1976 - 17 March 1976 Teams 4 Champions Munster (33rd title)Runners-up Leinster Matches played 3 Goals scored 19 (6.33 per match) Points scored 60 (20 per match) Top scorer(s) Eddie Keher (4-06)
The 1976 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 15 February 1976 and ended on 17 March 1976.
Leinster were the defending champions .
On 17 March 1976, Munster won the cup following a 4-09 to 4–08 defeat of Leinster in the final.[1] This was their 33rd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1970 .
Results [ ]
Semifinals
Leinster v Ulster
15 February 1976 Semi-final Leinster 6-15 - 0-12 Ulster Croke Park , Dublin
E Keher 2-4, T Doran 2-1, M Crotty 1-3, L O'Brien 0-5, P Delaney 1-1, M Quigley 0-1.
E Dornan 0-5, E Donnelly 0-4, R McDonnell 0-1, G McGrattan 0-1, B Mullen 0-1.
Referee: P Byrne (Britain)
Connacht v Munster
15 February 1976 Semi-final Connacht 3-06 - 2-10 Munster Duggan Park , Ballinasloe
J Connolly 2-3, F Burke 1-0, F Spellman 0-2, I Clarke 0-1.
F Loughnane 1-3, R Cummins 1-0, É O'Donoghue 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, E Grimes 0-1, L O'Donoghue 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.
Final
Munster v Leinster
17 March 1976 Final Munster 4-09 - 4-08 Leinster Croke Park , Dublin
L O'Donoghue 1-3, R Cummins 2-0, E O'Donoghue 1-1, J Callinan 0-2, F Loughnane 0-2, M Hickey 0-1.
E Keher 2-2, M Crotty 1-2, M Quigley 1-0, M Ruth 0-2, P Henderson 0-2.
Referee: J Rankins (Laois)
Scoring statistics [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
Bibliography [ ]
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References [ ]
Interprovincial Hurling Championships (Railway Cup)
Championships