1936 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1936 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 February 1936 and ended on 17 March 1936.

1936 Railway Cup
Dates16 February 1936 – 17 March 1936
Teams3
Champions Leinster (4th title)
Paddy Larkin (captain)
Runners-up Munster
Mick Mackey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored9 (4.5 per match)
Points scored23 (11.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Johnny Dunne (2-02)
1935 (Previous) (Next) 1937

Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1936, Leinster won the cup following a 2-08 to 3-04 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park.[1] This was their fifth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1933.

Teams

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Province Captain
  Connacht Mick Gill
  Leinster Paddy Larkin
  Munster Mick Mackey

Results

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Semi-final

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16 February 1936 Semi-final Leinster 2-07 - 2-04 Connacht St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
N Wade 1-1, J Dunne 1-0, E Byrne 0-3, M Daniels 0-2, J Walsh 0-1. G O'Reilly 1-0, J Greene 1-0, I Harney 0-2, P Iclan 0-1, M Gill 0-1. Referee: P Purcell (Tipperary)

Final

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17 March 1936 Final Leinster 2-08 - 3-04 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
J Dunne 1-2, M Power 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, E Byrne 0-2, P Whelan 0-1, T Leahy 0-1, P McMahon 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, M Mackey 0-2, T Ryan 0-2. Attendance: 20,000
Referee: S McKeown (Antrim)

Sources

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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  1. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.