1984 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Dates 17 March 1984 - 18 March 1984 Teams 4 Champions Munster (36th title)John Fenton (captain)Runners-up Leinster Matches played 3 Goals scored 9 (3 per match) Points scored 70 (23.33 per match) Top scorer(s) Joe McKenna (2-08)
The 1984 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 17 March 1984 and ended on 18 March 1984.
Connacht were the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Leinster in the semi-final.
On 18 March 1984, Munster won the cup after a 1-18 to 2-09 defeat of Leinster in the final at Cusack Park .[2] This was their 36th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1981 .
Results [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Munster v Ulster
17 March 1984 Semi-final Munster 3-21 - 1-07 Ulster Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
J McKenna 2-6, K Hennessy 0-3, B Ryan 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, G McInerney 0-2, S Stack 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.
E Sheehan 0-4, W Avena 1-0, D Donnelly 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1.
Final [ ]
Munster v Leinster
18 March 1984 Final Munster 1-18 - 2-09 Leinster Cusack Park , Ennis
J Fenton 0-5, T Mulcahy 1-0, B Ryan 0-3, G McInerney 0-2, J McKenna 0-2, N English 0-2, J Carroll 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2.
PJ Cuddy 1-0, M Cosgrove 1-0, G Fennelly 0-3, C Heffernan 0-2, A Fogarty 0-1, F Cummins 0-1, P Critchley 0-1, J Conran 0-1.
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Scoring statistics [ ]
Top scorers overall
Bibliography [ ]
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References [ ]
Interprovincial Hurling Championships (Railway Cup)
Championships