The 1931 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the fifth series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 8 February and 17 March 1931. It was contested by Connacht, who returned after a three-year absence, Leinster and Munster.
Dates | 8 February 1931 – 17 March 1931 | ||
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Teams | 3 | ||
Champions | Munster (4th title) Phil Purcell (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Leinster | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 2 | ||
Goals scored | 14 (7 per match) | ||
Points scored | 29 (14.5 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Mick Ahern (6-08) | ||
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Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1931, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 1–12 to 2–06 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their fourth title over all and their fourth title in succession.
Munster's Mick Ahern was the Railway Cup top scorer with 6-08.
Results
editSemi-final
edit8 February 1931 Semi-final | Munster | 10-09 - 1-02 | Connacht | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
M Ahern 6-5, P Cahill 1-1, M Cross 1-1, T Treacy 1-2, E Coughlan 1-0. | Cummins 1-0, Keating 0-1, I Harney 0-1. |
Final
edit17 March 1931 Final | Leinster | 2-06 - 1-12 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
M Power 2-1, S Hegarty 0-2, T Quinlan 0-1, Thompson 0-1, C Griffin 0-1. | T Considine 1-1, M Ahern 0-3, P Cahill 0-3, J Hurley 0-2, E Coughlan 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1. | Attendance: 12,700 Referee: S Jordan (Galway) |
Top scorers
edit- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mick Ahern | Munster | 6-08 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
2 | Matty Power | Leinster | 2-01 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
Phil Cahill | Munster | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
Sources
edit- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).